Game Laws 



laggard. He prefers noted criminal cases and 

 neglects these, which he regards as trivial of- 

 fenses. Therefore the law should authorize 

 private prosecutors, on giving security for 

 costs and damages, to make search and con- 

 duct prosecutions in their own names. 



Next, it is to be remembered that a single 

 private person will make himself odious in the 

 community by bringing such prosecutions, and 

 is often deterred by the fear of revenge. 

 Therefore, societies should be formed, com- 

 posed of many good citizens ; they should em- 

 ploy their own counsel, and prosecute in the 

 name of the society or its president. 



Next, the law should definitely fix a penalty 

 for having in possession, transporting or ex- 

 posing for sale. This is more important than 

 prohibiting the killing, as it is the marketing 

 of dead game that incites the killing. It is 

 the market hunter that has destroyed all 

 feathered life on our prairies, and the cold 

 storage process has enabled him to trans- 

 port to other States or countries, and make 

 his gains there. Close the market and the 

 killing ceases. 



Another step to success is the procuring of 

 the conformity of the laws in neighboring 



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