Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-08
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March 25, 1874
CHAPTER 800.


for sale, any woodcock in this state, between the f
teenth day of November and the succeeding fourth
day of July in each year, nor any grouse prairie
hen or chicken, between the fifteenth day of No
vember and the succeeding fifteenth day of August
in each year, or any partridge or rufed grouse or
quail between the first day of January and the sue
ceeding fifteenth day of September in each year,
under the penalty of ten dollars for each such game
bird caught killed or otherwise destroyed or had in
possession, exposed for sale.
Section 2. No person shall at any time or at any
place within this state, catch take with any trap
snare or net, any grouse, prairie hen or chlcken
partridge, rutfed grouse, quail or wild duck, under
penalty of ten dollars for each grouse prairie hen
chicken, partridge, ruted grouse, quail or wild
duck caught or taken.
Section g. No person shall, within this state, kill
or expose for SALE or have in his her possession
after the same is killed. any woodcoek mallard duck
teal duck between the first day OF February and
the succeeding first day of September in each year,
undera penalty of ten dollars for each such duck SO
killed. had in possession or exposed for sale. And
person shall within this state take or have in his
her possession, any wild ducks eggs between the
first day of March and the succeeding first day OF
July in each year, under penalty of dollar for
each such ducks egg so taken, had III posses
sion exposed for SALE And no person SHALL at any
time or at any place within this state, XII any Wild
duck, brant wild goose, with or by means of the
device, instrument or hre-arm known as pivot or
swivel gun, or with or by means Of any gun OF fire
arm other than such guns firearms are habit
ualy used at arms length and fired from the Shout
der, shall any such device, instrument or gun
other than such shoulder guns as aforesaid with
under penalty of fifty dollars for each and every
Offense. -.
Section l. Any person who shall within this state
enter upon the land premises of another, and
therein pursue CATCH kill or otherwise destroy any
of the game birds wild fowl mentioned III this
act during the time when the killing of such game
wild fowl is forbidden, or the taking of eggs is
prohibited, by the provisions thereof, or being
theron, shall do commit any other act or thing
forbidden by the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of trespass, and in addition TO the
provisions of this act for the violation thereof, shall
be liable to penalty of ten dollars, which may be
recovered with costs of action by the owner occu
pants of the lands or premises so entered upon, be-
fore any justice of the peace of any town. police
justice of any city in the county where the ofense
was committed, or where the defendant may reside
be found.
Section 5. All penalties imposed by the provisions
of this act may be recovered with costs of action by
any person persons, Except the penalties named
III section four thereof for the entering upon the
lands or premises of another). in his their own
Names before any Justice Of the peace in any town,
or police justice in any city in the county where the
otfense was committed, or where the defendants
may reside or be found and any such justice Of the
peace police justice is authorized, upon receiving
sufficient security for costs on the part OF the COM
planant, and satisfactory proof, by affidavit OF the
violation of the provisions of this act by any person
being temporarily within his jurisdiction, but not
residing therein, or by any person whose name and
residence are unknown, to issue his warrant and
have such offender committed and held to bail to
answer the charge against him. And any justice of
the peace in any town. police justice of any city
within any county of this state may, upon proof of
probable to believe in the concealment by any
person within this state of any game bird OF wild
fowl mentioned liz this act during any OF the pro-
hibited periods, or of any such game bird or wild
fowl taken, caught killed, otherwise destroyed,
held possessed in violation of any of the provisions
of this act issue his search warrant and search
to be made in any house, market boat, or other
building. and for that purpose may cause any apart
ment chest, box crate or locker to be broken open
and contents examined. Any penalties, when col
lected except such are by the provisions Of this
act otherwise specially disposed of, shall thereupon
paid nv ahe eS,1r t. fn which conviction shall
county in which conviction is had, to the credit of
the school fund of such county, and the remainder
to the complainant prosecutor, or Toni the non pay
ment OF the penalty and costs Of the prosecution
the defendant shall be committed to the common
jail of the county for the period of not less than
days when the Judgment therefor, aside from the
COSTS exceeds not the Of ten dollars and at the
rate OF one day for each dollar in which such judg
ment, aside from costs, exceeds in amount the sum
of ten dollars.
Section 6. All Indians Oh their reservations in
this state are exempt from the operations of this
act
Section 7. It shall not be Iawfel for any person to
catch, kill, otherwise destroy, pursue with the
intent to catch, kill, or destroy any prairie hen or
chicken quail within the limits of the county of
Brown for the term of three years after the passage
OF this act, under penalty of ten dollars and cost
of suit for each and every prairie hen or chicken or
quail so caught or killed, or any attempt to catch
kill such birds.
SeCJlOn 8. CnapJer one nanQred and hVe OF the
general laws of the state of Wisconsin for the year
A D. 1870, entitled " act for the preservation of
game in the counties Of Milwaukee, Racine, Keno
sha. Waukesha, Walworth, Jefferson Rock Green
Dane, Lafayette, and Grant, and ali acts amenda-
tory thereof, hereby repealed.
Section 9. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March g. 1871
CHAPTER 317.
AN ACT to amend chapter 1S2 of the general laws
of 1872. entitled an act to authorize municpal
corporations to aid in the construction of rail
roads.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate ond assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Section 10 of chapter 1872 of the gen.
era laws Of 1872, is hereby amended by inserting
the word "money in the sixth line of said section
the words Glands other property so that said
section, when SO amended, shall read as follows .
ANY county, town. city village, is hereby author
lied instead of issuing bonds in aid of railroads as
hereinbefore provided by agreement to be arrived
at herein provided for the issuing of bonds to
subscribe to the capital stock of such company. a
subscription to be paid in money, lands or other
property. in one more installments. at such
times, not exceeding three years from the time of
entering into such contract, may be agreed upon
and after such parts of the work of constructive
the railroad aided shall be done as shall be agreed
upon, the last 1nstallment not however to be paid
until the railroad shall have been completed ready
for the passage of to the place to which it is
agreed to be built, in consideration of the aid so
granted. If such an agreement shall be arrived at
i'll the manner herein provided it shall be the duty
of the proper officers of such county town CITY or
village, from time to time, to levy and collect tay
in the same manner as general taxes are levied of
sufficient amount to pay the installments as fbe
same shall fall due according to the terms of said
agreement
Section 2. And said chapter is hereby further
amended by adding thereto the following sections
to stand sections 15 IT, IT, Is and 10 of said act
Section 3. In all cases where a COUNTY town
city or village shall have subscribed or voted to sinh
scribe may hereafter subscribe or vote to snh
scribe for stock in aid of the construction OF anv
railroad upon proposition, within any extern
sion thereof if such time shall have been extended
submitted by on behalf of any railroad COMPANY
wherein the time is stated within which such rail-
road company has proposed or may propose to do
and perform any acts in the construction of any
railroad or ntiatory to such construction or other
WISE or in relation to the final completion thereof
as proposed, and such railroad company has failed
neglected refused may fail, neglect or refuse
to do and perform all of such acts, any of them
within the time stated in such proposition it shall
be lawful for such county, town, city village to
rescind such proposition, vote, aid subscription
by a vote of the people of such county, town, city
or village.
Section f. In all cases when any county, town,
city or village shall have voted to subscribe may
hereafter subscribe for stock in aid of the construc
non OF any railroad upon any proposition submitted
Dy or on behalf OF any railroad company, stating
tIne WITHIN which such company shall earn such