The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-03

shall catch or take any fish from the waters
OF Lake Michigan. or of Lake Superior. as
within the jurisdiction of this state, or from
| the waters of Green Bay, within such iuris-
diction, with any trap or pound net. or with
any net or seine. as the meshes of the pot of
which are less than one inch and 4 half-inch
from knot to knot, or with mesh less than
three 81 inches, shall be punished by fine
of not less than ten fIol dollars or more than
fifty 1901 dollars for each DAYS or part Of a
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 60
| to the complainant.
Section ,. It shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons TO have in his or their posses
sion and offer for sale any young whitefsh or
lake trout commonly called Mackinaw trout
of a weight of less than than three fourths Of
pound, and any violations of the provisions
Of this section shall subject the offender or
offenders to 4 fms of not less than FIVE %
dollars nor more than fifty 800 for each Of
Tense, with costs. of prosecution, to be recov-
cred in ike manner as Is provided in section
one ~, half Of the fine imposed to be paid
10 the complainant.
Section ). 1t is hereby made the duty Of
all sheriffs and of their deputies. of all con
stables and marshal>, and Of all police officers
in the state, 10 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 10 arrest the
offender or offenders and TO take him or them
before the proper court for trial; and any
such officer may summarily arrest, without
warrant, any person or persons found in the
act of violating the provisions OF this act;
and such person or persons so arrested shall
within twenty -four hours after such arrest, be
| taken before the proper court to be dealt with
| according to law; and during such period Of
| time, shall be held in close costody, and I'M
| til taken before such court.
Section 4. Any officer named in this act
| who shall neglect refuse to discharge the
! duties hereby imposed upon him, shall be
| deemed guilty Of malfeasance in office, and
| upon conviction, shall be subject to fine of
| not less than FIVE % dollars nor more than
! fifty dollars for each offense, with costs, 10
| be recovered in an action in the same man
ner as is provided in section one I'd 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 the state
are authorized and empowered TO appoint
| some suitable person. who shall be a resident
! of either the county of Ashland, Bayfield, or
| Douglas, TO act as a fish wardan within such
! counties; and it shall be the duty Of the per
son so appointed to prosecute for all viola
tons 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
e ,,~h
| so appointed, shall not exceed the sum of
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, if they shall SO agree. Either
| of said counties is, or any two of them are,
hereby authorized and empowered to pay
such person SO appointed such salary: provl-
ded, that there shall be deducted from such
| salary and from any compensation paid to
| such person, the moiety of fines received by
him or arising from prosecution under this
act, and the fees which he may receive IN
the service of process; such person, 50 APP
pointed, shall receive the same fees as are
now appointed by law for constables; but if
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, shall pay to such person such sum as
may be agreed upon, not exceeding, together
with the fines and fees received by him, the
sum named. 1t shall be the duty of such
person SO appointed to keep a correct state
ment of all fines received by him and Of all
fees for service of process, and he shall,
whenever required by the county boards Of
said counties, or the county board of either
Of them, to furnish statement under oath
of the items of such receipts and the aggTe-
gate thereof Such person So, aRRfe iiSnl
| commissioners.
Section 6. The fish warden provided for
in this act shall after his appointment, and
before he enters upon the discharge of his
Duties take and subscribe an oath Of Office,
and give a bond as is required by law for con
stables, and which oath and and bond shall
be filed with the county clerk of the county
| III which he resides; and such warden after
having fully qualified, in addition to the pow
ers hereby conferred upon him, shall have
and possess all the powers of a sheriff or Of a
constable conferred by law in and about the
discharge of the duties imposed by this act
Section :. Section four thousand five
hundred and sixty-three of the revised statu-
tes Of the state of Wisconsin is hereby re-
pealed.
Section s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
| publication.
Approved March 4, 1870.