EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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in default of such fine shall be imprisoned in the House of

Correction or county jail for a period of not less than twenty

days.

7- It shall not be lawful for any person not a bona fide

resident or taxpayer of the county to shoot any partridge,

Gunners must
obtain license

pheasant, woodcock, jacksnipe, rabbit or squirrel in said

county without having first obtained from the Clerk of the

Circuit Court of said county a license permitting the person

therein named, whose photograph shall be attached thereto,

tu shoot said game in said county for one year from the date on

which such license was issued, and such license shall not be

transferable, and the person named therein or the party pro-

curing such license shall pay to said clerk therefor the sum

of five dollars and a clerk's fee of twenty-five cents, which

amount shall be paid to the State game warden, who shall

expend the sum so received as hereinafter provided. Any

non-resident violating the provisions of this section shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof

shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each and every pheasant,

partridge, woodcock, jacksnipe, rabbit or squirrel taken.

shot, killed or had in possession contrary to the provisions of

this Act, and costs, and in default the offender shall be con-

fined to the House of Correction or comity jail for twenty days

or until the fine and costs are paid ; one-half to be paid to

the informer and the other half to the State game warden

to be expended by him as hereinafter provided ; and such

licensee shall have in his possession when gaining and exhibit

the same whenever called upon by any citizen of said county,

and upon refusal so to do shall be subjected to the fines and

penalties hereinbefore provided for non-compliance with the

provisions of this Act. License forms for the use as aforesaid

shall be furnisher! by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and issued

under his official seal; provided, that nothing in this section

shall be taken to prohibit the owners of land in said county

Owners of

from giving written permission to non-residents to hunt upon-

land may per-
mit non-resi-

their own lands in said county, which written permission shall

dents to gun
on their lands

be exhibited as above prescribed in the case of licenses issued

by the clerk of the court under the same penalties for refusal

to show the same.

8. Any owner who shall permit his dog or clogs to run at

large during the closed season and pursue or kill game or

Pertaining to

destroy the eggs, nests or young thereof, shall be deemed

dogs killing

guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine of five

game.

dollars for each and every offense, one-half to go to the in-