intent to kill or entrap, any elk, deer, fawn, wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, quail, partridge or woodcock in any part of this Commonwealth, and it is also unlawful to buy or re-sell any of the aforesaid game, under a penalty of one hundred dollars for every elk, deer or fawn so taken, purchased or sold, and twenty-five dollars for every wild turkey, pheasant, grouse, quail, partridge or woodcock so taken, purchased or sold, or by Imprisonment in the county jail for a period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed.

It is unlawful to ship out of the State any game killed within its boundaries, under a penalty of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed.

It is illegal for any person to kill in any one day more than ten ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasants, or more than fifteen quail or Virginia partridges, or more than ten woodcock, or more than two wild turkeys, or to kill in any one season more than two deer. Any person violating any of these provisions is liable to a fine of not less than fifty, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed.

It is unlawful to catch, take or kill any of the game birds or game mammals in any other manner than by shooting them with a gun, under a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every offense so committed, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed. The trapping of quail from January 1 to February 15 next following in order to care for them over the winter is allowed, but all such birds must be liberated when the weather is suitable in the spring in the same locality where they were caught.

It is illegal to kill, wound, trap, net, snare, catch with bird-lime or any similar substance, poison or drug, any bird of song or any warbler, linnet, titmouse, blue bird, sparrow, yellow bird, thrush, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, red bellied woodpecker, red headed woodpecker, cat-bird, pewee, vireo, martin, tanager, tiltup, bluefinch, indigo bird, oriole, shrike, kildeer, gnat-catcher, snow bird, hair bird, grosbeak, whip-poor-will, cuckoo, chewink, chickadee, chat, phoebe bird, red-start, finch, humming bird, cow bird, shore lark, wren, swallow, robin, grackle, meadow lark, nuthatch, least bittern, swift, nighthawk, starling or bunting. Nor shall any person purchase or have in possession or expose for sale, any of the aforesaid song or wild birds. No person shall take or needlessly destroy the nests or eggs of any song or other wild birds.

(The English or European house sparrow, the kingfisher, cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, duck hawk, pigeon hawk, great horned owl, the barred owl, green heron and night heron are not among the birds protected.) Any person or persons violating any of the above provisions shall be a liable to a penalty of ten dollars for each and every violation,

or in default of payment thereof by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed.

The above does not apply to persons holding a certificate granted by the Board of Game Commissioners of the Commonwealth, giving them the right to take birds and their nests and eggs for scientific purposes. No person shall catch, kill or disturb wild pigeons while on nesting grounds, under penalty of $50. No person, not a citizen of Pennsylvania, may trap or net wild pigeons in any county, unless he shall have first taken out a license from the treasurer of said county, and paid therefore the sum of $50, for the use of the county.

No person shall hunt pheasants during the night time, in any manner whatever, under penalty of $10 for each offense.

It is unlawful to hunt, shoot or destroy any web-footed fowl except from September 1 to April 30, inclusive, under a penalty of $25 for each offense. At no time is it lawful to hunt, shoot or destroy such fowl from or with any craft or boat propelled by steam or sails, under penalty of $25 for each offense.

There shall be no shooting or hunting on Sunday, under penalty of $25.

Fish.

No person shall cast, draw, fasten or otherwise make use of any seine, drift-net, fyke-net, or net or nets of any other description, or use any other appliance, for catching of fish, except rod, hook and line, in any rivers, streams or waters of this Commonwealth.

The above does not apply in the open season to the catching of suckers, eels and catfish, in streams other than trout streams, partly or wholly included in the survey of farm lands owned by any citizen of this Commonwealth, but fishing with seines is not permitted. Nor does it extend to shad, herring and sturgeon fishing. It is provided that the meshes of seines or nets used for catching shad shall not be less than four inches in width, or two inches from knot to knot, and the meshes of seines and nets for catching herring shall not be less than two and one-fourth inches in width, or one and one-eighth inches from knot to knot.

The act of June 25, 1895, provides "That it shall be lawful to use, in the waters of this Commonwealth, other than trout streams, eelpots made of wicker work or netting, the said eelpots to be of a length not exceeding five feet, with an entrance to the same not exceeding two and one-half inches."

No person shall fish for shad or herring with nets, either shore, drift, gilling or dip nets, or with any appliance whatever, from June 20 to December 31 of any year, in any of the rivers, streams or waters of this Commonwealth. The penalty for violating any of the foregoing provisions is $100, with all costs of suit, together with the forfeiture of boats, nets and all appliances.

It is made illegal to catch speckled trout, save only by rod, hook and

line, at any time, or to place any set lines or set nets across any stream inhabited by them, under penalty of $25.

No person shall kill, sell, or have in possession after being killed, any speckled trout, save only from the fifteenth of April to the fifteenth of July, under penalty of $10 for each fish. No person shall take for sale, any trout less than five inches long, or fish in any waters, for three years, in which brook trout have been planted by the fish commissioners, when public notice of said planting has been given, under $20 penalty.

No person shall, by any means or device whatsoever, catch or kill in any of the waters of this State any pike or pickeral between February 1 and June 1, under penalty of $10 for every fish so caught.

