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in the conservation of fish and game. Without these qualifications no 

 one who is charged with the enforcement of the game laws can be 

 successful. 



During the past several years, the Fish and Game Commission has 

 had an auxiliary force of unsalaried assistants. In certain instances 

 excellent results were obtained through these men, but in general the 

 results were very disappointing. Most of them did not take an active 

 interest in law enforcement. Some of them even used their badge to 

 cover up their own and their friends' violations. Frequently very 

 flagrant violations were overlooked and more frequently petty cases 

 M^ere sworn to that should have been handled outside of court. At the 

 time that the "Workmen's Compensation Act went into effect, it was 

 realized that the expense of carrying insurance on the army of special 

 assistants was not warranted — a ruling from the Attorney General 

 being to the effect that the commission was liable for accidents that 

 might occur. On this account it was decided to cancel the appoint- 

 ments of all special deputies. 



A "Manual for Deputie>s," arranged by Messrs. A. D. Ferguson, 

 George Neale, R. D. Duke, J. S. Hunter, and W. H. Shebley, was pub- 

 lished in May, 1914. This manual deals with the more important phases 

 of a deputy's problems, and gives an insight into the powers and 

 duties of deputy fish and game commissioners. It is of particular value 

 to the newly appointed officer. The six divisions of the Manual appear 

 under the heads : Qualifications, Arrests, Expense, Routine and Forms, 

 Decisions and Civil Service Regulations. The following quotations 

 from Part I, show the standards which are set for deputies of the Cali- 

 fornia Fish and Game Commission : 



Qualifications — A deputy fish and game commissioner should be 

 honorable in all his dealings ; whether with the public, his superior 

 officers or his fellow deputies. The eye of the public is upon him ; 

 the honor of the commission is in his keeping. A deputy is out 

 of place in the great and important work of conservation in which 

 the California Fish and Game Commission is engaged unless he can 

 command the respect of those with whom he comes in contact. 

 Even the most persistent lawbreaker is bound to respect the self- 

 respecting, upright officer, though he bring him to justice and 

 punishment. * * * 



Energetic — The good things in his line do not come to the deputy 

 who waits for them. The duties of the deputy fish and game com- 

 missioner are peculiar in that — unlike a sheriff or other peace 

 officer, who usually acts upon information furnished by others — 

 the deputy must, from the nature of things, himself take the 

 initiative. He must not only do patrol duty in the ordinary sense 

 of the word, but he must endeavor to anticipate the movements of 

 those who would violate the fish and game laws. He must be ever 

 alert. He should thoroughly post himself on those sections wherein 



