2216 WILD FOWL——BIRDS AND GAME. [ART. 99

arresting and prosecuting the persons for violating any of the fish and
game laws of this State are concerned; and they are hereby vesled
with additional power to arrest without warrants persons suspected or
known to be guilty of violating any of the provisions of the game and
fish laws of this State, and to forthwith take any and all such persons
before the nearest justice of the peace to be dealt with in accordance
with the provisions of the game and fish laws of this State. In the
event of finding game or fish taken or had in possession contrary to the
provisions of any of the game or fish laws of this State, upon the per-
sons so dealt with, they shall proceed in the manner prescribed in sec-
tions 52, 53, 54 and 55. The clerk shall only charge fifty cents for
recording such oath or affirmation.

1904, art. 99. sec 40. 1896. ch. 203. sec. 6. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 6.
49. The game warden and deputy game warden shall, when acting
in his official capacity, except when on detective duty, wear in plain
view a metallic shield with the words "Game Warden" or "Deputy
Garre Warden," as the case may be, inscribed thereon. The metallic
shield or badge provided for in this section is hereby declared to be the
property of the State, and upon the termination of the commission of
any deputy game warden as provided for by section 50, it shall be the
duty of said deputy game warden to forthwith return to the state game
warden the said shield or badge and also transmit to him for cancella-
tion and return to the executive department his revoked commission.
In case of the failure of said deputy game warden to comply with the
provisions of this section, by returning immediately to the game war-
den his badge and commission after notice as provided by section 50,
he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined five dollars and costs by any justice of the peace of the county
or city in which he resides; the said fine to be payable to the game
warden.

Ibid. sec. 41. 1896, ch. 203, sec. 7. 1904. ch. 346. sec. 7.
50. Whenever the services of any deputy game warden shall no
longer be required by the game warden, the game warden shall give a
notice in writing to this effect to said deputy game warden, and shall
file the same in the office of the clerk where the oath of office of such
deputy game warden shall be recorded, which notice shall be noted by
the clerk upon the margin of the record where such oath or affirmation
is recorded, and thereafter the power of this deputy game warden shall
cease and determine, and a copy of such notice shall be immediately
served on such deputy game warden by the game warden and such
service shall be by registered letter through the U. S. mails or by the
sheriff of the county in which the commission of the said deputy game
warden so removed shall be recorded.