The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-10-25
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SulIer IT m Is toODSl eXactiOns.
Every man who has The welfare of
the state at heart desires to protect
the game Of state, but he wishes to
!, protect 1T in sane and reasonable
manner. He does not want to be-
tempered by lot Of fool provisions
that make hunting a hardship and
aid compel sportsmen to be a
well-versed lawyer before he is COM
petent to go into The fields in search
of game. He does not want law
that makes system of spies keep
neighbor spying over neighbor. and
he does not want game law that
makes 1t necessary for every hunter
70 carry Il map in his pocket and be
an amateur civil engineer to enable
himself to stay on the property
where he has permission to hunt and
not stray over into the territory own
ed by another He does not want
a law that asks license fee of
SlOO to allow maa to hunt when
the clerk that collects the license
money charges 81 90 for the license.
The dollar fee is bal enough with
out the twenty-five per cent which
goes into the poke of the clerk
The provision in the present game
law compels man not only 70 have
permit to hunt on the property
where he wishes to enjoy his sport
but It makes him carry this permis-
sion in whiting in his pocket. Ii
by any chance he happens to stray
over the boundaries of the land up
on which he has been given permis-
sion to hunt, he is liable to immedi-
ate arrest by any one'of the money
seeking spies Of the department
The game warden has rice fat lob
that pays, in direct salary 81, 900
49, O'i eHN AO Hd' CutStue expense
fund that make his position one
that Is worth having. This position
is an appointive one apl the game
warden does not have to receive the
votes of the people. Hemerely APP
points the army If spies who work
hard to convict and VINO take advan-
tage of provision of the game law
the constitutiona'ity of which is very
doubtful. That is the provision
which reads as follows:
The forest. game and fish war
den al deputy wardens sh I'll have
the power to search any person and
examine any, boat, vehicle, convey
ance, express car isA box, fish bas-
KIT. game bag Or g me coat, or any
other receptacle III which game.
birds or fish could be placed, con-
cealed or conveyed, whenever they
have reason to believe they will Sc
cure or discover evidence or a viola
ton of the game and fish laws of
this state and any hinderance or in
.erfereGce " attempt to hinder or
interfere with such search and ex-
omination, shall be prima facie evil
dence of a yolati IN of the law by the
person or persons who hinder or in
terfeIe, with such search and exami-
natio.
The constitution of the state of
West Virginia, in section article 3
(The Bill Of Righst) declare tLat;
"The right of citizens to be secure
IN their houses, persons, papers and
effects against unreasona able searches
and seizures shall not be violated
No warrant shall issue except for
probable cause supported by oath or
affirmation particularly describing
the 'place to he searched or the
thin8 to be seized ~ Th5se sare the
words cf tho constitution. md yet
the 2lme law declares that if the
gOmc wardeL but think that any
person man or woman has conceal.
ell in any rece .tacls in which birds
uli be concealed game killed out
IF season without a warrant he can
search that thing. Ityou even
make objection to the violation of
Your constitutional rights. this ua-
fair unjust and unconstitutional law
declares that such objection shall
make you guilty Of illegally killing
gme. These arc some Of the OBJ
8 jrctions 90 law which is designed
d TO ostonaib'y protect the gamo OF
the stare. blt which in realit,
mcreIypaces q real hardship upoi
not only, every man who loves {.
huna but upon every citizen VIII.
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