Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-09
Every Hunter
Must Have License.
Nimrods in State Will be Taxed ST
Each if Walton Bill Passes.

HARRISBURG, IA, FEB. b.-Under
the provisions of "a bill prepared by the
State Game Commission and which
will be into introduced into the House
tomorrow night by Representative
William ID. Walton, of Lawrence coun-
ty, every hunter in the state will have
to pay 81 for license for the privilege
of shooting wild birds or animals An
unnaturalized person will will not be
licensed. Mr.. Walton says that this
legislation will raise $150,000 a year.
the money will be paid into the state
treasury.
Immediately following the enact
ment of this law, it will be unlawful
for any person living in the state to
hunt for wild birds or animals with
firearms or any device of any kind
propelling a metal pellet or bullet and
it will also be illegal except.in defense
of person or property, to shoot to kill
or pursue with intent to take, kill or
wound any of the wild birds or animals
found in the state without first procur-
ing license. Under the present law
nonresident hunters and unnaturaliZed
foreign-born resident hunters must pay
a $40 license before hunting in the
state. The Walton bill bars the un-
naturalized sportsmen, but does not
change the act concerning non-resi-
dents.
PRISON FOR OFFENDERS.
A native of the United States or full
naturalized person or his son under 81
years of age, who has been a resident
Of the state 80 days next proceeding
his application for a license, shall be
entitled to one when he complies with
the proposed Walton law. A person
convicted of his first offense under the
law and not paying the money penalty
at once, with costs, shall be imprisoned
in the county Jail one day for each dol
lar of the fine, unless he shall give
security for the payment within 10
days or carry the case to higher
court
fense, the defendent must in addition
to the penalty for the first be imprison-
ed for one day for each dollar of the
fine. In case of Imprisonment Instead
of cash payment of the penalty, or if
the person fails to pay the costs of
prosecution, there shall be forfeiture
to the state of all traps, guns, shooting
parapherralia, boats, decoys or other
appliances used in violation of the law
and found in his possession at the time
of arrest or proved to have been used
in violation of the law. These proper
ties shall be either destroyed or sold.
For the first offense only the defendant
shall be entitled to one day off his i'm
prisonment for each dollar turned into
the state treasury out of such sale.
Application for license may be made
orally or in writing to the county treas
urer. Proof of residence and citizen
ship must be given. Upon payment of
81 the applicant shall get resident
hunters license on a form bearing
description of the person to hunt and
kill game, birds or wild animals dur
ing the year, under the restrictions of
existing laws. The certificate will be-
come void at the end of the following
December.
FINE FOR EACH oFFENsE.
To do the hunting, as described by
the bill, without the license will result
in fine of $40 for each offense, and
each day upon which the gun or device
is used will be considered distinct and
separate offense. Aperson found with
a gun or device in the fields or forests
or on the waters or highways of the
state shall be considered to be hunting
and must show his license upon de-
mand of any state officer whose duty
it is to protect the game and wild birds
or to maintain the peace or upon the
demand of the person owning or con-
trolling the land on which the hunter
is found. The penalty for refusing to
comply with this demand will be S25.
Possession of the described gun or
device, where it might be used for
hunting, or the possession of any dead
or living body of one of the birds or
animals or any part Of such body, by
any person in the state shall be prima
iacia evidence of violation of the law
and render the person liable To the
penalty. The state officers specified
shall have the right to arrest without
warrant any person caught in the act
of violating the law or in persuit inn
mediately following the violation, and
to seize all guns, shooting parapher-
MALTA, dogs, boats, decoys or other APP
plianees used in violation of any pro-
visions of the act, All wild birds or
animals, game or otherwise, found I'm
possession or under control of the sus-
pected person, shall also be taken.
Seized birds and animals not classed as
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