Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-04-25

1 DC II cHdClcu OY tue Legislature OF YVES
Virginia;
I. That sections nineteen and forty
nine of chapter sixty of the Acts of tn
Legislature of West Virginia. session o
nineteen hundred and nine. be amende,
and re-enacted so as to read as follows
and that section asa be and the same =
hereby repealed:
Sec. 10 No person. not citizen ant
| resident of this state. shall at any time
hunt. pursue. kill or catch any wild gam,
animals or wild game birds IN this state
without first having secured license 81
to do. and then only during the RESPECTIVE,
periods when il shall be lawful to hun
such game animals and game birds
Such license shall be procured in tn.
following manner. tc-wit
The appicantshalI go before thecount,
clerk of any county within this state ant
fill out blank application. stating hi.
name. age, occupation or profession
weight. height. place of residence. colo,
hair. eyes and complexion; the application
shall be subscribed in ink and sworn te
BY the applicant, said applicant making
oath that his statements are correct and
true to the best of his knowledge and
belief, before the county clerk issuing
said license: the applicant shall at the
same time pay to the county clerk the
sum of fifteen dollars as a license tax.
and fee of fifty cents to said clerk for
issuing such license; provided. however
that any such nonresident may fill out
said application and swear to the same
before a notary public or any other
official of any foreign state whose
certificate is authorized to be accepted
for the recordation of deeds to be
recorded within this state. and which
said official shall affix his official seal to
his certificate, and said applicant shall
then send the said application to the
county clerk of any county within this
state, together with the tax and the fee
hereinbetore provided for, ard such
clerk shall send said applicant such
license,
Said license shall bear the seal OF the
county court of the county in which i,
was issued and shall be signed by the
clerk. All such license tax shall be paid
by the county clerk to the state Treasurer
on the first day of each month for the
next month proceeding and a report
thereof be made to the forest, game and
fish warden. Such license shall entitle
the person to whom it is issued to hunt
and kill game in any county in this state
at any time when it shall be lawful to
hunt, pursue and kill such game: and nc
person to whom such license has been
issued. shall be entitled to hunt, pursue
or kill game IN this state, without at the
time of such hunting, pursuing or kill.
ing of game, he shall have such license in
his possession: and he shall exhibit the
same to any officer of this state. or owner
tenant or lessee of any land on which
such person or persons are hunting. on
demand of such officer or person. All
such licenses shall be good and valid in
the county where issued for the period oil
one year next succeeding its issue. ANY
person required by law to have and
claiming to hold license to hunt il
this state, having in his possession any
gun or other hunting paraphernalia II
such woods or fields, shall on failure t.
produce such license for inspection t.
any warden of this state. or owner o.
agent of the owner of such woods o.
fields on demand, be deemed guilty of ;
misdemeanor and shall be punished OF
| conviction as provided later in this sec
ton. All nonresident members of an
club or organization owning or leasing
game preserve in this state, shall each b
| required to secure a hunters license a
herein before provided for. Any person
found guilty of violating any of the pro
| visions Of this section shall be deeme,
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon con
viction thereof. shall be fined not les
than twenty-five nor more than fifty dol
| lars for each and every offence. in add
ton to costs of the prosecution, and II
addition thereto may be confined in tn
county Jail for period not exceeding
thirty days. in the discretion of the jus
tice or court trying the case. and upo
failure to pay any fine or costs, the pei
son or persons SO convicted. shall b
confined in the county Jail until such fin
and costs are paid, but such imprisor
ment shall not exceed twenty days fc
any one offeEse. No hunters llcens
shall be issued to any minor under th
age of fifteen years. without the conser
IN writing from the parent or guardia
of such minor, such consent TO be file
with the clerk of the county court issurn
such license.
| Sec. 40. 1t shall be unlawful for an
lperson to shoot. hunt. fish or fowl upo
the enclosed or improved lands of anotl
er person, or to camp. peel trees. CT
Itrees or timber. build fires OF do an
other act or thing thereon in connectio
with or auxiliary to shooting. huntin,
Fishing or fowling on the lands of anotl
er person without permission IN writin
from the owner. lessee or other perso
entitled to the possession of such land
or the tenant or agents of such owne
lessee or person entitled othe possessic
thereof. duly authorized to give sue
written permission. and every persc
hunting. fishing. shooting or fowling u
on such lands shall have such write
f,erunfSsion with him N hen 40 do,,rr