266 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



the authority of a sheriff to perforin the duties prescribed by the laws of the State of 

 Washington for the protection of game animals, game birds, song birds and game 

 fish. Such game warden, so appointed, shall receive a salary of not less than twenty- 

 five dollars (S25) nor more than one hundred dollars (SlOO) per month to be paid 

 monthly out of the game protection fund of such county. 



Po-wers; Special -wardens; Oath; Responsibility: Sec. 3. All county game 

 wardens shall be e.r-o^c/o deputy state game wardens, and shall have the same powers 

 in the enforcement of the game laws of the State as the chief deputy state game war- 

 den, and shall be under the direction and supervision of the chief deputy state game 

 warden. County game wardens shall have power to appoint special game wardens 

 for his countj% such special game warden shall receive no salary but shall have same 

 authority as other game wardens; county game wardens before entering upon their 

 duties shall take and file with the county auditor of his county the oath of office as 

 prescribed for other county officers, and shall be held responsible for neglect, or non- 

 performance of his duties, and the county commissioners of any county may remove 

 the county game warden at any time for neglect or non-performance of duty. 



Approved March 13, 1905. 



Laws of 1905, chap. 147, p. 277. 



License fees; Fines; Game fund: Sec. 1. [Establishes resident and nonresi- 

 dent licenses.] * * * The county auditor shall pay to the county treasurer all 

 such fees collected by him, to be placed in the game protection fund, to be used by 

 the county commissioners for tlie propagation and protection of game in said county, 

 and the state auditor shall pay to the state treasurer all such fees collected by him 

 to be placed in the game protection and propagation fund. All fines collected under 

 the provisions of this act shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which 

 said fines are collected, and placed by him in the game protection fund. 



State fund: Sec. 2. There is hereby created a State fund, which shall be used 

 only for the protection and propagation of game animals, game birds and game fish 

 in this State. 



Apjiroved March 7, 1905. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 

 Code of 1906, chap. 62, p. 1122. 



Game and fish warden; Salary; Mileage; Deputies; Compensation: 



Sec. 2794. That it shall be the duty of the governor to appoint some person, a resi- 

 dent of this State, to the office of game and fish warden. Said warden shall hold his 

 office for four years or until his successor has been appointed and qualified, unless re- 

 moved for cause by the governor. He shall receive for his services the sum of one 

 thousand (§1,000.00) dollars a year, to be paid out of the treasury, quarterly, after being 

 duly audited; and shall be allowed mileage of three cents a mile while traveling by 

 railroad or steamboat, and ten cents a mile while traveling otherwise than by railroad or 

 steamboat, for the distance necessarily traveled for the purpose of enforcing this 

 act: provided, always, that the mileage expenses of said warden shall be reported 

 quarterly under oath, to the governor, and approved bj' him, and he also shall have 

 the power to fix and limit from time to time the amounts to be so expended. Said 

 game and fish warden shall select such person or persons as he may deem fit, includ- 

 ing any sheriff, deputy sheriff or assessor, to act as deputy game and fish warden in 

 the several counties of the State, and if apjjroved by the governor, he shall appoint 

 them deputy game and fish wardens. The deputy game and fish wardens shall 

 receive for their services the fines « accruing from such prosecutions as may be insti- 



« The constitutionality of this provision has been questioned in a case now before 

 the supreme court of the State. 



