XIV TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



public grounds in any city, borough, or incorporated town in said State, every such per- 

 son so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, 

 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment 

 in the jail of the county not exceeding three months, or both, at the direction of the 

 court, and shall, moreover, be liable in doul^le the amount of damages to the party 

 injured. 



This law to take effect from and after its passage. 



Approved Februaiy 15, 1865. 



An Act for the Protection of Growing Fruit. 



Section I . Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the 

 General Assembly, That if any person or persons shall, hereafter, enter the enclosure of 

 any person without leave or license of such owner, and destroy or carry away any part 

 or portion of the fruit of any apple, pear, peach, plum, or other fruit tree or bush, such 

 person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction there- 

 of, may be fined in any sum not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, and may be 

 imprisoned in the county jail for any period of time not exceeding twenty days. The 

 penalties incurred by violation of this act may be enforced by indictment in any court 

 having jurisdiction of misdemeanors in the county where the offence is committed, or 

 the fine may be recovered in an action of debt before any justice of the peace of such 

 county. 



Approved Februaiy 16, 1865. 



An Act for the Protection of Orchards, and to Prevent the Destruction 



of Small Birds. 



Section I. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the 

 General Assembly, That it shall not be lawful, in this State, for any person to shoot, or 

 in any other manner to kill or destroy, or to entrap, ensnare, or otherwise capture any 

 of the following description of birds, to-wit : The blue bird, swallow, martin, mosquito 

 hawk, whip-poor-will, cuckoo, woodpecker, cat bird, brown thrasher, red bird, hanging 

 bird, rice bird, sparrow, wren, humming bird, dove, goldfinch, and mocking bird. 



Sec 2. Every person who willfully violates the provisions of the preceding sec- 

 tion, or who shall willfully destroy the nest or eggs of any of the birds herein before 

 designated, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five dollars for each offense. 



This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved February 24, 1859. 



An Act making an appropriation in aid of the State Horticultural 



Society of Illinois. 



Section i . Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the 

 General Assembly, That there be appropriated for the use of the State Horticultural 

 Society, to be expended in the payment of premiums, in publishing the Transactions of 

 said Society, procuring scientific investigations relating to Horticulture, and paying ex- 

 penses of Ad Interem Committees, the sum of two thousand dollars per annum. 



Sec 2. The said sum of two thousand dollars shall be paid to the Treasurer of 

 said State Horticultural Society, on the order of the President and Secretary of the same. 



Approved Februaiy 28, 1867. 



[This law, although inoperative under the New Constitution of the State, is published for the in 

 ormation of new members as to the means by which the Society has been enabled to publish its " new 

 series" of reports. — Secretary.] 



