River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-04-14
BOUNTY ON WILD ANIMALS.

The legislature has passed law of
fering reward for the destruction OF
wild animals. which we publish below
as matter of interest to such Of onr
readers as may wish to interview those
beasts whose scalps the State of Wis
consin desires to procure;
Chapter $50 Laws 1881.
AN ACT for the payment of a bounty
on wild animals.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and assembly,
do enact as toliotes.
Section l. Every person who shall
kill any wolf shall be entitled to re-
ward of six dollars; and every person
who shall kill any wildcat or lynx
shall be entitled to reward of three
dollars; and every person who shall
kill any fox shall be entitled 10 re-
" ard of two dollars.
Section ,. Any person claiming
such reward shall exhibit the carcass
of the animal so killed to the chair
man of the board of supervors of the
town wherein such animal vas killed
and obtain from such chairman a GER
tifcate that such animal was exhibit.
ed to him, which certificate shall be
in the following form:
State of Wisconsin,,
County OF --- IS.
Town OF --
said town, in said county, do certify that
-- has this day exhibited to me the
oo-, f4 yvl ish l. glo n ItaCp
killed i'll sId town ora the - day OF -
49,.
Dated ---, i8-.
And the person claiming such re-
ward shall within sixty days after kill
ing any ANIMAL for the killing of which
q reward is offered, produce the scalp
of the animal SO killed with the ears
entire to the county clerk and shall
take and subscribe III writing the fol-
lowing oath:
State of Wisconsin,
County OF -
swear that the scalp produced by me
is the scalp Of - taken and killed by me
in the town of - i'll this county, Oh the
- day of -, 49,; that exhibited the
carcass uf such - to the chairman OF said
town Immediately after killing such ANIMAL;
that the certificate OF SAID chairman now pro-
duced by Inc is the genuine certificate OF said
chairman sigled by him and that have not
spared the life OF any wolf, wild cat, LYNX or
fox within my power to kill, and that | am q
resident OF this county.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
- day of -, lS-.
The said oath may be taken before
the county clerk or any person
authorized Icy law to administer oaths.
Section 5. Such clerk shall cause
such scalp to he destroyed IN his pres
ence, and shall enter in book the
name Of tile claimant, date of oath
and amount claimed, and shall imme-
diately transmit TO the secretary Of
state such oath. together with GER
tilicatp under his hand and official seal,
that such scalp was presented to him
and that he caused such scalp to be
destroyed in his presence. Such oath
and certificate shall he upon blanks to
be furnished by the secretary of state.
On receipt of such oath and certificate
the secretary of state shall audit such
claim and the same shall he paid out
of the state treasury.
Section 4. For the destruction of
wolves, wildcats, lynXeS or foxes. it
shall be lawful to put out bats con-
tanning poison, between the lst day of
December and the lst day of March,
but the same shall not be placed with
in eighty rods of Il dwelling house, and
the person putting out such bats shall
Immediately thereafter post III three
public places in the town, notice Of
the putting ont such bats, describing
the land and location ON which such
bats are placed and the date when
put out, and within three days after
the LIST day OF March, shall take up
and effectually destroy the same. For
failure or neglect to so post such no.
tees or to take up and destroy said
bats, the person so putting out the
SINE shall he liable for all damages
sustained by such failure or neglect,
and shall also forfeit the sum of five
dollars.
Section 5. The same reward shall
he paid for any wolf, lynx, wildcat or
fox so destroyed by poison as is pro-
vide6 i'm section one of this act. And
there is hereby appropriated out of
any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated a sufficient sum of
money for the purposes of this act.
Section g. All acts or parts of acts
contrary to the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed
Section !. This act shall take effect
and he in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved March %. 1891.