The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

EultOr lHe AQVertlSeT
 A great many of your readers are 1n- terested in the general game law in troduced In the Senate by MT. Dunn from Clarke County and which has been favor ably reported by the Judiciary Committee and put on the calendar. We are sadly in need of 1t. Four years from now there will be little left of the game birds to protect I enclose you herewith a sketch of the new game law just passed in Georgia in which they establish State Game Warden and also County War dens. I will state for your information that Tennessee has already in this year passed a similar game law with State and County Wardens. No game law Is of much value unless you have warden to enforce 1t.
 The matter about the Georgia law is clipped from The American Field and is as follows:
 Hon. Martin V. Calvin of Richmond, author of the Audubon bill, was in At lanta recently, and on being interviewed regarding the bill introduced by himself (the non-game bird bilD, and the one in- troduced by Hon. Mir Harden of Chat ham for the protection of game. said: The non-game bird, or Audubon. bill. which I introduced, is designed. as its title indicates, to protect non-game birds and their eggs. It is sweeping in its provisions. Because of that fact 1t was provided that it should not become opera tive until January 1, 1904. If by June next, when the Legislature reconvenes, it should appear that any of the conces- sions that were made in the nature of amendments have proved to be him drance to the high purpose of the meas ure, the friends of the measure will make i a persistent and unyielding effort to dig these amendments up by the roots. The non-game birds, which have been grow ing fewer by degrees and each year beau l tifully less in number, must be protected. The non-game law gives the people Of | the State notice to that effect 'The revision of the general game laws | of the State is the handiwork of the genial gentleman from Chatham, the Hon. MT. Harden. l find that there Is uni versal misapprehension as to the scope | and purpose of that act.
 "The statute will stand the test of the courts, for It was carefully drawn and gives all lovers of birds and all true sportsmen law long needed in this State. It became effective soon as the Governor attached his signature to 1t. First, under the new law no wild tur- | keys pheasants cartridges or quails can be shot, trapped, killed or ensnared be- tween March 15 and November l of each year. .a #.zs
 NO dove can be Killed. snared or en- trapped between March 15 and July 15 in each year It is not lawful for any person to kill. ensnare or entrap a great | CT number than forty doves any one day, whether over baited or unbaited grounds This limit was fixed by amendment in | the Senate. I tried to amend the bill when 1t came up in the House so that no person in any day should be permitted | to kill a greater number of cartridges or of doves than twenty-five, but the House rejected the amendment. That will and ought to become the law.
 Summer or wood ducks or woodcocks cannot be killed between February l and SeptemheY l of each year.
 Tt is made unlawful to remove from the nests or to destroy the eggs of any of the birds protected by this act.
 Deer or fawn cannot be killed or cap tured during the period between January 1 and September 1 of etch yerar.
 Tt is unlawful to sell or offer for sale, or have in possession during the closed | season, any game bird or animal, or any part of either, alive or dead, protected by this act
 'It Is unlawful for any person, except on his own lands, to kill or entrap any wild turkeys, quails. doves or deer for the purpose of selling the same, provided that one may obtain a $25 license to hunt for sale, but during the hunting season only. This provision Is operative without the heretofore required consent of the grand jury.
 out of the State at any time, nor can they be trapped except on ones own lands, and then during the hunting sea son only.
 | On the petition or nfty 1reeholders the judge of the Superior Court shall appoint in each county, thus petitioning, d game warden to hold office for two years, un- less removed for cause This warden ap- points a deputy in each militia district in his county; each takes oath that he will faithfully perform the duties or his offlce, Each exercises the ministerial duties as a sheriff and each is entitled to the same fees and costs as a sheriff for similar ser vice in the arrest and conviction of per sons convicted under this act.
 Each warden and deputy must be a qualified voter in the county of his ap-
 pointment In addition to fees and costs
 referred to the warden is entitled to one
 half the fines imposed on and paid by the
 defendant. It is required that the warden
 must satisfy the judge that detection and
 conviction was principally the result of
 official diligence on his part.
 Any violation of any of the provisions
 of this act is made a misdemeanor.