Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-10
Laws of Wisconsin.
lPublishedA April 4, 1870. ]
CHAPTER 13s-GEsERAL.

AN ACT for the destruction Of lynxes,
wolves and wild cats.
| The people OF the state of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section /. That any person who shall kill
any wolf or lynx within this state, shall be en-
| titled TO receive as a compensation or reward
| for such wolf OF lynx SO killed, the sum of
| five dollars.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall kill any
wild cat within this state, shall be entitled to
receive as compensation or reward for each
wild cat so killed, the sum Of three dollars.
Sec. 3. Any person claiming such rewards,
shall produce the scalp of the wolf, lynx or
Wild cat so killed, with the ears entire, to the
clerk of the board of supervisors of the coun-
ty within which such wolf, lynx or wild cat
shall have been killed, and such clerk shall
administer TO the person producing such scalp,
| the following oath or affirmation "You do
solemnly swear Cor affirm, as the case may bel
that the scalp now produced by you is the
scalp of wolf, (lynx or wild cat, as the case
may be) taken in the county of (naming the
county, by you, within thirty days last past,
and that you have not spared the life of any
wolf, lynx or wild cat within your power TO
kill" Which oath or affirmation shall be
taken by the clerk in writing, and subscribed
| bl pGisOh Producing tue scalp.
Sec. 4. The clerk before whom such oath
or affirmation is made, after causing the scalp
20 be destroyed II his presence, shall file the
deposition so taken in his office, and shall en-
| ter in book 10 be kept by him for that pur-
| pose. the date, number and amount of all ac-
counts certified to him by the secretary of
state, in conformity with the provisions of this
act. ana he shall annually, on or before the
| frs a. ct May in elch year, make ont and
4It.a. .k.f
| of all accounts so certified TO by him.
Sec. 5. The secretary Of state upon pre-
sentation Of any accounts for the killing of any
wolf, lynx or wild cat, as provided in section
| -four of this act, duly certified TO according 10
| law, with the certificate of the clerk, under
| seal, who shall have destroyed the scalps and
| administered the oath as provided in section
three of this act, certifying that the provisions
| of this act have been fully complied with shall
audit the same and draw his warrant on the
state treasurer for The amount and there is
hereby annually appropriated, out of any mon
| ey in the state treasury not otherwise appro-
| prlated, a sum OF money sufficient 10 carry in
10 effect the provisions of sections one and
two of this act.
Sec. g. If any person shall be guilty ofob-
| tanning from the clerk of the board of super
vlsnrs of any county in this state, any such
| certificate as hereinbefore provided for, by any
| Ialse OF lrauulent representation or practices,
he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the state prison not less
than one year nor more than three years, and
shall forfeit all right to receive any beueht
from the provisions Of this act for the
| future.
Sec. I. II any CLERK of the board of super
visors of any county in this state, who shall
be applied to for certificate under the pro-
visions of the preceding section of this act,
shall wilfully or knowingly give false GER
| tihcate, such clerk shall be deemed guilty eff a
misdeIneanor, and on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the state pris-
on not less than one year nor more than three
years.
Sec. s. This act shall no: be construed to
interfere with or contravene the provisions of
any law no in force in [this state, allowing
counties to pay bounties for the destruction OF
wolves, ynXes or wild cats.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved March Is, 1870.