The Forrest City times., 1903-05-01
New Game Law.

Governor Davis signed the DeRossit
game act Tuesday of last week and it is
now law, The full text of the act fol-
lows:
IA act to be entitled, FAN act to protect
the game and fish of the state and pro-
vide for rue appointment of game war;
dens. y
lie it enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State Of Arkansas:
SECTION /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person OF persons to trap, net or shoot
or Kill by any method whatsoever, any
quail or partridge from the fifteenth day of
| February until the first day of November
in each year.
SEC ?. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to shoot, kill, or pursue
by dogs any deer or fawn from the first
day OF February until the first day OF Sep
tember in each and every year,
SEC 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to trap, net, shoot or kill
by any method whatsoever any wild tur.
key from the first day Of May until the
first day of September in each and every
year.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person who is non resident of the State
| or Arkansas to shoot, hunt, fish, or trap
at any season OF the year.
SEC. 5. The sheriff of each county. or
any constable thereof, is hereby constitute.
ed ex- oiiiclo game warden for his respec-
tive county, and his deputies shall be dep
uty game wardens by virtue of their APP
| pointments as deputy sheritfS. 1t shall be
the duty OF the game warden, or any con-
! stable or deputy, to make arrests and
prosecute Offenders under this act as in
| other mlsdemeanor cases, before any JUS
tlce of the peace, and without being re-
CURED to give bond for costs, and it shall
! be miSdeamenor in Office for any game
| warden or deputy to fail to prosecute VIC.
iatofs OF this act. All fines collected under
this act shall go to that game warden or
deputy constable making the arrest and
securing the conviction.
| SEC 8. Any justice Of the peace, upon
info nation received that any OF the pro.
| tlsions Of this act have been or are being
violated, shall issue his warrant of arrest.
| directed to any sheriff or constable or
other peace cficer, commanding that said
offender be al once arrested and held for
| trial. No bond Shall be required for costs
| Any constable, sheriff or other officer fail.
| ing or refusing to serve said warrant shall
be guilty OF non feasance in Office, and
upon conviction shall be fined In any sum
not less than fifty nor more than one hun
dred dollars, and be removed from Office
SEC, Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot after sunset or before sun.
| rise upon any waters of this state, nor
shall any persons shoot any wild duck or
geese before sunrise or after sunset
SEC S. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons or corporation to ship,
export or carry bsyond the lines of the
state, any deer, turkey, wild fowl, game
fish or game of any description.
SEC 8. Any railroad company, express
company. corporation or ind ivdua who
shall ship, export, carry or receive for
shipment or export or carry beyond the
lines OF the stale of Arkansas any game
| fish, deer turkey or game of any kind, shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con
victlon shall be fined in any sum not less
| than one hundred nor more than five hun
dred dollars for each separate offense.
SEC. 10. Any person or persons vic
lating any section of this act Except Sec
ton thereot) shall be guilty of a misde-
meab0r, and upon onviction fined in any
sum not less than city nor more than one
hundred dollars for each offense
SEC l.. That all laws or parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect and be in
fore FROM and alter its passage. Mssis-
sippi county is exempted from the proyi-
sions Of this act,