80                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 74

SHALL BE ISSUED TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO HAVE
NOT YET REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS
AT A FEE OF TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($2.50)
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 Balti-
more 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
Director and said license shall bear the signature of the Director and
shall be countersigned by the clerk or agent issuing the same, who
shall at the same time fill out 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 Director 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 the date of issue. For the purpose of this sub-
heading, a resident shall be a person who has resided in this State
[permanently for a period of not less than] six (6) months [during
the preceding twelve months] immediately preceding the time of ap-
plication. RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAV-
ING ATTAINED THEIR SEVENTIETH (70TH) BIRTHDAY
MAY OBTAIN A FREE HUNTING LICENSE BY APPLYING TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLAND FISH. The clerk
or agent shall retain as compensation for issuing a license to a resident
EITHER A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT of this State, the mm
of twenty-five cents (25¢) and for issuing a license to a nonresident
of this State, the sum of fifty cents (50¢) the balance of said fee
to be paid and accounted for as prescribed 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 con-
fiscated by the Director, and [game warden] Wildlife Officer, con-
stable, or other officer, who shall find such license being used; pro-
vided, a permanent resident of government reservations shall be
entitled to procure a resident hunter's license. It shall be unlawful
to procure a license under an assumed name or in which an address
other than the applicant's legal place of residence is given or to make
any false statement whatsoever in securing a license.

(d) Lost licenses or tags; complimentary licenses.—In case a
person shall lose his hunter's license, and tag, he may make affi-
davit as to date of issuance, number, description as provided therein,
giving name of clerk or agent who issued said license and with this
information the [Commission] Department is authorized to issue a
duplicate hunting license and tag or license or tag at the cost of
[seventy-five cents (75¢)] one dollar ($1.00). The [Commission]
Department is hereby authorized to issue annually, not to exceed
twenty (20) complimentary hunter's licenses and tags to the follow-
ing persons: (1) the chief executive of the United States, (2) the
governor of any state, (3) to authorized officials of the game and
fish departments of other states. Such license shall not be trans-
ferable, and shall be issued without fee on such form as the [Com-
mission] Department may designate.