SOME NOTES OX NEBRASKA BIRDS. 165 



in possession any such animals or birds, between the dates within 

 which the killing, ensnaring, trapping, or netting of such animals or 

 birds is prohibited by law. It shall also be unlawful for any person, 

 agent, or emj)loyee of any association, corporation, railroad company, 

 or express company to receive, carry, transport, or ship any such ani- 

 mal or bird at any time of the year. It shall be unlawful for any 

 person to go upon the premises of another person or corporation for 

 the purpose of hunting, trapping, netting, ensnaring, or killing any 

 animal or bird at any season of the year, unless by the consent of the 

 owner or owners of eaid premises. It is further enacted that any 

 ]ierson, agent, or employe, as aforesaid, who shall violate any provis- 

 ion of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 

 conviction thereof shall pay a fine of fifteen ($15) dollars for each 

 * * * wild turkey so as aforesaid killed, trapped, ensnared, netted, 

 bought, sold, shipped, transported, or held in possession in violation 

 of this section, and the sum of five ($5) dollars for each grouse or 

 quail so as aforesaid killed, trapped, ensnared, netted, bought, sold, 

 shipped, transported, or held in possession in violation of the provis- 

 ions of this section. Having in possession any of the named animals 

 or birds between said dates shall be deemed and taken as presumptive 

 evidence that the same were killed, ensnared, netted, or trapped in 

 violation of this section, and the civil authorities of any city, town, 

 or precinct where any animal or bird shall have been killed, or held 

 in possession in violation of law be found, are hereby authorized to 

 cause the same to be seized with or without warrant, and to be dis- 

 tributed among the poor persons of such city, town, or precinct; and 

 any person who shall go upon the land of another, in violation of this 

 section, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay for such offense in any sum 

 not less than five ($5) dollars, nor more than fifty ($50) dollars, and 

 shall be liable to the owner of the premises in an action for trespass. 



Also "An act to protect Mongolian pheasants" (Session Laws, 

 1895, Senate File No. 38): 



Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person in the state of Ne- 

 braska for and during the term of six years from and after the passage 

 of this act, to injure, take, kill, expose or offer for sale or have in 

 possession, except for breeding purposes, any ring-neck Mongolian 



