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(3) Game protection fund: License fees and fines constitute a game and fish fund 

 in the State treasury. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Licensee required to exhibit license when 

 requested by warden. 



Prosecution must be begun within one year. 



ILLINOIS. 



(1) Officers: State game commissioner; office established in 1899; term during 

 incumbency of the governor making appointment; salary $2,500 per annum; allow- 

 ance of actual and necessary traveling expenses and authority to engage not to 

 exceed ten office employees. 



Duties and powers. — To enforce the law; to bring and cause to be brought actions 

 and proceedings for violations; to report annually to the governor. 



Game wardens. — Sixteen in number, appointed by the commissioner with the 

 approval of the governor; salary $900 per annum and expenses; entitled to one-half 

 of the proceeds of sale of confiscated game when they file complaint; jurisdiction 

 throughout the State. 



Deputy game wardens. — Not to exceed three for each county, appointed by the 

 commissioner; compensation not exceeding $2 per day of actual employment, neces- 

 sary traveling expenses, and one-half of all fines when they file complaints; jurisdic- 

 tion throughout the State. 



Special deputy game wardens. — As many as necessary, appointed by commissioner;, 

 compensation one-half fines when they file complaints. 



Commissioner and all wardens have full authority to serve and execute all war- 

 rants and processes of law issued by any court in the enforcement of the game law 

 in the same manner as constables; may arrest on sight and without warrant persons 

 detected by them actually violating the law and may take such persons before any 

 competent court and make complaint, which court shall proceed with the case in 

 the same manner as in misdemeanor cases; must cause an investigation of all viola- 

 tions coming to their notice and cause proceedings to be instituted if the proof war- 

 rants such action; must seize on sight, without process, game found in possession of 

 any person or corporation contrary to law. Not liable for damages through wrong- 

 ul seizure of game. 



(2) Other officers: Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, coroners, and police officers are ex 

 officio deputy game wardens and are required to enforce the game law; States' 

 attorneys must supervise enforcement in their counties and prosecute all offenders 

 on receipt of information of violations. 



(3) Game protection fund: License fees, one-half of all sums recovered in any 

 penal action and of fines imposed when deputy warden files complaint, also one-half 

 of proceeds of sale of confiscated game constitute a State game protection fund. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Any person may institute a prosecution in the 

 name of the people of the State of Illinois before any justice of the peace or any 

 court of competent jurisdiction; any person filing complaint in a penal action or 

 instituting prosecution is entitled to one-half of the recovery; affidavit before justice 

 of the peace by the commissioner or any warden that game is in possession of an;/ 

 person or corporation contrary to law is ground for issuance of a search warrant 

 directed to any constable of the county, commanding him to search for such game 

 and when found 1o seize and keep it subject to order of the justice. (For further 

 procedure see p. 163, sees. 19-22.) Seized game to be sold; licensee while hunting 

 must have license with him ready to exhibit; action of debt lies for recovery of fine 

 for violation of license provisions; alteration of license declared to be forgery and 

 punishable as such; violators of trespass section of the law may be prosecuted before 

 any justice of the peace or by indictment or information in any court in the county,, 



