The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-14

days, or Doth suCh me ana lmprlson-
ment. in the discretion OF the court,
Section 8. It shall be unlawful
exceed the following bag limit: Wild
turkey, as provided in Section of
Article Of this Act, swan. one in a
season, prairie chicken, fifteen a day,
one hundred in a season; goose or
brant ten in a day; quail, plover cur
lew, ducks, snipe, or other shore
birds, twenty-five a day, one hundred
and fifty in a season.
Section A. II shall be unlawful to
have any game animal or game birds
in possession except during the open
season, and in the Immediately follow.
ing ten days; Provided. however, that
any person may have in possession
at any time as specimens or trophies.
the heads, hides or horns of any bird
or animal lawfully killed, or any tame
or domesticated deer or other animals
or birds, or dispose of the same
Section 5. It shall be unlawful to
wantonly kill or attempt to kill at any
time any bird or animal without a
present purpose to Immediately gath
er the same for use as food, whether
tie person so killing or attempting TO
kill is provided with a hunting license
or not
ARTICLE 3.
Section /. II shall be unlawful at
any time to kill capture, or have in
possession any non-game bird, living
or dead, native or foreign, except as
specifically permitted by law.
section :. The State Fish and
Game Warden may issue to any per
son of the age Of fifteen years or more
who shall present to him written tes-
timonials Of two well-known ornitho-
logists or any well-known scientific
institution certifying to his good char
acter and fitness, permit authoriz
ing him to take and ship within or
out OF the State birds and
their eggs and nests for seientic pur-
poses. Such person shall pay a fee
Of one dollar (sl) which shall be
turned over to the State Treasurer TO
be credited to the Game Protection
Fund A record of all permits is
sued under the provisions of this
section sha,. be kept by the State
Game and Fish Warden, open to the
inspection of the public On proof
that the holder Of such permit has
killed or captured birds, nests or
eggs for other than scientific pur
poses. He shall on conviction be
punished in the same manner as
though such permit had not been is
sued and the permit shall thereafter
be void
Section 3. Nothing contained in
this Act shall prevent citizen Of
Oklahoma from keeping in captivity
as domestic pet any bird lawfully
obtained, or interfere In any way
with the trade in such birds as are
not indigenous to the United States.
Section 4. The English or Europ-
can house sparrow, hawk, owl, crow,
buzzard. jaybird and blackbird are
not included among the birds protect
ed by this Act
ARTICLE 4.
Section l. It shall be unlawful to
hunt within the State of Oklahoma
without a proper license. except as
herein provided
Section 2 ANY citizen OF the state
over fourteen years of age, who has
resided therein for sixty days imme-
diately preceding his application
therefore may obtain hunting license
for himself from the State Game and
Fish Warden or one Of his bonded
deputy wafdens. or from the County
Clerk Of the County Of his residence,
an application therefor with the issu.
ing officer accompanied by an
affidavit stating his name age,
place and time of residence. and
the color of his hair and eyes which
on payment to the issuing officer of
dollar and twenty-five cents (si25);
Provided, ina no license shall be re-
quired for hunting upon ones own
premises, actually owned or leased
and occupied
Section }. Any citizen Of the Tn.
tied States who has not been resi-
dent of Oklahoma for the sixty days
immediately preceding his application
therefor, may obtain hunting II.
cense for himself in the same manner
as is provided for the issuing OF
resident hunting license, except to
hunt deer. turkey or prairie chicken.
on payment TO the issuing officer OF
the sum Of fifteen dollars ($i5.00).
Section 4 Any alien may obtain
hunting license for himself from the
State Game and Fish Warden or any