972 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 708

and Fifty Cents ($5. 50) as a license fee for a short-term non-
resident license valid for the hunting of wild water-fowl only,
which license shall be valid four (4) consecutive days only
after the date of issuance, and said licensee shall mail or de-
liver said license and tag within three (3) days after the ex-
piration thereof to the State Game Warden for cancellation
under a penalty of Twenty Dollars ($20. 00) and costs for
failure to so do, or the same as the penalty provided for viola-
tion of hunting without first procuring a license.

If a resident of the State of Maryland the applicant shall
pay to the Clerk of the Court of the County, or Agent of which
he is a resident, the sum of One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents
($1. 25) which shall entitle him to hunt in the County in which
he procures such license, and if the applicant shall desire a
State-wide license, he shall pay a fee of Five Dollars and
Twenty-five Cents ($5. 25) which license may be issued by the
Clerk of any Circuit Court of any county or Agent or by the
Clerk of. the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City. The
Clerk of the Court, or Agent, shall thereupon issue a license
and tag to be supplied to the said Clerks or Agents by the
Game Warden and said license shall bear the signature of
the Game Warden and shall be countersigned by the Clerk
or Agent issuing the same, who shall at the same time fill out
on a stub attached to the license blank the name and address
of the licensee and shall then detach said stub and mail same
to the Game Warden the first day of each and every month in
each year. Such license shall be void on the thirtieth day of
June of each year following date of issue. For the purpose of
this sub-title, a resident shall be a person who has resided in
this State permanently for a period of not less than six (6)
months. The Clerk shall retain as compensation for issuing
each of the above licenses, the sum of Twenty-five Cents (25^),
the balance of said fee to be paid and accounted for as pre-
scribed by law; and the Clerk shall deliver the license properly
executed to the applicant in person or by mail without further
cost; said licensee shall insert his or her name on said license
in ink at the time of purchase. And no license shall be issued
to any person under fourteen years of age except upon the
written request of the parent or guardian. Such license shall
not be transferable, and if used or presented by any person
other than the person to whom it was issued, such license shall
be confiscated by the Game Warden, any deputy game warden,
constable, or other officer who shall find such license being
used; provided, a permanent resident of Government Reserva-
tions shall be entitled to procure a resident hunter's license.

Not later than January 15 following the date of the closing
of any hunting season or such other date as the Commission
may fix, each and every resident and non-resident who has pro-