Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-05-06
BOUNTY ON VARMINTS.

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bounty bill as enacte by the recent
legislature:
Be it enacted by the state legisla-
ture of the state of Washington:
Sectio1n. That section l of an act
entitled, An act to provide for the
determination of coyotes and wolves
in the state of Washington and for
the payment of bounties for such ex-
termination, and making an appropria-
ton therefor" passed the house, not
withstanding the governors veto,
January "a, 1905, and filed in the
office of the secretary of state, jan
uary q, 1905, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section L. Any persona who shall
kill and destroy any coyote, wolf,
lynx, wild cat or cougar in the state
of Washington shall be entitled to
bounty therefor in the sum of one
dollar ($1) for each coyote and wolf
killed and the sum of two dollars and
fifty cents (2.5O) for each lynx or
wild cat killed, and the sum of five
dollars Is. for each cougar killed.
Section 2. That section of said act
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Upon the production to
the county auditor of any county by
any person of the scalp or scalps of
any coyote, wolf, lynx, wild cat or
cougar killed in such county, each of
which scalps will show two ears, eye
holes and skin to the tip of nose, the
couny audior shall take proof by af-
fidavit, that each of such coyoes,
wolves, lynx, wild cats or cougars was
killed in such county, and hereupon it
shall be the duty of such county audi
tor to issue and deliver to such person
his warrant on the current expense
fund of such county for the sums
hereinbeforee provided, and shall take
and preserve voucher showing the
number of scalps so produced, the
amount paid, and the date each of
such animals was killed, which
voucher shall be signed by the person
to whom such bounty is paid.
Section 8. That section of said
act is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 8. Any person claiming
any such premium shall produce such
scalp or scalps to the county auditor
of the county in which such coyote,
wolf, lynx, wild cat or cougar shall
have been killed, within threes months
after such killing, and shall take or
subscribe the following oath before
such auditor or any other officer au-
thorized to administer oaths: 81 do
solemnly swear that the scalp or
scalps here produced by me this =
day of - are of coyote, wolf,
lynx, wild cat or cougar, las tie case
may be, giving the number) killed
in the county of -, State of Wash
ington, and that said animal, or ami
mails, was, or were, killed not prior to
-" To which the auditor or any
other officer authorized to administer
oaths, shall append the usual jurat,
subscribed by himself and deputy
Section 4. That section 81 of said
act is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 6. Any person or persons
offering for the purpose of obtaining
said bounty the scalp of any coyote,
wolf, lynx, wild cat or cougar killed
prior to the passage of this act or that
were killed c1tslde the boundaries of
state of Washington, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall pay a
fine of not less than $40, and of not
more than $50 for the first conviction,
and for any subsequent conviction for
the same offense shall be fined not less
than $100 nor more than $500 for each
such offense, together with all costs
attending such suit, one-half of such
fines to be paid to the informer and the
other half into the general school fund
of the county wherein such conviction
was obtained.
Section 5. The auditor, treasurer
and chairman of the board of county
commissioners shall at least quarterly
check over the scalps on which bounties
have been paid, and at such time and
in the presence of each other, reduce
said scalps to ashes.