Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

Section 70. This act shall take effect and
be in force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 10, 1901.
No. PA, Al Published May "a, 1901
CHAPTER 40
AN ACT relating to the cutting and snip
ment of ice from meandered lakes within
the state of Wisconsin.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin rep
resented in senate and assembly do enact
Section /. No person, company, domestic
or foreign corporation shall hereafter cut
ice for shipment without the state, from
any meandered lake within the state or
Wisconsin unless such person, company or
corporation first obtains annually, on or be-
fore the first Monday of September of each
year, a license so to do from the secretary
of state of Wisconsin as hereinafter pro-
yided, and before obtaining such license
every such foreign corporation shall appoint
and file with the secretary OF state the
name of q resident agent or attorney feSlu-
ing IN this state upon whom legal service
can be made. Every such license snail au-
thorize the cutting of ice for shipment OUT
of the state for the term of one year from
its date. =.
section 2. Before any such license shall!
be granted, authorizing any person, COM
pany or corporation to cut Ice from any me-
andered lake or lakes therein, for shipment
out of the stare, such person, company or
corporation shall file with the secretary OF
state a bond in the sum of not less than
ten thousand dollars with sufficient surety,
to be approved by the secretary of state
conditioned that they or it will comply with
all of the conditions of this act.
Section g. Any such person, company or
corporation who shall ship ice out of the
state of Wisconsin which shall have been
cut from any meandered lake therein, AFTER
the passage. of this act shall file With the
secretary of state on or before the first
Monday of November in each year true,
verified statement as to the amount OF, ice
in tons by him or 1t actually cut ana
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last preceding and shall pay into the state
treasury on or before the first day of De
cember In each year sum equal to ten
cents for each ton of Ice so cut and shipped
out of said state.
Section L. Any person who shall make
any false statement as to the number OF
tons actually shipped out of the state of
Wisconsin in the statement so required to
be fled shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and subject to the penalty provided there
for by law
Section 5. The attorney general of the
state of Wisconsin or any citizen thereof
on the relation Of the state may maintain
an action in any circuit court within the
state Of Wisconsin to compel the payment
by any such person, company or corpora
ton of any sum due to the state on &C
count of ice cut as aforesaid and shipped
out Of the state at any time after the same
shall be due and payable as herein pro-
vAued.
Section G. The moneys received by the
state by reason Of the provisions of this act
shall be held and disburSed by the state
treasurer for the benefit of the common
school fund.
Section 7. ANY person, whether such per-
son act independently or as the agent or
employee Of any company or corporation,
who shall cut ice from any meandered lake
in .Ais state and ship the same out of this
state without first complying with the con-
ditions hereof, in addition to the penalties
hereinbefOre contained shall be considered
guilty Of misdemeanOr and upon conVlc-
ton shan be punished by a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, or Imprisonment Of not
less than thirty days or more than one year
or by both fine and Imprisonment at the
discretion of the court.
Section 8. Any such person or corporation
failing to file the verified statement here
inbefore mentioned or failing to pay for ice
cut as aforesaid, the rate per ton provided
herein, within the time limited therefor
shall forfeit the sum Of five thousand dol
lars for each such Offense and an action to
recover said sum shall be brought by the
attorney general in behalf of the state
upon the bond filed by such person or cor
poration against the principal and sureties
therein who shall be liable therefor to re-
cover said amount.
Section 9. The intent and purpose Of this
act is to exact in the manner herein pro-
vided as compensation for the same, ten
cents a ton for all ice cut from or upon any
meandered lake therein and actually
shipped out Of the state. The Ice upon the
meandered lakes in said state is hereby
declared to be the property thereof.
Section 10. This act shall take effect and
be In force, from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May IS 1901.