175 ~,:. 977(}. '°iOP:TFILY REPORTS OF COUNTY AIdL' PFI~CIIdCT OFFICERS OF KERR COUNTY P.FPRCVED .~ On this the 10th r,ay of August 1964, carne on to be examined by the Court the various reports of July of the County and "recinct Officers of Kerr County, Texas and the same having boon hear] and considered by the Court, finds that said reports era true and correct and should be approved; therefore, upon motion of Commissioner Schwethelm, seconded by Commissioner Stone, the Court unanimous?_y approved that the submitted reports be accepted and filed with the County Clark for future reference and subject to audit, The following amounts were deposited with the County Treasurer for the nonth of July: E^7?4IE M. IQUEISKER, County Clerk, collection of fees of office ~;4~1.373.30 ',~LfIu i. "?UEt7KR, County Clerk, fines, judgments & jury fees 225.00 FD HONEA, ];District Clerk, judgments & jury fees 187,35 OLIV3R MOORS, Sheriff, out of County fees 22,1T0 RAYMOND ORR, Justice of the Peace,Prec,71, fines & trial fees 81;.6,50 RAYiO*TD ORR, Justice of the Ps ace, Prec.>1, Small Claims 54.00 CHARLES J. REES, Justice of the Fe ace, Prec, r2, fines ~ trial fees 101.00 wPTRY B. EPIGEL:rIAIT, Justice of the Peace, Prec. ;~5, fines & trial fees 1x5,50 ALBERT ?SILS~;%II, Public ?=Ieigher, public scale receipts 99.16 JUAIdITA B. O' COSIPTOR, Home Demonstrat ion Agent, report for July, 1964 BILL N. RECTOn, County Agent, report for July, 19611 i~;ARGARET HILL, County Health Nurse, report for July, 1961} r-- FRAidY;i.,IN S':. ^~~~EKr'.R, City-County Sanitarian, report for July, 1964 c-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Nc?. 9775 ORDER AFPROVIPTG EI~IriSR'~ PLATEAU HT!TdTIDT~,, FISHING AiiD TRA`rFING iRGCLAMATION N0. A-17 This the 10th day of August, 1964, came on to be considered by the Commissioners Court of Kerr County*, Texas, Edwards Plateau Hunting, Fish:nrz and Tra~pin~ Proclamation 1vTO, A-17, issued and adopted by the Parks and Trlildlife Commission of the State of Texas on the 15th day of July, 1964, and it being found and detarmi.ned by the Court that (1} this is the first regular meeting of such Court occurring more than five (~) days after the meeting of the Parks anc? Wildlife Commission at which such Proclamation was adopted; (2) prior hereto, on the 8th day of June, 1964, a pub7_ic hearing was held in Kerr County by an employee of the Parks and Liild- life Commission relative to proposed Proclamation Nc, A-17, and (3) notice of such public hearing was given in a newsraper published in Kerr County at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such hearing, and after a reading of the ter,rs of the said proclamation a17, interested parties having been given an opportunity to be heard thereon, it is ordered on motion by Commissioner Sc'_nwethelm, seconded by Comnissinner Bartel and unanimously approved by the Court that the said Proclamation No. A-17 be in all things approved by the Com^issioners Court of Kerr County, and that said proclamation be recorded verbatim in the minutes of this Court as an appendix to this order, o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o E'JTr1ARDS PLATEAU HTJ1`ITIPTG, FTS"TING, AND '"RAPPING FROCLA"~1A'PION N0, A-17 July 1964 PART 1, 1,01 Application. This proclamation applies to all species of fish, game animals, game birds, and fur- bearing animals in the Edwards Plateau Regulatory District which for these purposes shall consist of the following counties: Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Corral, Crocl~ett, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Karr, Kimble,, L'_ano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, and `dal Verde Counties, This proclamation also applies to deer in San Saba County and antlerless deer in Travis County, ]., 02 Authority, This proclamation is issued pursuant to the statutes noted under Article 978j, V. `. C. 17~ ~; il(~h, 50., Acts of the 55th Lesislature; Reg. Sos„ 1957, as amended by Chapters 7 and 75, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Third Called Ses,, 1962; Ch. 156, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Reg, ' Ses,, 1959; Chapters L17, 58, 59, 1?,9, an3 356, Acts o£ the 57th Legislature, Reg. Ses „ 1961; ,;and by Chapters 141, 271, and 421, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Reg, Ses,, 1963.). 