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minating crows and hawks. All moneys used for the payment of salaries, expenses 

 and other disbursements mentioned in this section, including the salary of the State 

 Game Commissioner, shall be taken from and charged to the State game protection 

 fund, and the Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw 

 warrants for the same upon the presentation of proper vouchers certified to by the 

 State Game Commissioner and approved by the Governor, and the State Treasurer 

 shall pay the same out of the State game protection fund. 



Search: [Sec] 19. If said State Game Commissioner, game wardens and depu- 

 ties, or either of them, has reason to believe, or does believe, that any person or cor- 

 poration has in his or their possession, contrary to law, any game, deer, wild fowl or 

 bird, it shall be the duty of such game commissioner, game wardens or deputies to 

 go before any justice of the peace in the county and make affidavit to that fact; said 

 justice shall thereupon issue a search warrant against the person or corporation so 

 complained of, directed to any constable of the county, commanding him to proceed 

 at once and search for said game, deer, wild fowl or bird, and upon finding the same 

 to seize and take possession of the same and keep it until further ordered by the 

 justice; said constable shall also read said warrant to the owner or person in whose 

 possession said game, deer, wild fowl or bird is found. Said warrant shall be sub- 

 stantially as follows: 



State of Illinois, \ ^ 



County, j 



To any constable of said county, greeting: 



You are hereby commanded to search (here describe place) , seize and take posses- 

 sion of and hold any game, wild fowl or bird found there. And you (here name 

 owner or person or corporation in whose possession game is found) are hereby noti- 

 fied to appear before me at my office in (here locate office) on (here state time of 

 trial), and show cause why the game, deer, wild fowl or birds should not be sold and 

 the proceeds thereof distributed, as required by law. 



(Signature of Justice. ) 



Justice of the Peace. 



(Date of warrant.) 



Hearing-: [Sec] 20. At the time mentioned in said warrant said justice shall pro- 

 ceed to hear and determine whether said game, deer, wild fowl or bird was in the 

 possession of the person or corporation contrary to law, and if said justice finds that 

 said game, deer, wild fowl or bird was in the possession of the defendant contrary to 

 law, then said justice shall enter judgment against the defendant and order a sale of 

 the game, deer, wild fowl or bird seized; but if said justice shall find that the pos- 

 session of said game, deer, wild fowl or bird was not contrary to law, then the judg- 

 ment of the court shall be that the same be returned to the person or corporation 

 from whom the same was taken. 



Sale: [Sec] 21. In case of a judgment and order of sale, as specified in section 20, 

 the said constable shall at once post two notices, one at the justice's office and one at the 

 place of sale, specifying in each notice the time and place of sale — not less than five 

 hours from the date of judgment — also a description of the game, deer or wild fowd 

 to be sold; said place of sale shall be upon the principal produce street or market of 

 the city; said constable shall, at the time and place mentioned in said notices, sell 

 said game, deer, wild fowl or bird at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, 

 and at once pay the proceeds of such sale into the justice's court; said constable 

 shall give to the purchaser a certificate of purchase, in which shall be a particular 

 description of the game sold, together w T ith the date of sale. 



Proceeds: [Sec] 22. Said justice shall, as soon as the proceeds of sale are paid 

 into his court, deduct the amount of his costs, together with the constable's costs, 

 and distribute the balance as follows: One-half shall be paid to the game warden or 

 deputy making the complaint, which shall be kept by him for his services, and one- 

 half paid into the State treasury at once, for the benefit of the game protection fund. 



Reports: [Sec] 23. [As amended by Laws of 1905, p. 273.] Said State Game 

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