3068 ARTICLE 99.

said game warden or deputy game warden taken as aforesaid, stall, in
the county, counties, city or cities for which such deputy game warden
may be appointed, possess 'and exercise all the authority and powers held
or exercised by constables at common law and under the statutes of this
State, and also all authorities and powers conferred by law upon police-
men in the City of Baltimore or other cities of the State, as far as arrest-
ing and prosecuting the persons for violating any of the fish and game laws
of this State are concerned; and they are hereby vested with additional
powers 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 the 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 persons so dealt with, they shall proceed in
the manner prescribed in Sections 66, 67, 68 and 69. The Clerk shall only
charge fifty cents for recording such oath or affirmation.

An. Code, sec. 49. 1904, sec. 40. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 6. 1904. ch. 346, sec. 6.

64. 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 Game
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 65, 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 cancellation and return
to the executive department his revoked commission. In case of the fail-
ure of said deputy game warden to comply with the provisions of this
section, by returning immediately to the game warden his badge and com-
mission'.after notice as provided by section 65, 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.

An. Code, sec. 50. 1904, sec. 41. 1896, ch. 293, sec. 7. 1904, ch. 346, sec. 7.

65. 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 war-
den 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 there-
after 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.