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sivelv. These wardens (there may be one or more in each county) are 

 appointed by the judge of the superior court for an unlimited term 

 and have the same powers as a sheriff in making arrests. 



Duties and poioers. — The county warden is usually empowered to 

 appoint a sufficient numoer of deputies to assist in enforcing the law. 

 His chief duty is to detect violations and institute prosecutions by 

 tiling complaints. 



ComyeMsation. — The big-game wardens in South Dakota are allowed 

 S75 a month, payable from the game fund of the county, but most 

 States that have county wardens allow them ver} T meager compensa- 

 tion. Nevada restricts the amount to $20 and Florida to $60 a month, 

 and several States allow percentages of fines or the usual criminal 

 fees. In Florida, Mississippi, and South Dakota funds for payment of 

 county wardens and for expenses in enforcing the game laws are 

 derived from the fees for hunting licenses. 



In addition to the foregoing class of wardens, it remains to mention 

 the county wardens in three States, who, while not the sole game 

 officers, are more or less independent of the State department. The 

 county supervisors in California are authorized to appoint a game 

 warden for their county. This warden is directly amenable to the 

 board of supervisors. His salaiy is graduated according to the popu- 

 lation of the county, from §50 to S125 a month, pa} T able from the 

 county treasury, and each warden is allowed £25 a month for expenses. 



The county commissioners in each county in Washington are author- 

 ized to appoint a county game warden and must do so upon request of 

 100 freeholders or taxpayers. The salary, which is pa} T able from the 

 county game fund, is determined by the county commissioners, but can 

 not be less than 825 or more than $100 a month. The count}' warden 

 is authorized to appoint special game wardens, but they receive no 

 salary. 



In Wyoming the county commissioners of each county may appoint 

 a game warden for the county. This warden is entirely under the 

 control of the county commissioners and is allowed such compensation 

 as the county commissioners may determine, to be paid out of the 

 funds at their disposal. 



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hi the District of Columbia the enforcement of the game laws is 

 intrusted to the police department, the work being placed in charge 

 of the superintendent of metropolitan police, who has at his disposal 

 the sum of $500, appropriated for this purpose each year by Congress. 

 The superintendent of police is also the game warden of the local game 

 protective association and performs all the duties usual ty assigned to 

 a commissioner or State game warden. 

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