The Monticellonian., 1915-03-25

bers shall have ten days notice pre-
vious to such meeting.
All vouchers shall be signed by the
chairman and secretary and sealed by
the seal of the Commission. All
vouchers shall be presented to the
Auditor, who shall examine same, and
II in accordance with law, he shall
draw his warrant upon the State
Treasurer, who shall pay the same out
of the Game Protection Fund, but in
no instance shall any warrant so
drawn be paid out of any other fund.
The word Commission as used in
this Act shall mean the State Game
and Fish Commission. The words,
deer, turkey and bear" shall mean
Wild deer, turkey and bear.
All violations of this Act, when not
otherwise provided herein, shall be
misdemeanor, and shall be punished
by fine in any sum not exceeding
three hundred dollars.
Section IL 1t shall be unlawful to
take, hunt, kill or otherwise destroy,
any quail from the first day of Feb
ruary to December first of each year
Section IA That it shall be unlaw-
full to kill or have in possession in
any one day more than fifteen quail
and twenty-five ducks.
Section 15 That it shall be unlaw-
full to hunt on any enclosed land with
out first procuring written permit
from the owner or manager of said
land, which written consent shall be
upon the person who may do the
hunting.
Section Is. Hereafter it shall be I'M
lawful for any person or persons to
use sein, net or other device, other
than hook and line, for the purpose of
catching fish for market purposes,
without first procuring a license, for
which license they shall pay an annual
license fee of $500
Section II 1t shall be unlawful to
use any kind of artificial bait, such
as is commonly known as fly fishing
bait or bait casting, without first pro-
curing an annual license to do, for
which license each person shall pay
the sum of one dollar.
Section Is. That hereafter 1t shall
be unlawful to place. maintain, erect
or cause to be placed or erected in
any of the waters of this State, any
sein, net. trap or any other device, for
the purpose of catching fish from the
1st day of March to the 18th day of
June. 1t shall also be unlawful at
any season of the year to place, main
tain or erect, or cause to be placed or
erected in the waters of this State
any sein, net, fish-basket or any other
device. with mesheS less than three
inches square. Any person who shall
find in any of the waters of this State
other device for catching fish is here
by empowered and authorized to de-
stToy the same and he shall not be
liable to the owner in any action, civil
or criminal, for damages for so de-
stroying such illegal device.
Section 10 That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons, firm or
corporation, to ship, export or carry
beyond the line of the State any game
or game fish, and any railroad com
pany or express company or boat, or
individual, who shall ship, export or
carry, or receive for shipment or car
ry beyond the State line, any game or
game fish, upon conviction shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
fined not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000, or ninety days in iail. or
both
Section 20. That all moneys aris-
Ing from fines, forfeitures or licenses
under any law for the protection of
game and fish. now existing or here
matter enacted, shall be collected in
lawful monty of the United States and
be paid Immediately by the collecting
officer to the State Treasurer, and
said moneys shall be set aside. to be
known as the Game and Fish Protec-
tive Fund, and shall be available for
expenses in enforcing the various pro-
visions OF the law for the protection
of the game, the birds and the fish.
Section 81. There shall be an an
nual tax of on dollar on all dogs used
for hunting quail. There shall be a
tax of $1,000 on all trappers for fur
bearing animals using more than ten
traps.
Section % 1t shall be unlawful to
hunt, kill, trap, or othrwise DESTROY.
beaver and otter in this State for a
period of five years.
Section 23 That any game warden.
deputy game warden or other execli-
tive officer, having authority to enforce
the game and fish laws, is hereby au.
thorized to search any person he may
suspect OF having violated this Act,
in order that he may determine for
himself whether or not the law has
been violated. Further they shall
have the tight to search packages OF
express or freight in any station, or
any package on any boat for the pur-
pose of ascertaining violations of fish
and game laws.
Section "a. This Act is intended
to be supplemental. and repeats only
such laws as are in conflict herewith.
This Act being necessary for the i'm
mediat preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
The freezing of corn silage Injuries
its feeding value but little provided it
is fed soon after the frost is out of it