WILD DEER.

WILD DEER.
A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act for the preservation of the
breed of Wild Deer in Somerset and Dorchester Counties —1817,
ch 161.

1919

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That (torn and aftei the passage of this act, it shall not be law-
ful for any person or persons whatsoever, to shoot, or other-
wise destroy, any wild deer in Somerset or Dorchester coun-
ties, at any period within three years from the passage of this
law, undei the penalty of forty dollars, one-half of which shall
be applied to the use of the county, and the other half to the
person who shall make information thereof, for every deer so
killed or destioyecl, to be recovered in the same manner as
prescribed by the act to which this is a supplement.

Penalty for
killing deer.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That aftei the expiiation of the
aforesaid term of three years, no person or persons whatsoever
shall shoot, kill, or other wise destioy, any deer, except within
the peiiod as piesciibed by the act to which this is a supple-
ment.

Not to be
killed for
three years.

SEC 3. And be it enacted. That any person or persons what-
soever, in whose hands or custody any deer flesh or deer skin
or skins shall be found, that shall appear to have been killed
contrary to this act, shall be deemed, taken and adjudged, the
killer or destroyer of such deer, and liable to the penalty afore-
said, unless such person or persons shall make it appear who
it was that leally killed the same, or from whom such person
possessed theieof shall have leceived the same, or that the
same was not killed contrary to the provisions of this act.

Persons in
whose
hands any
deer's flesh
may be
found to be
considered
the killer.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any master, mistress or
overseer, shall wilfully suffer any servant or servants, slave or
slaves, under his, her, or their care and management, to hurt,
kill or destroy, any deer, contrary to this act, shall forfeit the
sum of forty dollars, to be recovered and applied as before
directed ; and if any servant or servants, slave or slaves, do or
shall hurt, kill or destroy, any deer, contrary to this act, and
without the privity and knowledge of their masters, mistress
or overseer, and be convicted thereof before any justice of
the peace, such servant or servants, slave or slaves, shall be
whipped not exceeding thirty-nine lashes, at the discretion of

Penalty on
slaves kill-
ing deer.

such justice of the peace ; Provided always, that nothing
herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to
prevent the owner from killing tame deer, or deer confined in
parks.

Proviso.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That all laws heretofore passed
for the preservation of the breed of wild deer in Somerset and
Dorchester counties, repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the
provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

Repeal,