mit such animals to run at large guilty of misdemeanor: Fine, $1 to $2 for each offense.

Russell County.-Section in the county of Russell, south of Clinch River. (Chap. 517, p. 550, approved February 26, 1898.)

Owners allowing hogs to run at large upon public roads subject to fine from $1 to $3.

Potts Creek, Alleghany County (chap. 674, p. 715, approved March 2, 1898).— Prohibits running at large of bulls, rams, or boar hogs. Penalty, $5.

GAME LAWS.

County of Dinwiddie (chap. 10, p. 9, in force December 18, 1897).-No person shall kill or capture partridges or (quail) in the county of Dinwiddie while there is snow on the ground.

Penalty not less than $5 nor more than $20; one half of penalty to informer.

Muskrats, Accomac County (chap. 11, p. 9, approved December 20, 1897).— Regulates the hunting or trapping of muskrats in the county of Accomac. Capture or killing prohibited between 15th day of March and the 1st day of January of each year.

Violation, misdemeanor. Fine, $5 for each offense.

Albemarle and Loudoun Counties (chap. 17, p. 14, approved December 22, 1897).-Protects Mongolian and English pheasants in Albemarle and Loudoun counties between the 1st day of March, 1898, and the 1st of March, 1901. It is made unlawful at any time in said counties to take or destroy the eggs of these birds.

Penalty for violation, fine $10, and $2.50 shall in addition be taxed as part of the costs, which shall go to the informer.

King William County.-An act to protect game and song birds in the county of King William and to prescribe a penalty for violation of this act. (Chap. 46, p. 41, approved January 11, 1898.

The act prohibits the capture or killing of song birds at any time. It prohibits the killing of deer, partridges, wild turkey, and hare or rabbit between February 1 and November 1. It is made unlawful to kill or capture wild ducks at any time by means of artificial lights in the marshes of said county, and it shall be unlawful to shoot after dark in any marshes of said county which has been posted notifying persons not to shoot therein after dark.

Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, not less than $5 nor more than $10 for the first offense, and not less than $10 nor more than $50 for a repetition of the offense.

Counties of Greenesville and Sussex (chap. 54, p 46, approved January 12, 1898).-Deer protected January 15 to September 1; turkey and partridges protected February 15 to October 15; the taking and destroying of their eggs are unlawful at any time; unlawful to kill mocking birds at any time. Hares or wild rabbits protected between February 1 and October 1. It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale any partridge killed, captured, or obtained in the counties above.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, not less than $2 nor more than $5 for first offense, not less than $5 nor more than $10 for repetition of offense.

Counties of Gloucester and Mathews (chap. 67, p. 73, approved January, 1898).-Protects partridges betweeen the first day of February and the first day of November of any year. Unlawful to take or destroy the eggs at any time, or to catch the birds with nets or traps.

Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, fine not less than $10 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding thirty days, or both.

Wild waterfowl-Counties of Chesterfield, Prince George, and Charles City (chap. 79, p. 82, approved January 22, 1898).-The hunting of wild waterfowl between the hours of sunset and sunrise is made unlawful within these counties; or to hunt wild waterfowl at any time within said waters with a brush or sneak boat. Penalty, fine of $5; in default of said fine imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days for each offense; for each subsequent offense, fine $10, and imprisonment as aforesaid if fine is not paid.

Partridges in the counties of Cumberland, Chesterfield, and Powhatan (chap. 89, p. 93, approved January 22, 1898).-Partridges protected between first day of February and fifteenth day of October, each year.

Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, not less than $5 nor more than $20, or imprisonment not more than thirty days for each offense.

Destroying fish with dynamite in certain counties.-An act to make the use of dynamite in the destruction of fish in the waters of Craig, Bath, Highland, Alleghany, Smith, Bland, and Lee counties a misdemeanor, and providing for the punishment of the same. (Chap. 97, p. 103, approved January 25, 1898.)

Penalty, six months to twelve months in county jail or fine from $100 to $500, onehalf of fine to the informer.

Fairfax County (chap. 102, p. 114, approved January 25, 1898).-Protects partridges, pheasants or ruffled grouse, Mongolian pheasants, rabbits, and wild turkeys, from January 1 to November 1.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $5 to $20, or confinement in jail till fine is paid, provided imprisonment shall not exceed thirty days.

Dan River. To prevent the destruction of fish in Dan River, near Danville, Va. (chap. 105, p. 116, approved January 25, 1898.)

