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compound and satisfy any and all rents which now are and may hereafter be in arrears, from 

 lands under water leased by the state for the purpose of shellfish cultivation, and to make such 

 rebates, for the rental of such lands, as in their judgment shall seem just and equitable ; provided, 

 however, that no such rental shall be reduced to less than twenty-five cents per acre per annum 

 for each acre leased. 



§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 



CHAPTER 251. 



AN ACT for the protection of the fur-bearing animals in the county of Wayne. 



Became a law April 15, iSg6, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, a majority being present 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as 



follows : 



Section 1. No person shall catch or kill, or attempt to catch or kill, within the county ot 

 Wayne, any mink, skunk, muskrat or fox, except upon his premises or within the limits of an 

 incorporated village, or have the same in his possession which was so killed, from the first day 

 of May to the thirtieth day of the following October ; except that foxes shall not be so killed or 

 caught from the first day of May to the thirtieth day of the following September. 



§ 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of twenty- five 

 dollars for each and every offense, to be recovered, with the costs of the suit,. by any person in 

 his own name, or by a game constable of a town, before a justice of the peace in the county 

 of Wayne, when the amount does not exceed the jurisdiction of such justice, or before a court 

 of record in such county. One-half of the penalty so recovered shall go to the person bringing 

 the action and one-half to the county treasurer, to be credited to the poor fund of the town 

 where the offense was committed. 



§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 



CHAPTER 561. 



AN ACT providing for the protection of Antwerp or homing pigeons. 



Approved by the Governor May 13, 1892. Passed, three-fifths being present. 



The People of the State of New York, rep7-esented in Senate and Assembly , do enact as follows : 



Section 1. That on and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person or 

 persons to shoot, maim or kill any Antwerp or homing pigeon, either while in flight or at rest, 

 and any person guilty of killing, shooting, or maiming such pigeon or pigeons, as aforesaid, 

 shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall, for every such offense, pay a 

 fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars. 



