Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-20
TO TAX HUNTERS.
BILL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE AFFECTS IOWA
sPoRTsMEN
State Game Warden Lincoln Wants
All Nimrods Licensed Gives Out
Main Points Of the Measure He is
Pushing =. Favored by Some.

Inere mas been considerable discus
sion over the proposed measure to re-
quire all resident hunters of the state
of Iowa to take out license to hunt
within the boundaries of the state. At
the present time Iowa requires a H.
cense of $40 from all non-resid
but does not demand that the resident
hunters take out papers. However. all
other states in the west require both
residents and non-residents to pur-
chase licenses.
The following is draft of the bill
which will be presented to the legis-
lature by State Game Warden Lin
coin:
First-For the protection of Great
ing a game protection fund and pay
ing expenses and wardens.
Second-Issued to any citizen of the
United States and bonafide resi-
dence of the state Of Iowa, by the
clerk of the district court or any city
or town clerk, on blanks furnished by
the warden and signed by him and at
tested by clerk issuing same under
seal.
Third-Applicants must satisfy said
clerks that they are bonafide resi-
dents of state.
Fourth-Pay to said clerk ($1.00)
one dollar for license fee and (l0) ten
cents for fee of clerk for issuing same.
Fifth-License always to be in pos
session of purchaser and subject to in
spection by any person.
Sixth--Clerks to remit inside of
500 thirty days, all moneys SO paid
to state treasurer, to be placed in the
game protection fund and disbursed
only on voucher of state warden ap-
proved by the executive council.
Seventh-All licenses to expire on
the first day of August, succeeding
date Of issuance.
Eighth-No license issued to per-
sons under 16 years Of age without
written consent Of parents.
Ninth-Owners or tenants of farm
lands, or their children, shall have the
right to hunt on their own lands with
out license.
Tenth-Altering, loaning or chang
ing license in any material way,
penalty of forgery
Eleventh Violating the provisions
of this act, fine of not less than (25)
twenty-five, nor more than (50) fifty
dollars.
Twelfth-County attorneys, sheriffs
deputy sheriffs, constables and police
officers, made the duty of to prose
cute and enforce all the provisions OF
this act.
Thirteenth-On e-half Of the fine te
go to the informer upon conviction
and the other half to be RENTED tC
state treasurer for the benefit Of the
game protection fund
Exception has been made to article
8, which provides that Owners OF
tenants of farm lands, or their chill
dren, shall have the right to hunt on
their own lands without license" This
is looked upon as discrimination
and 1t will probably meet serious op
position.
However, the game warden is en-
deavoring to sound sentiment and it is
possible article will be eliminated
The state treasurer of Missouri re
ports that as a result of the new game
law of that state, which requires both
residents and non-residents to procure
licenses in order to hunt, $4,000 has
already been turned into the state
treasury In Missouri hunters licenses
expire each year on December 81.
That of 1905 was the first season
that a Minnesota hunter was Obliged
! to take out a license to hunt small
game in any portion Of the state. The
law was passed at the last session OF
the legislature, and under it the state
gets 80 cents of the 81 fee, and the
county auditor issuing the license the
remaining 10 cents.