-66 THE GAME LAWS. 



from the respective days on which it is unlawful 

 to kill or take the same, or shall knowingly have 

 in his house, possession, or control, any bird of 

 game (except birds of game kept in a mew or 

 breeding place) after the expiration of forty days 

 (one inclusive and the other exclusive) from the 

 respective days on which it is unlawful to kill or 

 take the same, shall forfeit for every head of game 

 so bought or sold, or found in his house, posses- 

 sion, or control, auy sum not exceeding £1, with 

 costs of conviction. 



But the 5th section provides, that this Act shall 

 not aifect or alter the existing laws respecting 

 certificates for taking or killing any game what- 

 ever, or any woodcock, snipe, quail, or landrail, or 

 any conies, but that such annual game certificates 

 shall be taken out as before. And by the 23rd 

 section, if any person shall kill or take any game, 

 or use any dog, gun, net, or other engine or in- 

 strument, for the purpose of searching for or 

 killing or taking game, without a certificate, he 

 shall forfeit for every offence any sum not exceed- 

 ing £o, with costs of conviction : and such penalty 

 imposed by this Act shall be deemed a cumulative 

 penalty to any penalty to which the person so 

 convicted may be liable under any statute or 

 statutes relating to game certificates. 



By section 6, persons obtaining annual game 

 certificates may kill and take game, liable to any 



