The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-03-26

number of does and bucks separate
ly and where killed.
Section six authorizes the COVER
nor to appoint game and fish
commission composed of five mem
bers for term of four years; pro-
ment two members shall serve two
years and the others four years.
No person is eligible to appoint
ment unless he is an actual resi-
dent of the state and citizen
thereof, and only such persons as
are interested in and devoted to
the preservation of wild life shall
be appointed.
The members of the commission
shall serve without pay, provided,
that when sufficient funds have
been paid into the hands of the
state treasurer derived from the Ii
cense fees their actual expenses
may be paid in going to and at
tending meetings of the commits
sion.
The commission shall promote
and assist in stocking private and
public waters with fish, encourage
private and public game preserves,
but are not authorized to eXpend
any funds upon this account.
They shall superintend and di-
rect the enforcement of all game
laws, and shall have authority con-
current with the authority vested
in other officers of the law.
The shall make such rules and
regulations as may be necessary for
the enforcement of the law.
Section seven provides for the
appointment of game wardens by
the commission, who shall be at
least twenty-one years of age and
of good moral character.
Section eight gives authority to
the game wardens to make arrests
and prosecutions. The same fees
one-half of the fees to be turned
into the state treasury and credited
to the game fund, and One-half shall
be paid to the constable of the
township in which conviction is
had, or to the sheriff of the coun-
ty upon all convictions in circuit
court.
Persons licensed to hunt under
this act shall disclose all informa-
ton or knowledge he may have of
violations of the law, and failure to
do so will result in revocation of
such license.
Section nine makes it the duty of
the prosecuting attorneys to file in
formation against violators of this
law. The prosecuting attorney is to
receive $25 for each conviction in
justice of the peace courts, and up
on appeal and conviction in circuit
court he shall receive $35, such fees
to be taxed as costs against the de-
PENDANT.
Section ten provides that~it shall
be unlawful for any person to kill
during any one year more than two
deer, four turkeys and one bear,
provided that hunting parties may
kill two deer, four turkeys and one
bear for each member of the party,
Notwithstanding some members of
the party may have killed a great
er number than above provided.
Section eleven provides that all
fines and forfeitures shall go into
the game protection fund and shall
be used in paying the necessary ex-
pense of enforcing the game and
fish laws.
Section twelve specifies how
vouchers may be drawn upon the
game fund.
Section thirteen provides an
open season for quails from Deem
Der l to February / with a closed
season in Washington county for
five years.
Section fourteen places the bag
limit at fifteen quails and twenty
five ducks.
Section fifteen provides that writ
ten permission must be secured
from the owner or manager of en-
closed land before hunting will be
allowed.
Section sixteen males it unlaw-
full to use a sein, net or other de-
vice, other than hook and line, for
catching fish for market purposes,
without first procuring a license
which shall cost $25.
Section seventeen provides for an
annual license of one dollar for us
ing any kind of artificial bait,
Section eighteen makes it unlaw
full to use a sein, net, trap or other
device from March l to May /. No
sein or net shall be used at any
time with meshes less than three
inches square.
Section nineteen makes it unlaw-
full to ship game or fish out of the
state.
Section twenty provides that all
fines and forfeitures for violations
of these provisions shall go into
the state game and fish fund.