Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-19
NEW
Game Law.
The HERALD Publishes it Per
Promise.

IlUllllDCs
A few weeks ago one of our sub
scrihers asked us to publish the
Game Law. Owing to the confu-
sion then existant as to which of the
Game Acts applied we deferred till
the new Statute went into unques-
tionable effect.
We produce below a digest of the
Game Law which is excepted from
the Code of 1906 by secretary of
State J. W. Power, ard which be
came effective, Oct. 1st. 1906.
The new game law has radical
trend, but is wise enactment as it
makes for the preservation of the
game which was rapidly being de-
pleted by pot hunters" etc.
This law supersedes all previous
legislation on this point whether
State or County, but leaves consider
able responsibility upon the Board
of Supervisors and citizens of each
County for it's enforcement, as the
petitioning for and granting of a
County Game Warden is contemplate
ed for the strict and proper eXecu-
ton of its mandates.
A bill to be entitled an act for the
protection of game, wild fowls and
birds, and providing for the APP
pointment of II game warden and
prescribing the duties of the same.
Section l. Be It enacted by the
legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi:- That all wild game, birds
and animals. both resident and mig
ratory, found in the state are here
by declared the property of the state.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to shoot, wound, IN
jure, kill, catch or pursue with such
intent in any year, any of the follow
ing named birds, fowls Or animals,
between the dates set forth and OPP
posite their names:
Wild turkey, between May 1st and
January lst.
Quail or partridge, between March
lst and November 1st.
Doves, between March 1st and
Aug. 1st.
Deer and bear, between March 1st
and Nov 10
Swan, geese, brant, river and sea
duck, rail (mud hen,) coots (poule
d'eau, chorooka, tatlers, plover, gros-
bee, cedar birds and robins from
March 1st to Sept. 1st.
Sec. t. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to kill more than twenty OF
any one kind of the birds mentioned
IN the chapter, migratory doves ex-
cepted, or to kill more than one q,
deer in any one day or more than five
| dcerS in any one season, and at nc
time shall it be lawful to kill a spot
ted 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 men
toned in this chapter, but any mi "ol
under the age of sixteen years. my
trap birds on the premises of his par
chts or next of kin.
Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons or airy corporation
acting as d common carrier to ship,
transfer or carry any of the game
birds or animals enumerated in this
chapter, out of the state at any time.
Sec. 6. All packages containing
dead birds or animals or parts there
of when shipped within the state
shall be plainly and clearly marked
with the name of the consigno: and
consignee with an itemized statement
of the number of birds or animals and
the name of the species, and the
package shall be SO constructed as to
plainly show the contents.
Sec. Z. It shall be unlawful for
any nonresident to hunt within the
state unless he has in his possession
ready to exhibit to the game warden
or any officer or person, upon request
a license issued 20 him by the sheriff
of the county in which he may be
hunting, such license to be issued to
residents of the state upon pay
ment Of fee of SO to the county
and 80 to the state. The same shall
be non transferable and shall contain
his signature as means of identifi-
cation and shall be good during the
open season of the year in which is
issued. Every resident found
hunting without said license, shall be
arrested on sight of any game ward
en- or officer of the law, and shall be
liable toa fine of not less than $25,
nor more than $50, or be impris-
med in the county Jail not exceeding
thirty days.
Sec. 8. All fees and fines collected
under the provisions of this chapter
except as herein provided, shall 60 to
fund kept by the county treasurer
in each county and called the Forest
and Game Perfection Fund, the same