The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-07-28
The NEW GAME LAW,
May One Hunt IN His Own County
Without LDCense2 State Warden
Rhodes Says No "

Rhodes Says No "
lhr new game law Of rhi, State
which went into effect recently and
rbr construction placed ou certain sec.
l.rn, OF it pertaining io hunting by
state Warden i II Rhodes, i, attrnc-
mug 70 good deal Of attention among
hunters, prosecuting attorneys aud
lawyers. unr section oI the Law
Ir.nd,
"Nrr. 5I II shall be- unlawful Tor
any person, after the passage Of lhi-
Tact, To- hunt ia Til, State outside uf
the county in which lac lives without
fir, obtaining a license permitting him
~ her to du So. Such license shall be-
dated when issued aud Shall authorize
the person therein named to hunt dur
ing that year, and then only subject to
the regulations and restriction, pro-
yDIod 10y law
Any one 'nkin" ;hi, section by itself,
alone aud apart from other section, Of
The hw, would naturally infer that an,
one might huuI in his own county
without taking out license, bat War
den Rhodes, constituting the law a- q
whole, ays that this Interpretation i,
wrong, and that no one is permitted
under The law to hunt even IN hi, own
county without first taking ont a H.
ccn>c. except q, provided in section
Us. winch says that "owncry and ten
ants OF farm land, may hunt on THEN
own land, without obtaining a hunting
license"
While number of prosecuting at.
lurucy- throughout the State have con.
CURED in Warden Rhodes nlcrprcta.
Jion and some have advised him that
they h1d some doubt rs to the correct
ness ri hi, Interpretation on thi, point,
they would give publicity to his views
and cudcayur 10 teach and enforce the
law a, he had construed it, other, have
disagreed with him and publicly an
nouuccd that they would make no Ell
fort TO prosecute persons hunting in
their own county without license.
Warden Rhodes, in reply TO these,
has issued another long circular, citing |
certain sections Of the law, constituting
them together and arguing from their
standpoint, in which he maintains hi,
former Interpretation, that all persons
hunting in this State must take out a |
license except "owncrs aud tenants OF
farm lands without obtaining a hunt.
ing license.
His reasoning is long drawn out and |
somewhat confusing to one not accns-
toned TO the ntricacics and winnings |
in and ont Of legal interpretations, but
his logic or reasoning by sylogism'
will strike one rs being as silly rs the
old piece of logic that conforms horse |
chestnut into chestnut horse. After |
aging that the reasoning and dcduc.
ton OF those who disagree with him
On section 81 are erroneous and the
conclusion drawn thcrefrom illogical
aud false, he gives the following bright
specimen of logic:
"Syllogism No. /. Major Premise
All persons hunting outside their
county are required by law to take out
license. Minor Prcmise-A. b. and
c. never hunt outside the county
CONGRESSIONAL. Is. and G.. are not,
therefore, required to take out license.
"By the same process of reasoning
and by the same rules of law aud logic,
| respectfully suggest can confer up
on my disputants the priceless boon of
Immortality, and will endeavor to do |
so, by the following parallel syllogsm
"Syllogism No. ,. Major Premise
All persons who hunt outside their
county must die. Minor Premsc-A. |
b. and C.. never hunt outside their
county. Conclusion Therefore. A.
b. and e. will never die. {"
But however faulty or like a joke on
logic his syllogism may appear, he
may be correct in his Interpretation of
the law taken as n whole, and the safe
plan for any one who wants TO hunt,
even in his own county, is to take out
a license-which doesn't cost much
and thus save himself possible annoy
ance and trouble, unless he wants TO
lest the law and take 1t to the courts
for a more perfect or reliable interpre-
ation.