Show l FISH AND AD GAME LAWS FAIL TO FIX PRESERVES I. I J L. L Mel Meridian l Line Places Place rb Strawberry Domain in z Middle fiddle of Desert 1 L j i 1 Failure upon the part of or the framers c of rf tho the fish and game Sam 1 law r enacted b by bythe bytho tho the last Lq Legislature to designate tc n the meridian and baso basu lino IIno from which the preserves are fixed has has brought about a A. complication that in all aU probability probability ability will cut out tho the Strawberry Str tate state game preserve if It not all others 1 i from tho provisions pro of or the lawi law 1 t I i In Jn the tho designation o of a meridian linof lino f lp c the matter of oC surveys surreys In Utah the theS S Salt lt Lake Lako meridian Is usually referred to but It is so o designated in tho the survey and it Is said irl to be tho the practice of or the federal land office orrice to recognize e it U whether stated or not However Howe the question has never ne it Is said been tested in tho courts t j Meridian Mention Mendon O Overlooked t In the tho law aw there thero arc are five o preserves f designated In no caso easo is thero AIt A ct LI L n meridian or base baso line Une mentioned and andt It I t f those who have been inesti investigating the I Question hold that if the practice as b the United States land of- of adopted by j j be carried out tho the act of ot the I 2 i flee Is Is- Isto to 7 legislature locates tho the Strawberry r 1 pre preserve In ln the center of ot tho the desert I west of ot Salt Satt Lake L. t n However l in tho the designation of ot meridian and base baSc lino Uno th the old Uintah j f y j basin surveys were made under the i Uintah special meridian and tho the Uintah i special base line and It is so 1 Hated on the maps and It ma may be 1 that s I i In tho outlining of or the Strawberry same game ame preserve that this was intended i i but It is not stated slated clearly hence therefore is not a game same preserve o Inthe in inthe the meaning of or tho the law Law JT Rewritten Off Often n nf It Tt will bo be recalled that tho fish and game law Jaw was rewritten a couple of or f times time before final action was taken b by bythe bythe the Le Legislature and antI then n when it was wasI J tip Lit for tor consideration It was like lIko a 3 great I deal of ot other legislation rush rushed cd jj through eo co that hasty le legislation may jj li have havo so complicated matters regard regard- Ill I 1 i jig fish and game that there is no law l to protect them and that duo to this I hasty basty legislation the work of or several se I years Sears In to the protection of or fish and gamu game will count for nothing I Is that tho the matter 54 j- j jEvery t every indication be taken to the courts for j ration cation Meanwhile the there e Is likely to toJ tobe J be bo wanton slaughter of or game bame as also destruction of fish all due to the method of or the las last t Lc Legislature of or rushi rushing rush rush- I i ing nG bills through without proper con- con I I |