The Dermott news., 1915-03-25
GOVERNOR NAMES
 GAME COMMISSION
NEW STATE GAME LAW ENACT. ED BY RECENT 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 Com mission and the State Veterinary Board. both created by Acts of the 1915 legislature D (. Beauehamp, Pargould, Lee Niles, Little Rock. State Senator (. (. Calvert Fort Smith; George Webber. TeNarkana, and Dr. Horatio Wells of Monticello were appointed on the game eommis- 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
 lrs% 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 10 the credit of the game protection fund they may draw upon it for the.r actual travelling expenses. They are author ized to name game wardens who shall have co-existant authority with sher ifs and coustables in serving warrants for violations of the game and fish law The commission is 10 elect secretary who is to issue licenses required in the act and to perform other duties.
 The members of the new State Yet erinary Board appointed were: D. F Merchant of Little Rock and G. W Temple of Fl Dorado. Under the aet the state veterinarian is to be eX-otn cio member. Dr. C. M. Cow of Fay etteville will be the third member oi the new board under this provision.
 The new state game law follows m substance:
 The New Game Law.
 Section l, The open season for chasing and killing deer. turkey and bear shall be the last twenty days oi November, all of December. and tht first ten days of January of each year. provided, turkey gobblers may bt hunted and killed from the 10th day of April until May 31 of each year
 Section 9 Deer may be killed taken. hunted and chased during tho open season by persons having license
 Section 3. Every person before hunting. chasing or killing, or bein1 interested directly or indirectly ir killing. chasing or hunting any wisd deer. shall first pay to the State oi Arkansas. as hereinafter provided, ar annual license fee of $l00. All license issued under the provisions of thi, Act shall expire on December 3I oI each year
 Section All licenses upon dogs required by this Act shall be taker out in the name of the owner or own CTS. or in the name of any huntiue club being the owner. all applications for license for dogs shall be made tc the State Game and Fish Commission provided for in this Act. accompanied by receipt of the State Treasurer showing that the required fee has beer paid. The application shall conntair the name and age of the dog. if known whether male or female. and an aCcu rate and detailed description of suCl animal. If the dog has previously beer licensed in the name of farmer owner that fact shall be stated and the name of the former owner given. fl shall give tEe residence of the oWncl and the place where the dog k usual ly kept All license shall be number cd consecutiveIy. beginning with No l, and with each license shall be dc lievered q metal tag bearing tho in itials of the com. the year in figure. when issued. tho number of the Ii cense. The thE shall be attached tt a collar which shall be placed arounf to hunt under the provisions of this Act
 Forging initiating or substitutine any license or tag provided for heren shall constitute the crime of forgery and be punished as such
 The stealing CT dog on which tb' license fee has has been paid shall con Stitute the crime of grand larceny
 Section & No person shall Do T censed to hunt, except he he d hous fide citizen and resident of the State ahd shall have, previous 10 tte issg ance of the license, resided in th, State twelve months, provided thaI persons whose domicile is in thp State and who arc temporarily absenr from the State may be licensed t hunt
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