1,G3 affective mate. This proclamation shall be effective on and after the in?icated dates in oath county of the District until amended, revolted, or modified, In Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Hays, Kerr, Kimble, Plenard, i?e al, Schleicher, Sutton, and Val Verde Counties, 15 days after adoption by the Parks and Wildlife Commission in July Edwards Plateau 1964, subject to disaprroval by the Commissioner's Court of each such counties at the next regular meeting of such Court occurring more than five (5) days after the narks and 'Wildlife Commission meeting at which adopted, In Kendall County 15 days after approved by the County Commissioner's Court at its next regular meeting occurring more than five (5) days after the meeting of the Parks and ':riild- life Commission at which adopted, In Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Llano, Mason, San Saba, and Travis Counties, 15 days after adoption by the Parks and iildlife Commission. In McCulloch County, 10 days after adoption by the Parks and Wildlife Commission, The Edwards Plateau Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Proclamation ado. A-16, July 1963, and .McCulloch, Real, San Saba, and Val Verde Counties i~unting, Fishing, and Trapping Proclama- tion No. 1, September 1963, are revoked when this proclamation validly takes effect, 1,04 Finding of Fact, After having conducted continuous research and investigations of the supply, environ- went, and other factors of the wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regulatory District, it is found that a sufficiently ample supply of wildlife resources exists in said District to allow such resources to be taken in accordance with the regulations herein set forth. -2- 1,05 Consent, {{~~dwards Plateau As provided by law, none of the wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regulatory District may be taken from privately owned land or water without the consent of the owner or the owner's agent, 1,C6 Game Animals, The following are game animals: Wild antelope, wild buffalo, wild black bear, wild deer, wild elk, wild javelina, wild aoudad sheep, wild desert bighorn sheep, and wild gray and red squirrels, cat squirrels, or fox squirrels, (Art, 892, V,P.C.) 1, C7 Game Birds, The following are ga-~e birds: Wild turkey, wild ducks of all varieties, wild geese of all varieties, wild brant, wild ?rouse, wild prairie chicken or pinnatod grouse, wild pheasants of all varieties, wild partridge of all varieties, wild quail of all varieties, wild pigeons of all varieties, wild mourning doves, wild white-winged doves, wild snipe of all varieties, wild shore birds of all varieties, wild Mexican pheasants or chachalacas, wild plover of all varieties, and wild sandhill cranes, (Art, 872, V.P.C.) 1.08 Fur-Bearing Animals. The following are fur-bearing animals: D~'ild beaver, wild otter, wild mink, wild ring- tailed cat, wild badger, wild polecat or skunk, wild raccoon, wild muskrat, wild oppossum, wild foe, and wild civet, (Art, 923m, V,r.C.) 1.C9 Gpen Seasons - General Rules, 177 - 3- Gpen seasons aro given by thou opening and closing dates and include all days r'dwards ~- Plateau between such opening and closin; dates, Thera is no open season on game ani_maLs, game birds or fur-bearing animals on State game preserves, statutory wildlife sanctuaries, United States wildlife sanctuaries, within the corporate li-nits of any city and on public roads and highways, Except on fur-bearing animals and fish, seasons are closed during the hours betwean one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. Hours d~:ring which migratory birds may be taken may be further restricted by the i•iigratory Bird Proclamation. It is unlawful to take or attempt to take any of tho wildlife resources of the Edwards Plateau Regulatory District except during the open season as indicated in this proclamation. 