The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-03-25

tHe llSn ana game n provisions are
maintain at the expense of the fish
and game fund fish screens or fish
wheels to prevent fish entering irriga-
ton bitches. Heretofore fish wheels
have been installed only at the >eX-
pense of the ditch owner.
For Rearing Ponds.
The commission is authorized to con-
struct and maintain fish nurseries or
rearing ponds into which the fish fry
will be placed and allowed to grow to
fingerlings before being deposited in
the streams, shall have authority to
divide the state into fish and game dis
tricts through the state and declare
closed seasons for hunting or fishing
within said districts to protect recent
ly stocked waters, or spawning waters
or to prevent depletion of fish or of
game.
1t shall have authority to establish
game refugees for the providing of safe
sanctuaries in which game may breed
and replenish provided that no refuge,
sanctuary or preserve shall be set
aside Or created by the commission eX-
cept that the same be petitioned for
by IS per cent of the actual property
owners" or in ease there are no pro-
perty owners within the territory, then
by '75 per cent of those directly inter-
'ested or affected financially by the
setting aside Of said area
$4,000 for Warden.
Members of the commission shall re-
ceive $40 a day for each day in actual
attendance upon their duties, not to
exceed 5000 a year, and their neces-
sary travelling expenses. The commits
sion shall appoint as state fish and
game warden 4 person of experience
special training and skill in wild life
protection, conservation and manage
ment who shall continue in office at the
pleasure of the commission and shall
be paid $4,000 a year and actual trav-
cling expenses, the latter to not eX-
coed $4,000 a year.
The commission shall have power to
appoint deputy wardens, not exceeding
eight, each to be assigned to a particu-
lar district provided, however, the
commission may employ, for a limited
period of time, a special game warden
to patrol said district and enforce the
fish and game laws and further, that
such special deputy game wardens
shall receive in compensation such am
cunt as the commission may allow for
rervices rendered and actual expenses
not to exceed 81 a day
No Limit on Specials.
(Under this section, although the
regular deputies are limited to eight,
there is practically no limit to the
number of specials that may be en-
ployed. The regular deputies are
placed practically under civil service
rules and will be expected to act, not
so much in the nature of policemen as
in the nature of protectors of game.)
Deputy game wardens must have
had experience, training and skill in
the protection, conservation and propa-
cation of wild life and interested in
the work. "While retaining the right
to vote as he may please and express
his opinions on all political questions
no fish or game warden or deputy
shall take any active part in political
management or political campaigns"
deputy wardens shall be rated as
first, second on third class upon the
basis of efficiency and shall receive
S125 q month, provided that first rate
deputies shall receive an increased sal
airy at the rate of $40 a month which
shall be increased to a like amount in
subsequent years until he shall receive
the maximum of $1,000 a year; second
class deputies shall received increases
CT s. per month until they reach the
maximum Of 81 $50. Travelling eXpen-
SEES Of not to exceed 5000 a year will
he allowed deputies.
EX-Oficio Wardens.
Sheriffs, c~onstables, peace officers
and state forest officials are made eX-
officio deputy game wardens without
pay and shall have the same powers
for enforcement of the fish and game
laws as the regularly appointed war
dens.
The commission shall have general
supervision over fish hatcheries and
shall appoint a superintendent Of
hatcheries who shall draw $4,000 per
year and travelling expenses of not to
exceed 81 900.
The law provides that any fish or
come district, closed district, refugees,
preserves. s~anctuaries, rest grounds,
made ard created by the commission,
and any lakes or streams closed by
he commission shall be co~nspicuously
posted fcr a period Of Is days before
dosing Cf such and fishing or hunting
within said districts shall be punish
able as provided by the laws relating
to closed seasons.
All game preserves heretofore ere
ated are continued in force until
changed by the commission, provided