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Report of Commissioners to Legislature. 



§ 242. The board of commissioners shall include in their annual report to the legislature 

 a detailed report of their receipts and disbursements under this article. 



Arrest of Offenders by Fish and Game Protectors and Foresters and Trial 

 Thereof. 



§ 243. Any protector or peace officer may, without warrant, arrest any person committing a 

 misdemeanor under the provisions of this act, in his presence, and take such person 

 immediately before a justice of the peace or other magistrate, having jurisdiction, who shall, 

 after giving defendant reasonable time to prepare for trial, proceed without delay, to hear, try 

 and determine the matter, and give and enforce judgment according to the allegations and 

 proofs. 



Jurisdiction of Courts. 



5 244. Courts of special sessions in towns and villages, and the several courts in cities 

 having jurisdiction to try misdemeanors, as provided by section fifty-six of the code of criminal 

 procedure, shall have jurisdiction to try offenders in all cases occurring under this act, in the 

 same manner as in other cases where they now have jurisdiction, and to render and enforce 

 judgment to the extent herein provided, and said courts shall have jurisdiction of all said 

 offenses committed within the county where said courts are held, in the same manner as though 

 the defendant had been taken before a magistrate of the town where the offense was committed. 



Punishment for Misdemeanor. 



5 245. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this act shall be 

 punished except as otherwise provided by this act by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more 

 than at the rate of one dollar for every dollar of the penalty provided by the section so violated 

 under which he is connected, or be imprisoned in the county jail or penitentiary for a period of 

 not less than one day, nor more than at the rate of one day for every dollar of such fine, or by 

 both such fine and imprisonment. 



Issue of Warrants of Arrest. 



§ 246. Any justice of the peace, police justice, county judge, judge of any city court, or 

 magistrate having criminal jurisdiction, on sufficient proof by affidavit that any of the pro- 

 visions of this chapter have been violated by any person temporarily within his jurisdiction, but 

 not residing there permanently, or by any person whose name and residence are unknown, 

 shall issue his warrant for the arrest of such offender and cause him to be committed or held 



to bail to answer the charge against him. 

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