The Natchitoches enterprise., 1908-09-24
The NEW CANE LAW.

passed by the Legislature.
: The Marston bill provides that ont
may fish with pole, hook and line am
day in the year, but prohibits thu
killing OF iisll by the use of dynamite
or poison or by striking at night.
The Welsh bill provides. THAT the
police juries Of their respective par
isises, throughout the State of L0ui
siana are hereby authorized and EN-
powered to enact such laws as they
deem best to regulate the shipment
of game, except deer and game birds
out Of their respective parishes. and
to fix penalty for the violation OF
the same.
The general game law is known as
the VentreSs Bill and we publish 1t in
full owing to its Importance to most
of our reader. Cut it out and paste
it in your hat.
THE vENTREss BILL.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of Louis
lana, That all wild game birds, both
resident and migratory, found in this
state, are hereby declared to be prop
erty Of the state. And no person shall
at any time or in any manner acquire
any property in or subject to his do
| minion or control any of the game
birds or any part thereof of the spe-
cieS herein mentioned, but they shall
always and under all circumstances
be and remain the property of the
state; except that by killing the same
| during the periods when their killing
| is permitted, the same may be used
| by any person at the time, in the
manner and for the purpose express
lily authorized And whenever any
| person kills, catches, ships or has any
| possession or under control any of the
| birds or any part thereof, mentioned
| in this act, at any time or in any
manner prohibited by this act, such
birds or any part thereof, and the
state shall be entitled to the sole
| possession thereof
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted ETC.,
That for the purpose of this act, etc,
the following shall be considered game
! birds: Geese, brant, wild sea and riv-
| er ducks, wood ducks. rails mud henSl
coats (poule d'eau} gallinuleS, snipe,
| woodeock, sandpipers (choTooks and
papabotte), tattlers, curlews, pluver,
wild turkey, imported pheasants
grouse, prairie chicken, quail, doves.
Sec. B. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to kill, snare, trap on in any way
take, capture, annoy or destroy any
of the following named game birds
during the closed seasons noted here
in: Doves, from March to Sep
TENDER |: geese, bTan,, wild sea and
river ducks, rails mud hens) coats
(poule d'eau) gallinules, tattlers, cur
LEWIS and ployer, from March l to Oct
ober /: wild turkey cocks from April
Is, to November 1; quail bob White),
wood duck from March ] to Novem-
Der l. sniUe, saud pipers (choeooks and
papabotte) from Nav 18th to Septem-
1; blue-winged teal ducks, from April
Is 20 October l
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That woodcocks and prairie chickens
shall not be killed nor had in possess
sion an any time until December l,
1910, and thereafter from February l
to December ! of any year.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to kill or destroy more than tWen-
ty-fve Of the birds mentioned in Sec
tion 3 of this act in any one day dur
ing the open seasons named herein;
nor shall any hunting be done be-
tween the hours of sunset an sunrise.
sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
Ihat II shall be uniaWiul Tor any per-
son 10 capture any OF Jhe pros men
TONED IN lllla aet or 10 TAKE, or at
tempt 70 take OF desGfof Ulle nest or
eggs of any Of the birds mentioned
IN Uhls act,
sec : be a. lGl tIel GildcGeu, elc''
IlaU IL sIiah pe uliia"lui TO XIII any
OF tlle plrus nalhGl III tlis acU III llle
open season iloteQ herein oy any means
oUner tllan Dy ordinary gun capaplt' OF
oelng hed 10 ana spoU from Jhe
silOulueT
oee .. De IL luIliI Giidcueu, eUc.'
1lldt ~ 9iidiI i " uilId u LoI any per
son 70 sen oueI ioi 9dIe, VI nave III
possession IoI s5le @lS sdille plIG pIo-
becUeu uIlueI GlIe p5o1ISlQilS NJ, VI UiIls
act, aItef IIie nIsu aay Oh March Oh
any yea gnu ulivlI ulio opeliilS udCeS
oi ING Ian season. d.. a. wen a. uuIIilg Uile
closed seasons holeQ herelh.
pee. y. he ~ luILlleI ellacUeu, eIc.'
lIlaI IL sllali pe ulliiaWIui LOT any per
son, urn anu corporation, GllelI agents,
oIllcers ana employees 70 seIl, exchange
expose, oIer iof SAFE exchange or
have in possession either for himself
or other, any OF the game blrds men
TONED In this act during The close OF
seasons name Aerein' irrespective OF
the time When, or place where such
BIRDS were Killed or captured,
Sec. 10. Be IL further enacted, ETC.,
That II shall be unlawful Tor any per-
son, or any corporation acting as
common carrier, It's officers, agents or
servants TO ship, carry, take or trans
port beyond the confines OF the state,
any OF the game birds mentioned in
this act, whether alive or dead.
Each nonresident hunter may not
oftener than twice in one season car