Owners of water power and dams are required to provide said dams with suitable fish ladders, so that the fish may have free passage up and down said river. If during the months of March, April, and May the water falls so low as not to run over the dam, the fishways may be closed, if necessary, for the operation of machinery run by water power.

For failure or refusal to comply, the owners of the dam will forfeit $20.

It is made unlawful to take fish of any kind between the Southern Railway bridge and 100 feet above the upper dam across that river. Penalty for violation, fine not less than $10 for each offense.

Partridges in Roanoke County (chap. 128, p. 132, approved January 26, 1898).— Partridges or quail protected between February 1 and November 1. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $10 for each offense, and imprisonment in county jail until fine be paid, not exceeding thirty days.

Counties of Buckingham and Cumberland (chap. 131, p. 135, approved January 27, 1898).-Protects game and song birds for definite periods. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $2 for each offense.

NOTE.-Note the low fine here and no imprisonment.

Albemarle County (chap. 143, p. 144, approved January 25, 1898).-Protects partridges, wild turkeys, and native pheasants for stated periods. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine not less than $5 nor more than $20, or, in discretion of the justice of the peace, may be confined in the county jail not more than fifteen days for each offense.

County of Rappahannock (chap. 156, p. 60, approved January 29, 1898).-Protects partridges between January 1 and November 1. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $5 to $20. May be confined in jail until fine is paid, not exceeding thirty days.

County of King and Queen (chap. 174, p. 192, approved January 29, 1898).— Protects partridges, wild turkey, woodcock, and summer woodcock and deer for different periods. Penalty, fine $10 to $20, or imprisonment until the fine is paid. NOTE.-There is no limitation of the time of imprisonment in the statute.

Counties of Allegheny, Bath, and Highland (chap. 237, p. 264, approved February 8, 1898).-The act protects mountain trout between July 1 and May 1. Between May 1 and July 1 it is made unlawful to catch mountain trout except by angling with hook and line.

Penalty, fine $20 to $50, and, at the discretion of court, confinement in jail not exceeding thirty days.

King George and Stafford counties (chap. 260, p. 287, approved February 9, 1898).-Protects partridges from January 5 to November 15, and woodcock January 1 to October 1.

Violation, misdemeanor: Fine not less than $10, or imprisonment in jail not exceeding thirty days, or both.

County of Mecklenburg (chap. 331, p. 369, approved February 14, 1898).-Protects partridge, deer, wild turkeys, hares and rabbits at stated times, and prohibits killing of mocking birds, brown thrush, cardinal or red bird at any time.

Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $5 for each offense, half to the informer.

Seines or traps (chap. 402, p. 439, approved February 19, 1898).—Applies to the waters of Accomac and North Hampton. Prescribes the fishing season. Penalty, for violation, $50 to $100, and all seines, boats, and other appliances used in such violation shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth.

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Counties of Buckingham and Cumberland (chap. 428, p. 460, approved February 21, 1898.)-Protects partridge, ruffled grouse, pheasant, and wild turkeys in these counties except from October 15 to February 15. Unlawful to kill mockingbirds or cardinal birds at any time. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $2.

Counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William (chap. 429, p. 460, approved February 21, 1898).-Protects partridges, pheasants, ruffled grouse, Mongolian pheasants, wild turkey, between January I and November 1. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $5 to $20. On failure to pay, may be confined in jail not exceeding thirty days.

NOTE.-Notice the difference in penalty in the two preceding acts.

Charlotte County (chap. 502, p. 533, approved February 24, 1898).—Protects partridge, deer, and wild turkey at certain seasons. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $1 to $10 for each offense.

County Powhattan (chap. 529, p. 562, approved February 28, 1898).-Protects partridges between February 15 and October 15. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, from $5 to $20, or imprisonment not more than thirty days for each offense.

County of Gloucester (chap. 578, p. 608, approved February 28, 1898).—Unlawful to kill wild turkeys between January 15 and November 1; unlawful to catch them with steel traps or to shoot them from baited blinds at any time. Penalty, $5 to $20. Rockbridge County.-An act to regulate hunting partridges in Rockbridge County. (Chap. 5, p. 6, in force December 14, 1897.)

Prohibits the capture or killing of partridges between the 1st day of January and the 1st day of November of each year.

Penalty, misdemeanor: Fine not exceeding $10 for each offense.

