The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-05-05
ASK LEGISLATURE
TO PASS LICENSE
BILL FOR STATE
FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION
PRESENT BILL TO GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Land Owners and Their Tenants Are
Not to Be Taxed Under the Pro-
posed Measure-commends Pass
age of Quail Bill by Legislature.

At meeting of the Middle Tennes-
see Fish and Game Association, w.
A. Dale presented petition asking
the Legislature to pass a bill known
as the Shooters License Bill" which
will provide revenue for the enforce
ment of the law known as, the Quail
Bill" which has already been pass
ed. The text of the petition which
has already been forwarded to the
Representatives and the Senate is as
follows:
COLUMBIA, Tenn, April %, 1911.
TO the Honorable members of the
Fffty-Seventh General Assembly of
Tennessee:
THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE FISH
AND GAME ASSOCIATION, COM
posed of large number of farmers
from this county, and citizens of Col
dmbia, and who are deeply interested
in the propagation, preservation and
protection of the fish and game of
this state, beg to endorse your action
in passing a bill, which has been
signed by the Governor, known as a
Quail Bill" the same prohibiting the
killing of quail for market, and the
serving of quail for profit. Our as
sociation believes what this law is
about as nearly perfect as is possible
to obtain it. And it is very progress
sive step in the matter Of protection
of the farmers friends the quail.
We wish to congratulate your body
on passing such meritorious bill,
feeling sure that all the citizens Of
the state who have at heart the agri-
cultural and game interests are great
ly pleased with this action. We wish
to call your attention., however to
one step farther. 1t seems to US that
will be absolutely necessary in order
to enforce the provisions Of this bill,
and that is the enactment into law
of the Shooters License Bill" which
was recommended unanimously for
passage by your joint recess commit
Tee. We fear very much that without
revenue for enforcing the provisions
of the quail bill, the same will amount
| to but very little, for it is a matter
I of common knowledge that laws
without special provisions for en-
forcement are rarely enforced, thou
we wish to suggest and urge for your
consideration the passage of the
Shooters License Bill" as we earn
estly believe this is the fairest and
/ best method possible to produce the
necessary revenue. 1t is fact that
cannot be disputed that the revenue
from the shooters license bill will be
derived almost entirely from the city
and town huntsmen, who will find it
necessary to take out shooters
| license before they can fire a gun;
and we think this is wise provis-
ion, and that the land owners, ten
ants and farmers should not be tax
ed, but should be allowed to shoot
without license on their own land and
on their neighbors land, in their civil
district. We know that this provis-
ion is worked successfully in many
other states, and that ample revenue
is provided in this way without tax
ing the landowners and farmers at
all, but deriving all its revenues from
the city and town shooters. This
bill we think, appeals to all game
lovers, as a wise and necessary pro-
vision, for ervenue sufficient to carry
out the quail bill, and we therefore
earnestly and sincerely request and
hope that this shooters license bill
will be passed, and the coming stat
utes at this session of the legisla-
ture.
We also beg to endorse and ask for
the passage of another bill. The
purpose of which is to place the
warden on a SALARY, revenue being
collected by the county court clerks
and paid by them into the states
treasury, and after paying the ex-
pense of said wardens. the balance
of funds to be used only for the pre-
servation Of the game and the fish,
Of the state.
The petition was signed by the
president and secretary, and several
members of the fish and game 1850
citation who were present at the meet