The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-06-24

say so) 1t is Implied that no license
is, by the law, required while hunting
within ones own county. Such an
implication might be permissible, If
this were the only section to be con-
strued, but the whole law must,
under the rule of statutory construc.
tiou laid down by all courts, be con-
sUrued together, and each section
must be read In connection with all
the other sections. When 1t is so
read, it must be concluded that IL can
have no such implied meaning as that
imputed to it. since Section 81, 10 ex-
press language, requires all persons
hunting in the state to be in possess
sion of license, and Section So pro.
vides that person can only take out
or acquire license to hunt in this
state, by applying to the clerk of the
county court In which he, or she,
resides; the only exemption being in
favor of owners or tenants Of leased
lands. To so construe Section "a as
to exempt residents Of counties from
taxing cut license to hunt in their
own counties, would result in the
utter destruction Of the express, plain
and unequvocal language Of Section
6l, and give to a mere inference great
er force in construction than the ex-
press language in Section 81.
In view of these sections, So and
81, and their evident meaning, it is
clear that the legislature intended
Section "a to mean, only, what it
plainly says; that no one shall hunt in
this state, outside Of the county in
which he lives, without obtaining
! license permitting him so to do. The
language used in Section 54, prohibit
ing resident of a county from hunt
ing outside Of the county in which he
lives, without first obtaining license
in the county in which he resides,
was used to completely negative the
contention that might be made, that,
because one is required to take out
license in the county where he resides,
h 'q not therefore, required to have
license in hunting 10 any other coun'
| ty outside Of bis own 1t therefore,
strengthens the provisions of Section
81 by which all persons are required
to take out license,
Section last above referred to, No
"a, clearly negatives the right to hunt
outside the county 10 which one lives
without be fist secure a license with
il the county in which he resides
which license itself grants him, 10 eX
press terms, the privilege Of hunting
in any county in this state, including
the county in which he resides.
The ruling of this office therefore
under this law, is, that all residen
persons hunting in this state, or
before huntlug in any county in TIN
state, including his own, shall frs
apply to the county clerk Of hi
county, and procure state license
which permits him TO hunt anywher
in the state of Missouri, The Onl'
exemption, under the law, from oh
tainlng license, is in favor OF tn
owner Of farm lands, or tenants resid
ling thereon, who may hunt upon hi
own or leased land, without procurin
any license whatever; Provided, c
, course, such owner or tenant Kill
only game on his own or leased lands
within the open season for KILN
, such game, but has no right To hun
upon the lands Of any other person
nor can such right be acquired will
: out taking out state license in b
county.
, Respectfully,
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