Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-26

OFFICIAL.
Published April 10, 1861


CHAPTER 77-GEsERAL.
AN ACT for the regulation of trade in certain
eases.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact az
follows.
Section |. There shall be o state inspector OF
fish az pointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the senate, for the term OF five
years from the time of appointment, unless
sooner removed, who, before entering upon the
duties of his appointment, shall take the oath
prescribed by section %, article 4, OF the const
tuition of this state and shall also give bond with
sufficient suretes to the treasurer of the state, in
the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, for
the faithful discharge of the duties OF bis office.
Sea- The said state inspector shall appoint
denuty Inspector in each If the counties OF this
state bordering upon Lake Michigan and Green
Bay, who shall be removable at his pleasure
| He shall take bonds of each deputy, with suf-
fieient sureties, and shall receive from each dep
uty a fee Of two dollars for bis commission and
bond: and the said state Inspector shall be an
swefable for the official conduct of his deputies.
:. Sec g. Each deputy Inspector before entering
upon the duties Of his office, shall take the oath
of Office prescribed In this act for the inspector.
Sec. A. The state inspector shall annually, IN
the month of December, make a return to the
secretery of state Of the quantity of fish inspect
ed by him and his deputies during the year mex
preceding the first day Of said December, and
each seturn be shall specify the different Minds
and qualities, and the quaHtity ct each quality
SO inspected.
| Sec. 5 The inspector and his deputies shall, on
application made to them for that purpose, pro-
| coed TO examine any picked fish submitted for
inspection, and shall see that the same are well
struck with salt or picked in the first instance,
and preserved sweet free from rust. faint or
damage, and such fish as shall be found in good
order and of good quality, shall be packed
either in rIels containing two hundred pounds,
or in half barrels containing one hundred pounds,
Sec. 6. Such fish shall be packed with good
clean salt suitable for that purpose, and after
hacking said fish with sufficient salt to preserve
them. and heading said casks, they shall be filled
| no with a clear strong pickle; and the fish de-
nomina ted white fish, OF good quality, properly
| cleaned and in good order, may be packed as
aforesaid without being previously salted or
picked.
See. Z Each cask shall be filled with fish of one
and the same kind, and the inspector ard his
| deputies shall brand in plain ledbe letters on
the head of each cask of fish inspected by them,
respectively, number one" or "numbe. two" or
| number three" representing the quality of fish
| uacke,r or repacked lie shall also brand on one
head of each cssk the denomination of the fish,
the initials of the Christian name and the whole
of the surname of the inspector or his deputy,
the name of the county in which such fish were
Inspected the letters WIS.," abbreviated for
Wisconsin, and the month and year of the iDspee-
| ton: prOUided, that where fish are condemned as
sour or rusty, the eask shall be branded with the
words ''sour," or rusty
Sec. 8. If any per son with intent to defraud
shall intermix, take out change any inspected
fish which shall be packed and branded as afore-
said, or shall put any other fish in any cask 50
branded sale or expectation, or if any per-
son shall counterfeit any brand marks of said in
spectOr or either of his deputies, on any cask
containing fish, he shall fOr felt twenty dollars for
each offence. h
Sec. o. An casks used for packing or repack-
ing fish shall be made of sound, well-seasoned
white, red or black oak, white ash or white pine
timber The barrels or half barrels shall be vel
hoped with at least ten good hoops each, and
shall be made in a substantial and workmanlike
manner. 80
Sec. 10. The fees foe overhanlmg, inspecting,
repaeking and branding for each barrel seventy
Eve cents; for each half barrel. forty cents ex-
elusive of cooperage, which fees shall be paid by
the person employing the inspector.
Sec Ii. The state inspector may receive from
each of his deputies for every cask of fish in
spected by him, the following fees fer each barr
rel four cents; for each half barrel, two cents.
Sec. IL. If any person shall sell within this
state or shall expose [exportl cause to be ex-
ported theTefrOm, any tainted or otherwise dam-
aged fish without being branded as 'sOur" OF
"rusty,p unless with the intent that the same
shall be for some other purpose than as food, he
shall forfeit ten dollars for every one hundred
pounds of such fish, and in the same proportion
for any other quantity thereof; and upon any
trial in which case the burden of proof shall
be upon the defendant to show for what purpose
such fish were expOI ted or sold. ~
Sec. I3. If any inspector or deputy inspector
of fish shall brand any cask of FISH, the contents
of which he has not duly inspected and ascer-
tanned to be good, If he shall permit any other
Sun To use his brand in violation evasion Of
the provisions OF this act, he shall forfeit foI
each ofTt,nse the sum of twenty dollars and shall
| be removed from office.
sec. IA. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
| Approved April 10 1866.