Whereas complaint has been made before me that C. D. did (state the offence as in the summons), and I am informed that you can give material evidence in the case: Therefore, you are commanded to appear before me, at

day of

at

on

o'clock

to testify what you know concerning

the
in the
the matter of the said complaint.

is convicted before me, for that he did, &c., (stating the offence briefly and the time and place where committed), in contravention of section seventh of chapter sixth of title fourth of the Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec, respecting fishing in non-navigable rivers and in lakes; And I adjudge the said C. D. to forfeit (and pay) the sum of (or mention the thing forfeited), to be applied according to law, and also to pay A. B.. (the complainant) the sum of for costs:

(If the penalty be not forthwith paid, add), and the said C. D., having failed to pay the said penalty and costs forthwith after the said conviction, I adjudge him to be committed to and imprisoned in the common gaol of the district of

FORM E.

Form of Warrant of Commitment for non-payment of penalty or forfeiture and costs.

Province of Quebec,

District of

To the Constables and Peace Officers of the District of
and to the Keeper of the Common Gaol of the said
District, at
Whereas C. D., of

was on the

day of 18 convicted before me, for that he, &c., (as in conviction), and I did thereupon adjudge the said C. D. to forfeit and pay to A. B., &c., (as in conviction); And whereas the said C. D. hath not paid the said forfeiture and costs; Therefore, I command you, the said constables and peace officers, or any of you, to convey the said C. D. to the common

gaol for the

of

at

and deliver him to the keeper thereof with this warrant; and I command you, the said keeper of the said gaol, to receive the said C. D. into your custody, and keep him safely imprisoned in the said gaol for the space of and for so doing this

shall be your sufficient warrant.

Witness my hand and seal at

(as in summons,)

[L. S.]

SECTION VIII.

GAME LAWS.

§1.-Prohibitions.

I.-MOOSE, CARIBOU, DEER.

1396. By this section, which may be cited as the Quebec Citing of act. Game Laws, it is forbidden, within this Province, to hunt, kill Close season or take:

for:

1. Caribou and deer, between the first day of January and Caribou and the first day of October in each year.

deer;

2. Moose, at any time until the first day of October one Moose. thousand eight hundred and ninety, after which date the close season shall be the same as for caribou and deer.

tain cases.

Any person having in his possession, before the first day of Proof in cerOctober, 1890, any moose or part thereof, except the horns, shall prove at his own cost, if he wishes to avoid being condemned, that the moose has been taken or killed outside the limits of this Province.

Dogs not to be used in hunting. Transport of moose, &c., forbidden.

Transport permits.

Fee therefor.

Certain hunting not al

lowed without permit.

Fee for permit.

Exemption of
Indians.

Close season

for:

Beaver, mink, &c.

Hare.

Musk-rat.

Close season for:

Woodcock, snipe, &c.

3. It is forbidden to make use of dogs for hunting, killing or taking moose, caribou or deer. 47 V., c. 25, s. 26 ; 50 V., c. 16, s. 1.

1397. After the first ten days of the close season, all railway, steamboat and other companies, and public carriers, are forbidden to carry the whole or any part of any moose, caribou or deer, excepting the skin of the animal; and any railway, steamboat or other company, or any person favoring in any manner whatever the contravention of this article, shall be liable to a penalty.

Nevertheless, it is lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands, at any time, to grant transport permits when it has been established to his satisfaction that the moose, caribou or deer or parts thereof which it is desired to transport have been taken or killed during the time when hunting is allowed and in a lawful manner.

For such permits there may be exacted a fee, the amount whereof shall be fixed by the Commissioner, according to circumstances, but which shall not exceed five dollars. 47 V.,. c. 25, s. 2; 50 V., c. 16, s. 2.

1398. No person shall have a right, unless he is domiciled in the Province of Quebec and has previously obtained a permit from the Commissioner for that purpose, to kill or take alive until the first day of October, 1890, during one season'shunting, more than three caribou and four deer, and after that date more than two moose, three deer and two caribou.

Such permit shall be granted only when deemed advisable, and upon payment of a fee of five dollars, and can in no case authorize the taking of more than five additional caribou and five additional deer.

The Commissioner may exempt from the payment of such fee any Indian whose poverty has been established to his satisfaction. 50 V., c. 16, s. 3.

II.—BEAVER, MINK, OTTER, MARTEN, PEKAN, HARE, MUSK-RAT. 1399. It is forbidden to hunt, kill or take;

1. Any beaver, mink, otter, marten or pekan between the first day of April and the first day of November, in each year; 2. Any hare, between the first day of February and the first day of November, in each year;

3. Any musk-rat, between the first day of May in each year and the first day of April following, but only in the counties of Maskinongé, Yamaska, Richelieu and Berthier. 47 V., c. 25, s. 4; 50 V., c. 16, s. 4.

III.

-

-WOODCOCK, SNIPE, PARTRIDGE, WILD DUCK, BLACK DUCK,
TEAL, &C., &c.

1400. It is forbidden:

1. To hunt, kill or take;

a. Any woodcock, snipe, or partridge of any kind, be-tween the first day of February and the first day of September, in each year;

b. Any black duck, teal, or wild duck of any kind, except Black duck, sheldrake and gull, between the fifteenth day of teal, &c. April and the first day of September in each year;

which hunt

ing is for

c. Any of the birds above mentioned, except partridge, Hours during at any time between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise; and during such prohibited hours bidden. it is also forbidden to keep exposed, under any pretext, lures or decoys near a cache, boat or bank.

