Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-04-13
AN ACT GRANTING \ REWARD
FOR KILLING WOLVES,

SECTION /. Every person who
shall kill q full grown female wolf
during the months OF january, Feb
luary, March, April and May, shall
be entitled to q reward OF fifteen dol
lars, Or any male wolf Or cub five
dollars, and every person who shall
Kill any wolf at any other season OF
the year shall be entitled to q re-
ward OF FIVE dollars; one third OF
which shall he paid by the county
wherein the wolf or wolves shall be
killed, and two thirds thereof shall
be paid by the state, and all coun-
ties wherein the interest and welfare
thereof requires are hereby empower
ed to grant such reward as herein
provided, and to increase the sameso
far as concerns the liability OF said
county.
SECTION 2. Any person claiming
such reward shall exhibit the carcass
OF the animal SO killed to the chair
man OF the board OF supervisors OF
the town wherein the animal was kill
ed, Or to majority OF the members
OF said board, and obtain from such
chairman Or majority OF said board,
q certificate that such animal was
exhibited to him and the scalp ofthe
same was removed in his or their
presence; after which said carcass
shall be destroyed. 3.
SECTION 3. The person or persons
SO claiming such reward shall, with
in thirty days after the killing of
such animal, produce said scalp with
the ears entire and said certificate,
to the auditor OF the county wherein
such animal was killed, and make
oath or affirmation that the scalp
so produced is the scalp OF the wolf
killed by the cIitiinant at. the time
and place therein specified; that the
carcass thereof was exhibited as
aforesaid; that the certificate pro-
duced is genuine and signed in the
presence Of the claimant, and that
the claimant did not spare the life OF
any wolf within his power to kill.
SECTION 4. Such auditor shah
thorcUpon issue to such claimant his
warrant upon the county treasurer
Tor the entire sum to whic], said
claimant is entitled, and the treas
nrcr shall pay the same.
SECTION ). Such auditor shall
canse such scalp to be destroyed in
his presence: and enter in q book to
be provided Tor that purpose q true
copy Of that certificate and oath and
warrant, and Il ceTtifica to that said
scalp was presented to him with the
ears entire; that the same was des-
trOycd in his presence and that the
claimant was paid the sum therein
named; and shall,transmit the origir-
al certificates and oath and copy OF
the warrant to the state auditor,
who Shall audit such claim, and two
thirds thereof shall be paid out Of
the state treasury, by warrant is
sued by the state auditor upon
the state treasurer, in favor of the
county Heretofore paying the same,
and forward the same to the auditor
Of said county.
SECTION 6. No person shall be en-
titled to Or receive any reward from
the state unless the county wherein
such wolf shall be killed shall pay,
OF it's own accord, one-third OF said
reward as aforesaid.
SECTION Z. Any person or persons
who shall falsely or fraudulently
claim or obtain such reward, orissue
any order Or warrant therefor, or
obtain the money herein provided,
without having killed said animal as
aforesaid, shall, upon conviction, be
fined in any sum not less than TWEEN
ty-five nor more than one hundred
dollars, Or imprisoned in the county
jail not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred days, or
both, ii the circumstances require
such punishment.
SECTION 8. The acts OF 1866, oh.
%; 1867, Oh. SO; 1869, CHI. 80; 1872,
CHI. 20; 1876, oh. 81; 1870, CHI. 80;
1881, CHI. Is; and all other acts, or
parts of acts, in conflict with the
foregoing provisions are hereby re-
pealed.
SECTION 8. This act shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after
it's passage.
Approved April /, 1898.
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