ART. 99] GAME WARDEN. 2217

1904, art. 90. sec. 42. 1896, ch. 21)3. sec. 8.

51. In all cases in which prosecutions for violations of any of the
general or local game or fish laws of this State shall be instituted by
the game warden or any deputy game warden and shall result in the
collection of a fine or fines, then all of such fine or fines, after the
proper court costs or costs of the justice of the peace in convicting
such offenders shall have been paid, shall be paid to the game warden
as his compensation. And all public and local game and fish laws
heretofore enacted are hereby so amended as to make the fines therein
provided payable to the game warden according to the terms of this
section. This section shall not prevent the collection of any portion of
such fines given by law to the informer by any person not a game
warden or deputy game warden procuring the conviction of any person
violating the game and fish laws.

Ibid. sec. 43. 1896. ch. 293, sec. 9.

52. If the game warden or any deputy game warden has reason to
believe that any person or corporation has in his or its possession, con-
trary to law, any game as defined by section 44, or fish, it shall be the
duty of the game warden or such deputy game warden to go before
any justice of the peace in the county or city in which the game or fish
may be, and make affidavit of that fact; said justice shall thereupon
issue a search warrant against the person or corporation so complained
of, directed to any constable of the said county or city, commanding
him to proceed at once and search for said game or fish and, upon
finding the same, to seize and take possession of the same and keep it
until further order by the justice. The said constable shall read said
warrant to the owner or person in whose possession said game or fish is
supposed to be. Said warrant shall be returnable within not less than
twelve hours nor more than twenty-four hours from the date thereof.
As to fish and fisheries, see art. 39.

Ibid. sec. 44. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 10.

53. At the time mentioned in said warrant, said justice shall pro-
ceed to hear and determine whether said game or fish was in the pos-
session of the person or corporation contrary to law; and if the said
justice shall find that said game or fish was in the possession of the
defendant contrary to law, then said justice shall enter judgment aeainst
the defendant and order sale of tte game or fish so seized; but if the
said justice shall find that the possession of such game or fish was not
contrary to law, then the judgment shall be that the Fame be returned to
the person or corporation frcm whom the same was taken. An appeal to
the circuit court fcr the county, or the Baltimore city court, as the case
may be, may be taken within two hours by the defendant from the
judgment of the justice upon giving sufficient bond to cover the cost
of the arpeal and the value of the game or fish seized, to he determined
by the justice.