Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-09

/ SEC. s. The selectmen of any town may
appoint aud remove at pleasure person
resident in such town TO .se fish and game
warden. Whenever, in the Judgment of
/ the fish and game commissioners, the en-
forcement OF the provisions OF this act
will be better secured thereby, said COM
missioners may appoint person in any
town TO be fish and game warden, whom
they also may remove at pleasure, pro-
vided that such appointments by said
commissioners shall not necessitate any
extra expense TO the state beyond the pro-
visions Of this act.
SIC. O. The term OF office of all fish
and game wardens shall expire on the first
Tuesday of March in each year ALI APP
pointments OF fish and game wardens
shall be in writing, and shall be filed in
the office of the town clerk of the town
where such warden resides; and it shall
be the duty of the town clerk imms-
diately upon the appointment or removal
by the selectmen of any fish and game
warden to notify one of the fish and game
commissioners thereof in writing.
SEC. TO- The appointments Of Ash aud
game wardens shall be worded substan-
TALLY a. follows:
We,.-.................. and ............
selectmen Of the town Of Vermont or
fish and game commissioners, hereby consti-
tuie and appoint.
resident ia said town f.............+.-.........
fsh and game warden within and for the
State of Vermont. u hold Office for the Pc
r.od ending on the first Tuesday of March
next. unless before that date removed.
Dated this. day Of ........,. ls....f
..........................se seleetmen Of ........
or fish and game commissioners.
Rurnsuffgr Of ha .fr.fr .*,f saff a
fish and game warden shall befnade by
giving notice of such reyocatief in writ
ing to the warden whose appXnfment is
revoked, and filing a copy OF sdsh norics
with the town clerk of the towh where
such warden resides q
SEc. IL. Fish and cams &warlens may
arrest on view in any place of the state a
person found violating any of the pro-
provisions of this act, and retain him in
custody at the expense of the state until
opportunity is given TO complaining or
informing officer to institute prosecu-
tion against such offender; and fish aud
game warden making such arrest shall
Immediately give notice TO the town
grand juror Of the town, or the states at
torney of the county in which such Of
feuse was committed, or in case the Of
Tense was committed in an unorganized
town or gore, 20 the town grand juror of
an adjoining town or the states attorney
for the county, and explain the nature
and circumstances of the offense charged;
and such complaining or informing officer
shall forthwith file a complaint or in
formation against such offender and
prosecute the same.
SEC H. Whenever it is brought TO the
notice Of any fish and game warden that
there has been a violation in his town of
any OF the provisions Of this act. it shall
be his duty TO inquire at once into said
matter, and he may inquire into any vio-
lation of the provisions of this net ia any
place in the State; and II, upon such in-
quiry, it shall appear to MIN that there
has been violation of any of the provi
sions Of this act, he shall thereupon state
the nature aud the circumstances of the
offensc to the grand juror of the town,
or the States attorney of the county in
which the offense is believed to have been
whose duty it shall be to
prosecute such offender.
SEC. IL. Ia all prosecutions instituted
in the manner set forth in the two pre-
ceding sections, the fish and game war
den shall be entitled to one-half the pen
atty or fine by law imposed for the COM
of such offense proved, regardless
of the fact that he does not sign the
or prosecution, and the re-
mainder of the penalty or fine shall go to
the State.
SEC. H. Any fish and game warden
may cause to be opened, or in case the
party having the custody or possession
thereof refuse, may himself open any par
eel, chest, box. trunk, barrel or otler re-
,eptacle found in any wagon. cart. sled.
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