Counties of Amelia and Nottoway (chap. 6, p. 6, in force December 14, 1897).An act for the protection of game and song birds in the counties of Amelia and Nottoway. Protects various birds, partridges, wild turkeys, mockingbirds, brown thrush, cardinal or red bird, also hares, rabbits, and deer.

Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, fine $5 for each offense.

County of Stafford (chap. 598, p. 631, approved March 1, 1898).—Unlawful to kill any rabbit or hare between the first day of February and the fifteenth day of September. Fine, $1 to $5.

County of Roanoke (chap. 616, p. 655, approved March 1, 1898).—Unlawful to kill deer or chase them with dogs with intent to kill between January 1 and August 15. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $20.

Augusta County (chap. 683, p. 731, approved March 3, 1898).-Protects deer, partridges, pheasants, ruffled grouse; and wild turkeys for stated periods. Penalty, $5 to $20 for each offense; and railroad express companies shipping game outside of the State of Virginia, fine not less than $20 for each offense.

Counties of Accomac and Northampton (chap. 686, p. 733, approved March 3, 1898).-Protects rabbits and various birds at stated seasons. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $10 for each offense, and imprisonment until fine is paid, not exceeding ten days.

Counties of Accomac and Northampton (chap. 687, p. 733, approved March 3, 1898.)-Makes it unlawful to kill wild turkeys or destroy their eggs in these counties; no time limit specified. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, from $25 to $100; confinement in jail until fine is paid, not to exceed thirty days.

Counties of Chesterfield, Prince George, and Charles City (chap. 689, p. 738, approved March 3, 1898).-Unlawful to shoot game of any description between the hours of sunset and sunrise upon the waters of the Commonwealth within these counties: Penalty, fine $5; in default of said fine imprisonment in county jail from ten to thirty days for each offense; and for each subsequent offense fine $10 and imprisonment as aforesaid.

Oysters (chap. 696, p. 745, approved March 3, 1898).-Regulates the taking of oysters in the waters of the Commonwealth: Penalty, $10 to $50 for each offense.

"If any person carry or attempt to carry any seed oysters out of the State at any time he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof a fine not exceeding $500 each offense."

Counties of Culpeper and Orange (chap. 802, p. 821, approved March 3, 1898).Protects game and birds of various kinds. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, $5 to

$20; on failure to pay fine, confinement in jail until fine is paid, not to exceed twenty days.

Henrico County (chap. 803, p. 822, approved March 3, 1898).—It is unlawful to kill by any method trout in Fourmile Creek and Reedy Branch. Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $5 for each offense.

Henry County (chap. 812, p. 829, approved March 3, 1898).-Protects partridges from February 1 to November 1; made unlawful to offer them for sale at any time or to export them from the county.

Violation, misdemeanor: Fine, $10 for each offense. Imprisonment in jail until fine be paid, not exceeding twenty days, and half the fine to the informer.

Rockingham County (chap. 813, p. 830).—Amends act approved March 3, 1894. Protects game of various kinds. No new penalty attached.

Southampton County (chap. 814, p. 830, approved March 3, 1898).-Protects game of various kinds. Violation, misdemeanor: Penalty, first offense, $5; second or any other repetition of said offense, $10 to $25.

Licenses to fish (chap. 839, p. 864, approved March 3, 1898).-Amends section 2086 of the code of Virginia; gives many details in regard to the conditions of licensing the use of nets, seines, etc., and prescribes fees. Oyster inspectors are to report to the board of fisheries or to some commander of the oyster navy the failure of any persons to conform to the provisions of this act. Such commander is empowered to arrest any such person and carry him before some justice of the peace, and upon conviction such person shall be fined from $25 to $200. Oyster inspectors who knowingly fail to report violations of this act or to perform any of the duties herein required shall forfeit $100 for each offense.

Amherst and Nelson counties (chap. 845, p. 871, approved March 3, 1898).— Protects mountain trout in the Big Piney River. Violation, misdemeanor; Fine $10, half to the informer and confinement in the county jail for not less nor more than thirty days.

NOTE.-Notice that thirty days is prescribed in addition to the fine and not in default of it as in most cases.

Pittsylvania County (chap. 909, p. 949, approved March 3, 1898).-Protects partridges between February 1 and November 1. Violation, misdemeanor; Fine $10 for each offense and imprisonment in jail until fine be paid not exceeding thirty days.

Oysters (chap. 967, p. 992, approved March 4, 1898).-The act provides for the registration of any resident of the State who desires to take oysters for sale or planting on the eastern side of Northampton and Accomac counties.

