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years unless sooner removed, and who shall enforce all laws relating to inland fish- 

 eries and game, and all rules and regulations in relation thereto, arrest all violators 

 thereof, and prosecute all offenses against the same; said wardens [who are required 

 to give bond of §2,000] shall have the same power to serve criminal processes against 

 such offenders, and shall be allowed the same fees as sheriffs, for like services, and 

 they shall have the same right as sheriffs to require aid in executing the duties of 

 their office. * * * Inland fish and game wardens may serve all processes per 

 taining to the collection of penalties for violation of inland fish and game laws; fish 

 wardens may be appointed inland fish and game wardens and need not give addi- 

 tional bond. 



Deputy wardens: Sec. 50. The commissioners of inland fisheries and game may 

 appoint deputy wardens for whose official misconduct and neglect they shall be 

 responsible and may revoke such appointments at any time. The appointment and 

 discharge of such deputy wardens shall be in writing, and they shall have the same 

 powers and be subject to the same laws, as wardens appointed by the governor and 

 council. 



Peace officers: Sec. 51. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, police officers and. constables, 

 are vested with the powers of inland fish and game wardens and their deputies, and 

 shall receive for like services the same fees. 



Arrest; Seizure; Search.: Sec 52. [As amended by Laws of 1905, chap. 141.] 

 The commissioners and every warden throughout the state shall enforce the provi- 

 sions of this chapter [relating to fish and game], and shall seize any game, fish or 

 game birds taken or held in violation of this chapter; and every such officer may 

 arrest, with or without a warrant, any person whom he has reason to believe guilty 

 of a violation thereof, and with or without a warrant, may open, enter and examine 

 all buildings, camps, vessels, boats, wagons, cars, stages, tents, and other receptacles 

 and places and examine all boxes, barrels and packages where he has reason to 

 believe that game, fish or game birds taken or held in violation of this chapter are 

 to be found, and seize such game, fish or game birds if any be found therein, but no 

 dwelling-house shall be searched for the above purposes without a warrant and then 

 only in the day time, and no sealed railroad car shall be entered for the above pur- 

 poses without such warrant. Any magistrate may issue warrants to search, within 

 his jurisdiction, any dwelling-house, in the day time, or any other place at any time, 

 for the purposes above set forth, to any commissioner of inland fisheries and game 

 or any warden, sheriff or any of his deputies; such warrant shall be issued subject 

 to the requirements of section thirteen of chapter one hundred and thirty-three of 

 the revised statutes; provided, however, that the commissioners shall, on or before 

 October first of each year in writing, notify the superintendents of all transportation 

 companies doing business within the state of the names of the wardens by them 

 designated to exercise the right of search as herein provided, which number shall 

 not exceed four for any one transportation company, and no others shall, except 

 those so designated, be authorized to exercise the powers herein mentioned as to 

 search. , 



Form of action: Sec 53. Any officer authorized to enforce the inland fish and 

 game laws may recover the penalties for the violation thereof in an action on the 

 case in his own name, the venue to be as in other civil actions, or by complaint or 

 indictment in the name of the state; and such prosecution may be commenced in the 

 county in which the offense was committed, or in any adjoining county, and the 

 plaintiff prevailing shall recover full costs without regard to the amount recovered. 



Jurisdiction; Malicious arrest: Sec 54. Any officer authorized to enforce the 

 inland fish and game laws may, without process, arrest any violator of any of said 

 laws, and shall with reasonable diligence, cause him to be taken before any trial 

 justice or any municipal or police court, in the county where the offense was com- 

 mitted, or in any adjoining county, for a warrant and trial. Jurisdiction in such 