&c., eggs of

2. To disturb, injure, gather or take, at any time, the eggs of Prohibition any species of wild fowl, the hunting of which is prohibited from taking. by this article, as well as those of the wild swan, wild goose wild fowl. or Canada goose; and all vessels or boats employed in disturb- Confiscation ing, gathering or taking the eggs of any species of the afore- of boats, &c., engaged. said wild fowl may, as well as the eggs, be confiscated and sold.

of the Pro

Nevertheless, in that part of the Province to the east and Exception for north of the counties of Bellechasse and Montmorency, the certain parts inhabitants, for the purpose of procuring food only, may at all vince for seasons of the year, but never between one hour after sunset certain purand one hour before sunrise, hunt, kill or take any of the poses. birds mentioned in clause b of this article. 47 V., c. 25, s. 5; 50 V., c. 16, ss. 5 and 6.

IV. INSECTIVOROUS AND OTHER BIRDS BENEFICIAL TO

AGRICULTURE, &c.

birds.

1401. It is forbidden, between the first day of March and Close season the first day of September, in each year, to shoot, kill or take, for certain by means of nets, traps, springs, snares, cages or otherwise, any of the birds known as perchers, such as swallows, king-birds, warblers, flycatchers, woodpeckers, whip-poor-wills, finches, (song-sparrows, red-birds, indigo birds, &c.,) cow-buntings, titmice, goldfinches, grives, (robins, wood-thrushes, &c..) kinglets, bobolinks, grakles, grosbeaks, humming birds, cuckoos, owls, &c., or to take their nests or eggs, except eagles, falcons, hawks Exception. and other birds of the falconidae, wild pigeons, kingfishers,

crows, ravens, waxwings (récollets), shrikes, jays, magpies, spar- Destruction rows and starlings; and whosoever finds any nets, traps, springs, of cages, &c. snares, cages, &c., so placed or set, may take possession of or

destroy the same.

This article does not, however, apply to poultry. 47 V., c. Exception. 25, s. 7.

§ 2.-General Provisions.

forbidden.

1402. It is forbidden to take, at any time, by means of Snares, &c, ropes, snares, springs, cages, nets, pits or traps of any kind, any of the animals or birds, the hunting of which is prohibited by articles 1396 and 1400, except partridges, and to place, construct, erect or set, either wholly or in part, any engine for such purpose; and any person finding any engine so placed, constructed, erected or set, of whatever nature it may be, may

Destruction of such.

Use of fire-arm

take possession of or destroy the same, as well as any snare or trap set or extended to take the fur-bearing animals mentioned in article 1399, when such snares or traps remain so set or extended during the time when the hunting of such animals is prohibited. 47 V., c. 25, s. 6.

1403. It is forbidden, in hunting any of the birds menover certain tioned in article 1400, to make use of any fire-arm of a calibre greater than 8. 47 V., c. 25, s. 6; 50 V., c. 16, s. 7.

calibre for

bidden.

Use of poisons and springguns forbidden.

Seizure of game, &c., taken during

close season.

1404. It is forbidden, at all times, to use or employ strychnine or other deleterious poison, either mineral or vegetable, or any spring-gun, to hunt or take, kill or destroy any animal mentioned in this section. 47 V., c. 25, s. 9.

1405. Every game-keeper shall forthwith seize all animals or birds mentioned in the preceding articles, or any portions of such animals or birds except the skin, when the animal has been killed during the time when hunting is allowed, found by him in the possession or custody or in the care of any person during any close season, or which appear to him to have been taken or killed during such period, or by any of the illegal means set forth in articles 1402, 1403, and 1404; and bring them before any justice of the peace who shall, if proved that the law has been broken, declare them confiscated, either in whole or in part, for the benefit of the Province, and conagainst par- demn the party in whose possession, custody or care, such animals or birds have been found, to the penalty provided in article 1410.

Penalty

ties having

such.

Sale for cer

But every such animal, or any portion thereof, may be tain time after bought or sold, when lawfully taken, during ten days to be ment of close computed from the expiration of the various periods respectively fixed by this section for the taking or killing thereof.

commence

season.

Certain birds, &c., if kept alive shall not be seized.

Burden of proof.

Arms may be

tain cases.

However, the birds, the hunting of which is prohibited by the first part of article 1401, and the animals enumerated in the preceding articles, are exempt from such seizure and confiscation, when kept alive; but, in the latter case, the proof that no contravention of the law has taken place shall be upon and at the charges of the proprietor or possessor of such animals.

The game-keeper is also authorized to seize any arms the seized in cer- bearer whereof has been caught, flagrante delicto, hunting, if the latter is unknown to him and refuses to declare his name and surname and to indicate the place of his residence, and to keep such arms until the fine exigible in each case has been paid to those lawfully entitled thereto. 47 V., c. 25, s. 10; 4950 V., c. 31, s. 1; 50 V., c. 16, s. 8.

Power of

1406. Every game-keeper may cause to be opened or may gamekeeper himself open, in case of refusal, any bag, parcel, chest, box, to open bags, trunk or other receptacle, (outside the limits mentioned in the tain purposes. following article,) in which he has reason to believe that game,

&c., for cer