92 DIGEST OF GAME LAWS FOR 1901. 
inj; of each hinl or animal shall l)e deemed a separate offense], and selling or expos- 
in«; for siile, or havinj; the siime in possession for the jmrpose 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 ajc.t: I^ovicied, 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 j>reservc<l: Provided further, that nothing contained in this section 
shall ))e constnie<l as nuxlifying or being in conflict with section two (2) of this act, 
or authori/ing <»r legalizing the sale or exposing for sale, transportation or receiving 
for transportation, any of the aninuils, birds or game as therein proliil^iied: 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 sai<l villages and cities l^etween the 
first day of October and the first day of February of the following year. 
G-ame in transit: Sec. 7. The provisions of this act shall not be construed as 
applicable to any express company or common carrier, into whose posse&sion any of 
the animals, wild fowl or birds herein mentioned shall come in the regular course 
of their business for trans])ortation whilst they are in transit through this State from 
any ])la('e without this State where the killing and transportation of said animals, 
wild fowl or birds shall be lawful. But notwithstanding this provision, the liaving 
or being in possession of any such animals, \v\\d fowl or birds as are mentione<l 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 ])e deemed and taken as 
prima fade evidence that the same was ensnared, trapped, netted or killed in viola- 
tion of tliis act. 
Property of State: Sec. 11. The ownership of and title to all wild game and 
birds in the Stiite 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 l)y any person shall be deemed a consent of said person that the 
title to such game or })irds shall ])e and remain in the State for said i>ur}K)se 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: Skc. 2244. For the purpose of this .Vet the following only 
shall \>v considered game ])irds: The Anatidjc, commonly called swans, geese, bnint, 
and river and sea <lucks; the Rallidjc, commonly known as rails, coots, nuid-hens, 
and gallinules; the Limicohe, commonly known jis shore birds, plovers, surf birds, 
snijK', wofxlcock, an<l sandpipers, tattlers, and curlews; the (lallina', comnu)nly 
known iis wild turkeys, grou.se, prairie chickens, (luail, and pheasants, * * * 
Session Laws of 1901, Chap. CCIII, pp. 442-446. 
Sale: Skc. 2. Whoever sells, or offers for sale, directly or indirectly, at any time, 
any <|uail, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, 
shall Ik' Hne<l ten (10) dollars for each <juail s(»ld or offered for sale, to which may 
be added imprisonnjent in the county jail for a period not to exceed ten <lays. 
Export: Skc. 'A. It shall be milawful for any railroad comjiany, express company, 
or otlier common carrier, or other jK'rson <tr jn'rsons to transport, take or carry, or 
