Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-29
Madison, April q,

The sportsmen of Dane county sue
( ceeded in getting a bill through the
/ Legislature for the protection OF fish in
our lakes. 1t was signed by
the governor and is now law. Fisher
men generally are not aware Of its
provisions which are most important
and should be generally read The To-
cal spJrtsmen are going 10 have spe-
{ Ci1l warden appointed to see that the
law IS not violated, Here it is;
Section l. No person between the
first day OF April ana the 2Jth d4y OF
May OF each year, shall take, each or
/ xiii, or attempt to do 50, any dsh OI
any kind from the lakes in Dane
clmty, known as Ningra, WauJesa,
/ l<egonsa, M0nona and Mendoza, or
from amy streams or waters ia sd.d
county connected Herewith, nor shall
lave ln his possess on amy sucn fish
len SO taken, caught or killed, and
at no lime during the year shall any
fish be taken or attempted to be taken
from any OF said lakes and waters eX-
cepg by the common hook and line,
except that white fish may be taken
with "a dip net having a hoop not eX-
ceaiug thirty inches in diameter, and
then only between the 18th day of No
vember and the 18th day Of December.
MIunows other than young bass may
be taken at any time in any manner
Section 2 1t shall be unlawful and
IS prohibited for any person to fish
through The ice on any Of said lakes
or said waters with more than five
lines TO each person. nor with more
than one hook attached to one line. Il
shall further be unlawfu. and is pro
hibited to construct upon the ice Of any
Of said lakes OF said waters any build
ing or enclosure of any nature Whatso-
ever, which shall conceal the person Of
the occupant while engaged in fishing
through The ice. or to occupy any build
ing or enclosure while engaged ia
fishing through the ice
Section 3 my person who shall
violate any Of the provisions Of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanlr, and upon a conviction shall
be adjudsed TO pay a fine for the frs,
attempt Of nat less Than fifty nor more
than one hundred d0llaIa, and for any
subsequent offense like fine, and to
be imprisoned in the county jail not
less than ten nor more than thirty
days The possession in said county
OF any fish common to any of such
lakes or waters, shall during the period
of total prohibition stated in the first
section OF this act, be deemed prima
facie evidence that the same was taken,
caught or killed in said waters in yio
lation OF this act.
Section f. The sheriff of said county
and his deputies, and the state fish and
game warden and his deputies, and
each and every constable in said
county, and the several police officers
of the cities and villages in said
county are charged with the execution
of this act, and may arrest with or.
without warrant in any part Of the
county any person violating the same,
and bring him before the proper court
for trial. The common council of the
city Of Madison, the boarl Of super
visors OF any town in said county, may
offer and pay suitable rewards for the
apprehension and conviction OF any
person violating the provisions of this
act
Section ). One-third Of the fines
imposed and collected under this act
shall be paid to the person informing
of the offense and prosecuting the
offender to conviction; one-third shall
be paid by the magistrate before whom
the matter shall have been tried and
the fines imposed; and one-third
to the county treasurer and
shall be by him designated
and set apart as a fund for the protee
of fish and game to reimburse the
county for the moneys which it shall
expend for the enforcement of the fish
and game laws. and the remainder
shah go to the school fund, as pro-
vided by law
Section g. An acts ana parts of ac
relating specially to the preservation
of fish In said lakes and streams and
conflicting with the provisions Of this
act are hereby renealed.