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forests and timber lands, game, and tinh; and it shall l)e the duty of the judge of 

 said court to see that such returns are faithfully made, and any sheriff, deputy 

 sheriff, constable, or warden wilfully neglecting or refusing to make such returns or 

 to prosecute any offense under said laws of which he shall have personal knowledge, 

 or of which he shall have notice in writing l)y any citizen, giving the name of the 

 offender, together with the names of the witnesses, shall be deemed guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $50, 

 or to undergo an imprisonment in tlie county jail of two months, both or either, at 

 the discretion of the court. 

 Approved February 19, 1903. 



Laws of 1905, cliap. 204, p. 336. 



Disposition of hunting license fees; Fines: Sec. 2. * * * All moneys so col- 

 lected [for resident and nonresident hunting licenses] by the county clerk shall, at least 

 once in every three months, be forwarded to and deposited with the State Treasurer, 

 and be placed to the credit of the fund for the protection of game and game fish, and 

 shall be used as authorized by law by the State Game and Forestry Warden, or such 

 other officer or officers as may be vested with authority to enforce the laws of this 

 State for the protection of game or game fish within the State. All fines collected 

 under the provisions of this act [establishing resident and nonresident licenses] shall 

 be paid to the State Treasurer, and shall be placed by him in said game protection 

 fund and be used for the protection of game and game fish. 



Approved February 21, 1905. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Laws of 1895, No. 187, p. 273. 



Game commissioners; Compensation: Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the 

 Governor of the Commonwealth is hereby authorized and required to appoint, sub- 

 ject to the approval of the Senate, six competent citizens of this State to be and act 

 as a Board of Game Commissioners, no two of whom shall be from the same Sena- 

 torial district, [term 3 years, no compensation] * * * 



Office ; Meetings ; Statistics ; Reports : Sec. 2. The Board of Game Commis- 

 sioners shall have an office in the Capitol, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and shall 

 hold meetings at such office on the first Thursday of January and July, and at such 

 other times and places within the State as the commissioners shall appoint fur the 

 transaction of business. It shall be the duty of said board to protect and preserve 

 the game, song and insectiverous birds and mammals of the State, and to enforce, 

 by proper actions and proceedings, the laws of this Commonwealth relating to the 

 same. It shall be the duty of said board to collect, classify and preserve all such 

 statistics, data and information as, in their judgment, will tend to promote the objects 

 of this act, to take charge of and keep all reports, books, papers and documents 

 which shall, in the discharge of their duties hereunder, come into their possession 

 or under their control. It shall be the duty of said board, on or before the first 

 Monday in December of each year, to prepare and present to the Governor of this 

 State an annual report sliowing what has been done by them during the current 

 year, the amount received by them and from what sources, and the amount expended 

 by them and for what purposes, with such recommendations for legislative action, if 

 any, as the said board may deem wise for the better accomplishment of this ai-t. 

 The Governor shall lay said reports beforethe legislatures convening next after their 



receipt. 



Game protectors; Chief protector; Bond : Sec. 3. The Board of Game Com- 

 missioners shall, have the power and authority to appoint ten (10) competent men 

 whose powers and duties are hereinafter defined and who shall be known as game 



