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any county of the State for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of such laws, 

 who shall receive no other compensation than that provided in Section seven (7) of 

 this Act.a 



Arrest: Sec. 4. The said Commissioner and his deputies shall have the authority 

 to arrest, without writ, rule, order or process any person in the act of committing or 

 attempting to commit a crime or misdemeanor, in his presence, in violation of the 

 fish and game laws of this State, and they are hereby made peace officers of this 

 State for that purpose. 



Bond: Sec. 5. [Commissioner required to give bond of $2,000 for faithful per- 

 formance of duties and proper expenditure of moneys coming into his possession as 

 Commissioner. ] 



Report: Sec 6. Such Commissioner shall report the result of his investigations, 

 experiments and labors to the next General Assembly succeeding his appointment, 

 which report shall also embrace all necessary suggestions and recommendations that 

 he may deem proper to increase the efficiency and value of fish and game culture to 

 the citizens of this State. 



Compensation, Prosecution: Sec 7. That said Commissioner shall have and 

 receive for his services the sum of $1,200.00 per annum, to be paid out of any money 

 in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, in quarterly instalments, on the 

 warrant of the Auditor of State in the same manner and upon the same vouchers as 

 other officers of the State are paid, and in addition thereto the sum of $1,200.00 per 

 annum for traveling and office expenses, and the same shall be all the compensation 

 that he shall be entitled to receive from the State, which sums shall be paid out of 

 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in quarterly instalments. 

 Said Commissioner may have his appearance entered with a prosecuting attorney in 

 any proceedings brought by said commissioner for the prosecution of any person for 

 the violation of any law for the protection of fish, or game, and may be present in 

 person or by deputy and assist said prosecuting attorney, * * *. 



Approved February 13, 1899. 



Laws of 1889, Chap. CCXXXIX, p. 449. 



Road supervisors: Sec 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State 

 of Indiana, That it shall be the duty of the road supervisors to arrest or cause to be 

 arrested and to prosecute or cause to be prosecuted, any or all persons violating any 

 of the provisions of the acts, or any law heretofore or hereafter to be enacted, for 

 the protection of game and fish. And, said road supervisors shall be allowed a 

 fee of five dollars, to be taxed as costs against each person convicted of violating any 

 of the provisions of said laws. 



9 Penalty: Sec 2. Any road supervisor who shall fail or refuse to discharge the 

 duties of constables as aforesaid, and make or cause to be made said arrests, and 

 prosecute or cause to be prosecuted all cases coming to his knowledge of violation of 

 the game and fish laws of the state, shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not 

 less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. 



Approved March 11, 1889. 



Laws of 1901, Chap. CCIII, p. 442. 



Deputies; Auditor's report: Sec 15. * * * The Commissioner of Fisheries 

 and Game shall be permitted to employ assistants or deputies, if the fund so provided 

 is sufficient for that purpose; but no person or deputy so employed, aside from the 

 chief deputy, shall be paid to exceed the sum of sixty dollars per month and actual 

 expenses. On or before the 10th of each month the Auditor of State shall report to 

 the Commissioner of Fisheries and Game the amount remaining unexpended in such 

 fish and game protective fund on the last day of the preceding month. 



« See sec. 626, Laws of 1905. 



