The Rich Hill tribune., 1910-06-09
TOLERT0K WILL
PROTECT GAME
LATE COURT RULINGS ARE NOT
ACCEPTED nY THE MISSOURI
GAME COMMISSIONER.
New Game and Fish Law Is Opposed
But Successfully Operated by Tol.
erton and His Deputies-Wili
Continue 20 Prosecute,

VINO nave Tor a lille time hunted and
lshCd without let or hindrauce. This
IS especially true OF men who live in
regions where game and fish abound
and where they can spend a few
hOurs any day with guH. rod or seine
aHd procure animal food enough for
tAeir families without drawing on the
reserve stock OF bacon or paying tri.
butte to the beef trust
Missouri having always been a par.
adise for hunters and fishermen, game
and fish laws have had hard sailiug
in our legislative halls and harder
experience In the fields and forests
and along the streams when In con.
tact with mon who feel that they
have a natural right TO an the game
they can hil and an the fish they
can catch. Yet Missouri today has
one OF the best ui the many game and
hsh laws enacted boy state leglsla.
lures in late years This could not
he said OF the law enacted by a
Democratic legislature ia 1907 how
over, for the statute then given the
state by Democratic suluus can only
be described as muustrosity IL
was one OF the cruJgst OF an So
called game and lsh laws and was a
Joke IN the courts and among sports
men as Ions as &c was on the books
The present statute WAS enacted iu
1909. originating iu the House. where
all o. igs best features were created
and where 30 was protected from
damaging amendments approved by
The Senate. 10 provides for state
Game and Fish Commissioner. who
may appoint one or more deputy com.
mIss.ongrs iu each Congressional dis.
tricL clothed with authority to make
arrests and TO- destroy nets. suiugs
ana other apparatus used Illegally iu
taking fish, and l1 gouasCatg fish aud
game uaiaUiu.Iy taken or shipped.
mus tha deputies are feared hy those
who would not fear molcHauou uy 10.
y1' peace officers and they have been
able ta make samo and fish laws yf
tygggg
Nnt t.. rggouu" necessary to up,r.
atH .ag .au must come from hunters
licenses aud The penalties paid by
y.a...urs gr ,ae law. 80 man can
hunt protected same without DE-
u.usa Uu amy premises NOT hIs own.
of leased 5- tgrauleI by him. and
Uuargs.aHlrs must pay % liberal d.
Cugae tee Goo hunt anywhere iu tGc
state THE point iu thU Jaw, there.
logg which ca b. attacked u,Jst dan.
rH.#G.Ir .s fae lu.gss PROV Egu. n
faar cam re broken down Anl l-ruI
owners and I.aaas may privilege hunt.
aug uB their premises vltl0u, license
lHe rnsauu, viii o.. impaired and lhv
operation ut Jro law made Ineffective.
late rulings lv circuit JUDGES -uotab.
iy gE Judges Evans and Nnuds.ip iu
southern dis.riCts-ghreaten trouble
IN the collection OF license fees Their
Iuf.Ur. .tstlnn of rhe iaW seems 20 De
chat 300 license Sos necessary ta hunt
game not protected under the game
i8w. or tO hunt any kind OF game Ia
the uy.rHlrrhood of ones home dur
inr .,he open season the period
when the d.s.guCl,0U OF such game is
uot prohibited; and that person
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