The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1915-07-07
Hunters License Act.

The hunters license act adopted
| by the general assembly at it's last
session, which act applies, however,
to but II of the A counties in the
state, the other 27 being specifically
exempt. 80" ~
Counties in which the new law
takes effect this week are: Lexing-
ton, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun,
Charleston, Chester, Darlington,
Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Green
vile, Hampton. Jasper, Laurens,
Marion, Oconee, Orangeburg-
Counties exempt from it's pro-
visions are: Richland, Berkeley,
Clarendon, Bamberg, Georgetown,
Saluda, Aiken, Abbeville, Pickens,
York, Lee, Greenwood, Newberry,
Cherokee, Lancaster, Marlboro,
Union, Edgefeld, Horny, Spartan
burg, Colleton, Williamsburg, Ches-
terfeld, Anderson, Sumter, Ker=
shaw, Fairfeld-27.
Following is the text Of the act:
Section /. That every :. resident
of this state must obtain a license id
order to hunt birds or animals with
in the borders OF: this state, except
Landlords and tenants and their re-
spective children on their freeholds
and leaseholds,: respectively for
which license he shall pay Sl.10
each year, said license to be known
as county hunters license and
it shall entitle the owner and holder
thereof to hunt, in accordance with
the laws of this state, anywhere in
the county in which he resides:
Provided, however, That any land
lord may give written permission to
any resident of the county in which
he lives to hunt on his premises,
which said written permit shall be
exhibited on demand of any game
warden or officer, and failure to do
so shall be prima facie evidence of
violation of the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That any person who has
been a bona fide resident of this
state for one year previous to the
enactment of this law may procure
a license to hunt, to be, known as a
state hunters license for which
he shall pay the sun. of So and it
shall entitle the owner and holder
thereof to hunt, in accordance with
the laws Of this state, for a period
of one year.
Sec. 8. That these licenses shall
be issued by the clerks of court,
game warden, or any bonded agent
of the chief game warden, and they
shall be paid the sum of 10 cents
for each license sold by them.
Sec. 4. That all sums of money
collected from the sales of said
licenses shall be transmitted to the
state treasurer and placed to the
credit softhe game protection fund,
and that the chief game warden at
the end of each year shall return to
each county the total amount col
lected from the sales of said licenses
in each county, less the actual cost
of enforcing the laws in said county:
Provided, That in Chester and
Hampton counties not more than
one-half of the fees collected shall
be expended for the enforcement of
the law, and that all such moneys
shall go into the school fund of the
respective counties where collected, "
Section s. besides exempting 27
counties, as above stated, prescribes
penalties for violation as follows:
THAT any person violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than $40 nor
more than S25 or be imprisoned one
day for each dollar fined and not
paid: Provided, however, That the
provisions of this act shall not be
construed as applying to the public
lands and waters of this state, and
no licensesof any nature whatever
shall be required Of any resident of
any county of this state to hunt on
such lands and waters within such
counties. .. ~