THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12,1915
NUMBER 16
OUR NEW GAME LAWS
A Synopsis of the Provisions of the New
Law Prepared by Its Author,
Senator J. M. Futrell
Senator J. M. Futrell of Para
gould, author of the recently en
acted game and fish law, has
prepared a synopsis of the rules
and regulations prescribed by
the provisions of the law.
It follows:
“The federal law regulating
the killing of migratory fowls,
permit the shooting of ducks and
geese from October 1 to and in
cluding January 15. The same
law prohibits the shooting of
ducks and geese before sunrise
and after sunset each day. It is
also unlawful, under the federal
law, to shoot ducks or geese on
or over the Mississippi river from
Minneapolis, Minn., to Memphis,
Tenn., at any time of the year.
The Mississippi river, between
the two cities mentioned, is
practically a game preserve for
migratory fowls. Heretofore it
has been the custom to kill thousr
ands of ducks and geese by
hiding behind blinds on islands
and sandbars, and by the use of
boats. Under the new federal
law this is absolutely prohibited.
No shooting of any kind can be
indulged on Big Lake, which has
been made a refuge for migra
tory fowls.
“Under the State law there is
a bag limit of 25 ducks for each
man per day. It is unlawful to
sell ducks either at home or
through shipment to other points
either within or without the state.
No license is required to kill
ducks or geese.
“The open season for deer, un
der the provisions of the new
state game law, is the last 20
days in November, all of Decem
ber and the first 10 days in Jan
uary. This means the first sea
son opens on November 11 and
runs to and including January 10.
An annual license of one dollar
must be paid by those desiring to
hunt deer. All licenses expire
on December 31 of each year.
Thus, if a license is secured now
to hunt deer the license will hold
good until January 1, 1916. If
the party securing the license de
sires to hunt deer during the first
10 days in January another li
cense must be secured, which li
cense holds good until December
31, 1916.
This is true of the license re
quired for trapping, fishing and
for hunting quails with dogs.
No person is allowed to kill more
than two deer in any one season.
This means from November 11
to January 10. Where two or
more persons are hunting as a
party, they are allowed two deer
for each member of the party.
Thus, if A, B and C are hunting
deer, A may kill six deer and
they would be charged two to
each member. Under the law
neither A, B nor C can kill an
other deer during the season, al
though B and C killed none of
the six.
The open season for turkey be
gins on Nov. 11 and continues to
and including January 10. In
addition to this period gobblers
may. be killed from April 15 to
and including May 31. No li
cense is required to kill turkeys.
Not more than five turkeys may
be killed in one season.
Quail may be killed from De
cember 1 to and including March
31. The bag limit on quails is 15
per person in any one day. No
hunting will be allowed on any
enclosed premises without the
written permission of the owner
or person in cnarge oi sucu
premises. The hunters must car
ry the written permit upon his
person. An annual license of $1
is placed upon bird dogs. If the
party hunts quail without dog,
no license is required. Under
the law it is made grand larceny
to steal a dog on which a license
has been paid.
No person using more than 10
traps can trap for fur-bearing
animals without paying an annu
al license of $10 per year.
It is unlawful to issue a license
to a party who is an habitual
drunkard or to a person who has
been convicted of grand larceny.
Parties who have been twice con
victed of violating the state game
and fish laws are barred from ob
taining licenses.
Nonresidents are absolutely
barred from fishing and hunting
in Arkansas.
No license is required to kill
squirrels or other species of game
not mentioned above, nor is there
any closed season on squirrels or
other game not mentioned above.
GINNING REPORT.
Following is the number of
bales of cotton ginned by the
various gins in this section from
Thursday of last week to Wed
nesday of this week, inclusive:
A. S. Thompson, DeView,... 158
Fakes Mercantile Co.,.136
Gray & Co., Grays,.107
Jernigan Merc. & Gin Co. .. .111
Planters Gin Co.,.74
McCrory Gin Co.,.. 71;
Total.6571
TOTAL THIS SEASON
A. S. Thompson, DeView,. .1,230
Fakes Mercantile Co. 1,202
Gray & Co., Grays,.975
Jernigan Merc. & Gin Co.672
Planters Gin Co.598
McCrory Gin Co . 586
Total_5,263
Cotton was selling for 11c
cents a pound and seed for $35.00
a ton at McCrory Wednesday.
ONE YEAR IN PEN
Section No. 3 of Act No. 30,
passed by the last legislature
says, “Any person, firm or cor
poration, who shall violate anv of
the provisions of this act shall be
guilty of a felony, and upon con
viction shall be imprisoned in the
state penitentiary for a period of
one year. No court shall suspend
sentence or permit a plea of
guilt to be entered and continue
the cause for a second offense of
the provisions of this act.”
Act No. 30 provides that no li
cense shall be issued after Janu
ary 1, 1916, that it shall be un
lawful to manufacture, sell or
give away any intoxicating liquor
of any kind. This looks mighty
like the days of the bootlegger in
Arkansas were numbered. It
used to be the practice in the
courts to allow a man to plead
guilty and let him go with the
understanding that he was to
pay a fine at the succeeding term
of court—a species of cheap li
cense the bootlegger soon caught
onto. But this is prohibited un
der the new law. Whenever a
man is convicted it’s one year,
no ifs nor ands about it.
Died: Harry Raymond, age
ten years, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Miller of Riverside, Thurs
day afternoon at 3:40 o'clock,
Nov. 11, 1915. The remains
were laid to rest in the Union
Church cemetery this, Friday,
afternoon.
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