EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 963

Section 44. The Conservation Commission of Maryland on
the first Monday in June, 1918, and every two years there-
after shall appoint with the approval of the Governor of this
State a game warden for the State whose term of office shall
be for two years or until his successor be appointed. The said
game warden shall receive a salary from the State for his
services of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and shall
be entitled to an expense account not to exceed $500 per annum.
for actual traveling expenses, and other expenses incurred in
the discharge of his duties. The said game warden may be
removed by the Conservation Commission of this State at any
time upon proof satisfactory to them that said game warden
is not vigorously enforcing the game or fish laws of this State,
or is not a fit person for said position. The word "game"
shall be taken to embrace deer, rabbit, squirrel, water fowl
(including brant, wild ducks, gees and swans), rail, coot, galli-
nule, woodcock, snipe, yellowlegs, plover, quail (partridge),
ruffed grouse (pheasant), wild turkey, English Mongolian and
dark-necked Bohemian pheasants, dove, reed bird (rice-bird,
bobolink) or blackbird, or any other birds or animals that are
protected by a closed season.

Section 46. Whenever the game warden considers that it
is necessary that he should have deputy game wardens ap-
pointed to assist him in more efficiently enforcing the game,
wild life and fish laws of this State, he may apply to the Con-
servation Commission to commission such persons as he may
designate to act as deputy game wardens in the counties and
cities of the State, to enforce the game, wild life and fish,
laws of this State, and carry out all the provisions of this
sub-title, such persons may be appointed for the whole State
or for such counties or cities as the Conservation Commission
shall designate. If the Conservation Commission approve such
persons they 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 game warden
may agree with them, subject to the approval of the Conserva-
tion Commission. In similar manner there may be appointed
local game wardens in any section or county of this State;
such local game wardens shall not receive a salary, but shall
receive as their compensation one-half of all fines derived
from the prosecution of violators of the game and fish laws
arrested by them. All deputy and local game wardens shall