VI TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Sec. 5. The Society Bhall have power to alter or amend their present constitution, to 

 make, alter or repeal such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the 

 objects oi the Society. 



Sec. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved February 10, 1S65. 



An Act to Punish Fruit Thieves. 



Be it (haded by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, 

 Tlint it any person or persons shall hereafter enter the enclosure of any person, without 

 the leave or license of such owner, and pick, destroy, or carry away the fruit of any 

 apple, plum, peach, pear or other fruit tree or bush, such person or persons shall lie 

 guilty ol a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, maybe fined any sum not less 

 than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, and may be imprisoned in the county jail 

 for any period not exceeding twenty days. The penalties incurred by a violation of this 

 act may be enforced by indictment in any court having jurisdiction of misdemeanors in 

 the county where the offense is committed, or the tine may* be recovered in an action 

 for debt before any justice of the peace of such county. 



Approved February 20, 1861. 



An Act for the Protection of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrub- 

 bery and Vegetable Products. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assembly, That if any person or persons, in this State, shall willfully, maliciously and 

 without lawful authority, cut down, root up, sever, injure, peel or destroy any fruit or 

 ornamental tree, cultivated root or plant, fruit or other vegetable production, grape, 

 strawberry or cranberry vines, currant, gooseberry, raspberry, or cultivated blackberry 

 bushes, standing or growing on or being attached to the land of another, or shall, will- 

 fully and without lawful authority, cut down, root up, destroy or injure any fruit or 

 ornamental tree or shrubbery, planted or growing on any street, lane or alley, or public 

 grounds, in any city, borough or incorporated town in said State, every such person so 

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

 be punished by a line of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the 

 jail of the county not exceeding three months, or both, at the discretion of the court, 

 and shall, moreover, be liable in double the amount of damages to the party injuied. 



This law to take eflect from and after its passage. 



Appkoved Febkuaky 15, 1805. 



An Act for the Protection of Growing Fruit. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the Staie of Illinois, represented in the General 

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

 son, witiiout leave or license of such owner, and, destroy, or carry away any part or 

 portion of tire 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 

 1 hereof, 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 a violation of this act may be enforced by indictment in any 

 court having juri diction of misdemeanors in the county where the offense is committed, 

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

 such county. 



Appkoved February 10, 1865. 



An Act for the Protection of Orchards, and to prevent the 



destruction of Small Birds. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General 

 Assimbly, 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, musquito 

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

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



