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Sec. 2938. [Penalty for violation of sections 2936 and 2937,, line of $5 for every bird 

 killed, and also for every nest robbed or destroyed.] 



Secs. 2940-2941. [Prohibit killing of larks, from March 1 to September 15, or killing 

 of mocking birds, thrushes, robins or orioles, ' ' or any birds known to destroy insects, 

 as the sparrow, bluebird, woodpecker, or yellowhammer;" or to destroy their nestj 

 or eggs in Henry, Dyer, Giles, Maury, Davidson, Madison, Hamilton, Bedford, and 

 Wilson counties under penalty of fine of $2.50 for every bird killed or nest robbed 

 or destioyed. (1875, chap. 127; 1887, chap. 130.) 



Doves, larks and robins may be killed in Wilson county between August 1 and 

 April 1. (Acts 1899, chap. 57, sec. 4, p. 80. ) ] 



Secs. 2943-2946. [Prohibit killing in Montgomery and Cheatham counties ''any 

 song bird as the mocking bird, thrush, robin, or oriole; or any bird that feeds on 

 insects, as the sparrow, catbird, bluebird or woodpecker" or lark from March 1 to 

 October 15, or killing of doves from March 1 to August 1, or destroying the nests and 

 eggs or holding any lark or dove in captivity during close season, except oath is made 

 at time of acquiring possession that they are retained in captivity for purpose of 

 being set free in county aforesaid, under penalty of punishment for misdemeanor. 

 (1879, chap. 22.).] 



Sec. 2957. [Prohibits killing, in Greene and Bradley counties, of larks and doves 

 between February 1 and November 1, or killing or capture of " any of the birds of song 

 as the thrush, the robin, the redbird, the oriole, the mocking bird," or "any of the 

 birds known to destroy insects, as the American sparrow, bluebird, woodpecker, yel- 

 lowhammer," under penalty of fine of not less than $5 or imprisonment not less than 

 five days. (1893, chap. 152.) .] 



TEXAS. 



Revised Statutes, 1895, Penal Code, Title XIII, chap. 5, p. 100. 



Art. 518. If any person shall willfully kill or in any manner injure any mocking 

 bird, whippoorwill, night hawk, blue bird, red bird, finch, thrush, linnet, wren, 

 martin, swallow, bobolink, cat bird, nonpareil, scissortail, sparrow, buzzard or carrion 

 crow, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before a jus- 

 tice of the peace or other court of competent jurisdiction, he shall be fined a sum of 

 not less than five nor more than fifteen dollars. (Act March 15, 1881, p. 30. ) 



Art. 519. If any person shall willfully kill any seagull, tern, shear-water, egret, 

 heron, or pelican, or shall willfully take from their nests or in any manner destroy 

 any egg or eggs of any seagull, tern, shear-water, egret, heron or pelican, he shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by 

 a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars; provided, that the kill- 

 ing of any of the birds above enumerated, or taking of their eggs with intent to pre- 

 serve the same for scientific purposes, shall not be construed to be a violation of this 

 act. (Act April 13, 1891, chap. 71, p. 90. ) 



Art 520 (as amended by Acts of 1895, p. 158). [The following counties are hereby 

 exempted from the provisions of article 518: Cherokee, Shelby, Franklin, Rockwall, 

 Hopkins, Williamson, Coryell, Mills, Commanche, Eunnels, Cooke, Wise, Madison, 

 Clay, Jack, Stephens, Polk, Throckmorton, Callahan, Taylor, Jones, Kent, Garza, 

 Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Trinity, Archer, Lamar, Cass, San Jacinto, Camp, Dimmit, 

 Jackson, Kaufman, Angelina, Sabine, Walker, Trinity, Panola, Jack, Young, Lee, 

 Bastrop, Brazos, Wilson, Freestone, Lampasas, Brazoria, Nacogdoches, Hill, Eusk, 

 Burnet, Karnes, Atascosa, Wood, Rains, and San Augustine. (See p. 46.)] 

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