Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-17
SPORTSMEN OF State
AGREE ON new BILL
Farmers and Tenants *
cluded From License
Payment Under Amend
ment Act
WARDEN PROVIDED
FOR IN SECOND BILL

Organized sportsmen or this state,
connected with the Eastern Beagle Cluo,
the Diamond State Rod and Reel Asso-
citation and the Delaware Anglers and
Gunners' Association have agreed on
substitute game law bill in place OF the
Gormley bill, which has met with much
opposition at the present session Of the
Legislature. The amended bill was dis
cussed at a meeting of the presidents Of
the above-named organizations last
night.
those attending the conference were
Oscar D. Rulings, president Of the East
ern Beagle Club; Frank w. Van Luvanee,
president of the Diamond State Rod and
Reel Association, and George Scheuler,
president of the Delaware Anglers and
runners Association.
At this meeting the sportsmen agreed
70 have the sl.l0 license fee bill with
drawn and the following substitute IN
troduced.
An act to amend chapter "a of the
Revised Code of Delaware, 70 provide
revenue for the licensing of resident
hunters.
DO it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State
Of Delaware, in General Assembly met:
Section ]. That chapter "a of the Re
vised Code Of Delaware be and the same
is hereby amended by inserting the fol
lowing section and paragraph immcdi-
ately after 24l2, section So. tho follow
ing section 70 he styled 24l3 section Sc.
"2il3 Section sc. Every resident OF
this state who desires to hunt game
birds or animals, or to angle for game
fishes with live OF artificial bait. must
first obtain from the State Of Delaware
license to be known as a resident hunt
ers' and fshermen's license, for which
the State OF Delaware shall be paid one
dollar and ten cents The provision of
this law shall not apply TO farmers or
farmers tenants and their respective
children living upon the farm they oc-
oupy, own or tenant, OF upon any farm
20 which they have been invited. or on
which they have been given the priv
lege to hunt such game birds or animals
o. fish. The words farmer and farmers
tenant shall for the purposes OF this ACT
be construed 20 mean one who occupies
Owls or rents land and tills the same fol
d living.
The following substitute bill defining
The powers and duties of the Board ol
Game and Fish Commissioners also wat
agreed on;
An act to amend chapter "a Of che
Revised Code of the State OF Delaware
and to define the powers and duties OF
the Board Of Game and Fish Commis
tionefs
Be Il enacted by the Senate and HOUSE
of REPRESENTATIVES Of the State of Della
ware in General Assembly met;
Section /. That chapter ~ Of thu
Revised Code Of the State Of Delaware
he and the Same hereby is amended 10y
repealing 2SGn section 3 thereof, an'
inserting in lieu thereof the following
section, to he styled 1850 section 3;
$500 Section 3. That all funds airs
ing from the sale Of hunting and fishing
licenses and from fines and forfeiture
imposed for violations Of the game AM
fish laws Of this State. shall be paid Z
the Board of Game and Fish CommJs
sionsrs, who shall expend the said run
for the following purposes; To MAINTAIN
and pay an adequate game warden ser
vice, TO paw its officers and clerks, I
purchase the needed supplies fer tn
proper conduct of its office, to print
publish and distribute the game and is
laws Of this State, TO procure an othcla
zeal which shall be affixed TO all hcensel
papers and documents issued by It, an
70 purchase and distribute to the farm
ers living in the several hundreds
this State for conservation. propagate
and protection, rabbits, gray squirrel
Bob White and game fish, and sha
make a report Of its work in detail
each session Of the General Assembly
the State of Delaware.