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to kill, entrap or ensnare such animals, wild fowls or birds; nor shall any of such 

 animals, wild fowls or birds be sold or offered for sale during the first two days 

 of the open season. Any person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined and 

 dealt with as specified in section one (1) of this act [penalty, a fine of 815 to §50 and 

 costs of suit, or imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, for each offense; but the 

 killing of each bird or animal shall be deemed a separate offense] , and selling or 

 exposing for sale, or having the same in possession for the purpose of selling or 

 exposing for sale, any of the animals or birds mentioned in this section, after the 

 expiration of the time mentioned in this section, shall be prima facie evidence of 

 the violation of this act: Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply 

 to the killing of birds b}-^ or for the use of taxidermists for preservation either in 

 public or private collection, if so r)reserved: Provided further, that nothing con- 

 tained in this section shall be construed as modifying or being in conflict with 

 section two (3) of this act, or authorizing or legalizing the sale or exposing for 

 sale, transportation or receiving for transportation, any of the animals, birds or 

 game as therein prohibited: And provided, also, that inhabitants of villages and 

 cities may receive game from other States, and expose and sell the same on the 

 market in said villages and cities between the first day of October and the first 

 day of February of the following year. 



Sec. 7. The provisions of this act shall not be construed as applicable to any 

 express company or common carrier, into whose jiossession anj- of the animals, 

 wild fowl or birds herein mentioned shall come in the regular course of their 

 business for transportation whilst they are in transit through this State from any 

 place without this State where the killing and transportation of said animals, 

 wild fowl or birds shall be lawful. But notwithstanding this provision, the 

 having or being in possession of any such animals, wild fowl or birds as are men- 

 tioned in section one (1) upon any of the days upon which the killing, entrapping, 

 ensnaring, netting, buying, selling, or having in possession any such animals, 

 wild fowls or birds, shall be unlawful by the provisions of this act, shall be 

 deemed and taken as j^rima facie evidence that the same was ensnared, trapped, 

 netted or killed in violation of this act. 



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

 Illinois is hereby declared to be in the State, and no wild game or birds shall be 

 taken or killed in any manner at any time, except the person so taking or killing 

 shall consent that the title to said game shall be and remain in the State of Illinois 

 for the purpose of regulating the use and disposition of the game after such taking 

 or killing. The taking or killing of wild game o:-* birds at any time or in any 

 manner or by any person shall be deemed a consent of said person that the title to 

 such game or birds shall be and remain in the State for said purpose of regulating 

 the use and disposition of the same. 



Approved April 24. 1899. 



INDIANA. 



Revised Statutes, 1897, pp. 360-363. 



[Sec] 2238. Killing quail or ruffed grouse. It shall be unlawful for any person 

 to pursue or kill within this State any quail, ruffed grouse, or pinnated grouse for 

 purposes of sale, barter, traffic or removal from the State, or to sell, barter, keep, 

 expose or offer for sale, or remove from this State any quail, ruffed grouse or 

 pinnated grouse caught or killed in the State of Indiana. 



I Sec] 2239. Penalty. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of section one 

 of this Act [sec. 2238] shall upon conviction thereof be fined in the sum of one dol- 

 lar for every quail, ruffed grouse, or pinnated grouse so unlawfully pursued, 

 killed, sold, kept, exposed or offered for sale, or removed from this State. 



[Sec] 2253. Carrying game. Every agent or officer of any express company Or 

 railroad company, or any other person or persons, who receives or transports any 

 game, whether deer, quails, pheasants, woodcock, wild duck, or prairie chickens, 

 which shall have been killed, takep. or captured, or held in violation of the pro- 