No person shall catch or kill, save only with rod, hook and line, at any time, and no person shall catch or kill any black bass, rock bass, or wall-eyed pike, commonly known as Susquehanna salmon, between the first of January and the 30th of May, under penalty of $10 for each fish. Any person taking or capturing any black bass or wall-eyed pike under six inches in length, or any rock bass under five inches in length, shall immediately return the same to the waters whence taken, under penalty of $10.

No person shall at any time kill or catch any Penobscot salmon, save with rod, hook and line, and none shall be taken save from March 1 to August 15, and shall not be under three pounds in weight, under a penalty of $20 fine for each salmon taken, or one day's imprisonment for each dollar of fine.

No person shall kill, sell, or have in possession after being killed, any sea salmon, save only from April 1 to August 1, under penalty of $10 for each fish.

No person shall kill any lake trout in the months of October, November and December, under a penalty of $10 for each fish.

The act of June 25, 1895, provides: "Section 1. That no person shall at any time, place in any of the waters of Pennsylvania any torpedo, giant powder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, lime, electricity, or any other poisonous or explosive substance for the purpose of catching or taking fish.

"Section 2. Any person or persons offending against any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined fifty dollars for each offense, and undergo an imprisonment of not less than thirty days, or more than one year."

No person shall catch or destroy fish by shutting off or drawing off any of the waters of the State, or by dragging small nets or seines therein, when the waters are wholly or partly shut off, under penalty of $50.

The law permits catching of bait fish, other than game fish, by means of hand or cast nets for angling or scientific purposes, or the catching of game fish by order of any member of the State Fish Commission of this State, for the purpose of stocking other waters.

For special provisions in regard to fishing in the river Delaware, see acts of 1889, pages 261, 264 and 267, and act of 1895, page 305; and for Lake Erie, see acts of 1889 and 1891.

Shad shall not be taken in the Susquehanna or Juniata rivers from sunset on Saturday till sunrise on Monday, during the run of shad, from March 15 to June 25, or with seines less than four and one-half inches to the mesh, under penalty of $50 and three months' imprisonment. There shall be no fishing on Sunday, under penalty of $25.

Game and Fish Wardens.

By the act of March, 1899, the constables of the various wards, boroughs and townships of the Commonwealth are made ex-officio game and fish wardens, and are given full powers to enforce the several acts relating to game and fish.

Open Season.

BIRDS.

Turkeys, October 15 to December 15.

Ducks, September 1 to May 1.

Plover, July 15 to January 1.

Woodcock, month of July and October 15 to December 15.

Quail, October 15 to December 15.

Ruffed Grouse or Pheasant, October 15 to December 15.

Rail or Reed Birds, September 1 to December 1.

ANIMALS.

Elk and Deer, month of November.

Squirrels, October 15 to December 15.

Hares and Rabbits, November 1 to December 15.

FISH.

Speckled Trout, April 15 to July 15.

Sea Salmon, April 1 to July 31.

Black Bass, Rock Bass and Wall-eyed Pike, commonly known as Susquehanna Salmon, May 30 to January 1.

Lake Trout, January 1 to October 1.

Pike and Pickerel, June 1 to February 1.
Shad and Herring, January 1 to June 20.
Penobscot Salmon, March 1 to August 15.

PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL HOLIDAY ACT OF 1897.

Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That the following days and half days, namely: the first day of January, commonly called New Year's day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday; the third Tuesday of February, election day; the twenty-second day of February, known as Washington's birthday; Good Friday; the thirtieth day of May, known as Memorial day; the Fourth of July, called Independence day; the first Monday of September, known as Labor day; the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, Election day; the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day; and every Saturday after twelve o'clock noon until twelve o'clock midnight, each of which Saturdays s hereby designated a half holiday, and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of this State or of the President of the United States as a day of thanksgiving or fasting and prayer, or other religious observance shall, for all purpose whatever as regards the presenting for payment or acceptance, and as regards the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, checks, drafts and promissory notes, made after the passage of this act, be treated and considered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and as public holidays and half holidays, and all such bills, checks, drafts and notes otherwise presentable for acceptance or payment on any of the said days shall be deemed to be payable and be presentable for acceptance or payment on the secular or business day next succeeding such holiday or half holiday, except checks, drafts, bills of exchange and promissory notes, payable at sight, or on demand, which would otherwise be payable on any half holiday Saturday, shall be deemed to be payable at or before twelve o'clock noon of such half holiday: Provided however, That for the purpose of protesting or otherwise holding liable any party to any bill of exchange, check, draft or promissory note, and which shall not have been paid before twelve o'clock noon of any Saturday designated a half holiday, as aforesaid, a demand for acceptance or payment thereof shall not be made and notice of protest or dishonor thereof shall not be given until the next succeeding secular or business day: And provided further, That when any person, firm, corporation or company, shall on any Saturday designated a half holiday, receive for collection any check, bill of exchange, draft or promissory note, such person, firm, corporation or company shall not be deemed guilty of any neglect or omission of duty, nor incur any liability in not presenting for payment or acceptance or collection such check, bill of exchange, draft or promissory note on that day: And provided