Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-20
Published March 6, 1861
CHAPTER 2l-aFNFRAL.


AN ACT TO amend sections five, nine, ten and
eleven of chapter ~ of the general laws of
1866, entitled IAN act for the regulation Of
trade in certain cases" and in addition to said
act.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact as fol-
lows:
Section l. Section FIVE Of chapter "a Of the
general laws OF $50 il hereby sInt nded, by adj
ding the following words after tbs word
pounds" at the end Of said section: "or in
qnaI ter barrels containing fifty pounds, or 10
eighth-barrels or packages containing twenty i've
pounds"
Section .. Section nine Of said act is hereby
amended by striking out all after the word
timber" in the third line of said section, and
| inserting the following words: All barrels
shall be we'll hOOped with ten good hoops all half
barrels or quarter barrels with eight good hoops,
and the one eight barrels or packages with six
good hoops, aud shall be made IN substantial
and wOrknanlike manner"
Section 3. Section ten ct chapter ~ aforesaid
is hereby amended, by striking cut all Of SAID
section and inserting in heu thereof the follow
ing words: "The fees for overhauling, inspect
| ing repaclzing and branding including furnish
ing salt, shall be for each barrel, ninety cents
for each half-baTTel fifty cents for each quarter
barrel. thirty cents, and for each eighth barrel,
| or package twenty cents, exclusive Of cooper
age, which fees shalt be paid by the person EN-
ploying the inspector"
Section a. Section eleven Of chapter II afore-
said is hereby amended, by striking out all OF
| said section, and inserting IN lieu thereof the
| following words: THE state inspector may re-
ceive from eael of his deputies for every eask Of
| fish Inspected by him, the following fees: For
each barrel, fifteen cents for each half-barrei,
| ten cents; for each quarter barrel, six cents
aud for each eighth-barIel or package, three
cents"
Section 5. Hereafter no fresh-water fsh,
| packed in barrels or other packages, provided
/ in this act or the act to which this is amendl-
tory, shall be sold, or offered or exposed for
/ sale, or be removed from the county ia which
such fish was packed as aforesaid, without have
/ ing been duly Inspected and braided by tn
| state inspector OF fish, or one OF his duly APP
| pointed deputies; and any person who shall sell
| or offer expose foT sale any such hsh, or shall
| remove or cause to be removed any such fish
/ "a ON the county in which the same may be pack
| ed before such fish shall have been duly in
spected and branded as aforesaid, shall be guilty
| of a misdemeanOr, and shall forfeit sun not
less than fifty cents noT more than i've dollars
for ca ch barrel package Of fish so sold, or Of
fered or exposed for sale, OF removed.
Section 6. tits hereby made the duty Of every
person or persons who may be engaged In CATCH
| ing and packing any fresh water fish, TO have
| the same duly inspected and branded before such
| fish shall be offered for sale, removed from the
county, on otherwise disposed of and IL shall
also De the duty OF every cOnsiSute OF any lfeSh-
| water fish, packed IN the manner provided in the
act Of which this is amendatOry, or in this act,
| it sneh fish have not been previously nfpeeted,
| to have such inspection made before Offering
the same for sale, or making any delivery there
| Of to the owner his agent or other person.
Section z. Ii is hereby further made the duty
| Of the state fish inspector, and all deputy in
| spectOTs, TO have suitable and convenient offices
for the transaction of business. to procure sealed
scales and weights, and ca, efully weigh all fish
offered for inspection and also to see that all vio-
lations of the provisions Of the set Of which this
is amendatOry and of this act are duly enforced.
Section 3. The state fshinspector shall be held
liable in any court of competent jurisdiction, for
| all damages which may accrue to any person or
persons for any malfeasance or mlsteasance OF Is
duties or of either of his deputies, and shall also
/ be liable to fine of not less than ten dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars, IN case OF
failure either of himself OF any deputy to COM
| ply with all the duties imposed on him or them
BY any of the provisions of this act, OF the act
/ of which this is amendatory.
| Section 8. An act entitled IAN act TO define,
| confirm and legaze the acts Of fish inspector
| in the city of Milwaukee, approved March 18th,
1859, and the provision of all other acts which
ia any manner conflict with the provisions Of the
act of which this is amendatoTyi or OF tins act,
are hereby repealed.
See. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 4. 1867.