1,10 Rough Fish and :fianagement Practices, The taking or attempting to take any fish or game in the above named counties by any means other than as hereinafter set forth shall be unlawful, except undc-r the fish management contracts with the Parks and Wildlife Department for removal of rough fish, as provided in Article I~OSCc, V.C.S. However, none of this proclamation shall apply to the Farks and Wildlife Commission of Texas, their a?ents or employees when in tha ccurse, acts, or procedures of conservation, removal of rough fish or other practices deemed by said Commission to be in the best interest of game and fish culture and the preservation of the sport of hunting and fishirr~. 1,11 Definitions, (a) "Department" or °Farks and wildlife Department" is defined as the context -4- requires, as either the Parks and `wildlife Department or a specifically authorized employee Edwards Plateau thereof, (b) A ''buck deer" is defined as a deer having a hardened antler protruding through the skin, (c) An "antlerless and/or doe deer" is defined as a deer having no hardened antler protruding through the skin, (d) "Migratory birds" are wild ducks, geese, Brant, mourning and whita-winged doves, ?•iilson's snipe or jacksnir,e, plover, sandhill cranes, coot, rail, gallinules, and woodcock, (e) A "bearded hen" is defined as a female Curkey rossessing a clearly visible beard protruding through the feathers of the breast, 'ART 2, ?, O1 ?4eans and Methods, It shall be unlawful to take or kill or attempt to take or attempt to kill any game bird or game animal except by the means ar.d methods authorized under Fart ~ of t'nis proclama- tion. 2, C2 Firearms, It shall be lawful to shoot game animals and game birds, other than migratcry ga_:,e birds, with a rifle, shotgun, or other legal firearm, It is unlawful to shoot any gam e bird with a shotgun that is not permanently plugged to not morn than three-shell cazacity, It is unlawful to use ,?2 rimfire ammunition in the shooting of deer, elk, antelope, aoudad sheep and desert bighorn sheep, 2.03 Archery, It is lawful to hunt doer, bear, turkey, and ~ave lina curing the open seasons pro- ' -~- vided therefor, with a longbow and arrow only if: Edwards Flateau (a) the bow is capable of shooting a hunting arr ow eouipped with a Broadhead hunting point for a distance of one hundred and thirty yards, and ~.7~ (b) the arrow is equipped with a Broadhead hunting point at least seven-eighths inch in width and not over one and one-half inches in width, and (c) the arrow bears the name and address of the user in a non-water-soluble medium, an ~'. (d) the arrow is not either poisoned, drugged, or explosive. It is unlawful to use a crossbow, 2.0l~ Hunting from Vehicle, It is unlawful to shoot at or take any game bird or game animal from any type of motor powered vehicle or boat under sail or power, or from any airplane, but an incapacitated person so certified by a physician may hunt from an automobile under the same circumstances as per- m sited in Article 901, V.F.C., as amended, Such person may not hunt from any public road in the State, 2. OK Hunting Deer with Dogs. It shall be unlawful to use a dog or dogs in hunting, pursuing, or taking deer; how- ever, it shall be lawful to use a dog or dogs in trailing wounded deer, ^ PART 3• 3.01 Permits, PIo person. may hunt, shoot, or kill any wild prong-horned anteloFe, buffalo (American -6- r',dwards L~ison), or antlerless and/or doe deer unl©ss he first procures a valid permit from the Farks rlateau and .^7ildlife Department, fio permit shall be valid unless it shall have been issued, used, and possessed strictly in accordance with the rules set forth in Yart 3 of this proclamation. 3.02 Antelope Permits, The Parks and G;ildlife Department shall designate the number of antelope to be harvest- ed from any given tract of land and shall issue a like number of permits to the owner or authorized agent of such tract. Ido person may hunt any antelopo unless he is carrying on his rersor. such a Hermit duly issued and signed by the lando*.~rner or agent, It shall be unlawful to possess any antelope tirhich does not have attached thereto an antelope per-nit on which appear the date of kill, the hunter's name, and the signature of the owner or agent of the tract on .