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of killing, wounding or taking any sea-fowl, or shall have in his con- 

 trol or possession any sea-fowl recently killed, wonnded or taken, 

 between the first day of May and the first day of August in any year, 

 shall on conviction of any such offence before a justice or justices of 

 the peace forfeit and pay for every such sea-fowl so killed, wounded 

 or taken, or so in his possession as aforesaid, such sum of money not 

 exceeding twenty shillings as to the said justice or justices shall seem 

 meet, together with the costs of such conviction. 



" 4. — Any person who shall wilfully take out of the nest or destroy 

 in the nest the eggs or young of any sea-fowl, between the first day of 

 May and the first day of August in any year, shall on conviction 

 thereof before a justice or justices of the peace forfeit and pay for 

 every such egg or young bird so taken or destroyed, fsuch sum of 

 money not exceeding five shillings as to the said justice or justices 

 shall seem meet, together with the costs of such conviction. 



" 5. — Any person who shall expose or offer for sale any sea-fowl, or 

 the eggs or young of any sea-fowl, between the first day of May and 

 the first day of August in any year, shall on conviction thereof before 

 a justice or justices of the peace forfeit and pay for every such 

 sea-fowl, egg or young bird, so exposed or offered for sale as 

 aforesaid, such sum of money not exceeding five shillings as to the 

 said justice or justices shall seem meet, together with the costs of such 

 conviction, unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the said 

 justice or justices that the said sea-fowl, eggs or young birds so ex- 

 posed or offered for sale as aforesaid have been taken previously to 

 the first day of May or subsequently to the first day of August, or 

 have been taken or received out of England or Wales. 



" 6. — Where any ofl'ence under this Act is committed in or upon 

 any waters forming the boundary between any two counties, districts 

 of quarter sessions, or petty sessions, such offence may be prosecuted 

 before any justice or justices of the peace in either of such counties or 

 districts. 



" 7. — Any offence committed under this Act on the sea-coast or at 

 sea beyond the ordinary jurisdiction of any justice or justices of the 

 peace, shall be deemed to have been committed within the body of 

 any county abutting on such sea-coast, or adjoining such sea, and may 

 be tried and punished accordingly. 



" 8. — Any person who shall so offend as aforesaid may be required 

 by any constable, coastguard- officer, gamekeeper, or by any other 

 person holding a license to kill game, to tell his Christian name, 



