Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-12-10

Tuesday. Dec. 0.

Tuesday, Dec. Q.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Under acts of 1904 the Board authorized
the sale OF merchantable timber on school
lands. See adv.
The Board will pay such price for lum.
Der as an individual will have TO pay at the
mill.
Reports Of J R Jackson and W II Stew
art received and filed.
Pet of r F Watkins was granted and he
was allowed 80. amt taxes evelpaid 1903.
Pet of J b. Maxey for release of poll tax
for 1904 was rejected.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
| Of the Board of Supervisors In Regard
to Preserving Game.
BY virtue Of the authority vested in the
Board Of Supervisors Of Noxubee County,
Mississippi. by chapter 81 Of the Annota-
ted Code Of Mississippi OF 1892. by which
the Board Of Supervisors are empowered to
regulate the taking Of any species OF game
| which IN about to become destroyed or eX-
tinet. and In p to the petitions now
on file and realizing the necessity OF said
act to preserve the game Of the County.
We do now prohibit, forbid and declare
to be unlawful. the killinr for sale within
said county for two years. the following
game. towit; Partridges or quail. deer and
turkeys, and we do now establish the fol-
lowing rules and regulations and laws gov
erning the sane.
Rule |, II shall he unlawful and we do
now prohibit and forbid the killing for
sale within N0ruhee county. Mississippi,
within the next two years. any cartridges
or quail and wild deer and wild turkeys.
Rule2 II shall be unlawful and we 20
now prohibit and forbid any person or
persons Offering for sale or selling within
the next two years any partridges nr quai'.
deer and wild turkeys Killed In Noxubee
county. Miss.
Rule 3. All game taken contrary to the
above regulations as well as the guns, dogs,
traps and other appliances for taking
game or ANYTHING else which NAV he used
for taking game %unlawfully, shall he for
feited in a civil or criminal proceeding. and
reasonable compensation shall be allowed
out of the proceeds to the prosecutor fl
his trouble.
Rule 4. In the event in any case OF delay
OF the party arrested for the hearing Of his
cause. the magistrate may cause the game
seized to he disposed of before the hearing
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to abide the result.
Rule s. Any person violating any OF the
provisions of these rules or regulations
rhall, upon conviction, he fined not tess
tbon one dollar or more than fifty dollar
for each offence.
Rule 6. The judicial administration o'
these game laws md regulations of u
Board OF Supervisors, pertains as a mntt'i
Of rollce to any Justice ~ the peace in NoX'
ubce county, whether done in his district
or not.
l Rule 7. II shall he the duty Of any mum
cipsl or State officers within the county. Il
arrest with or without process any p'r"r
violating any Of these regulations. and Il
seize all game found in their possession. II
violation Of the police regulation. AMI sha'
convey the person from whose custody th'
game shall have been 'laken. before u Ju'
tice of the Peace. To be dealt with accord
ing 10 these regulations.
Rule s. II is further ordered that theS,
regulations be spread on the minutes Of thu
Board Of Supervisors. and that the anne b.
published in the county paper 30 DAYS.
Rule 0. The term game includes all kind
Of animals and birds found In the state o
nature and commonly socalled.