Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-18

whose possession such property Is found. be
shall make return 10 that effect jpon ine var
erty described therein, viii be at the once OF
such court naming the village, town OF city
where such office Is at an hour named IN sueI
warrant. and will be adJudged eontraband and
| forfeit according 10 law. on the day and al the
hour and plf c. named in such warrant, such
court shall proceed to hear the evidenee sddueed
BY the parties and such trial shall be conducted
| in accordance with the rules Of practice and
procedure conferred by law upon such court
The district attorney shall appear for the state
OF Wisconsin, ana the defendant IN suen pro-
ceeding may also appear by counsel and cross
examine witnesses, as in other criminal trials
Where such proceeding is IN justice court or IN
municipal or police courts, exercising the
powers of Justice Of the peace the defendant
in such proceedings shall have the right OF trial
by Jury given by law in such courts II upon
Tue return OF such writ in any such proceeding,
the lame of the owner or owners Of such prop
erty is not known or there is any uncertainty as
70 such ownership, the court may IN its dis
erection continue such proceeding 70 date not
exceeding ten days from such return day, Tor
the purpose Of publishing notice OF such pro-
ceedings. When such continuance for such
purpose shall pe had, the court shall cause to be
published in some newspaper of the county,
notice OF the tendency of such proceedings, in
which notice the making of the complaint shall
be alleged, description of the properly seized
and the place where found. ana an allegati0n OF
the unlawful use being made of it, and that as
the time and place to which such proceeding
was continued. such property VIII &c declared
published for one week in such newspaper
Proof of the publication shall be made by the
editor or publisher, under oath and filed with
the papers in the proceeding. Where such puo.
lication is had trial and like proceedings shall
be had on the day to which such cause is con-
tinued, as are provided for on the return day Of
such warrant. II the court or jury snail ma
such property to be conTaband and forfeit the
court shall record such finding and judgment,
and shall order and direct the sheriff OF
or any constable OF the county
I 10 md eu11 flor iEf Two
public notice of such sale. Such order shall be
executed and such property seized and sold by
any sheriff or constable to whom such order
shall be given and the proceeds derived from
the sale of such property, shall be
paid into the school fund of the county.
If the court or jury shall ind
court shall order said property to be returned 10
the owner. The fnding,of such court or jury shall
be final and conclusive as TO the character OF
such property. and the use made of it, except
that the defendant may in actions tried before
courts having the powers OF justices OF the peace,
appeal from an adverse verdict or ludgmen
to the circuit court of the proper county, where
new trial of such proceedings shall be had ae-
cOrding TO Law.
Section 5 II shatl be the duty of such fish and
game warden TO file in office OF the secretary
OF the state quarterly in each year, report
stating the days 81 nd parts of days spent by him
in the discharge of his duties, an itemized ac-
count OF his actual expenses and disbursements,
the number of suits commenced at his instance,
the number of convictions secured, the aggre-
gate amount of fines collected, and the number
of persons imprisoned for the violation of the
laws for the preservation of fish, game or birds:
also itemized statements of the amount of
fish or game, of the number of nets. seines. traps
or other cOntrivances used in violation of any
of the laws of this state or of any dogs ferrets,
or other animals forfeited under the laws of this
state, for the preservation of fish game or birds.
Such atements shall be verified by the oath of
such warden.
Section g. Sections s. 6, :, s, 9 and Il, of chap
ter 500. of the general laws OF Wisconsin for the
year 1887, are hereby repealed; chapter 456, of
the general laws of Wisconsin for the year 1887,
is hereby repealed. and sections /, and 3,
of chapter 4l4 the general laws of Wisconsin
for the yearlSS9 are hereby repealed.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of all the dis
trict attorneys of this state, and all sheriffs,
deputy sheriffs, eorOners or police officers hav-
ing the powers of constable and justices of the
peace and police magistrates to eO-operateIwith
the fish and game warden and his deputies to
secure the enforcement of the laws OF this state
for the preservation of fish, game or birds, and
it shall be the duty of such district attorneys to
institute proceedings in the name of the state OF
Wisconsin, when complaint is made by such
warden or any Of his deputies, and to prosecute
all such proceedings vigorously, and to fur
nish such warden and his deputies advice and
assistance, from time to time, as the same may
be required.
Section s. Such fish and game warden and
his deputies shall have the jurisdiction and
powers herein, or by any other la4 this state,
granted throughout the state, and soughs, of the
Mississippi river, and to the thread of the stream
of said river and over every other stream that
fO-ms the boundary line of this state TO the
thread of such stream and to the center of any
lake which shall form a boundary line Of this
state. All laws for the preservation of fish game
or birds shall have force and effect in the Missis
sippi river and in any other stream forming a
boundary line of this state, to the thread of the
stream of such river or other streams ahd shall
have force and effect to the center of any lake
forming such boundary line. Such fish and
game warden, and his deputies shall have the
power and authority conferred upon the fish and
game wardens of this state by the provisions of
any law, not repealed by this act ANY court
having jurisdiction of otienses against the laws
OF this state relating TO the preservation of fish
game or birds. shall have Jurisdiction ofthe pro-
ceedings for fOrfeitures herein mentioned. All
laws OF the state relating TO the Offices of fish
wardens or game waTdens or efining the
duties of such officers, confering juTisdic
ton or authority upon them; shall apply to
the office of fish and game warden created
by this act and such fish and game warden shall
perform all duties required to be performed by
the fish wardens and game wardens of this state
as now constituted.
receive salary of twelve hundred dollars per
year and actual disbursements while travelling
in the line of his duties; such disbursements to be
audited by the secretary o I state, and paid out
of the state treasury, as other salaries and dis
bursements are paid, upon sworn vouchers and
receipts, as ether accounts are audited; and he
shall also be allowed necessary printing, sta
tlonery and postage. His deputies shall receive
no salary or fee except as herein
provided. A sum sufficient to pay the
salary and expenses OF such warden and the
other expenses to be incurred by him under the
provisions of this act is hereby appropriated.
such fish and game warden shall have his office
at the city of Madison and shall devote his en-
tire time to the performance of the duties of his
said office.
Section TO- This act shall take effect and he
in force from and after the passage and its
publication.
Approved April "a. 1891