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ART. XCIX] BIRDS AND GAME. 729
one day, or more than twelve doves in any one day, or more than six
woodcock in any one day, or more than ten rabbits in any one day, or
more than ten squirrels in any one day, or more than ten jacksnike in
any one day, or more than 25 wild water fowl (ducks, geese, swan and
brant) in any one day, for each man on or connected with the outfit not
exceeding four men in number each of whom shall have a gunner's
license; or more than 15 yellow-legs in any one day, or more than five
blackbreasted plover in any one day, or more than ten coots (crow bills;
and gallinules in all in any one day, or more than four wild turkeys in
any one season, or more than one deer per season, during the times when
it shall be lawful to shoot such birds and animals. (Penalty is provided
in Code.)*
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Game Warden.
1904, art. 99, sec. 35. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 1. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 1.
1918, ch. 468, sec. 44.
44. The Conservation Commission of Maryland on the first Mon-
day in June, 1918, and every two years thereafter shall appoint with
the approval of the Governor of this State a game warden for the State
whose term of office shall be for two years or until his successor be
appointed. The said game warden shall receive a salary from the State
for his services of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and shall be
entitled to an expense account not to exceed $500 per annum for act-
ual traveling expenses, and other expenses incurred in the discharge of
his duties. The said game warden may be removed by the Conservation
Commission of this State at any time upon proof satisfactory to them
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. The word "game"
shall be taken to embrace deer, rabbit, squirrel, water fowl (including
brant, wild ducks, geese and swans), rail, coot, gallinule, woodcock,
snipe, yellowlegs, plover, quail (partridge), ruffed grouse (pheasant),
wild turkey, English Mongolian and dark-necked Bohemian pheasants,
dove, reed bird (rice-bird, bobolink) or blackbird, or any other birds or
animals that are protected by a closed season.++
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* Section 2 of the act of 1916, chapter 545, provides for the repeal of all laws
or parts of laws, either local or general, inconsistent with said act of 1916.
+Sections 21 to 41, inclusive, are repealed as to Allegany County by the act of
1916, chapter 282.
++Section 4 of the act of 1918, chapter 468, repeals all general or local laws, or
parts of such laws, inconsistent with said act of 1918, and all resident and non-
resident hunting license laws "now in force," whether general or local. Section
4 provides, however, that the act of 1918, chapter 468, "shall not affect the pres-
ent law relating to the killing of wild fowl and licensing the gunning rigs used
in the shooting of wild fowl on the Susquehanna Flats." Section 4 further pro-
vides that in case any section or provision of chapter 468 should be held uncon-
stitutional or invalid, "the same shall not be held to affect any other section or
provision of this act."
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