128 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



(1) Officers: Audubon Society of South Carolina, incorporated February 19, 1907. 

 Objects and poiuers. — To promote among the citizens of the State an appreciation of 



the value of wild birds, animals, and fish; to encourage parents and teachers to 

 instruct children on the subject; to stimulate public sentiment against the destruction 

 of wild animals, fish, birds, and their eggs; to secure enactment and enforcement of 

 proper and necessary protective laws; to appoint officers to enforce such laws, and to 

 raise funds for carrying out objects of the society. 



Treasurer of the society appointed by the governor; term, during good behavior; 

 required to report annually to governor. Secretary, who is executive officer, elected 

 by the society annually. 



Bird and game wardens. — Appointed by governor upon recommendation of the 

 society; to hold office during good behavior; bond, $100; compensation fixed by 

 society; have powers of constables; required to prosecute persons or corporations 

 having game in possession contrary to law; to see that laws are enforced, and to 

 obtain information as to violations; must take oath of office. 



County game wardens, one for each county, appointed by the governor; must see 

 that game and bird laws are enforced and report at each term of court of general 

 sessions all violations of law and what steps were taken to punish offenders. They 

 are exempt from road and jury duty. 



Inspectors. — Appointed by board of county commissioners to enforce act for pro- 

 tection of game, fish, and terrapin on public lands and navigable waters; compensa- 

 tion fixed by board, but not to exceed 10 per cent of hunting license fees and fines 

 for violation of the act. 



(2) Game protection fund: Money derived from hunting licenses, fines, and for- 

 feitures under act incorporating Audubon Society remitted to State treasurer to con- 

 stitute a 'Game protection fund,' and to be paid out upon the order and vouchers 

 of the society. 



(3) Administrative provisions: Bird and game wardens may make affidavit 

 before a magistrate that they believe game and birds are unlawfully in possession of 

 a common carrier and may receive a warrant to search, open, enter, and examine 

 cars, warehouses, and receptacles, and if such game be found to seize it; game so 

 seized to be sold at auction by the warden; nonresidents and aliens must exhibit 

 their licenses upon demand of any warden or police officer; any person may prose- 

 cute offenders of the game laws; person found in act of violating law relating to 

 hunting on public land and water may be arrested at once and all guns, boats, and 

 appliances in his possession and used in the violation may be seized, and upon his 

 conviction forfeited to State, to be sold and proceeds divided equally between State 

 and county; informers entitled to one-half the fine in cases arising under law pro- 

 tecting deer; reception by person or corporation of game or birds for shipment out 

 of the State prima facie evidence of their killing for such purpose, and possession of 

 partridge or quail, sold or offered for sale, shipped, or exported prima facie evidence 

 of a violation of law prohibiting sale and export, and burden of proof is upon pos- 

 sessor to show that the bird was imported from another State; oath of one credible 

 witness sufficient to convict for illegal hunting of deer; oath of landowner sufficient 

 to convict for unlawful hunting on his land. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



(1) Officers: Big game. — Game wardens, one for each county where big game 

 occurs; appointed by governor upon petition of ten citizens of such county; term, till 

 successor is appointed; bond, $500; salary, $75 per month, paid from county game 

 fund; jurisdiction extends throughout State. 



