EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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1. The Governor of this State, immediately upon the pas-
sage of this Act, on the tenth day of April and every two
years thereafter, shall appoint a game warden for the State
whose term of office shall be for two years or until his suc-
cessor be appointed. The said game warden shall receive a
salary from the State for his services of twelve hundred dollars

Governor to
appoint State
game war-
dens.

per annum, and shall be entitled to an expense account for
actual traveling expenses, and other expenses incurred in the
discharge of his duties, to an amount not to exceed in any one

year the sum of six hundred dollars, and shall receive a por-
tion of the fines arising from the violation of the game and
fish laws when the offenders shall be prosecuted by said game
warden, or his deputy game wardens, as hereinafter provided.
The said game warden may be removed by the Governor of
this State at any time upon proof satisfactory to him that said

game warden is not vigorously enforcing the game or fish
laws of this State, or is not a fit person for said position. In
this Act the word "game" shall be taken to embrace deer,
wild turkey, pinnated grouse, ruffled grouse, known as "pheas-
ants," Mongolian or English pheasants, woodcock, partridges
or quail, rabbits, squirrels, clucks, geese and all other species
of wild fowl.

Denning word
"game.

3. Whenever the game warden considers that it is neces-

sary that he should have deputy game wardens appointed to
assist him in more efficiently enforcing the game and fish laws
of this State, he may apply to the Governor to commission such

Deputy game
wardens.

persons as he may designate to act as deputy game wardens
in the counties and cities of the State, to enforce the game
and fish laws of this State, and carry out all the provisions
of this Act ; such persons may be appointed for the whole State

or for such counties or cities as the Governor in his commis-

sion shall designate. If the Governor approve such persons
he may appoint them deputy game wardens ; such deputy game
wardens shall not receive a salary from the State, cities or

counties, but shall be paid such compensation out of the fines

collected or otherwise, as the game warden may agree with
them.

Compensation.

4. The Governor shall issue to each person so appointed
as deputy game warden a commission, and transmit such com-
mission to the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for the county
in which the deputy game warden so appointed has his legal
residence, or to the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Baltimore City, if residing in Baltimore City, and he may
revoke and annul any such appointment at his pleasure.

Commission of
deputy game
wardens.