Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-21
METHOD IN
GAME PROTECTION
NOTEWORTHY INNOVATION PRO-
POSED BY ASsEMBLYMAN
INGRAM.
RoETHE, TOO, WOULD REDUCE
WARDENs FROM EIGHTEEN
TO THIRTY.

A most interesting and important
bill relating to game protection was
introduced in the assembly yesterday
by c. A. Ingram In various ways it
seems to be a considerable improve
ment on the existing law, and in no.
wise is calculated to lessen the state
guardianship over game. One special
object is to improve the fishing. !,
1t provides that the license shalt
only entitle the owner to hunt in the
county in which he resides and such
additional counties as may be named
therein. The applicant must pay to
the county clerk fee of so cents for
the license and 80 cents for each
county named in his license Half
of the first so cents goes to the state
treasurer and belongs to the fish
hatchery fund, and like amount goes
into the county fish and game fund.
Each additional fifty cents received
by the clerk must be RENTED to
the treasurer of the additional county
named in the license and by him cred
tied to the county fish and game fund.
All duties imposed by law upon the
state fish and game warden and the
secretary of state, relative to the is
suing of licenses, are imposed upon
the secretary of state. All duties
relating to the enforcement of the
fish and game laws imposed upon the
state fish and game warden, and up
on the special or additional deputy
game wardens, are conferred upon
county wardens and sheriffs. All
laws relating to the game warden. and
to deputy wardens are to apply to-
the county wardens and to sheriffs 1t
is made the duty of every county war
den, sheriff, deputy sheriff or con-
stable to diligently enforce all laws
relative to the preservation of game
and fish.
All receipts for licenses issued to
non-residents and the proceeds of the
sale OF confiscated game shall go to
the fish hatchery fund. All fines go
to the school fund
Funds paid into the county fish
and game fund are to be expended so
far as necessary in the preservation
OF fish and game in the county. and
In payment of compensation to the To-
cal fish and game wardens.
Any license now required by law
Tor fishing is to be issued by the
county clerk of the county in which
the applicant resides or if the appli-
cant is a nonresident of the state
then OF the county in which the license
is to be effective. The license is
valid only within the county in which
1t is issued Half of such fees must
be paid by the clerk to the state
treasurer and be credited to the fish
hatchery fund, and the other half
shall be paid into the county fish and
game fund
Offices Abolished
The office of state fish and game
warden and the offices of denutv
game warden, special and additional
game wardens, and the Office of
game wardens of every name and
nature except the Office of those war
-0 "PpoihICu uHu6I U00 provisions
OF section 1883 of the statutes are
aDollshed. Section 1889 is amended
SO as to provide that the county
board may authorize the appointment
and Fix the number and compensa-
tlon OF county wardens who are to be
appointed by the county Judge. dis
trlct attorney and county clerk. act
ing as board of appointment for
term of one year.
Every person who has resided in
the state for one year previous tn
applying for a license to hunt from
the county clerk. The licenses are
permitted as now to Kill but 2 deer
New Bill by Roethe Too.
Mr.. Roethe also introduced SIM
stitute bill which would reduce the
game wardens from so to 13-or one
Tor each congressional district in adj
dltlon to the chief game warden and
a deputy. 1t also requires the local
constabulary of these district war
dens to enforce all laws for the nro-
lection of game