DIAMOND-BACK TERRAPIN. 3329. [Sec. 59, Act 204, 1912, p. 413.] No person within the State of Louisiana shall kill, catch, have in possession, or attempt to kill, catch, or hold in possession, living or dead, any diamond-back terrapin, or purchase or offer for sale any such terrapin after same has been killed or caught, except as otherwise permitted. Closed Season. 3330. [Sec. 60.] It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, snare, trap or in any way take, capture, annoy or destroy, any diamond-back terrapin of a less size than five and one-half (512) inches in length, measuring the length of the lower, or under shell, nor shall any diamond-back terrapin be caught or sold between the fifteenth day of April and the fifteenth day of June. (Amd. Act 47, 1914, p. 118.) Propagated Terrapin Not to Be Sold in Closed Season. 3331. [Sec. 61.] Diamond-back terrapin artificially propagated and maintained shall be the property of the person propagating and maintainng them. Any person, firm or corporation legally engaged in their culture or maintenance, or who has legal ownership of them by purchase or otherwise, may take them in his or their own waters at pleasure, may have and keep them in their own possession for purposes properly connected with said culture and ownership and maintenance, and may at all times sell, or otherwise dispose of them, but shall not sell them for food at seasons during which their capture or possession is prohibited by this Act. Shipping Packages Must Be Marked. 3332. [Sec. 62.] All barrels, boxes and packages, containing diamond-back terrapin, when shipped without the State, shall be plainly and clearly marked with the name of the consignor and consignee, with a statement of the number of terrapin contained therein, and said barrels, boxes and packages shall be so constructed as to plainly show their contents. All barrels, boxes and packages otherwise shipped may be confiscated, together with the contents thereof, by any Conservation Agent or other duly authorized officer. Any person violating the provisions of the Sections of this Act relative to diamond-back terrapin, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, pay the costs of prosecution and be fined not less than Five Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned in the Parish Jail for not less than five days nor more than three months, or be subject to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. License. 3333. [Sec. 63.] Any person, firm or corporation resident of this State engaged in the buying and selling of diamond-back terrapin shall secure from the Conservation Commission a license, the charge for which shall be Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars. Any person, firm or corporation resident of this State engaged in buying, selling and shipping of diamond-back terrapin shall secure from the Conservation Commission a license, the charge for which shall be One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars; any person, firm or corporation not a resident of this State, or any unnaturalized foreign born resident of this State engaged in buying, selling or shipping of diamond-back terrapin shall secure from the Conservation Commission a license the charge for which shall be Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. (Amd. Act 47, 1914, p. 119.) Eggs. 3334. [Sec. 3, Act 50, 1912, p. 84.] It shall be unlawful for any person to molest any nest or the eggs of the DiamondBack Terrapin or have any such eggs in possession. 3335. [Sec. 7.] Any person, firm, corporation or common carrier, their agents and officers, violating any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof, pay the costs of the prosecution and be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or be imprisoned in the parish jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than three (3) months, or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court for each offense. Fines Go to Public Schools. 3336. [Sec. 8.] All fines collected under the provisions of this Act shall be paid to the Treasurer of the School Funds for the use of the Public Schools of the parish in which the violation occurred; the sheriff to receive ten per cent for the collection of said fines turned over to the Treasurer. 3337. [Sec. 64, Act 204, 1912, p. 414.] The following definitions and constructions are made part of and shall be used in construing the meaning and purposes of this act, to-wit: sion. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTIONS. "Commission" is synonymous with Conservation Commis "Persons" includes co-partnership, joint stock company or corporation. "Open Season" is the time during which fish, fowl, birds and wild quadrupeds may be taken. "Closed Season" is the time during which fish, fowl, birds and wild quadrupeds cannot be taken. "Game" includes wild game, domestic game, and imported game. "Wild Deer" includes all deer not lawfully held in private ownership in a preserve wholly enclosed by a fence. "Fawns" are declared to be young deer with spots thereon. "Plumage" includes any part of the feathers, head, wings or tail of any birds, and wherever the word occurs in this act reference is had to plumage of birds coming from without the State, as well as that obtained within the State, but it shall not be construed to apply to