Taking oysters without registration a misdemeanor. Fine $10 to $25. It provides also for the registration of skiffs and small boats used for taking oysters. Penalty for not registering boats, $5 to $25 for each boat.

Terrapins in various counties (chap. 982, p. 1007, approved March 4, 1898).— Amends an act approved February 4, 1892. Protects terrapins in various counties between May 1 and August 15. Penalty for taking or having in possession, fine $200 and confinement in county jail not exceeding thirty days. The use of seines, nets, weirs, etc., during this period, punishable by a fine of $250 and confinement in county jail not less than thirty days.

Rockingham County (chap. 994, p. 1024, approved March 4, 1898).-Unlawful to take mountain trout between August 1 and May 1, and unlawful to catch them at any other time except by angling with hook and line. Penalty, $10 to $15 for each offense, and, at the discretion of the court, confinement in jail not exceeding thirty days.

Oysters (chap. 997, p. 1026, approved March 4, 1899).—Amends act of March 5, 1894. Relates to the method of paying by tongmen the sum required by law. Penalty for violation, $10 to $100.

Section 8 relates to subrenting. Penalty, $50 to $100.

WASHINGTON.

1897.

Felony and misdemeanor defined.-A felony is punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary. All other offenses are misdemeanors. (Codes and Statutes, sec. 6773.)

SEC. 6776. When the performance of any act is prohibitive by any statute, and no penalty for the violation of such statute is imposed, the doing of such act is a misdemeanor.

Punishment for misdemeanor.-SEC. 7435. Every person who is convicted of a misdemeanor, the punishment of which is not otherwise prescribed by any statute of this State, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Solicitation of divorce business (chap. 7, p. 7, approved February 13, 1897).— SEC. 1. Whoever advertises, prints, publishes, distributes, or circulates, or causes to be advertised, printed, published, distributed, or circulated, any circular, pamphlet, card, handbill, advertisement, printed paper, book, newspaper, or notice of any kind, offering to procure or obtain, or to aid in procuring or obtaining, any divorce, or the severance, dissolution, or nullity of any marriage, or offering to engage, or appear, or act as attorney, counsel, or referee in any suit for alimony or divorce, or the severance, dissolution, or nullity of any marriage, either in this State or elsewhere, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This act shall not apply to the printing or publishing of any notice or advertisement required or authorized by any law of this State. SEC. 2. Penalty, fine $100 to $500, or by imprisonment in county jail not more than six months.

Destruction of honeybees (chap. 12, p. 11, approved February 13, 1897).— Makes it unlawful to willfully poison honeybees or to willfully place any poisonous or sweetened substance for the purpose of injuring honeybees in any place where such substance is accessible to honeybees: Penalty, $10 to $100.

Dairy products (chap. 15, p. 14, approved February 16, 1897).-Amends sections 2 and 3 of act approved March 11, 1895, regulating the manufacture of dairy products, forbids the addition of borax, boracic acic, salycilic acid, or any other poisonous substance which prevents or tends to prevent the normal bacterial actions of milk. The act provides also for the stamping of cheese according to grade, as "skimmed, half skimmed, and full cream."

NOTE. No change in penalty.

Vivisection and dissection (chap. 16, p. 16, approved February 17, 1897).SEC. 1. No teacher or other person employed in any school in the State of Washington, except medical or dental schools, or medical or dental department of any school, shall practice vivisection upon any vertebrate animal in the presence of any pupil in said school, or any child or minor there present; nor in such presence shall exhibit any vertebrate animal upon which vivisection has been practiced.

SEC. 2. Dissection of dead animals or any portion thereof, in the schools of the State of Washington, in no instance shall be for the purpose of exhibition, but in every case shall be confined to the class room and the presence of those pupils engaged in the study to be illustrated by such dissection.

Penalty for violation, $50 to $100.

Requiring street railways to employ competent men (chap. 17, p. 17, approved February 18, 1897).—SEC. 1. Hereafter street railways or street-car companies or street-car corporations shall employ none but experienced and competent men to operate or assist as conductor, motorman, or gripman in operating cars or dummies upon any street railway or street-car line in this State.

Section 2 makes violation of section 1 by the president, secretary, manager, superintendent, or other officer of any street railway a misdemeanor: Fine, $50 to $200 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term of thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Discharge of ballast in navigable waters (chap. 18, p. 18, approved February 23, 1897).-Forbids the discharge of ballast in navigable waters where the water is less than twenty fathoms deep: Penalty $75 to $500.