The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-23
NEW GAME LAW
IS QUITE DRASTIC
Text Of the Measure Passed
by the Legislative Up
per House

game law passed by the council.
"section l. Any person who shall
in the territory Of Oklahoma expose
or keep for sale or directly or indi-
rectly upon any pretense or device,
sell or barter. or in consideration of
any other property give to any other
person any deer, buck, doe. fawn
antelope. prairie chicken. grouse,
quail. duck, wild turkey. plover, dove,
or insectivorous bird shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction therefor shall be fined in
any sum not less than fifty nor more
than two hundred dollars. and all
costs incurred thereby. and one-half
Of such fine shall go to the inform
er of said violation of said law. and
there shall be taxed as costs in said
case a fee of ten dollars, to go to the
county attorney prosecuting the same,
"sec 2 Any person who shall
hunt, shoot, shoot at kill or pursue
for the purpose of killing any of the
D >ds or animals mentioned in section
1 of this act. on any public road or
highway within the territory of Ok
lahoma. without first procuring the
consen,, ,f the owners, occupants, or
1essees. VI adjoining premises on
each side of said public road or high
way, shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
for shall be fined in any sum not less
than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars. or not less than ten
nor more than thirty days in jail. at
the discretion of the Judge
Sec g. Any agent. servant or
employe of any railroad or express
company. or common carrier, or pri-
vate individual who shall have or re-
ceive for transportation or carriage
any of the birds or animals mentioned
in section of this act. shall be deem
ed guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon
conviction therefor. shall be fined in
any sum not less than one hundred.
nor more than five hundred dollars.
and all costs incurred therein. and
one-half of said fine shall go to the
informer OF said violation of said law.
said cause a fee of fifty dollars to go
and there shall be taxed as costs In
to the county attorney prosecuting
the same
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, express com
pany, or other common carrier, their
officers, agents or servants to accept
or receive within this territory any OF
the game mentioned in section 1 of
this act. for the purpose of carrying
or transporting the same to any 9th
er place, either within or beyond the
limits of this territory. or in any man
ner handle the same in any way. Any
railroad company express company
or other common carrier, or private
individual who shall through itself,
himself, or its agent. servant, or en-
ploye. violate any Of the provisions of
this section, shall forfeit and pay to
the territory of Oklahoma, for each
violation thereof, the sum of FIVE hun.
dred dollars, to go to the common
school fund OF said county. together
with all costi Of suit, including fee
of one bundled dollars to go to the
county attorney bringing sai5 suit.
TO be recovered in a civil action to
be instituted by the county attorney
of the county wherein said suit is
brought which sum Of FIVE hundred
dollars and costs Of said suit shall be
collected upon execution as in civil
costs.
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty OF the
game warden, the deputy game ward
ems. and all sheriffs, marshals. and
constables Of this territory. whenever
they are informed or believe that sec
tion 3 Of this act is being violated, to
enter upon any premises, and 70
search any such promises or any box
or package Of any kind. without war.
rant or process. and If any game is
found in any persons possession, &
shall be their duty to seize said game
and to arrest, without warrant, the
person in whose possession Il is
found, and to take said person I'm,
mediately before the probate court
Of the county wherein said person is
arrested
ANY officer in attempting to carry
out the provisions OF this section is
hereby exempted from any damage
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