1312 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 781]

SEC. 17H. And be it further enacted, That the said deputy
game warden shall when acting in an official capacity, except
when on detective duty, wear in plain view a metallic shield,
with the words "Deputy Game Warden" inscribed thereon;
which said shield shall be furnished to said deputy game war-
dens by the chief game warden of Baltimore county, who shall
make provisions for the same from, the funds in his hands, as
provided for in this act

SEC. 17 I. And be it further enacted, That whenever the
services of any deputy game warden shall be no longer required
by the chief game warden of Baltimore county, the said chief
game warden of Baltimore county shall give a notice in writing
to this effect to the said deputy game warden and shall file a
copy of the same in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court
for Baltimore County, which notice shall be noted by the clerk
upon the margin of the record where the signature of such
deputy game warden is recorded, and thereafter the power and
authority of such deputy game warden shall cease and deter-
mine, and a copy of such notice shall be immediately served on
such deputy game warden by the chief game warden of Balti-
more county, and such service shall be by registered letters
through the United States mail or by the sheriff of said county.
And such deputy game wardens so removed as aforesaid shall
forthwith upon service of said copy return to the chief game
warden of Baltimore county the shield bearing the words "Dep-
uty Game Warden" which he had previously received from the
said chief game warden when he obtained his commission, and
should said deputy game warden so removed as aforesaid not
return said shield to the chief game warden within thirty days-
from the date of said service of said copy of removal as afore-
said, such deputy game warden shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined five dol-
lars for each offense.

SEC. 17J. And be it further enacted, That the said Chief
Game Warden for Baltimore county shall report to the County
Commissioners of Baltimore County by a sworn account at least
once a year all receipts and disbursements made by him under
the provisions of this act.

SEC. 17K. And be it further enacted, That no person shall
shoot, hunt, take, catch, kill, pursue, injure or have in posses-
sion in Baltimore county any woodcock between December twen-
tieth and November tenth, any doves and flickers Sep-
tember 30th to September 1st, inclusive, of both dates or upon
any Sunday. Any person or persons violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-