OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Sec. 7, Chap. 164, Vol. 26 amended Sec. 12, Chap. 164, Vol. 26 amended CHAPTER 155. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, “An Act Providing for the Enforcement of the Game and Fish Laws of the State of Delaware," Chapter 164, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Section seven of Chapter 164, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, entitled, "An Act providing for the enforcement of the Game and Fish Laws of the State of Delaware," be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "One dozen" where they occur in the fourth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the word, "twenty"; by striking out the words, "six animals in all," where they occur in the fifth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "ten animals of each species, excepting muskrats"; by striking out the words, "provided that the numbers and affidavit required by this section shall not apply to ducks, snipe and plover when shipped openly by a resident of this State who has lawfully killed the same," where they occur in the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth lines of said section. Section 2. That Section Twelve of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word, "every,' ," where it occurs in the first line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the word, "any"; by striking out the word, "clerk", where it occurs in the first line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the word, "of OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. ficer"; by adding at the end of said section the words, "remitting at the same time all money collected from fines." 164, Vol. 26 Section 3. That section fifteen of said Act be and the sec. 15, Chap. same is hereby amended by striking out all of that part amended of said section after the word, "paid", in the third line thereof and by adding in lieu thereof the words, "to the Board of Game and Fish Commissioners of the State of Delaware." Approved February 28, A. D. 1913. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Hunting of Common nuisance Penalty CHAPTER 156. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT for the Protection of Hungarian Partridges and Pheasants. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring therein): Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person in the State of Delaware to hunt, kill, take or destroy, sell or expose for sale, or have in his possession after the same has been killed any Hungarian partridge or pheasant, except for scientific or propagating purposes. Section 2. That if any person shall be found within the State of Delaware hunting, wilfully killing, taking or destroying, selling or exposing for sale, or having in his possession after the same has been killed any Hungarian partridge or pheasant, except for scientific or propagating purposes, such person shall be deemed guilty of a common nuisance and shall be fined twenty-five dollars and costs for each offense, and failing to pay forthwith any fine imposed under the provisions of this Act together with the costs of prosecution, unless an appeal be taken, such person shall be committed to the County Jail or Workhouse of the County in which such offense was committed for thirty days unless said fine and costs be sooner paid. Section 3. That the Justices of the Peace shall have plenary jurisdiction of all offenses against the provisions of this Act. Approved February 25, A. D. 1913. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. CHAPTER 157. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to further protect Muskrats. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: rats with dogs Section 1. That from and after the approval of this Hunting muskAct it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to prohibited hunt, take, catch or kill any muskrat or muskrats with dog or dogs. Section 2. That all persons violating the provisions of Misdemeanor this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace, shall for each and every offense be fined a sum not exceeding five Penalty dollars, and in default of the payment of the said fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not less than twenty days. Approved March 7, A. D. 1913. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Sec. 2, Chap. 165, Vol. 26 amended Sec. 3, Chap. 165, Vol. 26 amended Sec. 5, Chap. 165, Vol. 26 amended CHAPTER 158. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to amend an Act Entitled, "An Act for the Protection and Preservation of Birds and certain Animals", Chapter 165, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Section two, Chapter 165, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section the following: "in Kent and Sussex Counties only; the swan being hereby expressly excepted from the list of game birds." Section 2. That Section three of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words, "pheasants from November 15 to December 31 next following," where they occur in the fifth and sixth lines of said section; by inserting the word, "only" in the sixteenth line of said section immediately before the word, "from"; by striking out the words, "November first to July first," where they occur in the twenty-fourth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "July first to December thirty-first"; by adding at the end of said Section the words: "and provided further landlords and tenants and their respective children may trap rabbits in the open season on their freeholds and leaseholds respectively." Section 3. That Section five of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section the following: "the unlawful setting or placing of any of the |