242 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



which the offense was committed, together with a statement of the cause for w^hich 

 said money w^as collected. It shall be the duty of each county treasurer to keep a 

 record of the cause for which said money was collected, and to forward the same, at 

 •least once a month, to the State Treasurer, for the use of the Commonwealth. Any 

 defendant refusing to pay the penalty imposed, together with the costs of prosecu- 

 tion, shall be committed to the common jail of the county, for a period of one day 

 for each dollar of penalty imposed, unless he shall enter into good and sufficient 

 recognizance, with one or more sureties, to answer such complaint, on a charge of 

 misdemeanor, before the court of quarter sessions of the peace in and for the county 

 in which the offense w-as committed; which said court, on the conviction of the 

 defendant of silch offense, and upon his failure to pay the penalty imposed, together 

 with the costs of prosecution, shall commit such defendant to the common jail of 

 the county, for a period of one day for each dollar of penalty imposed: Provided, 

 that any person charged with a violation of any provision of this act may, at his dis- 

 cretion, sign an acknowledgment of the offense committed, and pay to the duly 

 authorized and sworn game protector or deputy game protector the penalty in full, 

 as fixed by the section violated, with costs to that date; and the printed receipt 

 which he shall receive therefor, and which in all instances shall bear the imprint of 

 the seal of the Board of Game Commissioners and the signature of its secretary, shall 

 be evidence of a full satisfaction of the offense committed. 

 Approved April 22, 1905. 



Laws of 1905, No. 227, p. 361. 



An Act creating a Department of State Police and providing for appointment of officers and men. 



Local officers: Sec. 5. The various members of the Police Force are hereby 

 authorized and empowered to make arrests, without warrant, for all violations of the 

 law which they may witness, and to serve and execute warrants issued by the proper 

 local authorities. They are also authorized and empowered to act as forest, fire, 

 game and fish wardens; and, in general, to have the powers and prerogatives con- 

 ferred by law upon meml^ers of the police force of cities of the first class, or upon 

 constables of the Commonwealth. 



Approved May 2, 1905. 



Laws of 1907, No. 57. 



Wild fowl; Forfeiture of guns, etc. : Sec. 2. [Prohibits use of any craft pro- 

 pelled by any means other than oars, poles, or hand paddles in hunting wild water 

 fowl]. Each and every person who shall violate any provision of this section shall 

 be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars per day for each day on which any forbidden 

 craft or boat may be used to hunt or pursue wild water-fowl, and ten dollars for each 

 other contrivance or device set, placed, or carried contrary to the provisions of law. 

 All boats, decoys, guns, shooting paraphernalia, or other contrivances or devices of 

 whatsoever description, used by any person or persons in violation of the provisions 

 of tlie game laws of this Commonwealth, shall, unless the fine imposed and costs be 

 paid, be forfeited to the Board of Game Commissioners, who shall destroy or sell the 

 same at their pleasure, and apply the fund thus arising to the purposes of their 

 appointment. 



Summary convictions; Disposition of fines; Limitation of prosecution: 

 Sec. 4. [Identical with sec. 23, No. 180, Laws of 1905. See p. 241.] 



