WATER FOWL—BIRDS AND GAME 3589

office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, if residing in
Baltimore City, and may revoke and annul any such appointment at any
time he may desire.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 7.

8. The Game Warden and every Deputy Game Warden shall, before
entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe before the clerk
of the Circuit Court of the county of which he is a resident, or if a resi-
dent of Baltimore City, before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Balti-
more 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 Clerk of Court
shall charge fifty cents (50c) for recording such oath or affirmation. The
Clerk of the Court before whom said person takes the oath of office shall
notify in writing the Game Warden of this State. The Game Warden and
every Deputy Game Warden of the State so appointed, after the recording
of the oath or affirmation to be by said Game Warden or Deputy Game
Wardens taken as aforesaid, shall, in the County, Counties, City or Cities
for which such Deputy Game Warden may be appointed, possess and exer-
cise all the authority and powers held or exercised by constables at common
law and under the statutes of this State, and also all authority and power
conferred by law upon policemen in the City of Baltimore or any other
city of this State, as far as arresting and prosecuting persons for violating
any of the fish and game laws of this State are concerned; the salaried
Deputy Game Wardens shall, when on duty, carry equipment as specified
by the Game Warden, and they are hereby vested with additional powers
to arrest without warrant persons 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 any Justice of the Peace of the County
or City where the offense was committed to be dealt with in accordance
with the provisions of the game and fish laws. In the event of finding
game or fish taken or held in possession contrary to the laws of this State,
the Game Warden or Deputy Game Wardens or other officer may confiscate
same and the Game Warden shall dispose of any confiscated property as he
may deem advisable to the best interest of this State.

1927, ch. 568, sec. 8.

9. The Game Warden and Deputy Game Wardens shall, when acting
in their official capacity, except when on detective duty, wear in plain view
a metallic badge with the words "Game Warden" or "Deputy Game War-
den" as the case may be, inscribed thereon, as furnished by the Game War-
den of this State. The metallic shield or badge provided for in this section
is hereby declared to be the property of the State, and upon the termina-
tion of a commission of any Deputy Game Warden he shall forthwith re-
turn the said shield or badge and commission to the Game Warden. In
case of the failure of said Deputy Game Warden to comply with the pro-
visions of this section, by returning immediately to the Game Warden his
badge and commission after notice has been given as provided by law, he
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
Five Dollars ($5.00) and costs by any Justice of the Peace of the County
or City in which said Deputy resides; the said fine to be payable to the
State Game Protection Fund.