Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-08
WHAT Is THE GAME LAW7

The recent prosecutions Of violators
of the game laws, says the News and
Courier, have caused some persons
with minds given to research, to look
up the law on the subject in order to
ascertain just what the present game
law Is, as the legislature has passed a
law for three sessions In succession,
there being a difference in the text OF
each act. A glance at the acts, and
without going very deep in the sub
ject, discloses the fact that two Of the
acts, that Of 1906 and that of 1908, are
apparently practically dead, for the
reason that the act Of 1906 was re-
pealed by the act Of 1907, and the act
of 1908 amends the act Of 1906, which
already had been repealed. Therefore,
it looks as If the act of 1907 is the
only act at present Of force. 1t will be
interesting to note a part Of the word
ing of the three acts.
The act of 1906 Is entitled, IAN act
for the further protection Of partridges
and quail" Section l provides in part
as follows: That 1t shall be unlawful
for any person., except upon his own
lands, or on the lands Of another with
the consent Of the owner thereof, to
net or trap any partridge or quail; and
it shall be unlawful for any person to
sell, or ship or export for sale, any par
fridge or quail, for the space of five
years, from the Goth day Of February,
A. d. 1912. Provided, that the
handling, possession, control or owner
ship OF any of said birds sold, offered
or exposed for sale, or shipped or ex-
ported, shall be prima facie evidence
Of the violation Of this act, and the
burden of proof shall be upon the per-
son so handling, possessing, controll-
ing or owning any Of the SAID birds to
show that they we're imported from an
other state or territory. Any person
violating this act shall be guilty Of a
miSdemeanor, etc."
Section prohibits the killing Of
Mongollan pheasants.
Section 3 provides for the issuing Of
licenses to nonresident hunters upon
the payment of license fee Of twenty
five dollars, and concludes as follows:
"All licenses and fines collected under
this act shall be turned over to the
game warden"
This act was approved February 81.
1906.
In 1907 the legislature passed an act
entitled, AN act to incorporate the Au-
dubon Society Of South Carolina, and
to provide for the preservation OF the
wild birds, non migratory tsn and ami
mails of the state" which provides
principally for regulations in regard
to the transportation Of game birds and
wild animals and also provides penal
ties for such transportation when In
violation Of the act. The act also pro-
vides that all moneys obtained from
fines or forfeitures shall be deposited
with the state treasurer to the credit
of the game protection fund"
Section Is Of this act is as follows:
AN act entitled AN act for the fur
ther protection Of partridges and quail
approved the 21st day of February, A.
D. 1906, and all other acts or parts of
acts inconsistent herewith are hereby
In 1908 the legislature again passed
an act on the subject, the title of
which is as follows: IAN act to amend
an act entitled an act for the further
ther protection of partridges and quail,
21st day of February, A. D.
1906, by changing the time, and in
clude Mongolian pheasants and wild
turkey"