Evening journal., 1908-08-26
MARYLAND GAME
OPEN SEPT. 1
Cecil COuniianS Making Prep.
aratiOn For Reed and
Rail Bird Season

ELKTON, Aug. 2e.-Gunners along
the Elk, Northeast and Bohemia rivers
are making preparations for the-Spen-
ing Of the rail and reed bird season in
Cecil county on September /. The
owners Of cunning rigs make good
money hiring them out to city sports
men, but the men who make a business
of pushing the boat over the marshes
for the gunners get still larger pay, the
minimum price being SO per tide and
IS for two tides when hey both come
in the same day. which sometimes
happens.
Under the law passed by the last
Legislature IL IS not lawful I'm Cecil
county for any person TO hunt. chase.
shoot at. shoot. trap. XIII or in any
manner take or destroy any quail.
partridge pheasant, woodcock. snipe.
railblrd, reedbird, swamp blackbird,
wild rabbit. crowbill duck. teal or sum
mer duck or squirrel or to have in his
or her possession any such birds, rab-
bit or wild duck. without the same are
TO be liberated for breeding purposes,
except I'm the following seasons:
For quail partridge woodcock. wild
rabbit from October % to December
"a; for snlpe. from March / 10 De-
cember 2f for railblrds, grouse. pheas-
ants. reedbird swamp blaclebirds and
marsh plover from September TO
February 1; for squirrel. from Sep
tcmber I to December "a: for crow
bill duck teal and summer duck and
other marsh ducks, from August / 20
April 10. provided however. these
ducks shall not he hunted. shot at. shot
or killed before the first day of No
vember IN the ELK river below a line
drawn from Plum Point TO locust
Point or beyond the mouth OF any Of
the small creeks flowing into the same.
from any boat, vessel or craft OF any
kind
IL is also not lawful for any person,
company or corporation 20 sell or offer
to sell or expose for sale any Of the
birds or game except railbird and reed
bird, wild rabbit or ducks at any sea-
son of the year. but It is lawful for
any person 10 shoot or destroy az any
time, any kind OF blackblrd flying over
or feeding upon the grain fields
Every nonresident Of the State who
desires TO gun is first required to take
out a license, costing $3.50. Out of
that amount the clerk Of the court IS
allowed TO retain so cents as a fee, and
the balance is 70 be turned over to the
Cecil County Game Protective Associa-
tion.
II Is unlawful for any person or per-
sons 20 have In their possession, kill.
trap or destroy any Of the birds mem
toned. when the snow Is on the ground
in suficien. quantities so that the
tracks OF the same may be seen. not
withstanding IL might be in the "open
season"
II a person shall violate any Of the
provisions of the new game law he
will be deemed guilty OF common
nuisance. and upon complaint thereof
before any justice of the peace of the
state of Maryland I'm and for Cecil
county. he or they shall he fined not
less than So nor more than s25 and
costs IN eaeh case. and for the failure
TO pay the fine shall be committed 10
the county Jail for thirty days; in ad-
dition to the fine the guilty party Il
required to take out a license.
The informer Is TO receive one-hAii
the fine imposed. but he Is not allowed
TO receive more than $40 in any one
day; If his share should exceed that
then the remainder Is 10 go TO the
Game Protective Association OF Ceci
county. TO be used in restocking th'
county with wild game.
1t is also unlawful for any person e
hunt, shoot or destroy in any manner
any OF the above mentioned birds. rab.
bits ducks. etc, on election day IL
November.