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Texas. — If any person shall willfully kill, or in any manner injure, any * * * 

 sparrow * * * he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction 

 before a justice 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. 



(General laws of 1883 ; amendment of art. 429 of penal code. Amendments to sub- 

 sequent articles of the code exempt a large number of counties from the operation of 

 the law quoted. ) 



Utah.— No law bearing on the question. 



Vermont. — A person who intentionally shoots or otherwise wounds, kills or destroys, 

 entraps, ensnares, or captures a * * * sparrow * * * or destroys the nest or 

 eggs of any of said birds, shall forfeit ten dollars, which may be recovered in an ac- 

 tion of debt, with costs, by any person who sues for the same. (Revised laws of 

 Vermont, sec. 3896.) 



Virginia. — No law bearing on the question. 



Washington Terr. — No law bearing on the question. 



West Virginia. — It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to catch, kill, or in- 

 jure, or to pursue with such intent, any * * * sparrow * * *. 



And it shall be unlawful for any person to destroy or disturb the eggs of any of the 

 birds protected by this chapter ; and any person offending against any of the forego- 

 ing provisions of this chapter shall be fined in any sum not less than two dollars nor 

 more than twenty-five dollars for each offense on conviction in the proper court, or 

 be imprisoned in the county jail not more than twenty days, or both, at the discre- 

 tion of the court, and pay the costs of prosecution. 



It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase or offer for sale any of the birds or 

 game mentioned in this chapter, caught or killed during the time when such catch- 

 ing, killing, or destroying is made unlawful hereby. Any person offending against 

 the provisions of this section shall be liable to the same penalty as is provided in this 

 chapter for catching, killing, or destroying such birds or game. (Amended Code, 

 1884, chapter 62, sections 10, 12, 14.) 



Wisconsin. — That any person who shall shoot, kill, or catch by means or use of any 

 net, snare, trap, gin, or spring-gun any * * * sparrow * * * for millinery 

 purposes shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there- 

 of in any court of competent jurisdiction within this State shall be punished by the 

 payment of a fine not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars nor less than five dol- 

 lars for each offense, to be collected as provided by the laws of this State for the col- 

 lection of fines. One-half of such fine when collected shall be paid to the county 

 treasurer, and by him paid into the school fund; the remaining half shall be paid to 

 the informer. (Laws of 1887, chapter 413.) 



Wyoming. — No law bearing on the question. 



