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subject to a fine of five dollars for each bird killed or caught, or had in possession, 

 living or dead, or imprisonment for ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court: 

 Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the owner or 

 occupant of lands from destroying any of such birds when deemed necessary by him 

 for the protection of fruits or property. For the purposes of this act the following 

 only shall be considered game birds: The An[a]tid», commonly known as swans, 

 geese, brant and river and sea ducks; the Pallida?, commonly known as rails, coots, 

 mud-hens and gallinules; the Linicolee [Limicolse], commonly known as shore birds, 

 plover, surf birds, snipe, wood-cock, sand-pipers, tatlers and curlews; the Gallinas, 

 commonly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges, 

 quails, and mourning doves. 1 



Sec. 6. [Provides that this act shall not apply to the killing of birds by or for the 

 use of taxidermists, for preservation either in public or private collections, if so pre- 

 served.] 



Sec. 11. The ownership and title to all wild game and birds in the State of Illinois 

 is hereby declared to be in the State. * * * 



Sec. 13. Any person who shall, within the State of Illinois, take or needlessly 

 destroy the nest or the eggs of any wild game or birds, or shall have such nest or 

 eggs in his or her possession, shall be subject for each offense to a fine of five (5) 

 dollars, or imprisonment for ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court. 



Secs. 15 and 16. [Provide that certificates for collecting birds, nests and eggs for 

 strictly scientific purposes may be granted by county clerks to persons 15 years of 

 age or upwards. The applicant must present to the county clerk written testimonials 

 certifying to his good character and fitness, from two well-known scientific men, 

 must pay one dollar, and must file a properly executed bond, in the sum of two hun- 

 dred dollars, signed by two responsible citizens of the State as sureties. Certificates 

 shall be in force until the 1st of June following date of issue, and shall not be trans- 

 ferable.] 



Approved April 24, 1899 



INDIANA. 



Thornton's Revised Statutes, 1897, pp. 361-362. 



Sec. 2243. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any wild bird other than a' 

 game bird, or purchase, offer for sale any such wild bird after it has been killed, or 

 to destroy the nests or the eggs of any wild bird. 



Sec 2244. For the purpose of this Act the following only shall be considered 

 game birds: the Anatidse, commonly called swans, geese, brant, and river and sea- 

 ducks; the Pallida?, commonly known as rails, coots, mud-hens, and gallinules; the 

 Limicolse, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, 

 and sandpipers, tattlers, and curlews; the Gallinse, commonly known as wild 

 turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, quail, and pheasants, all of which are not intended 

 to be affected by this act. 



Sec 2245. Any person violating the provisions of section one [2243] of this Act 

 shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not less than ten nor more than fifty dol- 

 lars, to which may be added imprisonment for not less than five days nor more than 

 thirty days. 



Sec. 2247. [Provides for granting permits by the Executive Board of the Indiana 

 Academy of Science to properly accredited persons for collecting birds, nests, and 

 eggs for strictly scientific purposes. The applicant must present written testimonials 



1 Mourning doves properly belong to the Columbee, not to the Gallinse. 



