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sioner, or a warden, and the defendant is convicted, there shall be taxed as costs in 

 favor of the officer making the arrest the same fees as a constable is entitled to in a 

 case of misdemeanor, and if collected from the defendant, shall be paid over to such 

 officer and shall be a personal perquisite for which he need not account, but no such 

 fees shall be allowed in case of acquittal, nor shall the county or state be liable for 

 such fees in any event. 



Allowances under sale: Sec. 6. In case of a seizure and sale of game or fish taken 

 or held in violation of this act, the officer making the same shall be entitled to the 

 mileage allowed to a constable for serving a writ of replevin, and the reasonable cost 

 of transporting the game or fish to the place of sale, and $3 per day for each day 

 actually and necessarily spent in making the sale, which sums he may deduct from 

 the proceeds of sale, but in no event shall the county or state be liable for any defi- 

 ciency, and such fees when earned by the commissioner or a warden shall be a personal 

 perquisite for which he need not account but when such fees are collected from the 

 proceeds of sale no other expenses shall be allowed any officer on account of the 

 seizure, transportation or sale. 



Report of sale : Sec. 7. In all cases the officer making a seizure or sale shall, 

 within ten days thereafter report all the particulars thereof and an itemized state- 

 ment of the proceeds, expenses and fees and the disposition thereof, and pay the 

 remainder of the proceeds, if any, to the commissioner. 



Approved April 27, 1899. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Revised Statutes, 1902, chap. 189, p. 781. 



Commissioners of fisheries and game : [Sec ] 3094. On or before May first, 1903, 

 and biennially thereafter, the governor shall appoint three commissioners of fisheries 

 and game, who shall serve for two years from the first day of July following their 

 appointment, and until their successors are duly appointed, unless sooner removed 

 by the governor. 



Compensation: [Sec] 4811. * * * There shall be paid * * * To each 

 commissioner of fisheries and game, three dollars a day, also his actual expenses 

 while officially employed, and a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars a year for 

 the clerical expenses of the commission; * * * (Chap. 284, p. 1152. ) 



Duties; Powers: [Sec] 3095. The duties of the commissioners of fisheries and 

 game shall be as follows: * * * the introduction, propagation, and distribution of 

 such food fish and game as are adapted to the waters or lands of this state, and the 

 appointment of fish and game wardens and inspectors as hereinafter provided. They 

 shall cooperate with the United States fish commission and with the different fish and 

 game commissioners of other states, and shall report to the governor on or before the 

 first day of December next preceding the convening of the general assembly, giving 

 a detailed statement of their receipts and expenditures. They shall enforce all laws 

 relating to fish and game and shall perform such other duties as are or may be 

 imposed upon them by law. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this title, 

 each of the commissioners shall have the same power as grand jurors or prosecuting 

 officers. 



Wardens: [Sec] 3096. On or before September first, 1903, and biennially there- 

 after, the commissioners of fisheries and game shall appoint one person in each 

 county as a fish and game warden, who shall serve for two years from the date of 

 his appointment. 



Peace officers; Special protectors; Search: [Sec] 3097. Fish and game 

 wardens and other officers shall have the power, without warrant, within their 

 respective precincts, to arrest for the violation of any law relating to fish and game. 

 The fish and game warden for any county shall, within thirty days after his appoint- 



