The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-14
NEW CANE LAW IS
PASSED IN GEORGIA
Strongest and Most Specific
Legislation Of the Kind Ever
Enacted in the State--Of In
terest to Every Man With a
Gun and a Dog.

Atlanta
The new game law, passed by the
legislature at the session just ended
and which is of interest in every city
town and settlement in the state is
herewith published In full, on numer
GUS requests:
A Bill
To be entitled an Act for the pro
lection Of game animals and birds
and fish; to establish the department
Of game and fish; to declare what
shall be game animals and birds; to
provide for the appointment of a
state game, fish commissioner, and
the appointment Of wardens and dep
uty wardens, prescribing their duties
and their compensation; to regulate
license to hunt, and for other pur
poses, and to provide penalties for
violations of this act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Georgia, that the
department of game and fish be estab-
hshed, to be in charge of state game
and fish commissioner, who shall be
appointed by the governor, and the
term OF whose office shall be for a
period Of two years, beginning Sep.
TENDER l, 1911, or until his successor
Is appointed and qualified. Any va
cancy in this office by death or other
wise shall be filed by appointment by
the governor.
Sec. 2. Said commissioner shall re-
ceive salary of not exceeding ST.
600 per annum, payable alone out of
the fund hereinafter mentioned, and
he shall give his entire time and at
tention to the service of the state
as such game and fish commissioner.
Sec. 3. Said commissioner shall give
bond In the sum of $4,000, pay
able to the governor of the state with
two or more solvent securities, con
ditioned for the faithful performance
If the duties of his office and prop.
er accounting of all monies that may
come into his hands as commissioner.
He shall keep public record correct
ly disclosing all monies received and
expended, the number of wardens EN-.
ployed, with their names and coun-
ties in which they serve. Also, the
name of each person prosecuted for
violations Of this act, with the amount
of fines imposed and collected in each
case, and all such other information
as may be necessary to the affairs
Of the department. The books and &C.
counts of the other department of
state are audited. He shall have a
seal of office.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of said
commissioner to see that the law now
or hereafter enacted for the protec-
ton, propagation and preservation Of
game animals, game birds or other
birds and fish in this state are OBJ
served, and that violations of said
laws are promptly and speedily pros
ecuted. 1t shall be his duty to seize,
or cause to be seized, game birds, an
imals and fish caught or killed at a
time, or in a manner, or which have
been shipped, contrary to the provi-
sions of this act. Such game or fish
so seized shall be donated to some
charitable institution in this state, ex-
cept live game birds, animals or fish,
which shall be liberated He shall,
with wardens and deputy wardens,
and exofficio wardens, be authorized
to serve all criminal processes for VIC
lations of this act which could be
served by the sheriffs and constables
of this state.
Sec. 5. He shall appoint game and
Ash wardens and deputy wardens in
each county Of this state, such ap-
pointees to hold their office for the
term of two years, unless sooner re-
moved for cause by the commissioner.
Such wardens and deputy wardens
shall enforce all the provisions of this
act and all other laws in reference to
game and fish in their respective
counties. Such wardens and deputy
wardens shall receive SO per day
while acting under the special direc-
tons of the commissioner with refer
ence to the discharge of their duties,
which sum shall be paid out of the
game protection fund provided for by
this act. Each county warden shall
receive One-fourth of all fines and
forfeitures and penalties collected in
the county in which he holds Office,
imposed for violations of this act,
where he does not furnish the evil
dence necessary to convict. If he does
arrest, or cause the arrest, and fur
nish the evidence necessary to con-
Wet, then, he shall have three-fourths
Of such fires, forfeitures and penal
ties. Any other person arresting or
causing to be arrested offenders un-
der this act, and furnishing the evil
dence necessary to convict such Of
tenders shall receive one-half of all
fines, forfeitures and penalties impos-
ed and collected from such offenders
and legal fees paid to constables.
The remaining portions of fines Inn
posed and collected shall be forward
ed to the state game commissioner
and by him turned into the treasury
to the credit of game protection
fund. The county warden shall re-
ceive 25 cents for each county license
issued by him, 81 70 reach state Ii
cense and SO for each nonresident IL
cense issued by him.
All county wardens shall keep a
record in the office Of the clerk Of
the court in their respective coun-
ties, which record shall be open to
the public, giving the names of all