The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-15

be placed TO the credit of the game pro-
Section 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
various judges of the superior courts to
specially mention In their charges to
their respective grand jurias the provis-
Section II. The following shall be
deemed game birds and animals: Quail,
commonly known as Boo White par
tridges. doves snipe, woodooeks and cur
Jews. Wild turkeys. grouse, pheasants,
deer squirrels and summer or wood
duck.
Section 10. Any person who shall
offer to sell any OF the game birds or
animals named In section IL Of this act
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction punished by a fine OF not less
than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, and all costs for each offense, or
TO work on the public roads not less than
five days nor more than thirty days, and
any one or more Of these punishments
may be ordered in the discretion of the
judge.
Section - Any person who shall
port or ship, any Of the game birds
or animals mentioned in section II of
this act, without the limits of the state,
or from the county in which the game
was Killed, into another county in this
state, or who shall sell or offer for SALE
or purchase or offer TO purchase any part
of the plumage, skin or body of the said
game birds or animals mentioned in sec
stroy the nests or eggs of any of said
birds, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be punished as
is prescribed by section II Of this act;
provided II be lawful for any person duly
authorized to hunt to personally trans
port openly, the game actually killed by
him from the county in which IL was
killed to any county of this state. or
without the state, but the person killing
said game must in each Instance accom-
pany the game 50 killed. Each person
h1In q ban rrxy xnrffh INV }, DC "a
pitfaN device, or by the use of any poison,
and exhibit the same promptly upon re-
quest of any game warden or deputy
warden or eX -otfcio warden.
Section IA. Amy person who shall
hunt, Kill or destroy by any means what.
soever or who is In possession of the fol-
lowing named birds or animals, except
between the following dates, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be punished az prescribed
in section II of this act Quail, common
doves, wild turkey gobblers, plovers,
from December list to March LIST follow
ing; snipe from December l to May ]
following; woodcock, summer or wood
duck from January following; deer fox
squirrels and gray squirrels from october
to January / following of each year. 1t
shall be unlawful any time of the year
to scatter upon the lands OF any person,
whether it be the owner of the land or
not, any corn, wheat or grain or other
bait for the purpose of drawing to the
lands where such bait is scattered or
placed game birds or doves at or near
such lands so 'baited, and shah be unlaw-
full for any person to shoot at or Kill any
dove or other game bird at, upec, over
or near any land baited or baited field, for
the purpose of shooting or allowed to be
shot at such game birds or doves. and for
a violation of this provision such person
or persons shall be guilty OF misde
meanor and punished as prescribed in
section 1865 of criminal code
Section Is. During the open season no
one person shall be authorized to Kill
more than three male deer, nor more
than three wild turkey gobblers during
any one season. Nor more than twenty
five game birds of any one specie I'm any
one day, except snipe or doves Of which
one person may kill forty In one day.
Any person violating this section shall
be guilty Of a msdemeanor and punished
as prescribed in section II Of this act.
Section Is. Any person who shall
wild doe or fawn, or wild turkey hens,
or any imported game birds or game ami
mails prior to December l, 1915, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con
viction, punished as prescribed in section
IL of this act.
Section IT, Any person who shall at
any time kill or capture or wound any
game bird or animal by the use of any
pitfall, deadfall, snare, trap, net, pen or
other, device. or by the use of any poison,
drug or explosive, or who shall hunt,
catch, or Kill any game birds or animals
at night shall be guilty OF a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction punished as
is prescribed in section IL Of this act.
Section IL. Any person who shall hunt
without first obtaining a license, except
on his own land, or in his own militia
district, or who lends or transfers his Ii
cense to another, or who shall hunt upon
the lands Of another without first having
obtained his consent TO do so, except per
sons following hounds in pursuit of foxes
or deer, or any other animals not men
toned in this act.
A s.rtc, ,t,S,
shall ship or transfer or carry any game
bird or animal without the limits of this
state shall be guilty of msdemeanor
and upon conviction punished as prescrib-
ed in section IL of this act; provided the
terms of this section shall not apply to
game in the personal possession of the
party killing the same, provided such
party has obtained a license then Of
Section 20. Any agent or employe of
common carrier who shall receive any
game bird or animals for shipment with
out the state, or from one county to an
other within this state, shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
punished in section IL of this act
Section 81. Any warden, deputy war
den or ex-officio who shall fail 10 perform
any act or duty placed upon him by this
act shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished as is
prescribed in section IL Of this act.
Section az. All moneys received by the
commissioner arising from the provisions
Of this act shall be deposited In the state
treasury to the credit Of the game pro-
lection fund, and said fund shall not be
drawn upon or used for any purpose save
such as Is designated in this act.
Section %. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person in the state to kin, catch or have
in his possession any wild non-game
bird, or to take or destroy the nest or
eggs Of any non-game bird or to have
the same in his or her possession. Such
persons violating the provisions Of this
section shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction punished as is pre-
scribed In section IL of this act provided
this section shall not apply to the follow
ing birds: English sparrows, owls, hawks
eagles, crows and rice birds, except per-
sons may ship into this state birds for
millinery purposes.