The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01

of the hunting privilege. which Is prac-
:ically :he case q. Georgetown now.
because the rich have the preserves.
and the people OF Georgetown rarely
ever ce. any game 10 Z section where
game is plentiful.
Ir order .ha, ms readers may be a2-
prised o. the nature of this measure I
give them IT'S full text.
\ BILL
To Prohibit, the Hunting OF Wild Birds
aod Animals With Gun. Wlthou, Il
License so ID Do. TO Provide toS the
Issuing OF Licenses, 70 Punish Per>oo>
Violating the Provisions OF This ACT
and To Define the Duties OF the Oiiic-
ers Herein Authorized TO Issue the
Same.
Be it eoac,ed by the General Assembly
O. the State OF South Carolina:
SECTION l. II shall be un!awfu! foc
auv person TO hunt wild birds and AM
mails with. gun. in this State, without
G->. ob;aioing 2 License permitting him
to DO so. .Auv person or pe;@ons riolat-
ing the foregoing provisions OF this Act
shall be guilty of L nistlemeanor and.
on conviction. shall be Gued not less
than ten ard no, more than twenty-five
dollars, or be imprisoned 90, less than
fifteen and not more :aan thirty days
for each cffenSe.
SEC. ,. The Clerks OF the Courts OF
Common Pleas. the game wardenS. and
duly appointed ageo,s OF the chief game
warden Of the State, shall issue licenses
for bunting in the manner and under
the conditions hereinafter stated. All
lines and licenses collected under this
Act shall be remi;,ed monthly 10 the
State Treasurer and placed 10 the credit
of the game projection fund, and shall
aot be paid out except for the enforce
men, OF the game and fish laws OF the
State cn the order OF the chief game
warden. who shall keep 40 itemized ac-
couot OF the expenditures so made by
him. taking proper vouchers Tor the
same. The chief game warden shall
prepare toe form OF the license " be
issued aud shall procure The printing OF
the same: and record OF the licenses
issued hereunder shall be KEEP. 10 the
Office OF the chief game warden. All
SUCH Licenses shall be numbered con-
secutively :,S issued. Blank forms for
issuing IicenseS shall DE furnished by
the chief game warden 70 the clerks OF
The Courts OF Common P!e:s OF the sew
ersl couutieS Of this State aud others
h-r. in authorized 10 issue licenses. who
shall Issue them upon the terms and
conditions herein required: not more
than one license shall be issued 70 the
same person iE any one calendar year.
and Shall be good tor one year from The
date OF its issue; no assignment Or trans-
fer OF anv license shall! be valid
SEC. ;. !Arv resident, nonresident or
alien person may procure & license TO-:
hua,ing IS provided for in this Act by
iilirg his affidavit, with the chief game
warden or other person herein author
izeG TO issue licenses, in which he shall
give his name. age, place OF residence,
post office address. and by paying TO the
officer 10 whom: he makes application,
the sum of one dollar If a resident OF this
State. the sum Of ten dollars Il = Doc
resident, and the ~u2 OF twenty-five
dollars :: IN alien person. The term
cucrcsiueat, IS used ia this Act, ue4nS
aay citizen OF the United States who is
not Citizen OF this State. and the term
alien ser$on means I citizen OF couu-
try other than the United States.
SEC. t. That said clerks o! Court,
game warden, and duly appointed agents
OF the chief game warden Shal! issue
licenses 10 all persons compiyio. with
the requirements OF this Act. Ten per
cent OF the money received FOR each
license issued may be re,sired by the
officer iSSuiu. the same, IS conDecs.-
:ion for his services. and the balance
Sha:! be reInit,ec 10 The ScSte Treasurer
oo the first day OF each month. and the
number OF !c-..SeS nad the amount O!
moucy RENTED TO The STATE Treasurer
ay others than the chief game warden,
shall he reported 10 him by them on Tie
first day OF each moo:h.
SEC. ). Each holder oi 4 license shall
cxhioi, bis I:ccn,e on demand of :iay
duly QuaIl.i-,: game warden, auG Il ia!l-
ure or refusal 10 do SD sha!! subject the
offender TO De prUceeoeI a%ains, anc
punished Us provided tor 10 Section 10:
this Ac; FOR the oaense OF auo;in: with
ouL licen>-.
SEC. &. .Any person who holds iic-
enSa under the provisions OF this Act
btin. convicted of violation o! the bird.
game or fish laws OF this State. shall for
lei, ii, licenSe aud she same shall be
cancelled by the chief game warce0,
and no other iiccuSe shall! be issued 70
such person for the space OF twelve
months after such conviction and cao-
collation..
SEC. :. The chief game warden shall
make ap annual report To the Gcnera'
Assembly OF his actiuss and doin:s AID
o! the money received au.l expended
under the provisions OF this .tc,
SEC. 5. This Ac. shall take ctfcc; i'm
:nedia;e!y upon It's approval by The
Governor.
~ | have previously mentioned
lave had = conference with the Berke-
Icy aad Williamsburg delegations and
have agreed upon 4 bill which. While
still altogether not OF my liking. IS the
:,cs: could make out cs Il bad situation.
I'll. Senator from Beaufort with others
are Determined 10 prevent the passage
OF any legislation which has a tendency
20 break the uniformity &! the govern
ing fish laws. and | am equally dete-m-
iued 20 ge: :. fish law tor this sec;ion
suited 20 our conditions. ana which will
keep obnoxious game warGeaS from
with our people. This morn
iu- rnv bill Wis reached bu: its cocsiG-
Grafton was objected 20 because OF the
absence o: the Senate: from Beaufort
I enleavored TO have it passed 20 4
third reading aayhow. but the Senate
said no: however. did manage 70 get
in the amendments so that Berkeley
and Williamsburg could get the aivant.
age Of my bill, aud on Monday night or
Tuesday the test will be made whether
the Senate will ignore our people, and
comply with the wishes OF the Audubon
society. y careful reading of this bill!
vii! show that provide for protection
0. the fish o. oar streams: 1T the same
time | am respecting the liberties OF
the masses So far aS The AUDUBON
society i concerned, have no con>lc-
GRAFTON for i. because look upon i; as