Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-04
IN and conservation Of game and

ton and conservation Of game and
fish.
8. The government and control
supply and repair Of the state natcn'
cry, breeding preserves for BIRDS ana
animals, the grounds and use thereoi'
whether owned or leased, the puila'
ings, ponds, lakes and other waters
apparatus and all other property pc
| longing to or held by the state TOT the
propagation Of fish and game.
A. The purchase and establishment
and control in like manner OF the new
hatcheries and game preserves ana
game refugees when appropriations
! therefor out Of the fund known as
"the fish and game protection FUND,
shall be authorized by the legislature
and the establishment OF such tenn,
porary Matching stations for fish, ana
preserves and refugees for game as
they may deem necessary.
5. To provide food for song birds
and game birds, and animals at sucn
times as shall be deemed necessary
for the preservation of the same.
6. The receiving from the com
missioner of fisheries Of the united
States and from commissioners OF
fisheries Of other states or otner per.
sons all spawn, fry and FISH donated
to the state or purchased, ana In the
most practical way by exchange OF
otherwise, to produce, receive, dis-
tribute and dispose of spawn and nsn;
to make contracts and to carry out
the same for the transportation OF hsn
cars. cans, commissioners and en-
ployes by land or water as may ne
most advantageous to the state; to re-
ceive from the United States, the
states, or persons, all eggs and young
of game, and to provide for the trans
portation of the same; and to take
such other means as shall In their
Judgment best promote the abundant
supply of food fishes in the water OF
the state, and game in the fields Pnd
forests of the state.
Z. The council may have power to
set apart and shall have control OF
not to exceed one-sixth of the terri
tory of any and all counties as game
refugees When this power Is exer-
cised by the council, it shall be their
duty to post up in conspicuous places
on such reserves notices In sufficient
number and size to warn the general
public of the reservation OF SUCH prop
erty as game refugees, which snail IN no
wise interfere with the proper prlvat'
use of owners of such land. Right 10
take or kill game within game pre-
serves so established shall cease Wnen
SO established during the period not
exceeding three (3) days, provided by
the council.
Section 8. The fish commissioner
may appoint. by and with the consent
of the council, one assistant at sucn
salary as the council may fix. not TO
exceed twelve hundred dollars ($l,2OO)
per annum and may remove sucn as
sistant at any time for good cause
shown, also with the consent OF the
council The commissioners or his as
sistant or any employe may occupy
such of the tenement houses at the
hatcheries and such ground Herewith
as the council may deem reasonable.
The duties Of the commissioner and
his assistant shall be as follows:
l. To supervise the receiving and
Matching of spawn ard fish, its proper
care and preservation.
2. To direct the running and use
Of the fish car, it's care, repair and
preservation.
3. To care for the property of the
several hatcheries, and the mainten-
ance and operation Of the several fish
hatcheries, keep proper inventory
thereof, together with the cost per-
tanning thereto.
A. To keep a careful account in de.
tail and separately Of the expenses OF
each of the hatcheries, the distribution
of the fish and the collection of the
wild fish, and their distribution OF
maintaining and repairing the fish car,
and of such improvements and repairs
as may from time to time be ordered,
and of all other expenses of his depart
ment. For such expense. when audit
ed and allowed by the council, he
shall be reimbursed.
5. To perform such other duties as
may be prescribed by the council or
by law.
Section a. The game commissioner
may appoint, by and with the consent
Of the council, one assistant at such
salary as the council may fix, not to
exceed twelve hundred dollars $1,20O)
per annum, and may remove such as
sistant at any time for good cause
shown. also with the consent of the
council. The duties of such commits
sioner and his assistant shall be as
follows:
/. To superintend the game pre-
serves and refuses and to preserve and
conserve game and animals.
2. To superintend the planting OF
wild rice and wild celery in all the
game waters of the state.
3. To superintend the care for the
lands and forests set apart by the
state or the council for the purpose OF
the propagation of game and for their
refuge.
4. To establish game hatcheries
when and where practical for the
of game.
5. To keep a careful account in de-
tail and separately Of the expenses
of each of the hatcheries, preserves |
and refugees for game, the distribution
Of game and the collection Of wild
game, of maintaining and repairing the !
hatcheries, as from time to time may
be ordered by the council, and of all
other expenses. For such expense
when audited by the council he shall
be reimbursed.