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sion any game or fish contrary to either the general or local game or fish
laws of this State. It shall also be their duty to see that the game and fish
laws are enforced and obtain information as to all violations of the said
game and fish laws.

An. Code, sec. 46. 1904, sec. 37. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 3. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 3.
1918, ch. 468, sec. 46. 1920, ch. 720, sec. 46.

61. Whenever the Game Warden considers that it is necessary that he
should have Deputy Game Wardens appointed to assist him in more effi-
ciently enforcing the game, wild life and fish laws of this State, he may
apply to the Conservation Commissioner to commission such persons as he
may designate to act as deputy game wardens in this State, to enforce the
game, wild life and fish laws of this State, and carry out all the provi-
sions of this title, such persons may be appointed for the whole State or
such counties or cities as the Conservation Commissioner may designate.
If the Conservation Commissioner approve such persons he may appoint
such persons 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 State Game Protection Fund as the State Game
Warden may agree with them, subject to the approval of the Conserva-
tion Commissioner. In similar manner there may be appointed deputy game
wardens for the State at large or for any section of this State, such deputy
game wardens shall not receive a salary, but shall receive as their compen-
sation one-half of all fines derived from the prosecution of violators of the
game and fish laws arrested by them. All deputy game wardens shall per-
form other duties as the Commissioner may designate, including the guard-
ing of streams and waters of the State against pollution.

An. Code, sec. 47. 1904, sec. 38. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 4. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 4.
1918, ch. 468, sec. 47. 1920, ch. 720, sec. 47. 1922, ch. 549, sec. 47.

62. The Conservation Commissioner shall issue to each person so ap-
pointed 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 they may revoke and annual1 any such appointment
at their pleasure.

An. Code, sec. 48. 1904, sec. 39. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 5. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 5. 1914, ch. 614.

63. The Game Warden for the State and every deputy game warden
shall, before entering upon the duties of his ofiice, take and subscribe
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of which he is a resi-
dent, or if a resident of Baltimore City, before the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City, the oath or affirmation prescribed by the sixth
section of the first article of the constitution of this State, which oath or
affirmation shall be recorded in the clerk's office of such county or city.
The game warden throughout the State, and also every deputy game war-
den so appointed, after the recording of the oath or affirmation to be by

1 Evidently a typographical error in the act.