feathers of game birds, birds of paradise, ostrich, domestic fowl or domestic pigeons, or birds not protected by this act. Where lands are referred to as "enclosed" or "wholly enclosed," the boundary may be indicated by wire, ditch, hedge, fence, roadway, water or by any visible or distinctive manner which indicated a separation from the surrounding contiguous territory. "Take" includes pursuing, shooting, hunting, killing, catching, trapping, snaring, and netting fish or game, and all lesser acts. Wherever in this act the possession, purchase or sale of game, or the flesh of any animal, or bird is prohibited, reference is had equally to such game or flesh coming from without the State, as to that taken within the State. A "wild quadruped," as referred to in this act, shall be taken to include any four-footed animal or reptile, except turtle, in its wild state and shall embrace all four-footed animals and four-footed reptiles, including fur-bearing animals, game animals, alligators and terrapin. A "barrel" is any receptacle capable of containing not exceeding two and three-quarter (234) bushels. If its capacity be less, it shall nevertheless be considered and treated and paid for as a barrel. "Hoopnets" must be made only of twine with a mesh not exceeding six inches stretched or three-inch bar between knot and knot. The use of hoopnets or other similar devices made of wire is prohibited. Any person violating this provison shall be deemed gulty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in this act. (Amd. Act 47, 1914, p. 119.) Penalty for Violating Act. 3338. [Sec. 65.] Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act, where a punishment has not been otherwise provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction shall be liable to a fine of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, or be subject to imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days, or be liable to both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Senatorial Districts. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. APPORTIONMENT. 3339. [Sec. 1, Act 151, 1902, p. 271.] The State shall be divided into thirty-two Senatorial Districts which shall elect Senators as follows, viz.: The First Senatorial District shall be composed of the first and second wards of the parish of Orleans, and shall elect one Senator; the Second Senatorial District shall be composed of the third ward of the parish of Orleans, and shall elect one Senator; the Third Senatorial District shall be composed of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh wards of the parish of Orleans, and shall elect two Senators; the Fourth Senatorial District shall be composed of the eighth and ninth wards of the parish of Orleans, and of the parishes of St. Bernard and Plaquemines, and shall elect two Senators; the Fifth Senatorial District shall be composed of the tenth ward, parish of Orleans, and shall elect one Senator; the Sixth Senatorial District shall be composed of the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth wards of the parish of Orleans, and shall elect two Senators; the Seventh Senatorial District shall be composed of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth wards of the parish of Orleans, and shall elect one Senator; the Eighth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist, and shall elect one Senator; the Ninth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of St. James and Ascension, and shall elect one Senator; the Tenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Terrebonne, Lafourche and Assumption, and shall elect two Senators; the Eleventh Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of St. Mary and Vermilion, and shall elect one Senator; the Twelfth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Cameron and Calcasieu, and shall elect one Senator; the Thirteenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of St. Martin, Iberia and Lafayette, and shall elect two Senators; the Fourteenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the Parishes of St. Landry and Acadia, and shall elect two Senators; the Sixteenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee, and shall elect two Senators; the Sixtenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Iberville and West Baton Rouge, and shall elect one Senator; the Seventeenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of East and West Feliciana, and shall elect one Senator; the Eighteenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall elect one Senator; the Nineteenth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of St. Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington and St. Tammany, and shall elect two Senators; the Twentieth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parish of Rapides, and shall elect one Senator; the Twenty-first Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Natchitoches and Red River, and shall elect one Senator; the Twenty-second Senatorial District shall be composed of the parish of Caddo, and shall elect one Senator; the Twenty-third Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Webster and Bossier, and shall elect one Senator; the Twenty-fourth Senatorial District shall be composed of the parishes of Bienville and Claiborne, and shall elect one Sena |