Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-10-15
PROVISIONS OF
GAME LAWS

The monthly bulletin of the division /
of zoology issued by the state depart
meut of agriculture contains the fol
lowing information regarding the
game laws:
This is the beginning of the hunt
ing season, and on and after the 18th
of October all kinds of game can be
killed legally, by the proper methods,
excepting the hare or rabbit, and elk,
deer, or fawn. These are protected
until the first Of November The legal
season does not open before the 18th
of this month for the following game:
English monaghan, and Chinese pheas
ants, ruffed grouse commonly called
pheasant" or Partridge" " quail or
Virginia partridge. wild turkeys,
woodcOck and squirrels The kinds Of
game that can be hunted during the last
half of this month are the following ]:
Rails and reed birds, doves, web footed
wild fowl aud ployers. There is no le-
gal limit for the number that person
may legally kill in day Or during the
season for the following: True (im-
poIted) pheasants, doves, harcs and
rabbits (but not to be hunted with fer
rets), rails and reed birds, web-fnoted
wild fowls, squirrels and plovers. Eli,
deer, and fawn. two in one year; ruff
ed grouse, commonly called "pheas-
ants" and also woodcock, ten in one
day quail or Virginia partridge. Is in
one day. No other legal limits are
placed than those given here.
"All persons should be familiar
tn the law relating to trespass, a
! part of which we will quote: Sec
tion /. Be it enacted, etc, That on
J and after the passage Of this act, any
: person or persons trespassing ON an"
, cultivated lands in this common wealth
for the purpose of hunting and trap
J ping and taking therefrom amy game
} birds or game animals, after public
: notice by the owner, lessee or Occu
, pant thereof, such notice to be posted
I on, and adjacent to such cultivated
} lands, shall be guilty of wilful tres
/ pass, and in addition to the damage!
s recoverable by law shall he liable t
the owner, lessee, or occupant in q
penalty not exceeding five dollars fol
each and every such offenso.
/ Section 3. Any justice Of the peace
4 or alderman, upon information or com
4 plaint made before him, by affidavit
: of the violation of the provisions oi
= this act by any person or persons, II
3 hereby authorized and directed to Is
i, sue his warrant, under his hand anC
! seal, directed to any constable o.
i warden of the county, to cau'e sucf
y person or persons to he arrested anC
IS brought before said justica or alder
: man, who shall hear and determine
d the guilt or innocence of the person o
J, persons so charged; and if convicted
!. of such wilful trespass, shall be sen
}. fenced, by such justice ornldcrm IN T.
pay penalty, not exec, ding l!vo dol
g lars, together with costs, onr-half o
such penalty shall be paid to the own
er, lessee or occupant of said land an
the remaining half to the school dis
d trict of the city, borough or TOWNSHIP
l. wherein such offense was committed
and il the person or persons so con
= victed and sentenced. shall neglect G
refuse to pay such penalty and costs
( or secure the payment thereof within
= days, he or they shall be committed
III the common Jail of the proper county
ii for period not exceeding thre
= months.
The law IurIIu. a,.u-.. ultaU "a
VI person or persons convicted and sell
fenced have the right of appeal to tn
04 court Of quarter sessions of the count
in which the offense was committed
4 and, if through regular process of Law
the decision of the justice or alderma
!. be sustained the defendant must pa
,. the fine and costs or 90 to Jail. ="