Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-06-14
Laws CT Wisconsin.
Published May II, 1861
CHAPTER 3o4.

AN ACT for the encouragement ana pro
lection of the wool-growing interest In
this state.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and bly,, do
enact as follows
Section l. That any person who shall
kill any wolf or wolves within tins state,
shall be entitled to receive Il compensation
or reward for each wolf the sum of i've
dollars.
Sec. ? That any person claiming such
reward, sha produce the scalp or scalps
of the wolf or wolves 50 killed with the
ears entire, within twenty DAYS after such
wolf or wolves have been killed, to the
clerk OF the circuit court of the county
within which such wolf or wolves were
killed, or Of the county to which such
county may be attached for judicial pur-
poses And such clerk sha ! administer to
the person producing such scalp or scalps
as aforesaid, the following oath or affirm
alton you do solemnly swear. Tor af-
firm, as the case may be) that the scalp
Cor scalps) now produced by you, is the
scalp Cor scalps) of wolf [or wolves, as
the case may be, taken in the county Of
(naming the county by you, within TWEEN
" days last passed and that YOU have
not spared the life of any wolf within
your power to kill: which oath or affirm
alton shall be taken by the clerk il writ
ing and subscribed by the person produc-
ing the scalp or scalps
Sec. 5 The clerk before whom such
oath or affirmation is made, after causing
the scalp or scalps to be DESTROYED, in his
presence, shall file the deposition so taken
IN his Office, and shall enter in book to
be kept by him for that purpose, the date,
number and amount of all accounts certi-
fed by hin, to the secretary Of state, in
conformity with the provisions of this act.
and he shall annually, on or before the
first day of May, in each year, make out
and transmit to the secretary of state an
exhibit Of all accounts so certified to bv
him.
Sec. 4 The secretary of state. upon
presentation Of any account for the killing
Of any wolf, as provided in section one of
this act, duly sworn f., according to law.
with the certificate Of the clerk, under
seal, who shall have destroyed the scaIps.
and Administered the oath, as provided in
section two of this act, certifying that the
provisions Ct this act had been fully com-
piled with, shall audit the same. and draw
his warrant upon the state treasury for
the amount; and there is hereby annually
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. a
sum Of money sufficient to carry into ef-
feet the provisions Of section one Of this
act
Sec. 5. If any person shall be guilty
Of obtaining from the clerk of the circuit
court of any county in this state, anv
such certificate as hereinbefore provided
for, by any false or fraudulent reprasen-
tatIons or practices, he shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof sha be punished bv a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
and by Imprisonment in the county iail
for not more than one wear.
Sec. g. If any clerk of the circuit
court Of any county, who shall be applied
to for certificate under the provisions Of
the preceding sections Of this act shall
wilituily or knowingly give false ccrtf,
cate, such clerk shall be deemed guiltv Of ?
mlsleneanor, and on CONNECTION tLereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county jail for not more than one
year.
Sec. !. This act shall not be construed
TO interfere with or coDtraycne the pr5vis-
ions of any law now in force in this state,
allowing counties to pay bountes for the
destruction Of wolves.
See. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved April :, ISG5.