Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-28
Soon to BE Posted Through
out the Territory.
Territory viii Soon Teem WIN Trout and
wild Animals.

offer for sale the same, and upon sat
isfying the said warden or deputy by
the production of invoices, bills of lad
ing or other required proofs, that the
game, or game fish come from without
the Territory of New Mexico, then a
permit snail Se ISSUED by such warden
or deputy. for a period not greater
than ten days, to such proprietor, man.
ager, keeper or owner of such hotel,
restaurant, cafe or boarding house, al
lowing him to sell and offer for sale
the same during the period stated in
such permit: Provided, lnat the pro-
visions of this section shall also apply
to any business house or merchant
within the Territory of New Mexico.
importing, or Offering for sale, or SELL
ing the game or game fish brought
from without said territory. Any per-
son failing to comply with the provis-
ions of this section or violating any
of the provisions thereof, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than S25 nor
more than $i00. or by Imprisonment
for not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days or by both such fine and
Imprisonment for not less than thirty
nor more than sixty days or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court.
Game fish as defined in the law are
small and large mouth bass and speck-
led trout of whatsoever variety or spe-
cies and the word game is defined to
mean elk. deer, antelope and mountain
sheep. The provisions of the act shall
apply to all Indians off reservations or
coming into the territory from adjoin-
ing states or territories. The secretary
of the territory is required to send a
copy Of the act to each Indian agent
to be posted, as well as to each post.
master in the territory,
The section relating to the protec-
ton of propagation of fish by the
owner or lessee of any land, in full, Is
as follows:
Sec. IA. Whenever the owner or les
see of lands within any enclosure in
this territory shah desire to protect or
| propagate any fish in any stream with
in the said enclosure, he may publish
| notices of such fact in both English
and Spanish warning all persons not
90 fish within such enclosure or water
described, which notice shall be b by
hand bills posted in at least three con-
| spicuous places on said premises. and
by publication in some newspaper of
| general circulation in the county
| where such enclosure is situated.
which publication shall be for the
period of three consecutive publica-
tions OF such newspaper After the
publication and posting of such notice,
IL shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to trespass on said premises
for the purpose of fishing, and any per-
son or persons so trespassing shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than S25
nor more than $50 or by Imprisonment
for not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days.
For two years Ii is made unlawful
to XIII or injure any elk, antelope, or
mountain sheep and fine of from $50
to 500 and Imprisonment of not less
than sixty days or both, is provided
for violation of the section. Deer may
only be killed in November and De-
cember Of each year and no one person
is permitted to kill more than one deer
during these two months. The penalty
is a fine of from s25 to $50, imprison-
ment of from thirty to sixty days or
both. One-half of all fines collected
under the provisions of this act shall
be turned into the county treasury of
each county TO be distributed in the
school fund in the county in which the
offense was committed. The law is
now in force and it was approved
March ~, 1903.