Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-14
Respectfully yours,
Preservation of Game.
GENT Manager Of Construction Co.

The following is the text CT the law of Wisconsin
for the better preservation of game in The of
Wisconsin
AN ACT for the preservation of game
The people OF the state of " isconsn, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
KILL destroy, take, pursue with intent TO kill,
destroy, or ke any wood-cock, except between the
4th day of July ard the first day Of December, any
grouse, prairie hen. chicken, quail, partridge or
rufled grouse, except between the 10Th day OF Au-
gust and the 18th day OF December.
Section 2. Amy person or persons who shall yio-
late the proceeding section, and cry person
por; tion, railroad company express company and
every empoye thereof, he shall sell expose for
sale, shall have in his their possession
dy, with intent to sell, dispose OF transport,
otherwise during the times when the killing of the
same is prohibited by this act, any woodcock,
grouse, prnirie hen chicken, partridge, ruified
grouse quail so killed. DESTROYED taken, pur-
sued with intent to KILL destroy or take, sold
or exposed for sale or SO had in possession, upon
conviction shall be fined the sum OF two dollars
gether with the costs of prosecution.
Section 3. No person or persons, shall kill take
by any device, means or contrlyance whatever, or
sell or expose for sale, or worry or hunt the
with hounds or dogs, any deer, buck, doe or fawn
between the fifteenth day OF January and the first
day of August. No pelson or corporation, railroad
or express company or agent employee thereof
shall have in his or their possession for the purpose
of transportation otherwise any deer, buck. doe
fawn between the said fifteenth day of Jan
uary and and the first day of August
and every person persons, corporation or company
and every agent employee thereof, who shall vo-
late the provisions of this section, shall upon
vietion thereof be subject to penalty of ten dol
lars for each and every buck deer doe fwn skin
piece thereof killed akensod, exposed for sale
had in possession contary to the provisions of this
section together with the costs of prosecusioD.
Section 4. Any person or persons who shall wan
tonly or maliciousy brock up. destroy, take away,
or in any manner interfere with any nest, or the
eggs, therein of any prairie chicken any prairie
hem woodcock snipe. partridge, rufed grouse quail
any species of wild duck brant or wild goose, or
who shall have the eggs thereof his or her possess
ion or shall sell expose for sale the said eggs,
shall upon conviction thereof be subject to penalty
of five dollars for ever nest broken up destroyed
tax en- away interfered with, and of dollar for
every suGh egg had in his or her possession,
sold or exposed for SALE together with the costs of
prosecution. Every railroad and every exI rsss COM
pany, and all the employees and agents theresa who
shall have said eggs its his their possession,
shall be liable to the same penalty,
Section g. Justices of the peace shall have cogni-
zance and Jurisdiction of all offences under this act
without regard 70 the aggregate amount of fines i'm
posed In any one All prosecutions under this
act shaIi be deemed criminal proceedings, and shall
be onducted provided by law for the prosecution
of offences cognizabIe before justices of the peace
and in all of conviction under this act, one