The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-15

members shall be appointed for term of two years and the remain ing members shall be appointed for period of four years. No person is eligible to appointment upon said commission unless he is an actual resident of the state and citizen thereof. Only such persons as are interested in and devoted to the pres ervation of wild life shall be appoint ed to serve upon said commission. The members of said commission shall serve without pay, provided, that when sufficient funds have been paid into the hands of the state treasurer derived from the license l fees herein provided their actual ex- penses may be paid in going to and attending the meetings of the com mission.
 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.
 The commission shall superintend and direct the enforcement of all laws relating to the protection of game and fish. their authority to be concurrent with and not exclusive of the authority now vested by law in other officers.
 The commission is herewith vested with such power and discretion Tn making rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper en- forcement of this act.
 The commission shall appoint d secretary for the commission and fix the pay for his services, prescribe his duties. and the commission may del egate such powers to the secretary as it deems necessary not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
 The commission shall issue or cause to be done by the secretary all licenses provided for in this act; shall keep a complete record of all acts and things done by the commission or under it's authority and direction, shall elect one of their members chairman, and shall make an annual report to the governor of the state of the work of the commission, an may make such recommendations as the commission may deem proper. Section &. The State Game and Fish Commission may appoint such persons as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the laws, and shall have the power to discharge any of such persons with or without cause The persons so appointed by 1 the commission for the purpose oI enforcing the game laws of the state shall be known as Game War dens, and no person shall be appoint ! ed a game warden unless he shall be twentyone years of age and oi good moral character. Such game wardens shall execute bond to tht state of Arkansas in the sum of Ont Thousand Dollars, conditioned fol the faithful performance of his du- ties Scuh bond shall be approve1 by the commission and shall be fileC with the secretary of said commits sion.
 Section 9 The game wardens shall be commissioned by the com
 mission. Such game wardens con currently with the sheriffs and con
 stables throughout the state shal have power to arrest any offender violating any law relating to game ol 1 fish and to take such offender be fore any court in the county wher,
 the offence is committed having iur
 isdiction. The game wardens shal 1 have power to serve all warrants anC
 other processes relating to the en 1 forcement of the game and fish law. of the state. No game warden shal l be allowed to collect or charge any fees.
 Each person licensed under tho provisions of this act, upon reques of any game warden. member of tho commission, constable or sheriff shall disclose all information ol knowledge he may have relating tl violations of game and fish laws. 1 Any person licensed, as hereir provided, failing or refusing to com i ply with Section of this act sha! in addition to the penalty otherwise provided, forfeit his license, and shall not be allowed to hunt or fisf for a period of one year thereafter
 This act is intended to be supple mental and repeals only such laws as are in conflict herewith
 This act being necessary for i'm | mediate preservation of the publi;
 
 effect and be in force from and aft CT it's passage.
 Section 10, It is hereby made the duty of the prosecuting attorneys throughout the state to file informa. tion against any and all persons vio- latins any of the provisions of this act. The prosecuting attorney shal' i be allowed for each conviction ot plea of guilty to violation of this act l in the justice of the peace courts a fee of $25.00 to be taxed as costs in each ease, and upon appeal from any justice of the peace court to tho circuit court the conviction be sus tained he shall receive an additional | fee of $10.00 which shall be taxed as costs. The prosecuting attor- ney shall receive upon all pleas ot guilty and convictions for violations l of the provisions of this act upOr