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ing of each bird or animal shall be deemed a separate offense] , and selling or expos- 

 ing for sale, or having the same in possession for the purpose of seUing 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 fade evidence of the violation 

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

 birds by or for the use of taxidermists for preservation either in public or private 

 collection, if so preserved: Provided further, that nothing contained in this section 

 shall be construed as modifying or being in conflict with section two (2) 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 pro- 

 vided, 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. 



Game in transit: Sec. 7. The provisions of this act shall not be construed as 

 applicable to any express company or common carrier, into whose possession any 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 mentioned 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 

 prima facie evidence that the same was ensnared, trapped, netted or killed in viola- 

 tion of this act. 



Property of State: 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 or 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 regu- 

 lating the use and disposition of the same. 



Approved April 24, 1899. 



INDIANA. 



Thornton's Revised Statutes, 1897, p. 361. 



Game birds defined: 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 Eallid<^e, commonly known as rails, coots, mud-hens, 

 and gallinules; the Limicolje, commonly known as shore birds, plovers', surf birds, 

 snipe, woodcock, and sandpipers, tattlers, and curlews; the Gallinj?e, commonly 

 known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, quail, and pheasants, * * ^ 



Session Laws of 1901, Chap. CCIII, pp. 442-445. 



Sale: Sec. 2. Whoever sells, or offers for sale, directly or indirectly, at any time, 

 any quail, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, 

 shall be fined ten (10) dollars for each quail sold or offered for sale, to which may 

 be added imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ten days. 



Export: Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company, 

 or other common carrier, or other person or persons to transport, take or carry, or 



