The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-07
STATEWIDE GAME LAWS
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
Which AnnuI All Local Legislation
Relating To Cunning
MARYLAND STATE GAME AND
FISH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.

1911 NJ ES1lNE ASOOOlAllON,
Baltimore, Md, April 80, 1914.
THE REPUBLICAN, Oakland, Md,
The annexed being two of the impor-
tant laws passed by the recent legisla-
tire and which are statewide, Chap
tiers 472 and 64l) is a uniform state-w wide
law and therefore the season will open
in the state of Maryland, in all counties
at the same time, November 10 and
close December "a.
1t is absolutely in violation of the law
for anyone to go out with gun to hunt
or shoot before Nov 10.
We would appreciate it if you will
publish these two laws in your paper
so THAT the general public will know
what the law is in reference to the sea-
sons and also the power and authority
given to the officers who are enforcing
the laws. Yours truly,
HENRY P. BRIDGES, Sec,y.
CHAPTER 472.)
An Act to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 20 and q of
Article SO of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland, title
Wild Fowl, Birds and Game"
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 20 and q of Article 80 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land, title, wild Fowls, Birds and
Came be and the same are hereby
repealed and reenacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
Section 20. No person shall shoot,
trap, catch or kill or gun or hunt for
any partridge or quail, English of Mon
golian pheasant, American pheasant,
Dark Neck Bohemian pheasant. pleas
ants or ruffled grouse, rabbit, squirrel,
wild turkey, woodcock or deer within
the state of MARYLAND between the
twenty-fourth day of December and
the tenth day of November in any year,
exclusive of both dates, nor upon Sun
day or when the ground is sufficiently
covered with snow to track the birds or
game above mentioned. And there
shall be daily closed season upon all
the above enumerated game birds and
game animals with the exception of
L..
Section q. Any person convicted
before any justice of the peace of this
state for violating the proceeding Sec
ton (20) shall be fined not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and costs for each and
every otfense. And any deputy game
warden, constable or other person who
shall procure the conviction OF any per-
son or persons violating the provisions
of the preceding Section shall receive
one half of the fine collected and the
remaining one half of the fine shall be
paid over to the state treasury to be
credited to the account of the State
Game Protection fund. Provided, that
any person who fails to pay any fine so
imposed shall be committed to iail for
not less than twenty-five nor more than
sixty days.
Section 2. And be 1t further en-
acted, That all general and local laws
inconsistent with any provision or pro-
visions of this Act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
as Approved April 16, 1914.
CHAPTER 614.)
An Act to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section 48 of Article
SO of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title wild Fowl,
Birds and Game"
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of MARYLAND. That
Section AZ of Article SO of the Code of
Public General Laws of MARYLAND,
title wild Fowl, Birds and Game, /"
be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted to read as follows:
Section as. The game warden for
the state and every deputy game war
den shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office, take and subscribe
before the clerk of the circuit court of
the county of which he is resident, or
if resident of Baltimore city, before
the clerk of the superior court of Balti-
more city, the oath or affirmation pre-
scribed by the section of the first article
of the Constitution of this state, which
oath or affirmation shall be recorded in
the clerk office of such county or city.
The game warden throughout the state
and also deputy game warden so APP
pointed, after the recording of the
oath or affirmation to be by said game
warden or deputy game warden taken
as aforesaid. shall, IN the counties, CITY
or cities for which such deputy game
warden may be appointed, possess and
exercise all the authority and powers
held or exercised by constables at COM
mon law and also all authorities and
powers conferred by law upon police
men in the city of Baltimore or other
cities of the state, as far as arresting
and prosecuting the persons for viola
ton of any of the fish and game laws of
this state are concerned; and they are
hereby vested with additional powers to
arrest 4 without warrants persons
suspected or known to be guilty OF
violating any of the provisions of the
game and fish laws of this state, and
to forthwith take any and all such
persons before the nearest Justice of
the peace to be dealt with IN accord
ance with the provisions of the game
and fish laws of this state. In the
event of finding game and fish taken or
had in possession contrary to the pro-
vision of any of the game or fish laws
of this state upon the persons so dealt
with, thev shall proceed in the manner
described in Section So, SO, 81, and So.
The clerk shall only charge fifty cents
for recording such oath or affirmation
Section 2. And be it further en-
acted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10. 1914.