The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-12-09

ruary of each year and during said
time, 1t shall be unlawful for any
one person to kill in any one day
during the open season prescribed
therefor more than ten (10) squir-
rels.
Twelfth. It is further ordered by
the Board OF Supervisors that It shall
be unlawful for any person or per-
sons to hunt or kill wild turkey in
Lincoln county at any season In the
year for period of three years from
the date Of this order.
Thirteenth: A tax Of Fifty Dollars
(s50.O0) is hereby imposed on all
nonresident citizens who are profess
sional bird dog trainers. A tax Of
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) is
hereby imposed on. all resident cit
liens who are professional bird dog
trainers and 1t shall be unlawful for
any such person or persons to train
bird dogs in Lincoln County without
having first paid said license tax and
have same ready to exhibit upon de-
mand to any officer or person.
Fourteenth: Be 1t further ordered
by the Board of Supervisors that the
open season for the hunting Of fox
es shall begin on the first day OF
october and end on the first day Of
March of each year and 1t shall be
unlawful for any person or persons
to chase any foxes during the closed
season.
Fifteenth: 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to shoot, trap
or kill a fox during either the open
or closed season except that this pro-
vision does not apply to the killing
of foxes by dogs in chase in the
open season.
Sixteenth: 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to dig, fright
en- or drive fox from a hole, tree,
den or other place of refuge, either
in the open or closed season. This
provision is intended to apply TO
foxes chased or pursued into holes,
dens, or trees it being the duty Of
the hunter, Immediately upon the
fox taking such refuge to abandon
the chase and leave the fox unmolest-
ed in such place of refuge.
Seventeenth: Be it further ordered
by the Board of Supervisors that any
person or persons violating the pro-
visions Of this order shall be fined
not less than Five Dollars (S5.0OJ
opd 10f mona than Dfft,x TAolto -,
($50.00) and in addition to said fine
may be imprisoned for a period not
exceeding sixty days.
Eighteenth: Any person or per-
sons violating any provisions Of this
order shall be guilty Of misdemea-
nor, punishable by fine, Of not less
than $500 and not more than Fifty
Dollars ($50.00) and may be impris-
ioned for term of not to exceed so
days.
Nineteenth: In addition to the
penalties herein described any per-
son or persons convicted Of selling
or exchanging any of the herein
mentioned birds shall forfeit to the
Court all Of his paraphernalia used
in hunting said birds. including his
dogs and guns and 1t shall be the
duty of the Game Warden to sell,
either at public or private sale both
dogs and guns and report such sale
In writing to the next meeting Of
the Board Of Supervisors, following
such sale for confirmation and aD-
proval.
Be 1t further ordered that this or
der does not repeal or modify the
Laws as the same appear In Chapter
10 Of the Hemingway Code for the
protection Of game and nsh.
Be It further ordered that the or
der does not repeal any order or law
of the Board of Supervisors Of Lin
coin County. Mississippi. now in ex-
istence except where It Is In con-
flict with this order.
Be It further ordered that this or
der be duly spread upon the Minutes
of the Board of Supervisors Of LIN
coin County. Mississippi. and the
same becomes effective on and after
this date.
Ordered this tsh day Of December.
1922.
Mullins and Busby voting nay.
]. @. Brister,
President Board Of Supervisors,
Lincoln County, Miss.
In the Matter Of the Settlement
with the City OF Brookhayen. for pro-
rata share Of Poll and Road Tax
This matter having come on to be
heard before the Board, IL Is order
ed that the Clerk Of this Board be
and he Is hereby authorized and en-
powered to pay to said City Of Brook
haven. their pro rata share Of Road
Tax and Poll Tax for the year 1922
and issue warrants on County De-
positories for same. Done this Dec, g.,
1922.
(To be continued)
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