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An Act Amendatory of an Act to punish certain offences committed on Sunday, approved December 16th, 1863. § 3. That any person or persons who shall engage in hunting game, either with gun or dogs, or otherwise, on Sunday, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars; and if upon the trial of any cause coming under the provision of this section, it shall be proven that the stock of any person has been injured or killed, which proof shall be admissible in all cases, the party or parties shall be fined double the amount before mentioned, and shall be adjudged to pay all damages to the person whose stock has been injured or killed.