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the birds called partridges or quails ; or between the first 

 day of March and the fourth day of July, takes, kills, or 

 destroys any of the birds called woodcock ; or at any 

 season of the year takes, kills, or destroys any of the birds 

 called robins, thrushes, linnets, sparrows, bluebirds, bob- 

 olinks, yellowbirds, woodpeckers, or warblers, or within 

 the respective times aforesaid sells, buys, or has in his 

 possession any of said birds taken or killed in this State 

 or elsewhere, shall forfeit for every such partridge, quail, 

 or woodcock, five dollars, and for every other of said birds 

 two dollars. 



Sec. 2. Whoever, at any season of the year, takes, kills, 

 or destroys, by means of traps or snares, any of the birds 

 mentioned in the preceding section, except partridges, shall 

 forfeit for every such bird so taken, killed, or destroyed, 

 five dollars. 



Sec. 3. The mayor and aldermen and selectmen of the 

 several cities and towns shall cause the provisions of the 

 preceding sections to be enforced in their respective places. 



Sec. 4. Whoever, between the first day of March and 

 the fourth day of July, shoots at or kills any birds upon 

 lands not owned or occupied by himself, and without 

 license from the owner or occupant thereof, shall forfeit to 

 the owner or occupant ten dollars, in addition to the actual 

 damages sustained, to be recovered in an action of tort. 



Sec. 5. Whoever, between the first day of March and 

 the first day of July, takes or kills any birds on any salt- 

 marshes, or sells any birds so taken or killed, shall forfeit 

 two dollars for every offence ; provided, that nothing con- 

 tained in this section shall prevent the owner or occupant 

 of such lands from taking or killing birds on lands so 

 owned or held by him. 



Sec. 6. Whoever, within this State, takes, kills, or 

 destroys any of the birds called grouse or heath-hens, 

 or sells, buys, or has in his possession any of said birds 



