The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-28

igation, existing above its mouth, or any works
which will materially obstruct the navigation Of
such portions of any such river, or as authorizing
the obstruction in any manner of any slough in
any such portion of any river, unless said COM
pany, their successors or assigns shall the
entire shores on both sides of such sloughs, or
have the written consent thereto of the owners
thereof.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March Ii, 1876
Published April 8, 1851
CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT to further provide against injury to life
and property upon railways.
The people of the,state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section Any person or persons, or other than
railway employees acting in the line of their duty
as such, who shall take up or displace any iron
rail forming part of the track of any railroad in
daily and operation in this state, who shall
displace any switch or remove spike from any
rail forming portion of any such track, with in
tent TO hinder or prevent the passage of locomO-
tives and cars over such track, shall be deemed
guilty of felony and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison not more than ten years nor less than two
years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not
more than one year nor less Than eight months
prorided hOWerer, that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed as repeating affecting
any law Ofthls state, now in force which provides
for thespunishment of persons who shall place OBJ
structions upon any railway track, injure,
break down or destroy the bridge, road bed, or
other structure of such railroad nor shall it be
construed in any manner affecting section forty
seven of chapter one hundred and sixty-four of
the revised statutes of 1853 it being the intention
of this act to work no changes in any law of this
state, except such necessarily follows from the
provisions hereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IL, 1876.
Published April 7, 1861
CHAPTER 413.
AN ACT for the protection of brook trout in the
state of Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. No person shall take by any device,
cOntrivance or means whatsoever, any brook
trout within any of the streams, lakes or waters
within this state, between the fifteenth day of
September and the fifteenth day of April follow
ing in each year; and no person shall at any time
take brook trout with any net, seine, wire basket
spear, grapple, trap, or any device whatever ex
cept hook and line, or set or use any such net
or other device except hook and line to take
brook trout in any of the streams, lakes or waters
within this state; and every person offending
against the provisions of this act or who shall ex
pose for sale or shall have any brook trout
in his possession or custody taken by means of
any net or other device except hook and line or
which shall have been taken during the time
when the taking thereofis prohibited by this act
shall be subject to fine of not less than five dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars, and i'm
prisonment in the county jail of not less than five
days nor more than twenty days for each offenSe,
together with cost of prosecution.
Section 2. Any sheriff, coroner, justice of the
peace or constable of the proper county shall, up
on view or information, and without warrant ar
rest any person offending against this act, and
shall seize any brook trout taken and any net or
other device set used contrary to the provisions
of this act, and convey the to place of safe
ty, and take the person persons offending if
they be found before any Justice of the peace
within the county, and shall make an inventory
of the property seized; and the said justice of
the peace, upon complaint upon oath atfirma-
ton of the officer experimenting such offence, or
the oath OF any other person shall proceed forth
with to inquire into the truth of the accusation,
and if found true, such justice shall enforce the
penalty prescribed by this act.
Section 3. If such offender shall fail to pay
such fine said justice of the peace shall infiict
together with COSTS Including the necessary eX-
penSes OF the seizure and care of any property of
any kind seized under the provisions of this act
the said Justice of the peace shall forthwith issue
an execution and deliver the same to the sheriff
or any constable of the county, who shall immed-
iatsly levy the said writ upon the property so
seized, or sufficient portion thereof to make the
amount of such fine and costs and shall, after Civ
ing ten days notice of the time and place of sale
by posting written printed notices in three pub
! lie places in the township, proceed to sell said
property so levied upon to the highest bidder, for
cash, and after paying the amount of such execu-
ton and aCcruing costs thereon, shall pay the
residue of the proceeds of such property to the
defendant, and take his receipt therefor and if
the proceeds of the sale of such property shall be
insufficient to pay such fine and costs the sheriff
or constable having such execution shall levy up
on any other property belonging to such offender
to satisfy the deficiency; and when no seizure of
property Ofsuch offender has been made, the said
justice of the peace may proceed in like manner
TO levy upon any property of such offender of
tenders 10 pay any fine and costs imposed for yio-
lat1ons OF this act; and whenever property shall
be seized under the provisions of this act and the
offender or offenders cannot be ascertained or
found, the said justice of the peace shall dispose
of the said property in like manner, and after
paying the costs out of the proceeds of such dis
position, the remainder shall be paid onehalf to
the lnformer and the other half into the comfy
wi trnl1
shall be seized under the provisions of this act
the sheriff or other officer having them in custody
shall forthwith sell them for the best price for
cash and dispose of the proceeds thereof the same
as if an execution had issued as herein provided
Section 4. All fines received under the provis-
ions of this act shall be paid one half to the
informer and the other half into the county
school fund.
Section 5. All acts or parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed; prOtlded that
nothing herein shall apply TO or affect the laws of
the state relating to the propagation, preserving
and raising brook trout nor shall anything here
in apply to the accidental taking of brook trout
IN pound nets set for whitefsh and other large
fish.
Section 6. This act shall be in force from ana
after Its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1876.
published April 7, 1861
CHAPTER All.
An ACT to provide for the incor poraton of relig-
1ous societies.
The people OF the state ofWi sconsin, represented
In senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section /. The male mem bers W no are of full age
of any Christian or Hebrew Church, which has
been or may be organized in any town, village
city Of this state and which at the time main
t&ins regular pu bile worship not less than three
IN number. may, after due pablo notice, organ
iss religious socie.y cor religious, charitable.