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AN ACT TO PROTF.CT GAME, AND TO PROTECT PRIVATE 



LANDS FROM TRESPASS. 



[Acts of 1884, Chap. 308.] 



Section 1. Whenever the owner of any land shall conspicuously 

 post on the same, notices that shooting or trapjiing is proliibited thereon, 

 it shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon such land for the pur- 

 pose of shooting or trapping without permission of the owner thereof. 



Sect. 2. Game artificially propagated and maintained upon lands, 

 posted as above, shall be the exclusive property of the party propagating 

 and maintaining the same, but such person shall not sell such game for 

 food at seasons when its capture is prohibited by law. 



Sect. 3. Whoever offends against any of the provisions of this act 

 shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars. [Approved 

 June 2, 1884. 



AN ACT FOR THE BJ:TTER PROTECTION OF LAND-OWNERS. 



[Acts of 1890, Chap. 403 ] 



Section 1. Whoever, without right, enters upon the land of another 

 with fire-arms and with intent to fire or discharge the same thereon, 

 and who, after being requested by the owner or occupant of said land, 

 or by the authorized agent of such owner or occupant, to leave said 

 land, continues to remain thereon, shall be punished by fine not exceed- 

 ing two hundred dollars or Ijy imprisonment not exceeding two months, 

 or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Sect. 2. Whoever shall wilfully tear down, remove or deface any 

 notice posted on land by the owners, lessee or legal custodian thereof, 

 warning persons not to trespass on the same, shall be punished by tine 

 ' not exceeding twenty-five dollars. [Apjiroved June 11, 1890. 



AN ACT RELATING TO TRESPASS UPON REAL ESTATE. 



[Acts of 1890, Chap. 410.] 

 Section ninety-nine of chapter two hundred and three of the Public 

 Statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows : Whoever without 

 right enters upon or remains on or in the dwelling-house, buildings or 

 impi'oved or enclosed land of another, after being forbidden so to do by 

 the person having the lawful control of said premises, either directly or 

 by notice jiosted thereon, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 

 twenty dollars. [^Approved June 13, 1890. 



