The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-17
fullerton WIS WORRIED
STATE GAME WARDEN THOUGHT
HE WAS OUT OF A
JOB
LAW HAD BEEN AMENDED
Old Board Was Legislated Out of
Existence, but Will Prob
ably he Reap
pointed.

Theoretically, Minnesota at present has
no such body as the state game and fish
commission. Construed by the laity, the
late lamented legislature pruned 1t out
of existence when it passed a law amend
ng the legislative enactment that gave
1t life. With it hangs the fate of Samuel
Fullerton, the executive agent of the
commission, who, by the way, has been
on the anxious seat since he discovered
the situation.
In order to equalize matters in resi- ect
to compensation fo- the several members
of the game and fish commission, there
was introduced in the late legislature a
bill amending the law creating the COM
mission by which each member was to be
reimbursed only for actual expenses In
CURED. This was In lieu of limit Of
SIS that any one member might demand.
In order to incorporate this in the bill,
together with several other minor mat
tiers, including the term of office of the
four commissioners, it was necessary to
practically repeal three of the sections
of the law, and as result it now de-
wolves upon Gov. Van SAINT to reappoint
the board The sections that are now
worrying the executive agent and his
superiors are the following:
Section 1. There is hereby created
board, to be known as the board of game
and fish commissioners of the state of
Minnesota, which board shall consist of
five members, Ito be appointed by the
and takes effect" They shall serve with
out compensation, but each shall be re-
imburSed for his actual expenses certi-
fled by him with a statement OF items,
to have been necessarily incurred in the
performance of his official duties
Section 2 Said commissioners shall
be appointed as follows One for a term
of two years, two for a terra of three
years and two for term of four years,
and thereafter, upon the expiration Of
said terms of Office the same shall be
filled for the full term of four years.
At first glance it would seem as If the
entire board and its appointees had been
legislated out of Office, and in reality
they are; but as the board is de fScto
body it will remain in office until its
successor is appointed and qualified, and
the natural inference is that Gov. Van
SAINT will reappoint the present mem
berS.
A prominent legal authority smiled
when asked about the matter and told
of the discontinue under which the
board and its executive agent was now
resting.
1.-THE existence of the present board,
said he, sis terminated according to the
amendment, but they still hold office un-
til their successors are appointed. AS to
the inference that they will be reappoint-
ed that is beyond me to say. 1t is in the
hands of the governor. AS to the salary
of the agent, Mr. Fullerton, which the
law says shall be $1,000 q year, it IS in
no way interfered with, as that section
Of the law is not repealed. The new law,
while taking precedence over the old,
does so only in part. 1t only repeats the
sections named.
1.-THE principal idea I gain was to pro-
vide equal compensation for the mem
bers by reason of expenses incurred, the
cid statute placing a limit that in some
instances worked a hardship. There will
be no interruption of the work now In
hand. 1t is the custom with all bodies
to continue until they have been super
seeded by the new one appointed. y