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such persons before the nearest justice of the peace to be dealt with in accordance 

 with the i>rovisions of the game and fish hiws of this State. In the event of linding 

 game or fish taken or had in possession contrary to the provisions of any of the game 

 or fish laws of this State, upon the persons so dealt with, they shall proceed in the 

 manner ])rescribed in Sections 43, 44, 45 and 46. * * * 



Warden's badge: [Sec] 40. The game warden and deputy game warden shall, 

 when acting in his otticial capacity, except when on detective duty, wear in plain 

 view a metallic shield with the words " Game Warden " or "Deputy Game Warden," 

 as the case may be, inscribed thereon. * * * 



Dismissal: [Sec] 41. Whenever the services of any deputy game warden shall 

 no longer be required by the game warden, the game warden shall give a notice in 

 writing to this effect to said deputy game warden, and shall file the same in the office 

 of the clerk where the oath of office of such deputy game warden shall l)e recorded, 

 which notice shall be noted by the clerk upon the margin of the record where such 

 oath or affirmation is recorded, and thereafter the power of this deputy game 

 warden shall cease and determine, and a copy of such notice shall be immediately 

 served on such deputy game warden by the game warden and such service shall be 

 by registered letter to the U. S. mails or by the sheriff of the county in which the 

 commission of the said deputy game warden so removed shall be recorded. 



Disposition of fines: [Sec] 42. In all cases in which prosecutions for violations 

 of any of the general or hx-al game or fish laws of this State shall be instituted by 

 the game warden or any deputy game warden, and shall result in the collection of a 

 fine or fines, then all of such fine or fines, after the proper court costs or costs of the 

 justice of the peace in convicting such offenders shall have been paid, shall be paid 

 to the game warden as his compensation. And all public and local game and fish 

 laws heretofore enacted are hereby so amended as to make the fines therein provided 

 payable to the game M'arden according to the terms of this section. This section 

 shall not prevent the collection of any portion of such fines given by law to the 

 informer by any person not a game warden or deputy game warden procuring the 

 conviction of any person violating the game and fish laws. 



Search warrant: [Sec] 43. If the game warden or any deputy game warden has 

 reason to believe that any person or corporation has in his or its possession, contrary 

 to law, any game as defined by section 35, [deer, wild turkey, pinnated grouse, 

 ruffled grouse or pheasants, Mongolian and English pheasants, woodcock, partridge 

 or quail, rabbits, squirrels, ducks, geese, and all other species of wild fowl] or fish, 

 it shall be the duty of the game warden or such deputy game warden to go before 

 any justice of the peace in the county or city in which the game or fish may be, and 

 make affidavit of that fact; said justice shall thereupon issue a search warrant against 

 the person or corporation so complained of, directed to any constable of the said 

 county or city, commanding him to proceed at once and search f(jr said game or fish 

 and, upon finding the same, to seize and take possession of the same and keep it 

 until further order by the justice. The said constable shall read said warrant to the 

 owner or person in whose possession said game or fish is supposed to be. Said war- 

 rant shall be returnable within not less than twelve hours nor more than twenty-four 

 hours from the date thereof. 



Proceeding-s: [Sec] 44. At the time mentioned in said warrant, said justice shall 

 proceed to hear and determine whether said game or fish was in the possession of 

 the person or corporation contrary to law; and if the said justice shall find that said 

 game or fish was in the possession of the defendant contrary to law, then said justice 

 shall enter judgment against the defendant and order sale of the game or fish so 

 seized; but if the said justice shall find that the possession of such game or fish was 

 not contrary to law, then the judgment shall be that the same be returned to the 

 person or corporation from whom the same was taken. An appeal to the circuit 

 court for the county, or the Baltimore city ct)urt, as the case may be, may be taken 



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