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	day of November in any year, by shooting, trapping
	or otherwise kill or destroy any rabbits, he shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of five dollars.	Penalty.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no person shall	No person
	in any way kill or destroy, between the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of December of each	shall.
	year, any mink, otter or musk-rat, under a penalty	Penalty.
	of five dollars for each animal so killed.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be un-	Shall be un-
	lawful at any time to trap quail or partridge, or to	lawful.
	hunt for and kill or capture them between sunset
	and sunrise. Any person violating this section shall	Penalty.
	be subject to a fine of twenty dollars.
	SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any land-owner	Laud-owner
	may forbid the killing of birds or game on the same	may forbid.
	at any season of the year, by public notice in any
	newspaper published in the county, or by posting notices on the land ; and any person taking or de-	Any person
	stroying birds or game on said land in defiance of	taking.
	said prohibition, shall be subject to the penalty of one dollar for each bird or animal so destroyed, in	Penalty.
	addition to the penalties named in sections three,
	four and eight.
	SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That no person shall	No person
	kill any wood or summer duck between the first day	shall.
	of January and the tenth day of September in every
	year. Any person violating this section shall be	Penalty.
	subject to a fine of five dollars for each duck killed.
	SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction to hear, try and deter-	Have juris- diction.
	mine all cases which may arise under the provisions	Upon con-
	of this act, and upon conviction shall stand com-	viction.
	mitted until the fine and fees are paid.
	SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
	effect and be in full force from and after its passage.	In force.
	SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That all other acts in-	Acts incon-
	consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby	sistent.
	repealed.
	Approved March 27, 1878.