The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-04

English Pheasant or other imported game birds before December 1. 1912 and there after only from November 15 to December 10, following, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished with a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each ouense.
 Sec. s. No person shall at any time maze use of any pitfall, dead fall, scaf- fold, cage. snare trap, net salt lick. bated hook, or bated field, or any other similar device, or any drug, poison. chem icals or explosiates for the purpose of injuring. capturing or killing any birds or animals protected by this act, except as otherwise provided. No person shall pur- sue. catch, take or kill any birds, deer, wild turkey wild ducks, wild goose brant, or other aquatic bird or fowl, between dark and daylight the following day Any person violating the provisions of this sec tion shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and on conviction shall be pun ished by fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.
 Sec. 9. That it Is hereby declared un- lawful to kill or attempt to kill any doe or female deer in the State of Alabama, it Is further declared unlawful to kill any deer between January l and the lst day of November in each calendar year. 1t is further declared unlawful to make use of any artificial light in hunting or killing deer. And the wearing or having such Eight on the head or any part of the body while hunting shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this section. Any person violating the provs- ions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars,
 Sec. 10. That no person shall pursue, injure, capture, kill or destroy any fox squirrel, black squirrel or grey squirrel save only from September 1 to the fol- lowing February l. in each year, nor shall any person pursue, injure, capture or de- stroy any such squirrels at any time in any public or private park, provided that any person may protect his premises from the ravages and depreda ton of these anil mals at any time and in any way. Any person who violates the provisions Of this section shall be deemed guilty of mis- demeanor and on conviction shall be pun ished by fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.
 Sec. H. The right given by this Act to take or kill deer. or game birds for food purposes is limited to one deer, two tur- keys and twenty-five game birds of any other species for each person in any one day. No birds or game, protected by this Act shall be held in possession of any person for more than five days after the close of the season for killing the same. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of mis- demeanor and representation shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.
 Sec. 12. Any person. firm or corpora ton who shall at any time of the year barter sell or offer for sale, whether taken or killed in this State or not, either under the name used in this Act or under any other name or gulse whatsoever any of the game birds or animals pro- tected by this Act whether lawfully or unlawfully taken. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on convic- ton shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.
 Sec. 13 That when an arrest for vio- lation of this act is made by the State Game and Fish Commissioner or by any Warden and the defendant Is convicted there shall be taxed as cost in 1avor or such Warden making the arrest the same fee as a constable Is entitled to in mis- demeanor cases and If collected from the defendant shall be paid over to such War den and shall be his personal perquisite. But no fee shall be allowed in cases or acquittal,
 Sec. IA As used in this act, unless otherwise specifically restricted or en- larged the words "herein' and hereof refer to the whole act, and the words "person.'' "owner," proprietor gran tee" 'lessee" or '1icense," include a firm. association, corporation or munich pality and the word warden" means State Game and Fish Commissioner. County Game Warden and Deputy Game Warden provided for herein. The word "officers' includes every person author ized to enforce the provisions or this act and whenever the possession, use, m portation transportation, storage, sale offering or exposing for sale of game or birds is prohibited or restricted, the pro hibltion or restrictions shall extend to and including every part of such game and n violation as to each animal or blrd ar mart thereof shall be q separate or fense and two or more ofenses may pc charged in the same affidavit, complaint or indictment, and proof as part of game bird or animal shall be sufficient to sustain charge to the whole or u, and the violation as to the nullpeI oi animals or birds of the same Kind may Inc charged in the same count and pun isbad as a separate offense as to each animal bird or game.
 Sec. 15 In cases of violation ol thls act bY corporation the warrant or arrest may be read to the president sec retarv or manager in this State or to any general or local agent thereof, Tn any county where the action or lndlct- n,ent is pending, and upon the return of such warrant so served the corpora tion shall be deemed in court and sub- tnot to the jurisdiction thereof. and any fnn imnosed may be collected by eXecu- tion against the property of said cor noration. but this section shall not De construed to exempt an agent or eh'- ploye from prosecutioi' ,..
 Sec 16 Any official officer or warden who shall fail to perform any act outy or obligation enioined upon him py the nrovisjon of this act, shall be deemed a,,iltv of il misdemeanor and on convic- t,a o,,'s shau he punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. a,o Ga, ota and House of Representatives Of thls State shall meet In joint session az soon as practicable after the approVai or tnIs act and in such joint session snai, uuiN nroceed to elect some person ski'ieu III matters relating to game or hsii ota.e Can,e and Fish Commissioners said per ls,l s1,all Inc known as a State Game and rys1, Csor,n,issioner of the State Of Ala i,an,a and shall hold his office until the 0rst Monday after the second 1uesoay III Ianuar,. 1eo9 or until his successor Tn .office is duly elected and quaiihea Ine successor to the State Came ana flsh Con,n,issioner shall be elected by the quai- ioe1 electors of the State at the general election in 1908 and every Tour years thereafter. The Department or Game and t5asb of inc State of Alabama, is hereby aatah,ished and created and shall be known and termed as such. Ihe state cn,nn and Fish Commissioner shall fe-