The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-02

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The Fairmont Game Association
held a meeting IN the county clerks
office last Saturday night; at which the
game: laws Of the State were discuss.
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The locnl association will ask the
next Legislature to pass some amend;
metns to the present law.
After the expenses Of the game de.
partment we're paid last year, from
the license that had been collected by.
the county clerks in the State there
were over $4,000 left. a e
Under the present law the State has
made no provision as to what shall be
done 'with the money that comes into
the game department over and above
the running expenses Of the depart
ment. Here the State has $4,000 that
It cannot touch at this time because
there is no law directing what shall
be done with the money.
This question was discussed by the
members OF the local organization and
1t was agreed that bill will be pre-
scented to the legislature asking that
a certain per cent. Of the amount Of
money left after all Of the expenses
of the game department be paid be ex-
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pended;in buying game and fish to re
plenish the forests and the streams.
The local; association has spent con.
siderable money to keep up the game
in this and nelghboring counties. 1t
has had fish put in the valley river
and sthe ridges and fields have been
stocked with Kansas quail.
Quail shooting was better this sea-
son than ever known here and this
was due to the interest that the local
men took in.keeping up the number
Of game birds.
The State has nothing invested in
its game and the $4,000 rounded up
BY the game department is the same
las finding that much money where the
owner cannot be found.
The State to foster. the game and to
encourage hunting are bringing in a
handsome revenue to the State treas.
ury must see that the game is not ex-
terminated. g,
To, assist in stocking the forest
with game and the streams with fish
the State can add many dollars to the
Treasury. :. sl /,
| II the game is not fostered 1t will
not be long until there will be no
game and then the reed Of a hunters
license will be wanting.
| At the present time the. State game
warden gets $500 per years. and his
two assistants each get $500 per yeat:
This with the printing Of the licenses
and some minor printing is all OF the
expenses Of the department. The
county game wardens are not paid
Anything.
The local association will prepare
a bill to amend the present law so
that the county wardens may serve
as many as sixty days in inquiring
into the violations Of the game laws
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and to the devotion Of the duties OF
his office with the pay Of two dollars
per day. s..s.rs
It is claimed that the services OF the
county wardens are not worth much
under the present law because no per-
son can be found that can afford to
attend to the office for nothing. !,
Some other matters were discussed.
1t seemed that every member present
had some grievance, but some Of these
were very trivial.
| A committee consisting Of Attorney
Scott c. Lowe, Jr. J. Q. McNeely
and Rolf NJ. l4tte was appointed to
draft the bill for the association. The
committee will have a meeting tonight
in Ms, Loves office to, frame the bill
which the Legislature will be asked
to pass. III, r