The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20
Pub liehed April 81 1861
AN ACT to provide more efectuay for the protection
OF state lands.

AN ACT to provide more eectualy for the protection
OF state lands.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin .represebtec
In senate and ass bly,, do enact as foflows:
Sec. l. Any person VINO shall dig mineral upon or re-
move mineral from any lands belonging to the state
or IN which the state may have any right, title OIL
nerest legal or equitable who shall cut timber Ia IN
Der, trees, wood or bark upon any sue lands or who
shall remove from any sucn lands any or such timbe,
or other material or any buildings, feuces, Hxtu OF
other property. standing upon appurenant 10 suct
land, shall destroy inure the same except wher
authorized by law. shall be guilty of misdemeauor
and upon eonvcton Of such ovuse, shall be punished
by mprsonmentin the county jail of the oper coun
ty not more than six months and by ne not exceeding
nine thousaDu dollars. sa51lfQ -sf asa tia -'a tt
Sec. @ Any justice Of the peace shall have concur
rent Jurisdiction in his county with the circui.
court OF any ofense mentioned in The preceding sec
ton, where the value of the trees wood timber min.
eral, EARTH property or other be alleged
to exceed the sum Of 100, and in such case Ibe
punishment snail be by fine, not exceeding $40, nor
less than So leHa 7af af saa4s y2hm buEsh2 -
Sec 8. The first section Of this act shaft be held to in
clude ands mortgaged the state and lands sold h.
the but fully paid for aud also lands
the state by the act of congress- entitled ian act to
enable the state OF Arkansas % other states to reclaim
he swamp lands within their limits" approved sept
18th 1s5s whethero or not such been select
ed by the state or conveyed to the state. - r
Sec A. It shall be the duty of the district attorney
Teach county to give special TO the digenl
prosecution of the oenses specified Ia this act espe.
crally upon complaint made 10 him by the commission.
of school aud university lands, any clerk or
Reut dppoAhtCu W theIl LIE snail De competent for
he commissioners of school and university lands Ia
order be paid to The district attorney for SER
vices reqdifed of him under this act OFT Of the es
collected from persons guilty of the ofenses herein
mentioned, sum not exceeding ten per cent thereof
and e Witnesses or other persons furnishing informa
ton OF such ofenses out of such fines an amount moi
exceeding twenty five per cent.
Sec 5. section one OF chap 233 the gene In nc n
1864, h. reby amended by striking out thereof thr
words 'tnot exceeding eight.''
Sec. 3. Any person who shall knowingly resist hin.
der INSTRUCTOR procure any one TO resis
under obstruct any clerk appoin ted by the commits
of school and university lands in the dschar.
of the duties Of the duties undvr ca0 orr n
the general laws Of 1854 or who shah wiIfur renov.
disturb or interfere with cause to be removed die
turbed or intererrd timber other
seized by such cle ksder the provisions OF the sait
ac.s after notice OF such seEdr before such mater,
ais shall be pFsub order the said com
mssioners, shall be guilty OF sdemeano- nd an Al
upon conviction of such of nse be punished by inn
prisonme.t i'll the county jail OF the proper county
more than one year, and by fac rot less than SiO0
mote than $1,000 &
See 7. Upon any hearing trial in sny suit jpdict
ment or other legal proceeding the certnate OF IN,
secretary OF state ubder the seal Of the state N ~
specified piece or tract OF land belongs 10 the sa,e
is mortgsged to the state, that the state has i'm
terest, equitable in such piece or tract
or that authority has been given by the commissioner,
OF school aid university lands any clerk appointed
by them naming him. to seize timber or other
al specified in this act, sba be ina faeie evidan r
OF the fact or facts stated in such certificate lli
Sec. g. his act shall take effect and ha II
force from and after its passage
Approved A pril 1865