Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-16
FULL TEXT TO THE MEASURE
Must Have License to Hunt and Fish.
Unlawful to Kill More Than Three
Male Deer and Three Turkey Cob
blers in One Season.

section l. BE it enacted DN lne Ten
eral Assembly of Georgia, That the de
partment OF game and fish be eStab-
lished, to be in charge Of the game and
fish commissioner, who shall be appoint
ed by The governor and the term n %, Of
whose office shall be for period OF two
years, beginning September !, 1911, or
until his successor is appointed and
qualified. Any vacancy sE"H be filed by
appointment Of the governor.
Section 3 Said commissioner shall re-
ceive a 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 MS
office and a proper accounting OF all
moneys that may come INTO his hands as
commissioner. He shall keep 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.
sioner shall be audited in the same way
as other books ana accounts OF Ihe 1t4gI
departments of the state are audited. He
shalh nave seal OF Once. ,...-.- .,,,
Sectlon 4. II ShaII pe tnt uuiS VI SaIu
commissioner to see that the laws now
or hereafter enacted LOT the pIoteCl'uIi'
propagation ana preservation 81 SaiIlS
animals, game plIuS or otheI plIuS an. am
violations of said laws ale promptly AM
specify prosecuted II Silh'I ~ ne uuly
to seize or cause 10 De SelZeu gam thtl9'
ahlthais anu HSH cduslt ~ N,tGu a. g., a
TIME or an manner or when n1Ne DeeIi
shlpped, contrary 10 the tioNtSioIH ~
TINS act. Such game or HSh 50 Stl4Cd
shaH be donated 10 some cuaILldple III
sutuuon in TINS state, except i've game
nlrdS' ahlinaIS or HSH, WAIcn sLdIl ne
llberdJed' he ShdlI, WIN wa uellS aIIu
deputy WafoehS' ana eArolIClo WdrueIlS'
be authorized 70 serve an CIllnlnal PI L9C-
esSeS Tor violation OF lhls ACT "IllcH
could be served by the sheFllL ana coh-
StahIes OF inns Staie' ..-. - -
section D. re ShtIl appolhI saine any NJ
fish WardenS ana deputy WardehS IN each
county OF tins state, Such appolhteeS 70
hold their once ior lhe term OF Two years
| unless sooner removed 1oi cause by the
| COMMISSIONER. Such WafuemS ana depu-
" WardenS Shall enforce an lhe pIoVIs-
Ions OF thus act ana all Otner laws III
reference to game ana hsh IN thelr re-
SpectVe counties, Such "ardehS ana
deputy WardenS Shall receive thfee dol-
Idl Pr 2"S Wine lC'iIS uI!u'i INC 9PS
clal directions OF the COMMISSIONER with
reference to the discharge Of their duties
which sum snail be palq out OF the game
protective tund provided Tor by TINS act
tach county warden Shall receive one
fourth OF all hneS and tor1eltures AND
penalties collected in the county IN when
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 ne
shall have three-fourths of such fines
forteltures and penalties. Any other per-
son arresting or causing to be arrested
offenders shall receive one-half of fines.
forfeitures 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 issued by him. one dollar for each
state license and three dollars for each
n-resident license.
All county wardens shall keep record
In the office of the clerk of the court in
their respective counties. which record
snail be open to the public, giving names