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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

State or counties, but shall be paid such compensation out of
the fines collected, or otherwise, as the game warden may agree
with them.

Commissions

SEC. 4. The Governor shall issue to each person so appointed
as deputy game warden a commission, and shall transmit such
commission to the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for the
county for which the deputy game warden is appointed, and to
the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore city,
if appointed for Baltimore city, and he may revoke and annul
any such appointments at his pleasure.

Oath of

deputy

wardens.

SEC. 5. Every deputy game warden so appointed shall, be-
fore entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe
before a justice of the peace of the county or city in which his
Commission may be received, 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 through-
out the State, and also every deputy game warden so appointed,
after the recording of the oath or affirmation to be by said
deputy game warden taken as aforesaid shall, in the county or
city for which said deputy game warden may be appointed,
possess and exercise all the authority and power held and exer-
cised by constables at common law and under the statutes of
this State, and also all authority and powers conferred by law
upon policemen in the city of Baltimore as far as arresting and
prosecnting persons for violating any of the game and fish laws
of this State are concerned. The clerk shall only charge fifty
cents for recording said oath or affirmation.

Badge of
Office.

SEC. 6. 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.

Office of
deputies.

SEC. 7. Whenever the service of any deputy game warden
shall no longer be required by the game warden, the game war-
den shall give a notice in writing to this effect, and shall file
the same in the office of the clerk where the oath of office of
such deputy game warden 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 thereafter the power
Of such 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.