WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 281
CHAPTER 195.
(House Bill 37)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 4
of Article 99 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943
Supplement), title "Birds, Game and Inland Water Fish",
sub-title "Commission", changing the title of the State
Game Warden to Director.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 4 of Article 99 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Birds, Game and Inland
Water Pish", sub-title "Commission", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

4. (Director.) The Game and Inland Fish Commission of
Maryland shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland, a Director
who shall receive such salary as shall be provided in the
budget, and he shall be entitled to traveling expenses, and all
other expenses incurred when away from home in the dis-
charge of his duties; provided, however, that the present
Director, all officers and employees of the Game and Inland
Fish Commission shall be and remain under the Merit System
and no employee shall have his or her status under the Merit
System altered or changed.

The Director shall have charge of, direct, supervise, and
control all game wardens, deputy game wardens and employees
of the Commission.

The Director shall have authority to have printed the An-
nual Report of the Commission, and such bulletins, literature,
posters, licenses and other printing as may be necessary to the
work of the Commission, including the publication now known
as the "Maryland Conservationist".

It shall be the duty of "the Commissioners, the Director,
Game Wardens and Deputy Game Wardens to prosecute all
persons and corporations having in their possession any game
or inland fish contrary to the laws of this State. It shall be
their duty to see that the game and fish-laws are enforced.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That wherever the words
"State Game Warden" or "Game Warden" appear in this
Article the word "Director" shall be sustituted therefor.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved March 29, 1947.