-, which the antelope was killed, 3,C3 Buffalo (American Bison). Buffalo Hermits will be issued in accordance with Article 978 n, V,F,C, ?.OAF Antlerless Deer Permits. `"he 'n'arks and `;iildlife Department shall issue antlerless and/or doe deer hunting rer-nits for designated tracts only to bona fide lan~3u*.•rulrs or' their agents only after said owners or agents have applied in writing for the exact number of permits to be used Said , owners or agents shall then issue permits to individual hunters before the hunter begins his hunt, -7- ;:dwards It shall be cnla:oful for any p=rsor. to possess an antlerless deer unless such person Plateau shall ?nave in his possession an antlerless and/or doe deer hunting permit on which appear the date of kill, the hunter's name, and the signature of the owner or agent on whose tract the deer was killed, Owners or agents receiving antlerless and/or doe deer hunting permits shall return the ^~ fully completed stubs from used permits and all unused permits and stubs to the issuing officer not later than January 10 of the year following date of issuance, 179 It sb.all be unlawful for any person to possess the carcass of any deer which does not ^- have attached thereto a tag issued to such person on his valid hunting license unless the carcass has bean finally processed, It shall be unlawful to attach the bonus deer tag from a valid hunting license to a deer other than an antlerless and/or doe deer, It shall be unlawful. to remove all evidence of sex from the carcass of any deer until the carcass has been finally processed, FART 4. 4,01 Open Seasons and Bag Limits for Game Animals, It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take any game animals at any time other than during the open seasons provided in Part 4 of this proclamation, or to take more than the daily bag limits, or to have in possession more than the possession limits, 4,02 Antelope, -8- Pdo open season, Edwards Flateau 4,03 Buffalo. By permit only, There is no closed season and no bag limit, 4.04 Deer, Bag limit: Two (2) buck deer except that, by special permit onl;r, antlerless deer may be taken in areas that may be designated by the Parks and Wildlife Department; however, no one person may- kill or possess more than three (3) deer in the aggregate, Open seascn: The second Saturday of November through December 31, except that in Travis County the season shall be Tovember 16 through December 31, There shall be an additional open season in Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kimble, Llano and San Saba Crnanties October 1 through October 31 d~.:ring which only buck deer with pronged antlers may be taken with longbow and arrows, Because special laws do not allow this proclamation to apply to bucY, deer in Travis County, it is unlawful in that county to hunt, take, or kill any buck deer which does not have at least one pronged antler. 4,05 Javelina, ""' Pdo closed season or bag limit, 4,06 Aoudad Sheep, No closed soason or bag limit, 4.07 Squirrels, No closed season or bag limit, 4, C8 Desert Bighorn Sheep, No open season. -G_ Edwards 4,09 Bear, Plateau Pdo closed season or bag limit, FART 5, 5,C1 Bag Limits and Seasons for Game Birds, It shall be unlawful to take more game birds than the daily bag limit in any ons day, or to p ossess more than the possession limit, or to take or attempt to take any game bird at any time other than the open season provided in Part 5 of this proclamation, .-. 5.02 Prairie Chicken. Tdo open season. 5.03 Partridge, Pdo open season. ~~~ x,011 Pheasants, 2do open seas on, S,Os wail, Bag li_rnit: Twelve (12) quail per day and thirty-six (36) in possession. Open season: The second Saturday of November through January 31. x,06 Turksy Bag limit: Two (2) turkeys, gobblers or bearded hens, Open season: The secenct Saturday of November through December 31. 