Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-04-25
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New Game Law. "a gh
Az ACT FOR THE PKEsERvaTroN OF GAKs. q
CHAPTER IS. (T,ITTY
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
ssnted ~ Senate and Asssmbly,dO enact


ssnted M Senate and AsssnblN do Snac
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SECTION L. Itshall be. unlawful for aDy
person to kill, destroy or take, or pursue
with intent to kill, destroy or take, an,
woodcock, except between the fourth da,
Of July and the first day of December, o.
any grouse, prairie hen or chicken, quail
partridge. or ruffled grouse, except between
the twentieth day of August and the eff
tecnth day Of December ~ Il. Z
SEC. Q. Any person or persons VIII
shall violate the proceeding section. ant
every personor corporation, railroad com
pany ortexpress company, and every Elm
ployeo thereof, who shall sell or expose
for sale, or shall have in his or their pos
session or custody, with intent to sell
dispose of or transport, or otherwise, dur.
ing the times when the killing Of the same
is prohibited by this act. any woodcock,
grouse, prairie hen or chicken, partridge,
ruff1ed grouse or quail, shall, upon convic
ton, suffer fine of two dollars for each
wookcock, grouse, prairie hen or chicken,
partridge, ruffied grouse or quail so killed,
destroyed or taken, or pursued with intent
to kill, destroy or. take, or 50 sold or ex-
posed for sale, or so had in possession, to-
gether with the cost of prosecution.
SEC. g. No person or persons shall
kill or take by any device, means or con
trivance whatevers0r sch or expose for
sale, or worry or hunt the same with dogs
or hounds, any deer, buck, doe or 'fswn, be-
tween the fifteenth day Of January 'andthe
first day of August No person or cor
poration, railroad or express company, or
agent or employee thereof. shall have lin
his or their possession, for the purpose of
transportation or otherwise, any deer,
buck, doe or fawn between the said fiji
tenth day of January and the first day OF
August; and every person or persons,
corporation or company, and every agent
or employee thereof, who shall violate the
provisions of this section, shall, upon con
viction 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 provisions Of
this section, together, with the cost OF
prosecution. -''4
SEC. a. Any person or persons who
shall wantonly or malicioIsly break up
destroy, take away, or in any manner in
.terfcre with, any nest. or the eggs therein
Of any prairie chicken or prairie hen
woodcock, snipc, partridge, rut1ed. grouse
quail, any species Of wild duck, brant q
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 SC
broken up, destroyed, taken away, or in
terfered with, and Of one dollar Cor ever,
such egg SO had inshis or Their possession
or so sold or exposed for sale, togetlie,
with the cost of prosecution. Every rail
road and every express company, and all
employees and agents thereof, who shall
have said eggs inits, his or their posses
sion, shall be liable to the, same penalty
SEC. g. Justices of itheaspeacea shall
have cognizance and Jurisdiction ofa!l Of
lenses under this act, without regard to
the aggregate amount. of fines imposed il
any one case. All prosecutions under this
act shall be deemed criminal proceedings
and shall be conducted as provided by law
for the prosecution Of oHenses cognizable
oeioTc justices OF INC peace, ana IN all
cases Of conviction under this act hal
of all fines and penalties collected shall be
paid ever by the justice or person collect
ing the same, to the person who shall
make the. complaintin the case. q N...'. 4
Sec, g.. This act, except the fourth
section thereof, shall not affect uncivilized
Indians living north of the counties Of
Pierce, Dunn, Eau Claire, Clark, Portage,
Wood, Waupaca, Outagamie, Door, Brown
and Oconto. 4g.' r. pr z p
Sec. Z, All laws heretofore passed
relating to the preservation Of game, are
hereby repealed. . '7'e' 49, .,.'5.5 4. Is
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passageand publication, and shall
be published during the first week in April
in each year inssome newspaper printed
and published atthe county seat of@eaeh
county in the state, athe expenses of. such
publication to be paid out of the county
treasures ofthe respective counties; and
it shall be the duty Of the county treasur-
er of each aconntyztoJ causeCsuch pubhcas
ton to be made hstaaR [asnfaliI8g aas ss.Ea5
Approved April 8, 1867. as1i74 ses5sq
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