An Ac, for ,he prsservation of Gams.
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Sec. ]. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RePresentatives in General Assembly conyened,- That if any person shall, between the 'frsesday of ot February and the first day of August in any year. kill or destroy, have In possession sell or expose for sale, any of that species of game called Woodcock shall take destroy the nests of the same or be. tween the first day of February and the fifteenth day or expose for sale any of that species of game called Phsasans, Patridges, or Quais. or shall take or de. sroy the meats or eggs of the same, he shall forfeit and pay for every such Woodcock, Pheasant, Patrdoe or Quail nest, or eggs. SO taken destroyed, the sum -of One dollar to any person who shall prosecute sherefoI, by acisn. grounded on this statute.

 See Y It any pereon shall shoot at or kill any of other bird birds shall take or destroy the nests or eggs Of the same, isxcspting Crows Pigeons, and marine birds. an water fowls, and ell birds known as bigdB of prey,) upon lands not owned or occuped bv himself. and without license from the owner. or oc c1pant thereof at any time between the first day of February and the first day of August in any year. he shall forfeit and pay the owner or occupant of such lands sum not exceeding five dollars in addi uon to the actual damage sustained to be recovered by such owner or occupant in an action of trespass

 Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That any person wk0 shall be guilty of violation of the provisions of this act, may be punished by fine not exceeding five dolarS or by imprisonment in . common iail not ex ceeding ten days, or by such fine and imprisonment both at the discretion of the having cognizance of the offence. c'

 See {. Bs it further enacted, That the act entitled

 Aa Act for the protection and preservation of Birds and ieathcred game, be- and the same is hereby re-. SxTIIMAN K. WTeHrMAN, Sueaker.

 WM. s. HoLABIRD, President of the Senate.

 ~ CHAUNCEY F. CLEVELAND.