Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-09-03
PUBLIC NOTICE.


and they apply to the entire state.
One act is known as "Senate Bill No.
$780," Chapter 160 of the Acts of
1908. This act defines what birds
and animals are game, when, how
and by whom they may be killed,
ETC., and fixes penalty for all viola
tions.
The following is the open season
on game;
For deer of any age or species
from Oct. l to Dec. Is.
For grouse of any species, phea-
SAINTS of any species, except English
ring-necked pheasants, partridges,
quails, meadow larks and wild tur-
keys, from Nov. to March /.
For swan, geese, brant, ducks, riv-
er, lake or sea ducks of any species,
except summer or wood ducks, rails,
coots, mud hens. plovers, snipes,
wOodcock, sand piper, tattlers, will
lets, curlews, godwits, avocets, marsh
blackbirds and robins, from Oct. to
April Is.
For doves and summer or wood
ducks, from Aug. l to March 1.
For English nng-necked pleasants,
from Dec. l to Jan. /.
For squirrels, from June / to Mar.
Rabbits may be killed at all sea-
sons.
All game must be killed with a
gun fired from the shoulder and the
gauge must not be larger than No. g.
No person shall set any trap, spring
trap, coop, snare, net, birdlime, deer
lick, pitfall, turkey blind or pen, nor
use any fire or light Or other decept-
tion or Contrivance whatever, with
intent to attract or deceive or blind
any game, except decoys used in the
shooting of ducks, geese Or brant;
nor use any medicated or poisoned
food to kill or capture any game, nor
shoot any ducks, geese, brant or any
other wild fowl before sunrise or af-
ter sunset; or carry or have in their
possession or shoot in the open air
implements for shooting on Sunday;
or shoot on Or from public highway
at any time. The penalty for viola
tion of the foregoing is not less than
$25 nor more than $50 for each Of
fence. ..
For further insight as to the law
the public are requested to read the
act in full. No nonresident of the
State of Tennessee shall hunt or
shoot game at any season without
first procuring license from the
State Game Warden. No game
shall be carried out of the state at
any time unless accompanied by
person holding license to hunt, etc
No railroad, express, steamboat OF
common carrier company shall re
ceiye for shipment out of the state
any game during the open season ex-
cept the same is accompanied by a
person holding a shooters license,
ETC., and no railroad, express, steam
boat or common carrier company
shall, under any conditions, receive
for shipment within the state any
game within the close season. The
penalty for this is from 500 to $500
No person shall hunt for market
without first procuring special mar
ket hunters license from the State
Game Warden, and making tb,
bond required by law. r-T
The other law passed by the las
Legislature is known as "Senate Bill
No. g." Chap. No. 11S of the Act
of 1908. I
By this it is unlawful for any per
son to kill, catch or have in thei
possession, living or dead, any will
bird other than a game bird, or I
purchase, offer or expose' for salt
transport or ship within or withou
the state any such bird after it ha
been killed or caught except as pei
mitted by law. (See Act for fu
, informationO