MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN. 1 1 3 



search warrant; game unlawfully taken or held, found under a search warrant, shall 

 be forfeited; one-half of fines, penalties, and forfeitures to be paid to complainant 

 and one-half to Commonwealth, but where a deputy commissioner paid by the State 

 makes complaint the whole fine is paid to the State; unnaturalized foreign-born per- 

 sons must exhibit their licenses upon demand of any commissioner or deputy, war- 

 den, or officer authorized to serve process, and nonresident licensees must produce 

 their licenses to any person on demand. 



Action must be begun within one year if by individual for recovery of a penalty or 

 a forfeiture, the whole or part of which inures to his benefit; otherwise within two 

 years. Criminal prosecution must be begun within six years. 



MICHIGAN. 



(1) Officers: State game and fish warden; office established in March, 1887; term, 

 four years; bond, $5,000; salary, $2,000 per annum; allowance for expenses necessarily 

 incurred. 



Duties and powers. — Required to enforce game laws; to bring and cause to be 

 brought, and to prosecute and to cause to be prosecuted actions and proceedings for 

 violation of game laws; has pow T ersof sheriff to serve criminal process and to require 

 aid in executing it; may arrest, without warrant, any person caught by him in act 

 of violating law and take such person forthwith before a justice of the peace or mag- 

 istrate having jurisdiction for trial; such arrests may be made on Sunday and the 

 offender tried as soon as may be on a week day; may make complaint and cause 

 proceedings to be instituted without sanction of prosecuting attorney of the county 

 and is not required to furnish security for costs; may appear in any case and prose- 

 cute it in same manner and with same authority as prosecuting attorney; has power 

 to search any person and examine any boat, conveyance, vehicle, game bag, coat, or 

 other receptacle for game when he has good reason to believe that he will secure 

 evidence of violation of law; must seize game and birds taken, killed, possessed, or 

 shipped contrary to law and may do so without warrant; issues export licenses. 



Chief deputy. — Appointed by State warden; salary, $1,500 per annum; allowed 

 actual and necessary expenses; during absence or disability of State warden may 

 execute duties of that office; must devote his entire time to duties of the office; must 

 take constitutional oath. 



Deputy game wardens. — Not exceeding ten, appointed by State warden, compensa- 

 tion $3 per day for time actually employed; have same power and authority as 

 State warden. 



County game and fish wardens. — Not exceeding three for each county, appointed by 

 State warden; compensation such as county supervisors provide, may be employed 

 by individuals and clubs interested in enforcement of game laws within their respec- 

 tive counties; have powers of the State warden, and are subject to his supervision and 

 control. 



A udubon Society wardens. — Four in number, appointed by State warden upon recom- 

 mendation of Michigan Audubon Society; have powers of deputy game wardens, but 

 receive no compensation from State or county; territory assigned by Audubon Society. 



Wardens not liable for damages on account of any search or seizure made in accord- 

 ance with law. 



(3) Game-protection fund: All fees from nonresident licenses and one-third of 

 all fees from resident licenses, export and scientific permits paid into State treasury 

 for payment of salary and expenses of State warden and deputies. Twenty-five 

 cents from every resident license fee paid into county treasury for use of county 

 supervisors in payment of deputy and county wardens, sheriffs, and constables for 

 services connected with enforcement of game laws. 



(4) Administrative provisions: Proot of probable cause for believing in con- 

 cealment of game or birds killed, taken, possessed, had under control, or shipped 



