The Green Forest tribune., 1915-03-26
GOVERNOR NAMES
 GAME COMMISSION
NEW STATE GAME LAW ENACT ED BY REGENT LEGISLATURE
 IS EFFECTIVE.
ALSO VETERINARY BOARD
Senator Calvert of Fort Smith Named on Commission to Protect Ar
 kansas Game.

Governor Hays has named the mem- bers of the State Game and Fish Con- mission and the State Veterinary Board both created by Acts of the 1915 legislature. D. c. Beauchamp, Pargould; Lee Miles. Little Rock; State Senator C. c. Calvert, Fort Smith; George Webber, Texarkana, and Dr. Horatio Wells of Monticello were appointed on the game comm1s- sion The members of the commission are to hold office four years, but the law provides that of the first five com missioners, two shall hold for two years and three for four years. The members appointed to succeed the short-term members are to serve four years. The members who will serve the short and long terms were not an nounced yesterday. Members of the board will receive no salary, but the law provides that when sufficient money has been accumulated to the credit of the game protection fund tnty iLoly LII dN upOL IL 1O4 lIlCIh tLSOuslt travelling expenses. They are author ;zed to name game Wardens who shall have co-eXistant authority with sher ifs and constables in serving warrants for violations of the game and fish law. The commission is to elect a secretary who is to issue licenses required in the act and to perform other duties.
 The members of the new State Vet erina1y Board appointed were: D. E. Merchant of Little Rock and c. w. Temple of Fl Dorado. Under the act the state veterinarian is to be eX-otfi- cio member. Dr. G. M. Cow of Fay etteville will be the third member Of the new board under this provision
 The new state game law follows in substance:
 The New Game Law.
 Section 1. The open season for chasing and killing deer, turkey and | bear shall be the last twenty days of all of December, and the | first ten days of January of each year; 1 pru-7Fif :-se', ts ttisTflzey gebbfe7s- may be hunted and killed from the 18th day of April until May 31 of each year.
 Section 2. Deer may be killed, taken, hunted and chased during the open season by persons having license
 Section 3. Every person before hunting, chasing or killing, or being interested directly or indirectly in killing, chasing or hunting any wild deer, shall first pay to the State of Arkansas, as hereinafter provided, an annual license fee of S100. All license Issued under the provisions of this Act shall expire on December 31 of each year.
 Section 4. All licenses upon dogs required by this Act shall be taken CTS, or in the name of any hunting club being the owner; all applications for license for dogs shall be made to the State Game and Fish Commission provided for in this Act, accompanied by receipt of the State Treasurer showing that the required fee has been paid. The application shall eonntain the name and age of the dog, if known, whether male or female, and an accu- rate and detailed description of such animal. If the dog has previously been licensed in the name of a farmer owner that fact shall be stated and the name of the former owner given. 1t shall give the residence of the owner and the place where the dog is usual ly kept. All license shall be number ed consecutively, beginning with No. l, and with each license shall be de- lfevered a metal tag bearing the in- itials of the com, the year in figures when issued, the number of the li- cense. The tag shall be attached to collar which shall be placed around the dogs neck before using such dog to hunt under the provisions of this Act
 Forging, initiating or substituting any license or tag provided for herein shall constitute the crime of forgery and be punished as such.
 The stealing of dog on which the license fee has has been paid shall con stitute the crime of grand larceny
 Section :. No person shall be + censed to hunt, except he be a bona fide citizen and resident of the State and shall have, previous to the issu ance of the license, resided in the State twelve months; provided, tha
 persons whose domicile is in thi. State and who are temporarily absen
 from the State may be licensed t, hunt.
 FARM NOTES.