The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-04-26
The Erwin Game Law.

formation of its readers and the peo-
pie generally throughout this section
the Erwin game law, recently enacted
ceded to be an admirable measure,
and it IS gratifying to note that it is
the product of one of this county s
representatives in the lower house.
| the Hon. A. j. Erwin, Jr., of Craw-
ford Mr.. Erwin made a fine record
III the lower house: he was faithful
and diligent in his attendance upon
| the sessions of that body, and he
made countless friends and exercised
great influence with his fellow mem
| bers. While the law is not exactly
what Mr.. Erwin would have had it..
! it is his measure, and TO him is due
its passage before both houses. The
| law in full is as follows
Section BE it enacted by the
| Legislature OF the State of Mississip-
pi That all wild game. birds and
animals. both resident and migratory,
found in the State are hereby de-
clared the property of the State
Section 2-That it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to shoot. wound,
injure, kill, catch or pursue with
such intent. in any year. any OF the
following named birds. fowls or ami
mails, between the dates set forth and
opposite their names: Wild turkey.
between May / and January l. Quail
f,1. t,-i5 n hot
November /. Doves. between March
| and August 1. Deer. between
March l and November 10 Bear,
between March land November ID.
Swan, geese, brant, river and sea
duck. rail (mud hens), coots tpoule
d'eaU, chorooks. tatlers, plover and
grosbec, cedar birds and robins, from
March l to Septemb ber l. Wood duck,
between March l and September |.
Section 3.-It shall be unlawful
for any person to rob or destroy the
nests of any birds or fowls mentioned
in this chapter.
Section At shall be unlawful
for any person to Kill more than
twenty (20) of any one kind Of. the
birds mentioned in this chapter, mi
more than one CD deer in any one
day or more than five (5) deer in
any one season, and at no time shall
it be lawful to kill a spotted fawn
or doe or wild turkey hen. That it
shall be unlawful at any time TO
catch snare, trap or net any OF the
game birds or animals mentioned in
this chapter, but any minor under the
age Of sixteen C16) years may trap
birds on the premises of his parents
or next OF kin.
Section 5-It shall be unlawful
for any person or persons or any cor
poration acting as a common carrier,
70 ship, transfer or carry any of the
game birds or animals enumerated in
this chapter, out of the State at any
time.
Section 6.-AII packages contain |
ing dead birds or animals or parts |
thereof, when shipped within the |
State, shalt be plainly and clearly |
marked with the name OF the con
signor and consiguee, with an item
lied statement OF the number OF birds |
or animals and the names OF the |
species. and the package shall be so |
constructed as 70 plainly show its |
contents.
Section lit shall be unlawful /
for any nonresident to hunt within I
the State unless he has in his pos
session, ready to exhibit to the game /
warden or any officer or person. upon
request. a license issued to him by /
the sheriff of the county in which |
he may be hunting. such license to
be issued to. non-residents OF the
State upon payment of a fee OF $40 I
10 the county and SO 10 the State.
The same shall be non-transferabe,
and shall contain his signature as a
means of Identification and snail be
good during the open season of the
years Ia which il is issued. Every
found hunting without
said license shall be arrested on sight
by any game warden or officer of the
law, and shall be liable 10 a fine OF
not less than SIS nor more than $50,
or be imprisoned in the county jail
NOT exceeding thirty days.
Section S.-All fees and fines col
lected under the provisions of this
chapter. except as herein provided,
shall so 10 fund kept by the county
treasurer IN each county and called
the Forest and Game Protective Fund
the same to be used by the board of
in paving the warden and
his deputies for their services.
Section 9.-That the board of SUI