That every person who shall track and kill any wolf or wolves in this State, shall receive the following ^bounty compensation^ bounty (to wit) for each wolf known and denominated the “Big Wolf” of six months old and upwards, for each wolf the sum of two dollars, for each wolf of the same kind under six months old the sum of one dollar for each wolf known and denominated the prairie wolf of any age the sum of one dollar to be paid out of the State Treasuary on the certificate of the Clerk of the county commissioners court where such wolf or wolves were taken and killed. The person claiming such reward shall produce the scalp or scalps with the ears thereon, within ninety days after the same was taken and ^killed^ to the Clerk of the county commissioners court within the county where such wolf or wolves were taken and killed, who shall administer to the said person the following oath or affirmation (viz) You do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that the scalp or scalps by you produced were taken from a wolf or wolves killed within this State, within ninety days last past, and that you believe believe such wolf or wolves from which they were taken were over or under six months old, are of a large or small kind (as the case may be) The first section of the act entitled “an act to encourage the killing of wolves approved 15^th February 1837 is

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hereby repealed, this act, to take effect from and after the first day of April next

Provided

^that^ The affidavit herein provided for may be made before any Justice of the Peace. And the money to be paid^premium^ may be paid out of any money in the hands of the sheriff of the respective Counties belonging to the State