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

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and birds, protected by law, or parts
thereof. found under such warrant, shall
be seized by the warden or other oincer
making the search and shall be disposed
of MS the court. Judge or Justice havahs
jurisdiction may direct All guns, gun
ming or hunting appliances found IN snch
search shall be seized by said warden or
other officer, and held subject to the
payment OF the fine prescribed by law
for the offence charged and the cost OF
prosecution. If any of the articles SO
found he such as are not authorized Dy
law they shall, upon the order OF me
court, fudge or Justice having 1urisdic-
ton, be destroyed, and all other OF such
articles shall be sold at public auction
after the lapse Of twenty days from the
time of seizure, and after such notice as
the court, Judge or Justice having juris-
diction, may prescribe, unless the reputed
owner appears and acquits himself OF the
charge or pay the fine that may be I'M
posed by the court. Judge or justice.
{. Any person or persons interfering
with any OF said game wardens IN the
discharge Of their duty, or resisting law
full arrest. shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and on conviction Thereon
shall be fined not less than five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars.
g. All fines and penalties Imposed and
collected under the provisions of TINS
chapter shall be paid to tho common,
wealth, and in addition to said fines ana
penalties there shall be assessed against
the offender IN every case OF conviction
under the provisions OF this chapter
fee of two dollars and fifty cents, which
shall be collected as fines are collected
under the general provisions of law, ana
be paid to the warden who shall secure
the conviction.
q. II any warden appointed under this
section shall refuse or wilfully neglect
to prosecute any person violating any or
its provisions, or any of the laws or TINS
state relating to wild water fowl, game
birds or game animals or song or in
seotiverous birds, his appointment shall
be revoked by the court having jurisdic-
ton, and such warden shall be deemed
guilty Of n misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars, and the vacancy
thus created shall be filled by the court
or Judge In vacation.
TO- All money paid to or collected by
clerks Of courts as hunting licenses shall
constitute a. fund for the payment OF the
said regularly appointed game wardens of
this state as herein provided, and the
clerk shall, after deducting fee Of fifty
cents for Issuing such license on first of
April of each year, pay In equal amounts
to the said warden or wardens OF his
such sum as may be In his hands
arising from the issuance of such H.
censes: provided. that no one warden
shall receive more from this source than
three hundred dollars In any one year
and shall make return to his court de-
tailed statement of such receipts and dis
bursements: provided, that in the coun-
ties OF Accomac and Northampton the
Circuit Court for said counties shall APP
point on the recommendation of the
Eastern Shore game, protection associa-
ton tho game wardens of the said coun-
ties, who shall make report at regular
intervals to said association as its laws
shall provide. and the said clerks of the
court of said counties upon the order of
said association, shall distribute among
the game wardens for said counties, or
as may have been agreed upon by con-
tract between the said association and
said wardens. or IN proportion to the
services which In their Judgment have
been rendered by them, respectively. the
fund arising from the license of nom
residents provided for In this chapter,
or 50 much thereof as may be necessary.
Should there he, any surplus remaining
after providing an efficient system OF
game protection in said counties from the
license on non-residcnts above mentioned,
said association may use 1t for restocking
said county with game The clerk shall
pay to the treasurer Of said association
such sums as may be thus expended, pay
ing any amounts not needed for the pur-
pose above mentioned to the Auditor OF
Public Accounts as provided In section
twenty hundred and seventy c.
Section 207O (c). residents to OBJ
tain hunting licenses; when and how
game may be exported, ct cetera.-1. 1t
resident Of this State, to hunt or kill
wild water fowl, wild turkeys, pheasants
or grouse, woodcocll, cartridges. quail or
other game birds. or deer, within this
State until he shall have first secured a
hunting license nse;hereinnfter provided:
provided, however, that the nonresident
children of resident owners Of land in
this State shall DO allowed to hunt on
the lands Of his parent as though he were
resident OF this State, and the non-rcsi-
dent guest Of n resident land owner shall
DO allowed to hunt on the lands of his
host as though he were a resident of this
State when accompanied by said host,
or member of his hosts family: provid-
ed said host receives no compensation d.
rectly or indirectly from said guest.
2. Upon the personal application of
any nonresident to the clerk Of the Cir
cult Court OF any county In which he
first begins to hunt, such clerk SHALL
upon the payment OF ten dollars, issue
to such nonresident n hutng license,
using n form to be prescribed by the
Auditor OF Public Accounts for that pur-
pose, emitting him to hunt and kill wild
water fowl, deer, wild turkeys, pheasants
or grouse, woodcock. partridges, quail,
and other game birds during the open
season In the six months next following,
md subject to any restrictions now ex-
listing against or which may hereafter
be Imposed upon residents of this State.
The clerk shall retain fifty cents as his
fee for Issuing such license. and the resi-
due he shall account for to the Auditor
of Public Accounts. unless otherwise pro-
v!ded for by law, Such license shall not
be transferable.
3, IT shall be unlawful. except as here
matter provided to ship or transport, or
TO cause to be shipped or transported,
from this State, whether alive or dead,
wild water fowl, wild turkeys, pheasants
or grouse, woodcocls, partridges, quail or
other game birds, or any deer or venslon.
killed or captured within this State, nor
shall the same be killed captured or pos
sessed with intent to ship or transport
from this State,
g. Any person authorized to hunt UNI
der the laws of this State may, during the
open season, take with him out of the
State, either In his personal possession or
as his baEpagD on the Same CONVEYANCE