The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-03
GsOrgia Game Laws
Open Season for Quail Nov 10th.

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The Georgia game laws, in lang
uage diiferentfromthe text provide;
Section one constitutes the depart
ment Of game and fish, to be in
chorge Of game and fish commits
sioner to be appointed by the gov
ernor for a term oi.two years.
Section two provides that he shall
receive 50, 900 per annum, provided
50 much money is taken in by the
department.
Section three provides that the
commissioner shall give bond, and
keep record of all money received
by his department.
Section four provides that the
commissioner shall see to the enforc-
ement Of all Of the laws enacted and
to be enacted for game and fish pro-
lection, and makes it his duty to
seize game birds or animals caught
or killed or which have been shipped
contrary to law, and to give them
to some charitable institution in the
state, and with wardens and deputy
wardens serve criminal processes for
of the law as sheriffs or constables
of this state.
Section five gives the commission
er the authority and imposes on him
the duty Of appointing a county
warden in each Of the 14S counties
of the state, and as many deputy
wardens in each county as may APP
pear to be- necessary or desirable,
and such wardens are charged with
the enforcement Of the provisions
of the law in their respective coun-
ties, and may receive So per day
while acting under special direc-
tions'' from this department, and q
share Of the fines in cases OF con-
victions for offenses against any Of
the game and fish laws of the state.
County wardens receive Is cents for
each county license, 81 for each
state license and SO for each nom
resident license issued by them and
Us per cent Of the fines, or If prose-
cutter, rs per cent Of the fine money.
The deputy wardens are given the
power tn arrest and receive the
same fees as constables or sheriffs
and are entitled to half OF the fine
+ money, where they act as prosecut-
or. Under the same section county
wardens keep a record in the office
of the clerk of superior court OF all
licenses issued by them, and doc
ket of all cases prosecuted under the
game and fish laws in the county.
Section six establishes the prices
of licenses; 81 for county licenses,
good in the county Of the residence
Of the purchaser: So for state licens-
es, good in any all counties in the
state, and SIS dollars for non-resi-
dent licenses, good for persons liv-
ing out of the state to hunt in any
and all counties of the state. This
section also proyider that licenses
shall be good during the open season.
Sertion seven is the trespass pro
vision, and provides a penalty fol
hunting on the lands of another
J without permission
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Section eight provides that the
money received from the sale Of he
censes and from fines shall be de-
voted to the payment Of the salary
OF the commissioner and necessary
expenses, which includes So per day
for wardens or deputy wardens
acting under special directions from
the commissioner. And provides es-
pecially that no money shall be paid
out of the treasury for the expenses
of the department. Thissection also
provides that whatever money may
be in the treasury unexpended at
the end of the year shall 60 into the
school fund.
Section nine nroyides that the