The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17

carrying or transporting any OF the game
herein mentioned in unbroken packages
from beyond the confines of this State
through the same to some point IN an
other state. .,sF sY
I. Any person or corporation violating
any provision of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable
to n fine OF fifty dollars for each offence,
or Imprisoned In jail for not exceeding
sixty days. ;.ssg.ss q
s. No '" person charged with an offence
under this sectlonssha within the mean
ing thereof be deemed a resident Of this
State who shall not have resided within
the limits Of the state twelve months
next preceding the time when the al
legged offence was committed. unless he
shall have, bona fide taken up his resi-
dence in this Commonwealth, and has his
bona fide domcile therein, and In any
prosecution for.such offence the burden-cf
proof as to residence shall be upon tho
defendant.
Section YD71. Unlawful hunting. tres.
passing, ct cetera, on another's lands
1t any person without the consent of the
| owner or tenant, shoot, hunt, range, fish,
trap or fowl on or In the lands, waters,
| mill ponds or private ponds of another
which are enclosed, or the boundaries OF
which or the streams adjacent to which
constitute n lawful fence. or on any
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of another. east of the Blue Ridge noun
tans, Or In the waters on said land, he
shall be deemed guilty OF tresspass
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than five dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and In addition there
to shall be liable in an action for dam
| ages; and If any person altar being
warned not to do so by the owner or
| tenant Of any premises shall go upon
| tho lands of the said owner or tenant he
shall, in addition to tho liabilities i'm
posed under this section, be deemed gull
~ of misdemcnnor, and upon convic-
ton thereof, punished by n iine not ex-
ceoding fifty dollars or Imprisoned in the
county jail not exceeding sixty days or
both, in the discretion of the Justice or
jury trying the case,
Section oo72. In certain counties.-It
| any person shoot, hunt, ranEs or fowl
on the lands or in the water courses COM
pretended within the survey of any pro-
prietor of lands In the counties OF Alex
i and King George. and within five m!lcn
Of navigable tidewater. without license in
Iwrlting from the owner or tenant OF said
lands. he shall, besides being liable to
such owner or tenant In an action for
damages, forfeit to the lntornler three
dollars for the first offence, SIX dollars
for the second offence. and nine dollars
for each succeeding offence, the forfeiture
In each case to be double If tho offence
be committed in the night or on sunday;
and he shall likewise forfeit to the In
former In each Instance his boat or other
all his shooting and hunting apparatus
used in the commission of the oIfence,
and be liable for all costs and expenses
incurred in apprehending and prosecuting
him for the recovery of said forfeiture.
Section 2C73 Punishment OF Offenders
Any person violating either OF the two
preceding sections may be arrested, and
The property forfeited under the last
section may be seized with or without
warrant by any sheriff or constable 0.
any game warden of the Commonwealtl
within their respective jurisdictions arc
held to await Judgment, The offender
shall be carried before Justice of the
county in which the offence was COM
mtted, and report DO made 10 him II
tho property If any. seized. The JUS
tice shall proceed to try the case nrf
give judgment thereon. IL Judgment. ne
rendered against the olfender' u shal
bo for the forfeitures pecuninry ant
otherwise and the costs and expenses In
Cured, and any property seized, adjudg
ed to lie forfeited, shall be delivered Y
the person entitled to the forfeiture II
part satisfaction of the Judgment, i
{; the offender does not satlsis me ludg
ment In full. the justice shall commit hin
to Jail for one month. unless such salts
faction be sooner made. If the offender
be acquitted, any property seized shall
, be released.
. Section ao74, Proceeding when convict
ed a third time.-If a person DO convict
ed third time OF any of the Offences
mentioned in this chapter, the, justice
: rendering judgment therefor shall re
: guire him to give 0 recognizance, witt
: sufficient surety. fer his good behayio
! for a year; and II he fail TO give suel
: unless he sooner. give It. Such recog
y nizace shall be deemed to be forfeite'
; II such person commit any Of the sal
offences within he time limited IN tn