Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
CHAPTER 300.

The people ofthe 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 use and operation in this state, who shall
dlsplace 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-
yves ana 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
prouaded however, that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed as repeating or affecting
any law ofthis state, now in force, which provides
for the punishment of persons who shall place OBJ
tstruchons upon any railway track, or injure,
break down or destroy the bridge, road bed, or
other structure CT such railroad nor shall it be
construed as 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 as necessarily follows from the
provisions hereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and alter its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1876.
Published April Z, 1861
CHAPTER Alb.
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. Nc person shall take by any device,
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
brook trout in any Of the streams, lakes 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
snail be subject to fine 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.
SeI.tOl, z Any sheriff, coroner, Justice of the
peace o. constable Of the proper county SHALL up
on view O.. snformation. 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 or used contrary to the provisions
OF this act, and convey the same to place of safe
~ ana take the person or persons SO offending, If
they can be found before any justice of the peace
within the county, and shall make an inventory
OF the property SO seized and the said Justice Of
the peace, upon complaint upon oath or afirma-
ton OF the officer apprehending such offence, or
the oath of any other person shall proceed forth
with to inquire into the truth of the accusation,
and II found true, such justice shall enforce the
penalty prescribed by this act.
Section 3. 1t such offender shall fail to pay
such fine as said justice of the peace shall infict
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 or printed notices in three pub
lie places In the township proceed to sell said
property so levied upon to the highest bidder, for
cash, ana after paying the amount of such execu-
ton and accru1ng costs thereon, shall pay the
residue OF the proceeds of such property to the
defendant AUD take his receipt therefor; and if
the proceeds # che 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 or of
tenders 70 pay any fine and costs mposed for v1o-
latiOns 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 tne peace shall dispose