The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-31


PRESERVE THE GAME.-The attention of
every person is directed to the following new
game law passed by the last Legislature,
and which went into effect on the 9Th of
April last:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to kill, destroy or take, or pursue
with intent to kill, destroy or take, any
woolcock, except between the 4th day of
July and the first day of December, or any
grouse, prairie hen or chicken, quail,
partridge or rufled grouse, except between
the Goth day of August and the 18th day of
December.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons who shall
violate the preceding section, and every per-
son or corporation, railroad company or ex-
press company, and every employee thereof
who shall sell or expose far sale, or shall
have IN his or their possession or custody,
with intent to sell, dispose OF or transport, or
otherwise, during the times when the killing
of the same Is prohibited by this act, any
woodcock, grouse, prairie hen or chicken,
partridge, ruffled grouse or quail, shall upon
conviction suffer a fine of two dollars for
each such woodcock, grouse. prairie hen or
chicken, partridge rufled grouse or quail so
killed, destroyed or taken, or so sold or ex-
posed for sale, or so had in possession,
together with the costs of ofprosecution.
Sec. 3. No person or persons shall kill or
take by any device, means Or contrivance
whatever or sell or expose for sale, or worry
or hunt the same with hounds or dogs, any
deer, buck, doe or fawn between the
fifteenth day of January and the first day of
August No person or corporation, rail
road or express company, or agent or en-
ployee thereof, shall have in his or their
possession. for the purpose of transporta-
ton or otherwise, any deer, buck, doe or
fawn between the said 10Th day of January
and the first day Of August and every per-
son or persons, corporation or company, and
every agent or employee thereof, who shall
violate the provi.ions of this section, shall
| upon conviction thereof be subject to a
penalty of ten dollars for each and every
deer, buck. doe and fawn, or skin or piece
thereof, killed, taken, sold, exposed for sale,
Or had in possession, contrary to the pro-
visions of this section, together with the
costs Of prosecution.
Sec 4. Any person or persons who shall
wantonly or ma,iciously break up, destroy
take away, or in any manner interfere with
any nest, or the eggs thereof of any prairie
chicken or prairie hen, woodcock, snipe,
partridge, ruihcd grouse, quail, any species
of wild duck, braDt or wild goose, or who
shall have the eggs thereof in his or their
possession, or shall sell or expose for sale
the said eggs, shall upon conviction thereof
be subject to penalty of five dollars for
every nest so broken up, destroyed, taken
| away or interfered with. aaa OF one dollar
| for every such egg so had In his or their
| possession, or so sold or exposed for sale.
together with the costs Of prosecution.
Every railroad and every express company,
and all employees and agents thereof, who
shall have said eggs in its, his or their pos
session, shall be liable to the same penalty.
See 5. Justices of the peace shall have
coenlzance and jurisdiction of all offenses
under this act, without regard tc the aggre
gate amount of fines imposed in any one
ease All prosecutions under this act shall
be deemed criminal proceedings, and shall
be conducted as provided by law for the
prosecution Of offcnses cognizahle before
justices Of the peace and in all cases of
conviction under this act, one half of all
/ fines and penalties collected shall be paid
over By the justice or person collecting the
same, to the person who shall make the
complaint in the case.
Sec. 6. This act, except the fourth Sec
| ton thereof, shall not affect uncivilized
Indians living north of the counties Of
Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire, Clark Wood
Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie, Oconto,
Brown and Door.
Sec 7. All laws heretofore passed rela-
ting to the preservation of game, are hereby
repealed.