The Shot-gun and Sporting Rifle: And the Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets, &c., Used with Them in the Various Kinds of Shooting and Trapping |
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The Shot-Gun and Sporting Rifle: And the Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets, &C., Used ... J. H. Walsh No preview available - 2016 |
The Shot-Gun and Sporting Rifle: And the Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets, &C., Used ... J. H. Walsh No preview available - 2018 |
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Popular passages
Page 466 - ... of the poor, or to some other officer (as the justice may direct) of the parish, township, or place in which the offence shall have been committed, to be by such overseer or officer paid over to the use...
Page 461 - Christmas day, such person shall, on conviction thereof before two justices of the peace, forfeit and pay for every such offence such sum of money, not exceeding five pounds, as to the said justices shall seem meet, together with the costs of the conviction . . . .
Page 464 - Apprehension until he shall be brought before some Justice of the Peace ; and that if he cannot, on account of the Absence or Distance of the Residence of any such Justice of the Peace, or owing to any other reasonable Cause, be brought before a Justice of the Peace within such Twelve Hours...
Page 464 - ... it shall be lawful for the party so requiring as aforesaid, and also for any person acting by his order and in his aid, to apprehend such offender, and to convey him, or cause him to be conveyed as soon as conveniently may be, before...
Page 459 - ... of such master may be proceeded against under this act in the same manner, to all intents and purposes, as if he had no game certificate whatsoever.
Page 458 - Majesty, to appoint and depute any person whatever, whether acting as a gamekeeper to any other person or not, or whether retained and paid for as the male servant of any other person or not, to be a gamekeeper for any such manor, lordship, or royalty...
Page 471 - Conies, such Person shall, on Conviction thereof before a Justice of the Peace, forfeit and pay such Sum of Money, not exceeding Two Pounds, as to the Justice shall seem meet, together with the Costs of the Conviction...
Page 9 - The shooter, when he is at his mark ready to shoot, shall give the caution "Are you ready?" to the puller, and then call "Pull." Should the trap be pulled without the word being given, the shooter may take the bird or not ; but if he fires, the bird must be deemed to be taken.
Page 480 - ... at the chief office of Inland Revenue in London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, and by the several supervisors of excise in their respective districts, or by such other officers of Inland Revenue and at such places as the said commissioners shall think fit to employ and appoint respectively in that behalf; — and every such licence...
Page 472 - ... that if he cannot, on account of the absence or distance of the residence of any such justice of the peace, or owing to any other reasonable cause, be brought before a justice of the peace...