‘Chap. 191.—An ACT for the relief of Hezekiah Robinson, of the
county of Alleghany.

Approved March 4, 1990.

1. Be it enacted by the genera] assembly of Virginia,
That Hezekiah Robinson, of the county of Alleghany,
Virginia, be, and he is hereby, released from the payment
of a fine of three hundred dollars assessed against him by
the county court of said county for assault and battery at
the August term, eighteen hundred and eighty-four.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

CHaPp. 192.—An ACT to amend sub-section 3 of section 2079 of
the code of Virginia of 1887, relating to time of killing wood-
ecek, and so forth.

Approved March 4, 1890.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That sub-section three of section twenty hundred and
seventy-nine of the code of Virginia of eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven be amended and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:

$2079. Unlawful hunting.—It shall be unlawful for any
person,

First, of deer.—To kill or capture any deer, or chase
any deer with dogs with intent to kill the same (such deer
not being his own, tamed, or enclosed in a park), from the
first day of January until the fifteenth day of August; or
to chase any deer with dogs in the county of Frederick, at
any time prior to the eighteenth day of January, eighteen
hundred and eighty-eight; or,

Second, of partridges, pheasants, or wild turkeys; de-
struction of their eggs.—To kill or capture, or offer for
sale or buy any partridges or quails between the first day
January and the fifteenth day of October; or any pheas-
ants or ruffled grouse, or wild turkeys, between the first
day of February and the fifteenth day of September, in
the counties west of the Blue Ridge (except Rockbridge),
and in Rockbridge and the counties east of the Blue
Ridge (except Prince Edward), between the fifteenth day
of January and the fifteenth day of October, and in
Prince Edward between the first day of March and the
fifteenth day of October; or at any time to take or destroy
he eggs of partridges or quail, pheasants or ruffled grouse,
r wild turkeys, or catch them with nets or traps; or,

Third, of wild water fowl.—To kill any wild water fowl
except the summer duck) between the first day of May
and the first day of September, or to kill any wild water
fowl, except from the land, at any time during the night;
or to kill them with a gun which cannot be conveniently
raised and fired at arm’s length from the shoulder without
a rest; or at any time to capture them in traps or nets, or
by other contrivances: provided, that wild geese may be
killed either during the day or night, but in no case shall
floating reflectors, Jamps, or lights of any kind be used in
shooting them in the night, and nothing in this clause
shall apply to the wild water fowl called sora; or,

Fourth, of marsh hen, willett, or gull; their eggs—To
shoot or in any manner kill or destroy, the bird known as
the marsh hen, or take its eggs, later in the season than
the twentieth of June; or shoot, or in any manner kill or
destroy, the bird known as the willett, or take its eggs
later in the season than the twentieth of July; or shoot,
or in any manner kill or destroy the bird known as the
gull or striker, before the first day of September, or take
its eggs later in the season than the twentieth of July; or,

Fifth, of woodcock, mocking-bird, buzzard, and so forth.
To kill or capture woodcock between the first day of
April and the first day of November, or, at any time, to
kill the turkey buzzard or black buzzard, or to capture for
sale or transportation or kill the mocking-bird, or kill or
capture the brown thrush, cardinal or red bird, wood-robin,
blue-bird, house-martin, or starling, or destroy ‘their nests ;
except in Alexandria and Fairfax counties it shall not be
lawful to kill or capture woodcock between the first day
of January and the fourth day of July of each year.

2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.