The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-09-19

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~ Eli lot an ACT TO he entitled an
HAct to make il unlawful to SCI. or
place traps, snares, nets, spring poles,
dead fails, or other devlce s upon the
| land or III the waters of or III the wa
ters adjoining the lands Of any person
/ in Tennessee, for the purpose of
Patching or Killing any flir-bearing or
hair1bearinP animal OF killing OF at
tempting to Kill with a gun any fur.
bearing animal; without FIRST obtain
irigthe written consent Of such land
owner to trap prhuht With gun fnr-
! bearing animals, between noon Uete-
| Der 10Th and noon January 10th, only,
isuch Written consent TO be in possess
sion of the user Of such device at the
time cf the setting OF using thereof;
grand mfies to have inquisitofial
powers, and circuit and crimial court
ljudges to give this Act Ia charge to
grand juries of Counties affected by
Ethfs Act; trapsto be inspected within
each thirtyls.x hours after setting or
lplacinF, and MOI to be set Ia theopens
| traps to be set Of. placed twelve OF
more inches within the entrance Of
hole, cave, or the like, trappers TO be
| liable for all damage done by their
Ltraps, and at once 10 make written
Ireport thereof when they find stock,
fowls, or the like In. their traps upon
the lands Of another; any person find
/ ing devices mentioned id this Act set
or placed contrary TO the provisions
LOT this Act may seize and aast roy
/ same. violation 81 any provision of
this Act TO constitute a separate of.
ifense and to be punishable by fine or
impri sbnnent or both. tA
Section !. BE it further enacted
Iby the General Assetnbly OF the State
Of Tennessee, that 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any person TO setlor place any
5 trap, snare, net, spring pole, dead
fall, or bait the same, upon the lands
/ or lii the waters Of or inthe waters
| aioining the lands OF any person for
the purpose Of catchingor killing any
fur-bearihg or hair4bearing animal or
killing or attempting to KIN withpan
fur-bearing animals upon the lands Of
another except between noon Octo-
Der l5th1and noon January 18th and
then only after such person has OBJ
ftainei the written consent of the
owner Of the lands to use suehdeSiees
| to catch or XIII fur bearing animals
between noon October Is and noon
January 18th Of the year the written
consent Is given, which written con.
sent shall be tron the person atthe
/ time be may be using or setting said
ldeyices, az aforesaid. ias
Sec. z Be 1t further enacted, That
Epny person setting or placing a steel
trap about a hole, cave; or dem or
about hollow log, hollow stump, or
any like place upon the lands Of
another, shall place such trap t@elye
For more inches within the entrance
Ithereof
Sec.9 BE II further enacted That
any person setting or placing steel
trap or a dead fall upon The lands Of
/ another shall inspect the satne within
each thirty.six hours thereafter and
Eshal remove therefrom any animal or
/ fowl caught therein.
Sec. 4. BE II further enacted That
/ any person trapping upon the lands
! of another shall at once make to the
owner of the lands A full, written re-
port OF each head of stock fowl or
dog caught In the steel trap or other
trapping device set by such person,
tgiying date such stock, fowl or dog
was caught, with full description
| thereof.
/ h Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That
any person setting or placing steel
traps or dead fails shall NOT Sc 5or
Eplace them In them Ia the open,
! where they are liable to 40 damage
to persons, stock, fowls, dogs, or the
like by reason Of being cadght witch
said device, the one setting OF placing
said devices shall De liable for all
damage done b. said devices.
Sec. 9. BE It further enacted, That
any person finding aay Of the devices
mentioned in the first section of this
4 Act, set Or placed contrary to the
provisions Of this Act, may seize and
destro5 any and aildevices 90 found.
| Sec I Belt further enacted, That
nothing in this Act shah prohibit a
Hand owner from trapping for fur
8 bearing animals or killing or attempt
ing to kin them with gun upon his
own lands at any season Of the year
Is Sec s. Be 1T further enacted, That,
any person violating any provision Of
.hfs Act shalt be guilty OLA mfsde-
meanor, and, upon Conviction, shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor
lnore than TWENTY-FIVE dollars for
each offense; and the setting or plae-
| Ing Of each separate trap Or device,
on, each act Of killing or attempting
tic kill q fur bearing animal with a
gun, on the lafids III an5taet without
a written permit, as propided for N
the first section Of this Act, or the
| failure, to obey any other provision of
tthis Act, shall constitute Separate
Eoffense, or, Id qien of said fine the
| Court may, for each offen3e, imprison
the offender for nor more than thirty
days in the County Jail, or'it may inn
pose bottt said fine and said imprison-
nent at its discretion
| Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That
the grand Jury in each County affect.
ed by this Act shah have inddisitorial
powers concerning violations of this
Act, and shall make due presentment
of all persons violating It's provisions,
and the Circuit ard Criminal Court
Judges Of the Circuits andCounties
affected bythis Act initharee to the
Grand Juries of such Circuits and
Counties.
Sec TO- Be it further enaetedi
That this Act take effect from and
after its passage, the pnblic welfare
! reqnitine It.
| Passed F'ebruary52i, 1913.
NEWTON H! WHITE, Speaker of
the Senate.
W, NJ. STATION, Speaker Of the