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for anyone to pollute any of the streams of the State, and provides 

 for the arrest and punishment of all violators of the law. 



It is the duty of the State Game Warden to see that these laws are 

 properly enforced, and to appoint special game wardens to assist 

 him in so doing. It is, also, the duty of the State Game Warden to 

 have charge and control of Reelfoot Lake, and the fishing and hunt- 

 ing privileges belonging thereto. It is not only the duty of the 

 State Game Warden to see that these laws are enforced, but it is 

 necessary for him to collect the money to pay for the work done in 

 this direction. 



A license is required of professional fishermen, game dealers, 

 resident and non-resident shooters and market hunters. A license 

 is required of professional fishermen, etc., and the moneys derived 

 from the sale of these licenses, and the fines collected for violations 

 of the Game, Fish and Forestry Laws, are paid into the hands of the 

 State Game Warden, and that is the only means he has of securing 

 money with which to run the Department of Game, Fish and 

 Forestry. 



As I have just stated, it is the duty of the State Game Warden to 

 appoint special wardens in different parts of the State, but the only 

 provision for the paying of the special wardens is that they secur-e 

 one-half of the fines collected by them for the violations of the law. 



The forestry laws of this State prohibit setting fire to any forest 

 belonging to the State, to the United States, or to any person, or to 

 wilfully, negligently and maliciously set on fire any woods, grass- 

 lands, etc., by any means, whereby the property of another is in- 

 jured. It prohibits the wanton injury of timber or any forest tree 

 belonging to another, and requires railroads to protect their right 

 of ways from fires that might be communicated to adjacent wood- 

 land. " 



'Jlie enforcement of the forestry laws is also made the duty of the 

 Stale Game Wartlen; the State, however, has made no provision of 

 any kind by which the State Warden can secure funds to properly 

 enforce the forestry laws of the State. 



These are some of the duties of the State Game Warden, but in 

 my opinion, the greatest work for the Game Warden to accomplish 

 at this time would be lo secure the active co-operation of all tbose 

 citizens of the Stale vvlio are in favor of the protection of wild life, 

 and the conservation of our game, our fish and our forests. 



