The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-15
The new GAME
LAW OF GEORGIA
Open Season for Game Birds Is
Now from Dec. | to MAI. |.
Must Have License to Hunt and Fish.
Unlawful to XIII More Than Three
Male Deer and Three Turkey Cob.
bIers in One Season.

Following is the full text of the game
laws enacted by the Georgia Legislature
at the session just closed. The bill is
here printed with the final amendments
inserted and noted. and all persons in
teIested in the enforcement of this law,
which is intended for the protection of
game in this state, should read il care
fully and familiari&e themselves with its
provisions;
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia, That the de-
nshed, to be in charge of the game and
fish commissioner, who shall be appoint
ed by the governor, and the term of
whose office shall be for a period OF two
years, beginning September /, 1911, or
until his successor is appointed and
qualified Any vacancy shall be filled by
appointment of the governor.
Section .. Said commissioner shall re-
ceive salary of not exceeding $4,000 per
annum, payable alone out of the fund
hereinafter mentioned, and produced by
virtue of this act and he shall give his
entire time and attention to the services
of the state as such game and fish COM
missioner,
Section 3. Said commissioner shall give
a bond in the sum of $4 000 payable to
the governor of the state, with two or
more solvent Sureties, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties Of his
office and a proper accounting of all
moneys that may come INTO his hands as
commissioner He shall keep a public
record correctly disclosing all moneys re-
ceived and expended, the number of
hunters licenses, the number OF wardens
employed, with their names, and coun-
ties in which they serve. Also the name
of each person prosecuted for violation
of this act, with the amount of fines I'M
posed and collected in each case, and all
such other information as may be neces-
sary to the affairs of the department
The books and accounts of said commits
sioner shall be audited in the same way
as other books and accounts of the other
departments OF the state are audited. He
shall have seal of office
Section T. II shall be the duty of said
or hereafter enacted for the protection
propagation and preservation of game
animals. game birds or other birds and
fish in this state are observed, and that
violations of said laws al e promptly AMI
speedily prosecuted. 1t shah be the duty
10 seize or cause to be seized game birds
animals and fish caught or killed at a
time or in q manner or which have been
this act. Such game or fish so seized
shall DO donated to some charitable In
sutution in this state, except live game
birds, animals or fish, which shall be
| liberated. He shall with wardens and
deputy wardens, and ex-officio wardens
be authorized to serve all criminal proc
esses for violation Of this act which
could be served by the sheriff and con-
stables of this state.
Section 8. He shall appoint game and
fish wardens and deputy wardens in each
hold their office for the term of two years
unless sooner removed for cause by the
commissioner Such wardens and depu-
ty wardens shall enforce all the provis-
ions of this act and all other laws in
reference to game and fish in their re-
spective counties. Such wardens and
deputy wardens shall receive three dol
lars per day while acting under the sDe-
cial directions of the commissioner with
reference to the discharge of their duties,
which sum shall be paid out of the game
protective 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
evidence necessary to convict. II he does
arrest, or cause the arrest, and furnish
evidence necessary to convict then he
shall have three-fourths of such fines,
forfeituTae and penalties. Any other per-
son axrestfng or causing to be arrested
Offenders shall receive one-half of fines
forfettnree and penalties imposed and
collected from such offenders and legal
fees paid to cOnstables The remaining
portion of fines imposed and collected
shall be forwarded to the state game
commissioner and by him turned into the
treasury to the credit of the game pro-
tectiVe fund. The county warden shall
receive twenty-five cents for each county
license issN0d by him, one dollar for each
state license and three dollars for each
nom resident license.
All county wardens shall keep a record
in the oaase of the clerk of the court in
their respective counties, which record
shall be open to the public, giving names
of all parties holding resident, county and
state licenses issued by him. This rec
ord shall also show the names, offenses
and fines imposed on persons convicted
for violation of any Of the fish or game
laws OF this state in the county Of his
Jurisdiction.
Section g. Any resident of the state
may procure license to hunt in his resi-
dent county upon the payment of the sum
OF one dollar. License to such resident
shall hs issued authorizing him to hunt
throughout the state upon the payment
of three dallars. Licenses shall be Issued
to residents of the state upon the
payment Of the sum of fifteen dollars
which shall authorize such nonresident
to hunt throughout the state All H.
censes shall bear the date of issuance If
issued in the then open season, and shall
authorize the person named thereon to
hunt during the then open season, and if
issued in the closed season shall author
ize said person to hunt during the next
succeeding open season. Such licenses
shall be Agned by the commissioner and
countersigned by the game warden Of the
county in which the license Is issued and
numbered. 1t shall contain the residence
age, sex and postoffice address of the
person To whom issued, also state the
race, approximate height and weight and
the color Of the applicants hair and eyes
The license fees, less the warden's fee
shall be RENTED by the warden TO the
commissioner not later than the first Of
the following month. person NAV hunt