The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-29
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
A Good Law that should he strictly
En- forced by an ~.

The Beaufort Gazette very truly
says II birds and beasts could speak
they would doubtless appear before
the lawmakers and urge that while
the statutes aim to protect the four
footed and feathered tribes theysf fail
In q large measure because there Is
no one particularly interested in see
ing that they be enforced. Itis the
old story that what is eyerybody's
business is nobody's business. The
Game Protection Association recently
organized here aims to be the some
body whose business it shall be to see
that the game laws are enforced In
this county Believing that many
giolators are probably ignorant of the
law it is planned to have copies widely
distributed. The seasons during
which game may be killed are pretty
we'll KNOWN, but 1T is doubtful whether
many have ever read the following
sections:
Sec. 422. If any person, at any
time whatsoever, shall hunt or range
on any lands whatsoever without the
consent Of the proprietor, every such
person SO offending shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of ten dollars for every
such offense.
Sec. 423. Any person, or persons
who shall hunt with fire In the night
time, for every such offense shall for
felt and pay sum not exceeding ten
dollars, and for every deer SO killed a
q sum not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars.
''Sec. 426. 1t shall not be lawful,
only shoot, or entrap for the purpose
of killing, or in any other manner de-
stroy, any bird whose principal food
is insects, or take or destroy the eggs
or yonng of any of the species or var
ieties of birds that are protected by
the provision Of this section, compris-
ing all the species and varieties Of
birds represented by the several fam-
lies Of bats, whippoorwilis, fy-catch-
ers, thrasherS, MARBLES, fincheS, larks,
orioles, nut. hatchers, wood peckers,
humming birds, blue birds, and other
species and varieties of land birds,
whether great or small, OF every de-
scription, regarded as harmless 10
for food, including the turkey buzz
zarc, but excluding the jackdaw, the
crow, the crow black bird, the eagle
and all hawks and owls which prey
upon other birds; and any person vio-
lating the provisions Of this section
shall on conviction thereof forfeit and
pay d t;la or ten dollars Or ue irnpris-
Oned not less than ten days.
Sec. 427. No person, or persons
shall at any time or place within this
State. take, sell, expose for sale, ex-
port beyond the Limits of the State
+. any mocking bird, nonparicl
swallow, bee bird, red bird, woodpeck-
er, thrush or wren under penalty Of
five dollars for each bird SO taken
Provided, That nothing herein con-
taincd shall prohibit any person from
taking and keeping any bird of song
or plumage for his own pleasure or
amusement, and not for sale, traffic
or gain"
The Gazette says it might bc we'll
for the association to provide each
teacher with copy of the law, and
request that it be read and explained
to the schools. This is good sugges-
tion and the teachers would be doing
the public a service If they would
carry it out. In this connection we
would call the attention of certain
boys about town to this law, and hope
that the police will see the law en-
forced within the town limits. we
are glad that the Gazette has called
attention to the matter, and the
papers all over the State ought to re-
published the Gazette's article.