The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-04-20


Public attention is called to the fol-
lowing act of the Legislature Of Min
nesota, which went into effect on the
first day of April, 1898, in relation to
the reward offered for the killing of
wolves. The new statute materially
modilies all the laws heretofore exist
ing on that subjrct, aud the county
auditors are bound to enforce its pro.
visions Immediately. The following
is the full text of the new Statute:
AN ACT GRANTING "A REWARD
FOR KILLING WOLVES.
Re it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
SECTION L. Every person who shall
kill Il full grown female wolf during
the months Of January, Ftbru.r
March, April aud May, shall be eull.
tied to Il reward Of fifteen dollars, or
any male wolf or cub five dollars, and
every person who shall Kill any wolf 1T
any other season OF the year shall I've
entitled to a lewald of five dollars: one.
county wherein tie wolf or wolves Shall
br killed ,apd two thirds therent shalt I've
paid bv the state and all counties wherr-
IA the interest and welfare thereof re-
QuireS a,e hereby empowered tn Z: ant
sHch rewar,! us herein provided, and I"
increase the same so far us Concerns
the liability Of said county. .
SECTION .. Any person claiming
l,:t
the a,,inla, so killed 70 he chairman If
the board of supervisors of the tow"
wherein such animal was killed, or to
IL majority of the members OF said
board, and obtain from such chairman
or majority OF said board, 4 certificate e
that such animal was exhibited to him
and tt1aC the scalp of the same was re-
moved in his or their presence; af.e
which said carcass shall be destroyed.
SECTION g. The person or persons
so claiming such reward shall, within
thirty days after the killing Of such
animal, produce said scalp with the
ears entire and said certiica' e, to the
auditor of the county wherein such an
imal was killed, and make oath or af-
! tirmation that the seal y so produced is
the scalp OF the wolf killed by the
claimant 1T the time and place therein
specified; that the carcass thereof was
exhibited as :furesaid: that the certifi-
cate produced 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. The auditor shall there
upon issue to such claim mt his war
| rant upon the county treasurer for the
entire sum to which said claimant is
entitled, and the treasurer shall pay
the same.
SECTION 5. Such auditor shall cause
such scalp to be destroyed in his pres
pncp. and enter in Il book to be provid-
I'd for that purpose true copy OF the
! certificate and oath and warrant, and
! a certificate that said scalp WAS pres
| ented to him with the ears entire; tina,
the same was destroyed in his presence
and that the claimant was paid the
sum therein named: and shall transmit
the original certificates and oath and
copy of the warrant to the state audi.
| tor, who shall audit such claim, and
| iwo-thirds thereof shall be paid out of
the state treasury, by warrant issued
by the state auditor upon the state
treasurer in favor of the county there
tof"re paving 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 re-
| ward as aforesaid.
SECTION 7. Any person or persons
who shall falsely or fraudulently claim
or obtain such reward. or issue any
order or warrant therefor, or obtain
the money herein provided, without
having killed the said animal "a afore.
said, shall, upon conviction, be fined in
any sum not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned In the county Jail not less
than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred days or both, If the circum.
stances require such punishment.
SECTION 8. The acts of 1866, ch. 2s
1867, CHI. SO. 1869, ch. 80: 1872, ch. %
1876, ch. 4;~1S79, ch. 80; 1881, ch. 1s
and all other acts, or parts of acts, in