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

opening "cCSe Is /. were II Wv >oticIH
made up largely OF foreign pleasure
hunters succeed in this. then the State
will be committed 20 the policy. and
wear bv year the Zee will be increased
and the law made more drastic. until
the ordinary citizen will not be per-
mitteG To hunt unless in the employ OF
the r,asna,es wbo will have 4 monopoly
of the hunting privilege. which is prac-
:ica,iv the case al GEORGETOWN now.
because the rich have the preserves.
and the people Of Georgetown rarely
ever get any game IN section where
game is plentiful.
In order that my readers may be ap-
pr;sed of the rature of this measure
give them IT'S full text.
y BILL.
To Prohibit. the HuntiEg o: Wild Birds
and Animals With Z Gun, Without -
License so 20 Do. TO Provide 70. the
Issuing OF Licenses. 70 Punish Per>ooS
Violating the Provisions of This Act
and TO Define the Duties OF the Offic-
ers Herein Authorized 70 Issue the
Same.
Be it enacted bv the General Assembly
Of the State OF South Carolina:
SECTION l. I, shall be un!awfr! for
anv person 10 hunt wild birds aud ami
mails wi,L gun. IN this State, without
first obtaining , license permitting him
TO DO so. Any person Or persons vlolat-
ing the foregoing provisions OF this Acs
shall be guilty OF 7 tnisaemeanor and.
on convictions, shall be ,iued not less
shan ten ard no: more than twenty-five
dollars. or be imprisoned not less than
fifteen and not more :han thirty days
for each ofFense.
SEC. ,. The Clerks OF the Courts OF
Common Pleas. the game wardeaS, and
duly appointed agents OF the chief game
warden OF the State, shall issue licenses
for hunting in the manner and under
the conditions hereinafter stated. All
fines and licenses collected under this
Act shall be renitted monthly 10 the
State Treasurer and placed TO the credit
OF the game projection fund, and shall
rot be PAID out except for the enforce
men, OF the game and fish laws OF the
STATE CO the order of the chief game
warden. who shall keep an itemiZed ac-
count o! the expenditures so made by
him. taking proper vouchers for the
same. The chief %ame warden shall
prepare ;G2 form OF the license " DO
issued and shall procure :he printing OF
the same: and record OF the Licenses
issued hereunder shall be KEEP, in The
Office OF The chief game warden. All
SUCH Licenses shall b" numbered con-
secu,ivelv ~ issued. Blank forms for
lssuiuy liceoseS shall De furnished by
the chic. .atce warden ~ the Clerks OF
the Coarts Of Common Pie:S OF the sew
erai counties Of this State auo others
her, in authorized 10 Issue licenses. who
Shall issue them upon the terms AID
conditions hereia required; not more
than one license shall be issued TO the
and shall &c good for one yeas from the
date O! its issue: 20 ssisnrneut Or t:aas-
fer OF anv license shall be valid
SEC. ). :Ary resident, nonresident or
alien person rnay procure license TO:
uuatinS IS provided for in this Act BY
ding his affidavit, with the chief game
warden o: other person herein author
.zed tc iSsIe licenses, iu which ne sinai!
give his name. sse. place OF residence.
pos: office address. and by paying 70 the
-:..icer 10 WHOM he makes application,
e sum of one dollar il Z resident OF this
State. the SUN OF ten dollars il = ooC-
resident. and the sum OF twenty-five
dollars 4 III alien person. The term
aocresiucnI, IS used ~ tnis Act, means
ANY citizen OF the United States ~ho Is
not 4 citizen of this State. aud the term
alien person means = citizen OF couu-
,rv o:her than The United States.
SEC. +. That sai:. CLERKS oil Court,
game warden, AID duly appointed agents
OF the chief game warden shall issue
licenses TO all persons compIyin: with
the requirements of this ACT. Ten per
cent .; the money received for each
license issued may be retained by the
officer issuiu. the same. IS cotuDepSa-
:!on for his services, and the balance
Sha:! be RENTED To the State Treasurer
oa the first day OF each month. and the
number OF lIc-.seS and the aincun, OF
inoucv RENTED 10 the STATE Treasurer
BY others than the chief g:mc warden.
Shall be reported 70 hun by them or tie
first day of exca rnouth.
SIC ). Each ho!Ger q! 4 license shall
exhibit his iicrn,e on demand ui :.av
duly qualified game wardeI, a.iG tail.
ure or refusal 10 do SD sha:! subject the
offender 20 De prOceeoeG agalns: aud
punished us provided for IN Section | o;
this AZ; tor the o:!ense OF auntin: with
out l!cens3.
SEC. &. Any person who holds lie
enSa uucer tie provisions o: this Act
bein. convicted of violation OF the bird.
game or fish laws o! this S,aie.>hali tor
lei, bis license aud the same sha!! be
cancelled by the chic! game wardeo,
and no other liccnse >hal! tc issued 'ol
such person for the Spac. OF twelve
noachs ef,er such conviction acG cao-
ccllatioa.
SEC. = The chief game warden shall
make an aanual report to the General
OF his sciiu.s and doln:s a;.,!
Of the money received aul expended
under the provisions OF this Act
SEC. $. This Ac. shall take e!Tcc; i'm
:nedia;e!y upon It's approval by The
Governor.
~ | have previously mentioned |
!.avc had \ conference with he B.rke
,v and williamsburg delegations and
aaye agreed upoa L dill which. while ;
sill altogether not %! my liking. is he
,e<: could make out o! bad situation |
III. Senator FROM B-aufur, with others !
are determined 10 prevent the passage :
,f any legislation which has 4 tendency !
70 break tne uniformity Of the govern
ug fish laws. and | am equally dcse-n-
ned 20 get Z fish law Tor this section !
,u;:ed 20 cur conditions, cnd which will !
keep obnoxious cau:E wHrGeoS from
with our people. This mora !.
10. my bill WIS reached bu. its couSid- !
Grafton was objected 10 because OF the
!. .bSenc. o: the Senate: from Beau!or;
rndeavored 10 have il passed 20 :,
,hird reading anyhow. bu; the Senate !!
said 40: however. ! did manage To get
q the amendments SD tha: Berkeley
md Williamsburg could get III" :iGvant-