Chap. 419.—An ACT to protect game in the county of James City and the town
of Williamsburg.

Approved March 29, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
unlawful to kill or capture, or offer for sale, or buy, partridges or quail,
or hare, or rabbit, or wild turkey within the county of James City or the
city of Williamsburg between the fifteenth day of February and the fif-
teenth day of November of each year.

2. If any person violate the preceding section, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof before any
justice of said county, city, or court of jurisdiction, be fined not less than
five nor more than ten dollars for each offense, and imprisonment in jail
till said fine is paid, but not exceeding thirty days. In any prosecution
of a person for a violation of the preceding section, proof of the possession
by such person of any such partridge, or quail, or rabbit, or wild turkey,
as the case may be, shall be prima facie evidence of his guilt.

3. In so far as existing acts or parts of acts are in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act they are hereby repealed.

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