HERBERT E, O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1001
ing to the State Game Protection Fund of the State of Mary-
land from license fees paid by hunters shall be diverted for
any other purpose than for the administration, protection,
restoration, and propagation of game administered by the
Commission or Department charged with the administration.
and enforcement of this Article.
75. TITLE AND CONTROL. The title to any land or water
acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise shall be taken in the
name of the State of Maryland for use of the Game and Inland
Fish Commission of Maryland. The entire control of such
land and water shall be under the direction of the Game War-
den of this State with the approval of the Commission.
No land or water shall be purchased at a price to exceed
Five Dollars ($5. 00) per acre except where buildings or culti-
vated lands deemed necessary to the proper maintenance and
administration of game refuges or for game and fish propaga-
tion are included. The Game Warden, with the approval of
the Commission, may expend for the purchase of lands and
waters during any year such amount from the State Game
Protection Fund as in his opinion can be allotted to that pur-
pose.
76. SALE AND EXCHANGE. Whenever the Game Warden
shall deem it to the best interests of the State he may, by
approval of the Commission and with the consent of the Gov-
ernor, authorize the exchange of any lands or waters or any
part thereof to which title has been acquired by purchase, gift,
or otherwise, together with the buildings, improvements, ap-
purtenances thereof for privately owned lands of equal or
greater value and adapted for State Game lands for game and
fish propagation, or may authorize the sale of any lands or
waters to which title has been acquired as aforesaid or any
part thereof to the party or parties offering the highest price.
(a) Such land or waters may, by consent of the Game
Warden and Commission, be used as State Parks in coopera-
tion with any Department of this State empowered at present
with the supervision of the State Forests or State Parks or
any department which may, by an Act of the General Assem-
bly, in the future be empowered with the establishment, super-
vision, etc., of State Parks in this State.
(b) The Attorney General shall prepare the necessary
deeds to consummate such exchange or sale and the deeds
shall be executed by the Game Warden and Chairman of the
Commission. The proceeds of such sales shall be deposited
with the State Comptroller to be placed to the credit of the
; State Game Protection Fund.
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