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ment as deputy sheriffs. It shall be the duty of the game warden or any constable 

 or deputy, to make arrests, and prosecute offenders, under this act, as in other 

 misdemeanor cases, before any justice of the peace, and without being required to 

 give bond for costs. And it shall be a misdemeanor in office for any game warden 

 or deputy to fail to prosecute violators of this act. All fines collected under this act 

 shall go to that game warden or deputy or constable making the arrest and securing 

 the conviction. 



Arrest: Sec. 3623. Any justice of the peace upon information received that any 

 of the provisions of this act have been or are being violated, shall issue his warrant 

 of arrest directed to any sheriff or constable, or other peace officer, commanding 

 that said offender be at once arrested and held for trial. No bond shall be required 

 for costs. Any constable, sheriff or other officer failing or refusing to serve said 

 warrant, shall be guilty of a non-feasance in office, and upon conviction shall be 

 iined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and be 

 removed from office. 



Refusing' or opening' packages: Sec. 3626. Common carriers may refuse any 

 package which they may suppose contains fish or game designed for export and may 

 cause said package to be opened, or may satisfy themselves in any other way that 

 said package does not contain game or fish.« 



CALIFORNIA. 



Political Code 1897, Art. I, p. 62. 



Fish commissioners: [Sec 343. There are 3 fish commissioners.] 



Art. II, p. 69. 



Appointment: [Sec] 368. The following executive officers are appointed by the 

 Governor, with the consent of the Senate: * * * (3) the fish commissioners [who 

 hold office during the pleasure of the Governor] . 



Art. XVII. 



Duties: [Sec] 642. It is the duty of the Fish Commissioners: 



1. To see that the laws for the preservation of fish and game are strictly enforced; 



and for that purpose they may from time to time employ such assistants as they shall 



cleem necessary, which persons so appointed as assistants shall have all powers and 



authority of Sheriffs to make arrests for violation of such laws throughout the State. 



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7. To provide for the distribution and protection of game birds imported into this 

 State for purposes of propagation. 



8. To report biennially to the Governor a statement of all their transactions and 

 disbursements. 



Compensation: [Sec] 643. The commissioners receive no compensation. 



Appendix, p. 1031 (Statutes 1895, Chap. CLXV.) 



County wardens: Sec 1. The board of supervisors of each and every county in 

 the state may, in its discretion, at their first meeting held in April, eighteen hundred 

 and ninety-five, and at their first meeting held in January, eighteen hundred and 

 ninety-seven, and in January every two years thereafter, appoint a suitable person 

 to serve for the period of two years from the date of his appointment as fish and 

 game warden of the county, which office is hereby created; * * * 



Duties: Sec 2. Said fish and game warden shall enforce the state laws, * * * 

 relating to the protection of fish and game, and he shall be vested with all the powers 

 of a peace officer to made arrests for the violation of such laws. 



a See Wells Fargo Express Co. v. State, 96 S. W., 189. 



