The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-01-19
MR.. CANTY'S IDEAS
ON LAND POSTING
E litor Of The Manning Times:

E iitor of The Manning Times:
nave submitted to Governor Coop
er and certain members of the Legis-
lature, the justice and propriety of
amending Section 241. of the Criminal
Code of South Carolina, which per
mits landowner or the tenant there
of to post his land and forbid the en-
try thereon of any person for the
purpose of hunting and fishing. In
order to show the business Of my pro-
posed bill, permit me to call the atten-
ton OF the public to the following
facts. There are q large number Of
landowners in South Carolina, who do
not hunt themselves and could not kill
"a partridge under any circumstances,
but nevertheless for selfish reasons
have their many acres Of land posted
against the honest sportsman. Fur
thermore, there are a large number of
non-res sldCnts who own numerous
acres of land in South Carolina, who
40 not hunt themselves, but have
their land posted against the entry
thereon, for the purpose of hunting
and fishing, the resident citizens Of
South Carolina. Besides, there are
numerous real estate agents in South
Carolina, who control land for specu-
latlve purposes, who have thousands
or acres of land posted against the
entry thereon of the citizens of the
state for the purpose Of hunting and
hshlng. These facts and conditions
exist, despite the fact that Section
10 of the Criminal Code of South
Carolina, declares that all wild birds,
both resident and migratory, in this
State, shall be, and are hereby de-
ciared TO be, the property Of the State.
How inconsistent therefore for the
State of South Carolina to maintain
IN one Act that the birds belong to
the people of the State, and at the
same time, in another act, to declare
that the individual landowner can post
his land against the entry thereon of
any person for the purpose of hunting
ana fishing. The following is the Act
which l have prepared as a remedy
Tor present existing conditions, which
| maintain should be enacted into law.
and l hope every lover of hupting and
hshlng Will support my PROPOSED bill.
An Act to amend Section 24l of the
Criminal Code of South Carolina, bv
striking out the proviso thereof, and
by adding on line four thereof after
the words "not exceeding thirty davs"
the following. "Providcd, That th,
provisions of this Act shall not apply
L" the person or persons making en-.
try as aforesaid for hunting and fish.
ing in accordance with the laws Of
South Carolina"; so that said section.
when amended, shall read as follows:
Section Id. Every entry upon the
lands of another, after notice from
the owner or tenant prohibiting the
same, shall be misdemeanor, and be
punished by fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment with
hard labor on the public works of the
County not exceeding thirty days:
Provided, That the provisions of this
Act shall not apply to the person or
persons making entry as aforesaid for
hunting and fishing IN accordance
with the laws of South Carolina.
l respectfully submit, Mr.. Editor.
my proposed bill, if enacted into law,
will accomplish mucR for the eradica,
ton of sclfishncss in South Carolina,
nnd will restore the birds and fish to
the true owners thereof, namely, the
neople Of the State, which is solcmnly
declared to be a fact and the law un-
der the provisions of Section 715 of
the Criminal Code of South Carolina.
Yours truly,
j. j. Cantcy.