Chap. 473.—An ACT to regulate the killing and capturing of deer and other
game in the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Highland and Augusta.

Approved February 28, 1894.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it
shall not be lawful to kill or capture any deer, or to chase the same
with dogs in the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Highland and Augusta
at any time, except between the first day of October and the first
day of December of each year. .

2. Any person violating the provisions of the preceding section
shall, for each offence, be fined not less than fifty dollars or more
than one hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the county
jail until the fine and costs are paid, but such imprisonment shall
not exceed the period of thirty days. One-half of any fine imposed
under this act shall go to the informer. The possession of any fresh
venison or green deer skins during the prohibited period shall be
prima facie evidence of the violation of this act.

3. It shall be unlawful to kill or capture at any time within said
counties the red-breasted robin, red bird, cat bird, brown thrush,
mocking-bird or the barn or chimney swallow; and it shall also be
unlawful to kill or capture the wild turkey, pheasant, ruffled grouse,
the partridge or quail, snipe or woodcock at any time in the counties
of Augusta, Alleghany and Bath, except between the first day of
October and the first day of December in each year, except in the
county of Augusta, where the time for hunting quail shall be between
the fifteenth day of October and the fifteenth day of December; and
any person violating this section shall be fined not less than ten dol.
lars for each offence, one-half of which shall go to the informer, and
the party convicted shal! be confined in jail until the fine and cos!
are paid, but such confinement shall not exceed ten days in eack
case. All fines recovered under either of the preceding sections shal.
be paid into the county school fund of said county, respectively
and be accounted for by the treasurer thereof as other county schoo.
funds are accounted for, except as to the one-half paid to the in
former in the cases named.

4, Proceedings under this act may be by warrant before a justic
of the peace or by indictment in the county court.

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