Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-05-01
Laws Of Wisconsin
Published April 4, 1867
CHAPTER 70.
CHAPTER 70.


The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represent
ed in senate and assembly, do enact as fol-
lows;
Section l. It shall be unlawful for any
person to kill, destroy or take, or purs ne
with intent to kill. destroy or take any
woodcock, except between the 4th day of
July and the first day of Decembe or
any grouse prairie hen or CHICKEN, quail,
partridge or RULED grouse, except between
the 10th day Of August and the 18th day
Of December.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons who
shall violate the preceding section, and
every person or corporation, railroad com
pany or express company, and every en-
ployee .hereof, who shall sell or expose
for SALE or shall have in his or their pos
session or custody, with intent to sell, dis
pose of or transport, OF 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 so killed, destroyed
or taken, or pursued with intent to kill,
destroy or take, or so sold or exposed Tor
sale, or so had in possession, together
with the cost OF prosecution.
Sec. 3. No person or persons shall kill
or take by any device, means or contriv-
ancc whatever, or sell or expose for sale,
or worry or hunt the same with hounds
or dogs, any deer, buck, doe or fawn be-
tween the 18th day of January and the
lst day of August. No person OF. corpor-
alton, railroad or express company, or agent
or employee thereof, shall have in his or
their possession, for the purpose of trans
portation or otherwise, any deer, buck,
doe or fawn between the said 10Th day
of January and the first day of August;
and every persol or persons, corporations
or company, and every agent or employee
thereof, who shall violate the provisions
of this section, shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to a penalty of ten dol
lars for each and every deer, buck, doe
and faWn, or skin or piece thereof, killed,
ia en-, sold, exposed for sale. or had in
possession; contrary to the provisions OF
this section, together with the cost Of
prosecution.
Sec. T. Any person or persons who
shall wantonly or maliciously break up,
destroy, take away, or in any manner in
terfere with, any nest, or the eggs there
in. of any prairie chicken or prairie hen,
woodeock, snipe, partridge, rufied grouse,
quail, any species Of wild duck brant or
wild groo9e, or who shall have the eggs,
thereof in his or their possession, or shall
sell or expose for sale 1.-THE said eggs, shall
upon conviction thereof be subject to a
penalty Of FIVE dollars for every nest so
broken up, destroyed, taken away or in
terfered with, and Of one dollar for every
:suchssegg 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 eg in its, his or their
possession shall be liable to the same
penalty.
Sec s. Justices Of the peace shall
have cognizance and jurisdiction of all
offenses under this act, without regard to
the aggregate amount of fines imposed In
any one case. All prosecutions under
this act shall be deemed criminal proceed
ings, and shall be conducted as provided
by law for the prosecution Of offenses cog
nizable before justices Of the peace; and
in al cases of conviction under this act,
one-half Of al fines and penalties collect
ed 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 therefor shall not affect uncivillzed
Indians living north of the counties of
Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire, Clark, Wood,
Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie, o conto,
Brown and Door.
Sec. T. All laws heretofore passed re-
dating to the preservation Of game, are
hereby repealed
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from
its passage and publication, and shall be
published during the first week OF April
in each ssyear in some newspaper printed
and published at the county seat Of each
county in the state, the expenses of such
publication to be paid out of the county
treasures of the respective counties; and
it shall be the duty of the county treasur-
er of each county to cause such pubhea-
ton to be made.
Approved April 5, 1867.