604 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 307

flicker, yellow hammer, humming bird, bee martin, ground
robin, dove, wild turkey, pheasant, ruffed grouse or ring-necked
pheasant.

SEC. 39. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly and
unnecessarily to destroy or disturb the eggs of any of the birds
protected by. the provisions of the preceding section.

SEC. 40. Any person or persons violating either of the two
preceding sections, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, be fined a sum of not less than two dollars
and not more than ten dollars for each offense, with costs of
prosecution; and all prosecutions under said sections shall be
in the name of the State, before any Justice of the Peace of
said County; and all fines collected hereunder shall be paid to
the informer or informers or the person or persons securing
the conviction.

SEC. 41. The possession by any person within said County
of any of the birds protected by the three preceding sections,
shot, killed or otherwise destroyed, shall be prima facie and
sufficient evidence to make such person liable for the fine for
the violation of the provisions of said sections; and it shall be
the duty of all constables, police officers, sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, chief game warden or deputy game wardens of said
County to arrest all persons they may detect in or who may be
charged with the violation of any said provisions, and take
them before any Justice of the Peace, of said County, to be
dealt with as directed by the preceding section.

SEC. 42. No person shall shoot or in any manner catch, kill,
trap, pursue, injure, hunt or take in Harford County any rab-
bit, jack-rabbit, cotton tail, partridge, quail or woodcock be-
tween December 24th and November 10th, exclusive of both
dates, or upon any Sunday or election day, or when the
ground is sufficiently covered with snow to track the rabbits or
birds above mentioned; and no person shall shoot, hunt, take,
catch, kill, pursue or injure in Harford County any raccoon
from December 1st to October 1st, inclusive of both dates, or
when the ground is covered with snow so as they can be tracked;
and the possession of any of the birds or game mentioned in
of a violation of this Section, except when it may appear that
this Section, during the prohibited periods shall be deemed
prima facie evidence against the person having such possession
such birds or game are for breeding purposes.