ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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ger ; but nothing contained in this section shall
be so construed as to prevent the killing or cap-
ture of crows, hawks, owls, or other kinds of
birds of prey ; robins may be taken or shot after
the first day of September until the first day of
April next following.

How con-
strued.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any person to unnecessarily destroy the
nests or take the eggs of any of the birds pro-
tected by the preceding section.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That no person shall

What unlaw-
ful to destroy.

trap, shoot, or in any manner catch, kill, or take
any partridge in Montgomery county between
the fifteenth day of December and the first day
of November; nor any woodcock between the
first day of January and the first day of July ;
nor any pheasant between the first day of Janu-
ary and the first day of September ; nor any wood-
duck between the first day of January and the
first day of September ; nor any wild turkey be-
tween the first day of February and the first day
of November ; nor any rabbit between the first
day of February and the first day of September.

What unlaw-
ful to trap, etc.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for any person to sell, for the purpose
of being carried out of the county, or to carry
out of the county for the purpose of selling, any
partridge, pheasant or wild turkey.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any person

What unlaw-
ful to sell.

violating any of the provisions of the four pre-
ceding sections, on conviction thereof, shall be
fined ten dollars, to be recovered in the name of
the state before a justice of the peace, one-half
to the informer, the other half for the public
schools.

Penalty for
violation.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all acts or part
of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed.

Inconsisten-
cies repealed.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 29, 1888.

Effective.