5.C7 l~t;gratory Birds, The regulations for taking migratory birds are prescribed in the Migratory Bird Proclamation. FART 6, 6,01 Fur-bearing Animals. Fur-bearing animals may be taken in any number at any time, but the pelts may not be taken for sale except during the open season as provided in Part 6 of this proclamation. Means of taking fur-bearing animals is not restricted except mink may not be hunted with dogs, 6,C2 Muskrats. The pelts of muskrats may be taken for sale only during the period ovember 15 thrcugh P4arch 15, (Art, 923m, V.P.C.) 6.03 Mink. The pe7.ts of minis may be taken for sale only .luring the period November 15 through January 15. (F_rt. 923m, V,F,C,) 6.011 Other Fur-Bearing Animals. The pelts of fur-bearing animals other than muskrat and mink may be taken for sale only d~~ring t',~e reriod December 1 through January 31 at any time, (Art, 923m, V.F.C.) FART 7, 7.01 Fish. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take, or possess any fish in greater numbers or at any other time t:-ian as par;nitted is FarC 7 of this proclamation, There is no closed season on fishing except that there may be a closed season on State or Federal 'dildlife Sanctuaries, i.02 Bag and Possession Limits. (a) It shall be unlawful to take more large mouth, smallmouth, or spotted black bass of any sr,ecies in one day than fifteen (1~), but there is no possession limit. (b) The daily bag limit on channel, blue, and flathead catfish is twenty-five (25) in the aggregpte and there is no possession limit, (c) The possession limit on minnows, bream, and perch is 200 each, except that there are no limits on minnows taken from Burnet, Pdenard, Llat'u, and Crockett Counties or from minnow hatcheries, (d) In Lake Travis in Burnet County, the bag and possession limits are the same as provided by the general law for the portion of the lake in Travis County, These limits are: (i) Black bass, all species: fifteen (15) per day, none less than seven (7) inches ar.d not more than ten (1Ci) more than eleven (11) inches; no possession limit. (ii) ':dhite bass; crappie; and channel, blue, and flathead catfish: twenty-five -10- Edwards Plateau -11- Edwards Plateau (2,) each per day; no possession limit. 1~~ -12- (e) There are no bag or possession limits on other species of fish. ,_.. .awards °lateau 7,03 Rough Fish, The following era rough .fish: carp, s~ckr-rs, buffalo, gar, shad, Rio Gran,ie perch, and drum (gaspergou), 7,0~ TMeans and T~iethcds, It is nnlaw£ul to take or attempt to take any fish by any means or method excspt as specifically allowed in this Section, Only the following means or met"nods of taking fish may be used, (a) .got more than one hundred (100) izoolcs altogether which .may be used in any combination of the following: pole and line, rod and reel, artificial anu natural baits, non- metallic hand line, set line, or t:arowline, and not more than two (?) non-metallic trotlines with not more than fifty (5G) hooks each; hooks on throwLines and trotlines -rust be spaced not less than three (31 horizontal feet apart, No trotline may he placed or set in the vicinity of any public boat dock, or public bathing pier, or public bathing beach, or any rublic place .-. commonly used as a swimming or bathing area, Exception (i): In Lakes 'Cravis (in Burnet County) and Buchanan, not more than t'~irty (30) hocks may be used or. one trotline, nor more than six (6) hooks on one thruwli.ne. T1o more than thirty (30) hooks may be used by one person on all devices emplryad by him, but i.n Lake Buchanan there is no limit on the number o° trotlines employed, so long as no trotline -13- ,dwards has -more than thirty (30) nooks. 'lateau Exception (ii): In the Pecos River in Crockett County there are no restrictions on the number of hooks which may be employed is total or on any device, (b) :Minnow seines not more than twenty (20) feet in length for taking only minnows, bream, percl-i, or rough fish. Exception: In Lake Buchananm, minnow seines not longer `,hen fifty (,0) feet may be used, (c) A common fruit jar type trap or its metallic counterpart not longer than twanty- frn~r (21~) inches with throat no larger than one (1) inch in diarnetar, dip nets, cast nets, or umbrella nets, constructed of non-:metallic materials for taking only minnows, brea.n, ur perch, anti rough fish, All