Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-27
Published April T. 1851

AN ACT for the preservation Of game.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate ana assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
kill. destroy take, pursue with intent to kill,
destroy, or take any WOoGcOck, except between the
4th day OF July and the first day Of December OF
any grouse, prairie hen or chicksn,qual partridge
or ruffied grouse. except between the 10Th day OF
August and the 18th day of December.
Sec. ?. Any person or persons who shall violate
the preceding section, ana every person or corpo-
ration, railroad company, or express company, and
every EmplOye thereof who shall sell or expose for
sale, shall have in his their possession OF Gus
tOoy, 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 ichicsen, partridge. RULED
grouse or quail. shall upon convict n suffer nne
Of dollars for each such woodcock, grouse prai-
RE hen OF hicken, partridge, ruffisd grouse or
quail killed, destroyed taken. pursued with
intent TO kill destroy take. sold or exposed
sale OF 60 had IN possession, together with the
costs OF prosecution
sec. No person or persons shall hill or TAX by
any device, means cOnrrIvance Whatever, or sell
or expose for sale. OF woFry hunt the same with
hounds or dogs. any deer, buck, doe or fswn be-
tween the fifteenth day OF JaGuary and the first
day OF August Noperson or corporation, railroad
or express company or agent or employe thereof,
shall have in his or their possession for the pur-
pose Of transportation otherwise any deer. buck
doe or "a between the said 18th day of January
and the first day Of August and every person or
persons. corporation or company, and every agent
Or employe thereof, who shall violate the provis-
ions Of this section, shall upon conviction thereof
be subject TO penalty OF ten d.lats for each ana
every deer, buck doe and favn, or skin or piece
thereof killed., taken, sod exposed for SALE or hal
Ia possession contrary to The provisions OF this
section. together with the costs Of prosecution
Sec. 4. Any person persons VINO shall wan
tonly or mslcously break up, destroy, tase away,
q in any manner interfere with any nest. or the
eggs therein. OF any prairie chicken prairie hen.
WOOdcock, snipe, partridge, rUfied grouse, quail.
am species Of wild duck brant, or wild Dose,
who shall have the eggs thereof in his their pos
eggs. shall upon conviction thereof be subject 20
penalty OF ave dollars for every nest so broken up
destroyed. taken away or interfered with. and OF
one dollar for every such egg sohad in his or their
possession OF 50 sold exposed for SALE together
with the costs Of prosecution. Every railroad and
every express company, and al employees and
or their possession. shall be liable 10 the pen
atty. ER FFss
sec 5. Justices of the peace shall have cosui.
Zance and Jurisdiction Of all offences under this
act without regard 10 the aggregate amount Of
nnes @posed in any one case. All prosecutions un-
der tn act shall be deemed criminal proceedings
and shall be conducted as provided by law for the
prosecution Of ofenses cognizsbls before justices
OF peaces and IN all cases Of conviction under this
act, one-hah Of all nnes aud penalties collected
shal be paid over by the Justice person collect
ing the same. to the person who shall make the
complaint In tbs case.
Sec. 6. This act, except the fourth sectien there
Of shall not affect 1ncivizod Indians living nor
Of the counties Of Pierce, Dunn Eau Claire, Clark
Wood, Portage. Waupaeca, outagamie, oconto,
Brown and Door.
+ Sec z All laws heretofore passed relating to the
preservation Of game, are hereby repealed.
Sec 8. This set shzl take effect from its passage
and publication, and shan be published during the
list week Of April in each year in some newspaper
printed and published at the county seat of each
county in the state the expense Of such publication
to be paid out Of the county treasures of the re-
EpectiVe countess; and it shall be the duty OF the
county treasurer Of each county 70 cause such pub
lcation TO be made.
Approved, April 3, 1861.