Show GAME LAW wholesale slaughter of deer in denance of law in spite of the action of the utah legislature in 1878 many of tho rei dents of nd surrounding countie persist in killing deer out of tho season sot by law we have trustworthy that SOT pral at at present engaged in the reprehensible practice and becoming emboldened because not interfered even disposing of deer meat killed by them wo can furnish the names of several of tho lawbreakers law breakers and propose to do so when required inot long since a largo number of deer were to this city from the north which had been killed several days after th season allotted by statute it it a matter of regret that measures are not taken to strictly enforce te law for the protection of game and it is high time that an example was being made of thoo who so far forat as to act in open defiance of a well known statute we call the attention of the officials of the county to the above hoping that their endeavors will put a stop to this illegal game killing for the benefit of all wo give an extract from the compile laws utah on the subject sec Every person who between the first day of january and the first day of august takes kills or destroys any elk sheep or antelope is guilty of amis demeanor the penalty for which is a fine not exceeding and imprison aunt not to exceed six months the next section is as follows every person who buys sells or has in his possession any of the game enumerated in the two preceding section within the time of the taking or killing thereof is prohibited except such as are tamed or kept for show or curiosity is guilty of a misdemeanor the pene alty for this odense is the same as that inflicted for killing wo suggest that our citizens whenever they find deer for sale during the time of prohibition or know of adv person killing game against the law civo immediate notice to the proper authorities in order that such lawless proceedings may be stopped |