other fish ~mzst ':~e immediately released in the water from which taken. (d) A spear gun and spear or bow and arrows for taking only rough fish, but it shall be unlawful to possess any fish other t'_nan rough fish when using a spear ,;un and s, ear or bow and arroar, (e) A wire loop for taking rough fish, but when using a wire loop, one may not Possess any crappie, bass, or catfish, (f) In Gillosr,ie County only, except during .March, April, and :"Tay, a non-metallic net -1~- having mesh not less than two (2) inches square for taking only rough fish (any fish not ;dwards designated rough fish taken in such a net must be immediately released into the caaters where lateau taken). FART 8, 8,01 Penalties for Violation. ^, Penalty provisions are a pars; of each of the Enabling Acts listed in mart 1,C2 of this croelamation, In addition to the fines listed below, the Acts may contain provision for forfeiture of license and should be referred to as needed, P,02 Penalty in Counties Other than i~urnet, Gillespie and Kravis, ~~~ The penalty provide?'~y law for violations of this rroclamation in counties other than 3nrnet, Gillespie and Travis is a fine of not less than tan (~10,C0) dollars nor ~^ore than t*ao hundred (:;;200,60) dollars, 8.03 penalty in Burnet and Gillespie Counties, The penalty provided by law for violations of this proclamation in Burnet and Gillespie Counties is a fine of not less than twenty-five (.;;25,00) dollars nor more trxan two hundred (w 200,00) dollars, B,OLI Penalty in Travis County. The penalty provided by law for violations of this proclamation in Travis County is a fine of not less than fifty (x50. 00) dollars nor :Hors than two hundred 0;200,00) dollars, 8.05 Forfeiture of License, In addition to fines as sat forth herein, if the defendant has purchased an appropriate license prior to his apprehension, such license is subject to forfeiture by the County Court or the jury trying such case in County Court (Art, E'93, V.P.C.) -15- ~dwards Plateau State of Texas: County of Travis: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct duplicate original copy of the proclamation, rules and regulations issued and adopted by the Parks and [wildlife Commission at its meeting with a quorum present, at Austin, ?•.ITTIESS '.'•?`~ 'iAidD AiD S,AL OF OFFICE this /s~ (S"AT ) /t/ ATTEST: Texas, July 15, 1964, the 16th day of July 1964, J. ir;eldon Lwatson J, 's•7eldon '~7atson, ~'xecutive Director Parks and Lti'ildlife Department State of Texas /s/ Gloria Zegub /t/ Gloria Zegub, Secretary _16_ .:,,~_ ~'r• o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o T'0, 9776 C.RDR AUT'_xORIZIPiC APPLICATIOT7 FOR KEIiR COUNTY LATERAL ROAD SURPLUS r'NDS IN ACCOUTST '/i T'iH BOARD OF COTJT7TY ATdD DISTRICT ROAD ITdDEBTEDNESS On this 10th day of August 1964, it coming to the attention of the Court that there will be surplus funds in the amount of ~20,r64,12 credited to the lateral road account of Kerr County by the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness of the State of Texas and it appearing to the Court that funds should properly be expended for the purpose of construction and improvement of lateral roads within Kerr County, it is ordered on motion b;,' Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Schwethelm and unanimously approved by the Court that Kerr County request the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness to forward the said funds to the Treasurer of Kerr County upon their becoming available; and it is further ordered that all such funds are here and now earmarked, set asido and desi,>,nated to be used by Kerr County for the purpose of construction and improvement of Kerr County Lateral Roads, and the Treasurer of Kerr County be directed to deposit such funds upon their receipt in the proper fund in the County Depository and it is further ordered that the County Clark prepare a cart ified copy of this order and forward the same to the Board of County and District Road Indebtedness, 3 7 Hi^hway Building, Austin, Texas, o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o NO. 9777 ORDER APPRGVITTG T.y',RRACING CONTRACT