J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                            957

title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Birds, Game and Inland Water
Fish", sub-heading "Commission", specifying certain sections in
Article 27 of this Code which are to be enforced by the Game and
Inland Fish Commission and the Director, game wardens, and
deputy game wardens thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 114 of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Birds, Game
and Inland Water Fish", sub-heading "Commission", be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

114.

(a)  The Game and Inland Fish Commission of Maryland shall
appoint, in accordance with the provisions of Article 64A, 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 in-
curred when away from home in the discharge of his duties; pro-
vided, 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.

(b)   The Director shall have charge of, direct, supervise, and con-
trol all game wardens, deputy game wardens and employees of the
Commission.

(c)   The Director shall have authority to have printed the annual
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".

(d)   It shall be the duty of the commissioners, the Director, game
wardens and deputy game wardens to prosecute all persons and cor-
porations 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, and that the provisions of Sections 21,
154, and 579 of Article 27 of this Code, as amended from time to
time, be enforced.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 637

(House Bill 468)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 4(b) and
4(d) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.