River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27
we'd March A, 1879.
I Published March IA, 1879. !
CHAPTER l92.

AN ACT to regulate the sizes of meshes Of
nets used in the waters Of Lake Michigan
and the waters of Green Bay and the waters
Of Lake Superior, and for the better enforce
ment of the fish and game laws of the State
and to repeal section four thousand five
hundred and sixty-three of the revised
statutes,
The people of The State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
catch or take any fish from the waters of Lake
Michigan, or of Lake Superior, within the
jurisdiction Of this State. or from the waters
of Green Bay, within such jurisdiction, with
any trap or pound net, or with any net or
seine the meshes of the pot OF which are less
thauone inch anda half-inch from knot to knot,
| or with mesh less than three (3) inches, shall
| be punished by fine of not less than ten (10l
dollars or more than fifty (50) dollars for each
days unlawful use of such net, with costs, to
be recovered in an action in the name of the
| State of Wisconsin, before any Justice OF the
peace or police justice within the proper
county; one.half of which said fine shall go to
| the use of the complainant.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any per
| son or persons to have in his or their posses
sion aud offer for sale any young white fish or
| lake trout Commonly called Mackinaw trout
of a weight of less than three-fOurths of
pound, and any violation of the provisions OF
| this section shall subject the offender or
offenders to a fine Of not less than five % dol
| lars nor more than fifty $50 for each offense
| with costs of prosecution, to be recovered in
| like manner as is provided in section one ~,
| half of the fine imposed to be paid to the com
plainant
Section 8. 1t is hereby made the duty Of
! sherffs and of their deputies, of all constables
and marshals and OF all police officers in the
| State, to take care that the provisions of this
| act are enforced; and, upon verbal complaint
made to any such officers by any person that
| the provisions of this act have been violated,
| to make complaint before the proper court
and upon warrant to arrest the offender or
offenders and to take him or them before the
proper court for trial; and any such officer
NAV summarily arrest, without warrant, any
person or persons found in the act of violat-
ing the provisions of this act and such per
son or per sons so arrested shall, within TWEEN
ty-four hours after such arrest, be token before
the proper court to be dealt with according
to law and, during such period of time, shall
be held in close custody, and until taken be-
fore such court.
Section 4. ANY officer named in this act
who shall neglect or refuse to discharge the
duties hereby imposed upon him, shall be
deemed guilty Of misfeasance in office and,
upon conviction shall be sabiect TO d fine Of
not less than five ~ dollars nor more than
$50 dollars for each offense, with costs, to be
recovered in an action in the same manner as
is provided in section one % OF this act, and
by removal from Office
Section s. In order to secure the better
enforcement of this act and of the general |
laws of this State for the protection OF fish |
and game, the fish commissioners OF this |
State are authorized and empowered to ap-
point some suitable person, who shall be a |
resident of either the county of Ashland, Bay |
field or Douglas to act as fish warden within /
such counties: and it shall be the duty of the |
person so appointed to prosecute for all viola |
lions of the provisions of this act, and for any
violation of the general laws Of this State for
the protection of fish or game in the counties
named. The compensation Of such person,
so appointed, shall. not exceed seven hundred |
ZOO dollars per annum; TO be paid by the
said counties or by either one, or by any two /
of them proportionably, at their option, II |
they shall so agree, Either Of said counties
is or any two of them are, hereby authorized |
and empowered to pay such person so ap.
pointed such salary: prou1ded, that there shall
be deducted from such salary and from any
compensation paid 10 such person, the moiety
OF fines received or arising from prosecution
under this act, and the fees which he may re-
ceive in the service Of process; such person,
so appointed shall receive the same fees as
are now appointed BY law Tor eonsfables; but
il the amount thereof does not equal the sum
heretofore named as his salary, in that case
the said counties, or either or any two Of
them, shat pay to such person such sum as
NAV be agreed upon, not exceeding, together /
with the fines and fees received by him, the
sum amed Itsnall be the duty Of such per-
son 81 appointed to ksep correct statement
Of all anes received by him and of all fees for
servic OF process, and he shall whenever re
CURED by the county boards Of said counties
or by the county board Of either Of them, 20
furnish a statement ON oath Of the items Of
such receipts and the aggregate thereof.
Such person, 50 appointed, may be remoF Cd {
for cause by the State fish commissioners
Section g. The fish warden provided for
IN this act shall, after his appointment, and
before lac enters upon the discharge Of his
iuties, take and subscribe an oath OF office,
and give a bond as is required by Law for con
stables, and which oath and bond shall be
ilei with the county clerk of the county in {
ghieh he resides; and such warden, after hay q
ng fully qualified, in addition 70 the powers :
hereby conferred upon him, shall have and