Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-06-22
Laws Of Wisconsin,.
Published Noy 81, 1851.
CHAPTER 5.-Extra Session.

AN ACT to prevent rendering aid to rebels.
The People of the State Of Wisconsin, q-eprese,a
ted IN Senate a,ed assembly, do enact as toNoaus:
Sec. l. Any person who shall within thi:
State, levy war against the United States. OF
who shall, by some overt act, give aid advice
or comfort to the enemies of the United States
or who shall knowingly and wilfully aid or as,
sst any enemies in open war or persons In re
bellion against thi8 State Or the United States.
by joining their armies, or by enlisting, Or pro-
curing or persuading others to enlist for that
purpose, or by furnishing such enemies or per-
sons i'll rebellion with arms, ammunition, pro-
visions, munitions of war, or any other articles
for their aid and comfort, or by shipping, send
ing or carrying to such enemies, or rebels or
their agents. any such articles, or who shall
manufacture, purchase, husband, store or have
in possession any such articles for the purpose
of being sent or shipped to any such enemies
or rebels, Or their agents, or who shall carry
any traitorous correspondence with any
such enemies or rebels Or shall send any intel
Ngence to any such enemies or rebels or to
any pretended government, engaged in resist
ing the laws or authority of this State or the
United States, for the purpose of bctraying the
forces of this State or of the United States in
to the hands or power of any such enemies or
rebels, shall, upon conviction thereof be inn
prisoned in the penitentiary for term not less
than one nor more than twenty-five years and
pay fine not less than five hundred nor more
than ten thousand dollars or either at the
discretion of the Court, which fine shall be a
lien on all the real and personal property Of
the person so convicted, from the date of the
indictment, or from the date of the arrest, if
arrested before Indictment.
Sec. 2. All arms, ammunition provisions and
munitions of war, and all articles useful in car
carrying on war, within the territorial iurisdic-
ton of this State, or in transition through The
State, belonging to designed for any enc
mics, or person or persons in rebellion against
the United States, or against this State either
within this State or elsewhere shall be liable
to be seized and ii is hereby made the duty of
all officers, civil or military, of this State, to
seize and detan all such arms ammunition
munitions of war, and other articles as afore-
said, and cause them to be securely stored and
shall Immediately give informa ton to the GOV
ernor OF this State, with schedule of all ar
ticles seized and detained who shall advertise
the taking and detention of the same in all
cases where the owner thereof is unknown. i'm
two weekly papers published at the city of
MadlSon, for six weeks, when, if they are not
reclaimed by some person Or persons, not in
violation of this act, he shall cause them to be
removed to the state arsenal or to such other
place as he may Designate and shall pay all
expenses incurred thereby, from the military
fund; and such articles as may be seized and
forfeited under this act shall be used and dis
posed of for the benefit of the State.
Sec 3. No arms, ammunition or munitions
OF war shall be sent or shipped to any place
out OF this State, except on the order of the
President of the United States, or of the Gov
ernor OF this State, of the authorized agent
OF the Governor, or of the proper officer act
ing in pursuance of law, and the absence of
any such order shall be deemed primo 1pcie ev-
ldence that such arms ammunition and NUM-
tons OF war are owned by or intended for the
use OF some person or persons in rebellion
against the government and laws aforesaid: and
the absence of proof to the contrary shall JUS
THY the seizure and detention of such arms
ammunition and munitions of war; and shall
also justify the seizure and detention of all 9th
er arms, ammunition and munitions of war in
the hands of or belonging to the said party
sending or shipping such arms, ammunition or
munitions of war.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of each Judge of
the circuit court of this State, to charge the
grand jury at each term of said court, to in
quire into all offences against the provisions of
this act, and to present any person who NAV
be guilty Of any such offence within their
county
Sec. 5. This act shall be in force and effect
from and after its passage and public alton.
Approved May %, 1861.