Carty

Appellants were tried upon an information charging that they did take, hunt and kill migratory game birds over baited ponds and areas by use of shelled grain as a lure, by a jury and convicted. They appeal. In their brief, they recite: “The appellants consist of farmers, businessmen and public officials who had either been born or resided for many years in and about the City of Oxnard, Ventura County, California. The appellant, Maxwell, an attorney, had been United States Commissioner for the District, President of the County Bar Association of Ventura County, and had served on the Draft Board. The appellant, Carty, at the time of the trial, was Mayor of the City of Oxnard, which position he had held for six years. He was Past President of the League of California Cities and of the National Association of Municipal Legislators, and had an interest in conservation work for 30 years, having been president of many sportsmen’s clubs, Ventura County Gun and Rod Club, the Southern Council of Wardens, Southern California Sportsmen, and State Sportsmen’s Council. In addition, at the time of his trial he was a member of the California Fish and Game Commission, and was such a Commissioner…