River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-10
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March 9s, is7l.l
CHAPTER 800.


Az Acr for tbp preservation OF game in the state OF
Wisconsin.
This people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented
81 senate and assembly. &c c.,ecl a. follows:
Section l. No perHnh shhu catch, XII or Otherwise
destroy, have in his OF her possession or exposed
for sale ahy Wocdcoek in this state between the NJ
teenth day III November aud the succeeding fourth
day Of July IN each year. nor any grouse pfalrie
hen or chicken between the fifteenth day Of No
vember and the succeeding fifteenth day OF August
in each year. or any partridge or ruihed grouse or
quail between the first day Of January aud the sue
Ceedinr fifteenth day Of September ia each year.
under the penalty Of ten dollars Tor each such game
bird caught Killed or otherwise destroyed, or hadn
possession, or exposed for sale.
Section Q. No person shall at any time or az any
place within this state, catch or take with aey tap
snare or net, any grouse, prairie ben Or chicken,
partridge RULED grouse, quail or wild duck, under
penalty Of ten dollars for each grouse prairie hen
or e. ken, partridge, ruled grouse, quail or wild
duck 50 caught or taken.
Section g. No person shall within this state. kill
bT expcse f0r sale, or have IN has her possession
after The same rs killed, any woodcock, mallard duck
or teal duck, between the first day Of February and
The succeeding first day Of September in each year,
under.a penalty Of ten dollars for each such duck so
killed. had IN possession, Or exposed for sale. And
person shall within this state, take have in his
OF her possession, any Wild ducks eggs between the
afst day of March and the succeeding first day Of
July an each year. under penalty OF one dollar for
eaeh such ducks egg 10 taken, had IN possess
SION, OF exposed for sale And no person shall atany
time or at any place within this state kin any wild
duck, hrant or wild gOose with or by means of the
device instrument or hre-nrfn known as a pivot or
swivel gun, or with or by means OF any gun fire
arm other than tich guns firearms a. are habit
uay used at arm 3 length and fired from the shout.
der or shall any such Device instrument or p1n
other than such shoulder guns as Aforesaid, with
intent TO hill any Wild duck, brant or wild goose
under penalty o. fifty dollars for each and every
oiense.
Section A. ANY person who shall within this st,to
enter upon the land or premises OF another, and
therein pursue catch, kil or otherwise destroy anv
Of the game bif'is or Wild fowl mentioned in this
aet, during the time when the killing Of such game
or Wild fow y forbidden, the taking of eggs Is
hrehlOlted, by the provisions thereof, or being
ihtron, shall do or commit any other act or tblug
iormdden by the provisions Of this act shall De-
deemed guilty OF trespasB, aud in addition TO the
damages and the penalty penalties Imposed bv tbe
provisions OF this act for the violation thereof shall
DC liable TO penalty Of ten dollars, which may be-
recovered with costs of action by the owner or ccr
pants Of the lands or premises 80 entered tipon ~
Tore any Justice of the peace Of any town. or police
Justice 81 any city IN the county where the offeua
or Nv sound
Section 8. All penalties imposed by the provisions
OF TINS act may be recovered with costa OF action m
any person or persons, except the penalties named
IN section four thereof for the entering uton the
lands or premises Of another ia lis or Elcir own
names before any iustine Of the peace in anv town
Or ponce Justice m any city in the county where the
ohense was uonmitted, where the defendants
may reRftc Or be found and any such Justice of tbe
peace Or police justice IL authorized up,n receiving
s9incent security for costs the part OF the COM
violation Of the provisions uf this act bv any ,aro
being Temporarily Within his iurisdictfou Int moi
reslalng therein, or by any person whose name and
residence are unknown to issue his warrant o,1
nave such offender committed and held IN bail h
answer the charge against him And any iustice M
"a. lsacN IN any town, or police iustice of any cy
~ SluhtS o. TINS state may, upon proof d
Atonaule cause 20 believe ia the concealmen bv ann
person within this state of any game bird ~ ,,a
iowl mentioned IN this act, during anv ~ tho rro
t hlnl'sa PERIODS, or o. any such game bird or Wild
M oh A.. . =
held or posst ssed in violation 81 nnFof M, tris
pf this act Issue hssearch warrant and cause search
20 ge lnade ~ any BOISE market boat car or other
puutlng, and Tor that purpose may cause any atrt
ms mt. Chcst, box, crate or locker 10 b. hrken c,
and cuntents examined. ANY penalties uhen ~
teettd except such AZ are by the PROVISIONS Of M.
~ othefWise specially disposed Of. shall therenpou
~ Paid by the court before which CON, lotion IN M
De had, onc-half 90 the county trcasurer ~ ~,
county IN Nhei+ conviction Is bod, to tht credit of
TIE school fund OF sh county and thu ran,i,,,l y,
70 the complainant prosecutor or fot the nome,
snent Of thr penalty and costs ut the rosrgIifion
me defendant shall De committed TO the eompo,
IT,, ~ 0uuhtY Tor the period OF not less than ten
de1s When tho Judgment therefor, aside from tbs
veets exceeds not the sum ~ ton dollars ast ~ ih
rate on ons day for each dollar ~ which such iudg-
Lleht, sslde rom COSTS etroeds ia amount the sum
Section c. An Indians On their reservations j.,
ms state are exempt from the operations OF this
ses'i0n 7. II shall not b. Inwfel for any ,,srso g.,
caeh, Iii, or otherwise destroy or pursue with tb
intent 20 catch, XII, destroy any prairie hen nr
chicken on quail within the limits " the rpnnly NJ
brown Tor the term Of three Years after tho paasa
q TINS act under penalty " ten dollars and eet
"a slnt, Tor each and every prairie hen 81 ebirE,r
99ah 80 caught or killed. amy attempt 10 eateb or
Kin such hrls. ~ '''en ~
section s. Chapter one hun,lr,d and i've 81 ,h,.
eeneral laws of the state Of Wisconsin Tor In -,
=. u ~ ~ entitled an art Tor tue prrqtFyation ~
SAM IN me counties Of Milwaukee, Racine. Reno
Tha' Naukcsha, Waworih, Jefferson. Rock tlfseo
Dane, Lafayette, aud Grant aud MI prts a,,,3 80
tory thereof, are hereby reroal,t 'i'-
section .. THIS OF shali take ens,t and l., a,
Approved Maryh ~. 1874. "''V't