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	or branch robin, hanging bird or woodpecker ; pro- vided that nothing contained in this act shall be so
	construed as to prevent the killing or capture of
	crows or blackbirds.
	SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That it shall be unlaw-
	ful for any person to destroy or disturb the eggs of	Unlawful
	any of the birds protected by the provisions of this
	act.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any person vio-
	lating any of the provisions of this act shall, on
	conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
	two dollars and not more than ten dollars for each	Penalty.
	offence, to which shall be added the costs of the
	prosecution ; and all prosecutions under this act shall
	be in the name of the State, before a justice of the
	peace of the election district in which said violation
	shall have occurred ; and one-half of all fines col-
	lected under this act shall be paid to the informer,
	and the other half to the Commissioners of Somerset
	county, to be applied by them to the support of the
	public schools of said county.
	SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the possession by
	any person within said county of any of the birds
	protected by this act as shot, killed or otherwise de-
	stroyed, shall be prima facie evidence to make such	Evidence to
	person liable for the fine for the violation of the	convict.
	provisions of this act ; and it shall be the duty of
	the constables of said county to arrest all persons
	they may detect in or who may be charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this act, and to
	take them before the nearest justice, to be dealt with
	as hereinbefore directed.
	SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
	effect from the date of its passage.
	Approved February 21, 1878.