Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

and hold subject to the order Of the court
! all apparatus, appliances, or devices
which either Of them shall have reason to
believe is being used In violation Of the
fish and game law, and which is not
! designated by law as public nuisance;
and If it be proven that the same is or
| has been, within six months previous to
| such seizure. used in violation of law, the
court before which the said apparatus.
| appliance, or device is taken, may order
| the destruction or sale of the same to the
| highest bidder, after having declared 1T
confiscated to the state If sold to the
| highest bidder the warden or deputy
| selling it shall remit to the state treasurer
/, the amount received therefor
When under pay Of the state all Wardens
shall devote their time exclusively to the
performance of the duties Of their office
Section 1881 L. The state fish and
game warden may grant, on satisfactory
| testimonials Of well-known scientists only,
a certificate to any member of an incor-
| porated society Of natural history, or to
any professor Of any university, school or
| college, or to any person properly &C
| credited by any such institution, or to any
custodian of public museum, authoriz-
| ing such person or institution to collect
for scientific purposes only, the nests,
| eggs. animals Except deer), birds or fish
! protected by these statutes. No person
to whom such certificate is issued shall
! dispose of any such specimen except In
| exchange for scientific purposes. All
! such certificates shall expire on the first
! issue, and shall not be transferable. Any
| person desiring to secure scientific GER
| tificate shall make application to the
| state fish and game warden therefor,
| upon blanks to be furnished by the state
| fish and game warden department., and
| shall accompany such application with
| fee Of two dollars. Before any such GER
| tificate shall be issued the applicant shall
execute and deliver to the state fish and
game warden a bond running to the state
Of Wisconsin. The bond Of such appli-
cant shall be In the sum of one hundred
| dollars with two sureties, and conditioned
that if the applicant shall well and faith
| fully observe and comply with all the
requirements of this section, and the GER
| tificate issued hereunder, said obligation
! to be null and void, otherwise to remain
in full force. Each said surety shall be
worth at least the sum Of one hundred
dollars in property in this state, over
and above all debts and liabilities and
property exempt by law from sale on exc
cution.
2. All moneys received under the pro-
visions of this section shall be paid to the
state treasurer and shall become part of
| the general fund.
8. Any person who shall violate any of
! the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on
! conviction thereof shall be punished by
| fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more
| than one hundred dollars and the costs OF
prosecution, or by Imprisonment in the
|
| Offense was committed not less than sixty
days nor more than ninety days, or by
| both such fine and imprisonment in the
| discretion of the court. The certificate of
any person convicted under this section
/ shall be forfeited and such convicted per-
son shall not be entitled to another GER
| tificate for the period of one year from
and after the date of such conviction.
| 4. All certificates heretofore issued
are hereby revoked and declared null and
void.
Section 14sSk 1. 1t shall be the duty
Of the warden, each of his deputies and
stable or other peace officer to
destroy forthwith any article or
thing declared by law to be a public
nuisance when found or taken in the un-
| lawful use which, according to law,
makes the same a public nuisance; and
no liability shall be incurred to the owner
! or any other person for such destruction.
/ Said warden and each of his deputleg
may seize and take possession of, in the
name of the state. any fish, venison,
! birds, fowl or game caught, taken or
killed or had in possession contrary to
the provisions of law relative TO fish and
game; and such fish, venison, birds, fowl
| or game caught, taken or killed or had
| in possession contrary to the provisions
of law are hereby declared to be CONTRA
band and shall be sold by the warden or
his deputy to the highest bidder; and any
person purchasing the same shall have
the right to use Or dispose of the same
in the same manner as though the said
fish, venison, birds. fowl or game had
! been caught, taken, killed or were had in
possession in accordance with the prOViS
ions of law, anything to the contrary
| Notwithstanding; provided, that
the proceeds shall be paid into the general
fund of the state treasury. The
| expense of seizures and sales, upon ap-
prevail of the fish and game warden shall
be audited by the secretary Of state and
paid out of the general fund and charged
| to the appropriation for the fish and game
| Warden's department.
| g. The right to have in possession and
dispose of such fish or game so seized and
sold shall expire five days after the date
Of the sale and the protection to he pur-
chaser given by this section shall then
! cease.
Section 1880. 1. The following are de-
cIared to be public nuisanceS:
% Any net of any kind prohibited by
law while set, placed or found in any
waters where such net is prohibited by
law from being used.
CD All seines or other devices, traps
or contriyances set or found in any wa
tiers in a manner prohibited by any law
| relating to such waters, and any and all
boats found in use in the taking of fish
in violation Of any Of the provisions Of
! these statutes.
CD All set lines, ropes or cables with
more than one line attached thereto,
either directly indirectly. Set lines
are construed to mean any line not held
by the person using the same, whether
having one or more hooks. This SUBJ
division applies to inland waters only.
ca Any nets spread upon or under the
surface of any of the waters of the state
which shall or might entrap or ensnare
/ any wild fowl of any kind
60 Any trap, snare, spring gun, set
gun or other device or contrivance which
might entrap, ensnare or kill any animals,
birds or waterfowl protected by law.
CO. Any boats, lamps or lights when
used in the unlawful taking or attempting
to take fish or game.
! CD Any pivot or swivel gun or other
firearm, not habitually held at arms
length and discharged from the shoulder,
while the same shall be In unlawful use.
go Any screen set in the public wa
tiers of the state to prevent the free
passage of fish, or set in any stream
which shall have been stocked by the
commissioners of fisheries.
co. Any boat, floating raft box or
blind set in open water or outside nat
ural growth of grasses Or rushes suffi-
GENTLY high to conceal the boat, raft or
blind or an artificial blind set in open
water for the unlawful pursuit, hunting
or shooting of any wild duck, goose or
brant.
Q0) All decoys set In any Of the wa