158 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



County, which appointment shall be for two years or until his successor is appointed 

 and qualified. [Warden must take the oath to perform his duties.] Said Warden 

 may be removed from office at any time by the said Judge upon complaint being 

 made and satisfactory proof submitted of failure to discharge his official duties. Said 

 Warden shall appoint in each Militia District in the County for which he is Warden, 

 a Deputy Warden, who shall be a qualified voter thereof, and who shall qualify in 

 the same manner as the Game Warden. * * * Said Deputy shall be appointed 

 for two years, but may be removed at any time by said Warden, said Deputy Warden 

 shall be charged generally with the duty of enforcing the laws for the protection of 

 game birds or animals, and such other birds as are protected by the laws of this 

 State, and also the Jaws for the protection of fish. They are empowered to make 

 arrests of all persons found in the act of violating said laws and to exercise the same 

 ministerial duties as Sheriffs in the arrest of all persons charged by one with the vio- 

 lation of said law. Said Warden and Deputy shall receive the same costs and fees 

 as Sheriffs of this State for similar service, in the arrest and trial of persons con- 

 victed under the provisions of this Act. And in addition thereto, one half of all fines 

 imposed in such cases when paid by the defendant, provided the Warden shall satisfy 

 the Judge trying the same that the detection or conviction in such cases is principally 

 the result of official diligence on his part. All vacancies in the office of AVarden shall 

 be filled by the Judge of the Superior Court as provided in this Act, and vacancies 

 for Deputy Warden by said Warden. 



Charge to grand jury: Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 

 That the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State be, and they are hereby required 

 to give the provisions of this Act in special charge to the Grand Jury at each regular 

 term of said Courts. 



Approved August 17, 1903. 



Laws of 1903, No. 346, p. 99. 



Nongame birds ; wardens ; charge to grand jury : Sec. 8. Be it further 

 enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Judges of the Superior Courts of the 

 several Counties of this State are authorized to appoint one or more Wardens whose 

 duties it shall be to enforce the provisions of this Act, [for the protection of nongame 

 birds] and who shall have the same power to make arrests for violation of this Act 

 as the Sheriffs of this State, and that the compensation of such wardens shall be one 

 half of the fines and forfeitures imposed by the Court and paid by the violators, the 

 other half to be paid to the School fund of the County in which the arrests are made. 

 The Judges of the Superior Court shall give the provisions of this Act in special 

 charge to the Grand Jury at each regular term of the Court. 



Approved August 15, 1903. 



IDAHO. 

 Laws of 1905, page 257. 



State Warden; Sec. 1. [As amended by Laws of 1907, p. 112.] The Governor 

 shall appoint a suitable person to serve as State Fish and Game Warden, whose duty 

 it shall be to protect the fish and game of this state, and to enforce the laws relating 

 thereto. The State Fish and Game Warden shall hold his office for the term of two 

 years or until his successor is appointed and qualified. 



Before entering upon his duties the State Fish and Game Warden shall execute a 

 bond to the State of Idaho in the penal sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) con- 

 ditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and his bond shall be approved 

 by the Governor. The Governor shall have power at any time to remove the State 

 Fish and Game Warden, at pleasure, for misconduct or neglect of his duties, and the 

 Governcr shall be the exclusive judge of misconduct or neglect of duties and shall 



