The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-11
GAME
Laws of the State as They
Are Since the Legislature
Changed Them.

recent legislature Is published:
Be It enacted by the legislature OF
West Virginia:
/. That sections nineteen and
altorty-niue OF chapter sixty Of the
Acts OF the Legislature Of West vir-
gfnia, session OF nineteen hundred
land nine, be amended and re-enact-
ed so as to read as follows. and that
sectIon 25a be and the same Is here
Hoy repealed:
Sec. 49,; No person, not citizen
land resident OF this state, shall at.
IEany time, hunt, pursue, kill or catch
fany wild game animals or Wild game
birds IN this state, without first hav-
ling secured license so to do, and
then only during the respective per-
iods when it shall Ibe lawful to hunt
fsuch game animals and game blrds.,
Such license shah be procured in
the following manner, to-Wit:
The applicant shall so before the
county clerk Of any county court
within this state and All out a blank
application, stating his name, age,
occupation or profession, weight.
height, place OF residence, color OF
hair eyes and complexion; the APP
plication shall be subscribed in Ink
and sworn to by the applicant, said
applicant making oath that his state
ments are correct and true to the
BEST of his knowledge and belief,
before the county court issuing said
license; the applicant shall at the
same time pay to, the county clerk
the sum of fifteen dollars as IL
cense tax, and fee of-ffty cents to
said clerk for issuing such license;
provided, however, that any such
nonresident may I'LL out said appli-
cation and swear to the same before
a notary public or any other Official
of any foreign, state whose certifi-
cate is authorized to be accepted for
the rccordation of deeds, to be re-
corded within this state. and which
said official shall afix his Official seal
toshis certificate, and said applicant
shall then: send the said application
TO- 1.-the county clerk Of any county
within this state, together with the
tax and the fee herelnbefore pro-
vided for, and such clerk shall send
lsaid applicant such lieenses
Said license, shall bear the seal OF
the county court Of. the county in
which it was issued. and shall be
signed by the clerk. All such license
tax shall be paid by the county clerk
10 the state treasurer Oh the first
day OF each month for the next
/ preceding month, and report there
| OF he made to the forest, game and
/ fish warden. Such license shall en-
1 title the person to whom il is is
sued to hunt and kill game in any
county in this state at any time
: when it shall be lawful to hunt, pur-
sue and kill such game; and no
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 killing 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 per-
) sons are hunting, on demand of such.
officer. or person. All such license
shall be good and valid in the
county where issued for the period
Of one year next proceeding its is
sue. ANY person required by law to
have and claiming to hold license
to hunt in this state, having in his
possession any gun or other hunting.
paraphernalia in such woods or
fields, shall on failure to produce
such license for inspection to any.
warden OF this state, or owner or
agent of the owner of such woods
and fields on demand, be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and shall
be punished on conviction as pro-
vided later in this section. an
nonresident members of any club
or organization owning or leasing
game preserve in this state, shall
each be required to secure hunt
er's license as hereinbefore provided
for. Amy person found guilty Of
violating any of the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less
than twenty-five nor more than fifty
dollars for each and every offense, in
addition to the costs of the prose-
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