Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-15
FISH AND GAME WARDEN.


Mr.. Withrow, of Bath, introduced
q bill providing for the appointment
of a game and fish warden. Under
the provision OF the bill, the Cover
nor is TO appoint a game and hsh
warden, for term Of four years, at
salary to be fsed by the Legislature.
He shall also have the optionary
power of appointing deputy game
and fish wardens, one for each con
g eSsional district. at a pay per day
| 10 be fixed by the Legislature.
All Justices OF the peace shall take
oath before the game warden or
county or corporation court that they
will try all cases for the violation OF
galue and fish laws brought before
| Them. 1t shall be the duty OF all city
police TO inform the police court OF
any game illegally exposed for sale
or held in possession OF persons or
corporations within their Jurlsdic
ton.
The game and fish warden is TO file
Il bond OF 81, 200 with the Secretary
OF the Commonwealth for the faith
ful discharge OF his duties. He is 10
wear a badge while in the discharge
of his duties, and neither he nor his
deputies shall be prevented from
| holding other offices. all fines col
lected from violations of the game
laws shall be paid into the State
| Treasury, after the costs have been
deducted, and the existing game and
and fish laws shall be amended to
that effect. Out of the money so re-
ceived the salaries and other actual
expenses of the warden and his depu
ties shall be paid.
The word game, as used in the bill,
shall embrace deer, wild turkey,
rough grouse or pheasant, Monaghan
and English pheasant, woodcock,
| partridge, or quail, sora, reedbirds,
rabbits, squirrels, duck, geese, and
all species of wild fowl. In the case
of violations of the law, the warden
may appear in court for the people
and prosecute the case in the same
! manner as the Commemorative at
torney. He shall have the same power
as a sheriff as to the carrying OF
weapons, and may make arrests and
without warrants search any person
and examine any boat, conveyance,
vehicle, fish-bar, fish-basket, game
bag, or game-coat, OF any other re-
ceptacle for game or fish, in order to
secure evidence OF the violation o.
the laws.
The game warden shall have the
same power to serve criminal process
as sheriffs, and the same rights to
require aid in executing such process.
Persons who interfere with the war
den in the execution OF his duties
shall be deemed guilty of mlsde
meanor, and on conviction be fined
not less than $40 nor more than $50
and costs, or, in default, be confined
to jail until this fine is paid, provided !
the imprisonment shall not exceed
thirty days.
REDUCE CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
Mr.. r. w. Winborne introduced |
Monday five bills, all tending to re-
duce the criminal expenses OF the
State. These measures are as follows:
/. To provide for the payment OF all
fees in misdemeanor cases by the
or defendant. In c.ses
where the defendant is insolvent,aud
there Is no prosecutor, the county or
city shall pay half Of the lawful ices
Of the officers.
9. To amend the law in reference to
the payment OF cost by prosecutors
so as to permit the justices not only
TO render Judgment against prosecu-
TOR for cost. as now provided, but IN
cases where the justice or court be
lieves that the prosecution Was ma
licious or without cause, to authorize
the IMPRISONMENT of prosecutor until
costs are PAID.
3. TO provide for the payment OF
salaries OF judges OF county ana cor
poration courts by the State
4. To provide for the payment by
the State of salaries 10 Common
wealth's attorneys.
s. To provide for reducing present i
fees OF jailers to cents, in each case
AZ now provided by law. and TO pro
vide. where the number of PRISONERS
exceeds fifty, the allowance for sup
port per day shall be only 10 Genus
per day.
PROVIDE AGAINST PREFERENCE.
Mr.. A. II. Withrow. OF Bath, offered
a bill providing that lien gwen ny
any persons or firm to prefer one or
more creditors over any other credi-
tor or creditors shall enure TO all.
The bill provides that if any person,
firm, or corporation create any he n or
eucum brance on his or their proper
ty or estate for the purpose OF .lvlnS
a preference to one or more CREDITORS
of such persons or firm over any
other creditor or creditors, except 10
ooc,ra debit contracted, or money
borrowed at the time OF the creation
of the lien or encumbrance, the same
shall enure to the benefit ratably OF
all the creditors of such person or
firm existing al the time such lien or
encum brance was created. The Dill
is to go in force on July 1st. ltseeks
to prevent the giving of a preferred
claim by parties about to make an
assignment to their wives or others
to the detriment-o the remaining