, 1899-03-17
CHAPTER g..
House Bill No. 8.
BoUNTIEs.

An Act entitled an Act to encourage the destruction of predatory
wild animals, and to provide bountes for the killing thereof,
and making an appropriation for the payment Of such bounties;
providing a penalty for making a false affidavit under the provis-
ions of said Act, and for the repeal of Chapter seventy-hve of
the Session Laws of 1897 of Wyoming, being an Act approved
March Bird, 1897.
BE it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section l. For the purpose of encouraging the destruc-
ton of coyotes and gray and black wolves, the following
bOunties shall hereafter be paid by the State of Wyoming in
the manner hereinafter provided, viz: For each coyote SO
destroyed, one dollar; for each gray or black wolf SO de-
stroyed, three dollars; for each mountain lion so de-
strOyed, three dollars. Provided, That the Board of County
Commissioners of any County in the State may in their dis
erection by resolution or order entered of record i'll the pro-
ceedings of the Board, offer a County bounty to be paid out
of the County funds, in addition to the State bounty pro-
vided for in this Act, for the destruction of such predatory
wild animals for which a state bounty shall be paid, and
such order or resolution of the County Board shall designate
the amount of County bounty to be paid in addition to the
State bounty which shall in no case exceed the State bounty
herein provided for the destruction of any predatory wild
animals.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall desire to obtain the
bounty provided for in Section 1 of this Act, shall present to
the County Clerk of the County in which such animal or ami
mails are killed, the entire skin OF each animal with all the
paws attached thereto, accompanied by an affidavit, stating
that the animal or animals from which the skin or skins were
taken were killed by the person presenting such skin or
skins in such County and in the State of Wyoming, and that
said animal or animals were killed subsequent to the first
day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety nine, which aft
davit shall be duly corrOborated by the affidavit of at least
one responsible citizen and tax payer of the County wherein
said animals are claimed to have been killed. Provided that
such corroborative affidavit may be made on information
and belief. 1t shall thereupon be the duty of such County
Clerk to give to the person who shall present such skin or
skins q ceftlncate StaunS Una NUMBER o 1 anlmalS OF
each kind killed and the sum or sums the person is entitled
to receive, under the provisions of this Act. Provided, how
ever, That any number of individuals may organize for the
purpose of paying a private bounty for any of the animals
named in Section 4 of this Act and shall forward to the
County Clerk of the County in which such organization is
formed a copy of the proceedings of such organization
which shall define the boundaries of the territory in which
such private bounty shall by them be paid and the names of
the Treasurer and other officers of such organization. 1t
shall then be lawful for the Treasurer of such organization
to pay to any person presenting the skin of any such animal,
accompanied by the affidavit of such person and a corrobor.
alive affidavit provided for in this Section, to pay such per-
for in Section 1 of this Act, and it shall be the duty of the
County Clerk, whenever such skins shall be presented by
such Treasurer together with the requisite affdavits, and
the affidavit of such Treasurer that he has paid such State
bounty and also the private bounty provided for in this Sec
ton to issue to such Treasurer a certificate for such State
bounty. and such skins shall be treated in all respects in the
same manner as skins presented by the persons killing said
animals.
Sec. 3. Such County Clerk shall thereupon, in the
presence of one other officer in the same County, any OF
whom shall attend as witnesses at the request Of such
County Clerk, make a punch mark in each paw, and in the
ears Of each and every skin so presented, and punch mark to
be not less than f~ve-eighths of an inch in diameter, and such
County Clerk shall thereupon make and sign a certificate
showing the number Of such kind Of animals from which.
they have punched the paws and ears, as herein. before pro
vided.
Sec. 4. Such County Clerk shall thereupon forward to
the Auditor of the State a certified copy OF the andavlt mere
inbefore required, and the certificate made by him and such
other County officer as to the punching Of said paws and
ea1, and such paper shall be forwarded by such County
Clerk to the State Auditor BY mail.