CHAPTER 42. An Act to amend "The Fires Prevention Act." [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the "The Fires Pre 1. Section 11 of chapter 72 of the Revised Statutes of Mani-Section 11 of toba, 1913, being "The Fires Prevention Act," is hereby am-vention Act" ended by striking out the word "may" in the first line thereof and substituting therefor the word "shall." 2. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. amended. CHAPTER 43. An Act respecting the Rural Municipalities of Fort Garry and St. Vital HIS [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, enacts as follows: of section 52 of 1. Sub-section (d) of section 52 of the Municipal Act as Sub-section (d) amended by section 25 of chapter 66 of 4 George v is hereby "The Municipal repealed. Act" repealed. of said section 2. Sub-section (e) of section 52 of the Municipal Act as Sub-section (e) enacted by section 16 of chapter 20 of 3 George v is hereby 52 repealed. repealed. 3. This Act shall come into force upon proclamation by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. HIS CHAPTER 44. An Act respecting the Protection of Game. [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Game Protection Act." Short title. SUNDAY SHOOTING PROHIBITED. 2. No person shall on the Lord's Day, commonly known Lord's Day. as Sunday, hunt, trap, take, shoot at, wound, kill or capture any of the animals or birds mentioned in this Act. BIG GAME CLOSE SEASONS, ETC. person; no fe 3. (1) No person shall hunt for, kill, shoot at, trap, take, Deer, cabri, etc., catch, wound or destroy any deer, cabri or antelope, elk or protected. wapiti, moose, reindeer or cariboo, between the tenth day of December and the twentieth day of November of the following year; and no person shall during the remainder of the year One by each kill or take more in all than one male of any such animal. No males to be deperson shall at any period of the year hunt for, trap, kill, take stroyed. or destroy a female of any deer, cabri or antelope, elk or wapiti, None under one moose, reindeer or cariboo, or any of those animals of either year of either sex, under the age of one year. sex. sary. (2) No person shall, during the open season aforesaid, Permits neceshunt for, trap, take, catch, shoot at, wound, kill or destroy any of the animals protected by the provisions of this section, without having in his possession a permit, duly issued to him, authorizing him to do so. (3) Permits for the purpose aforesaid may be issued by From Minister the Minister of Agriculture and Immigration, or some one of Agr. and Im. authorized by him to issue the same, upon application therefor Fee of four and the payment of a fee of four dollars for each of such per- dollars. mits. same in posses (4) The holder of a permit, issued under the provisions Holders of perof this section, shall have such permit in his possession before mits must have the first day of the open season and shall, whilst exercising sion. the privileges thereof, carry the said permit on his person and produce the same on the demand of any person. mits to Game (5) Each person to whom a permit shall have been issued Return of perin any year, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall, Guardian at mimediately after the close of the open season for the killing season with afor taking of the animals herein before mentioned, return the fidavit. close of open |