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shall be liable to a fine of not less than twenty -five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, 

 or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. 



Forest and g-aine protective fund: [Sec] 2330. All fees and fines collected 

 under the provisions of this chapter, except as herein provided, shall go to a fund 

 kept by the county treasurer in each county and called the "forest and game protect- 

 ive fund," the same to be used by the board of supervisors in paying the warden 

 and his deputies for services. 



Warden; Appointment; Powers: [Sec] 2331. The board of supervisors of each 

 county may, on the recommendation of ten or more reputable citizens of said county, 

 appoint a game warden, who shall hold office four years, and who shall have power 

 to appoint deputies for each supervisor's district, who shall hold office for two years. 

 The duties of said game warden and assistants being to diligently seek and report all 

 persons violating this chapter, and they shall have the right to arrest any person or 

 persons found violating any of the provisions of this chapter, and upon the proper 

 warrant issued therefor to search any building not the private residence of any per- 

 son, car, vessel, vehicle, or package wherein he or they may believe any of the game 

 named in this chapter may be kept or stored contrary to the provisions of this 

 chapter. The warden or his deputies so appointed shall have the right 1 o confiscate 

 all game which he or they may find in the possession of any person or persons in 

 violation of this chapter, irrespective of the time or place such game may have been 

 killed or caught, and such person or persons shall have no redress at law for such 

 seizure of property, unlawfully had in possession. 



Informers: [Sec] 2333. Any person or persons reporting to the game warden, or 

 other officers authorized under the laws of the state to institute the prosecution 

 against any person or persons, or corporation, for violation of the provisions of this 

 chapter, shall receive for such report fifty per cent of the fine levied and collected 

 from such person or persons, or corporation. 



Removal of warden: [Sec] 2335. This chapter in no way affects the power of 

 boards of supervisors in granting further protection to game; and the board of super- 

 visors shall, upon sufficient evidence, remove the game warden or his deputies for 

 non-performance of duty and appoint others in their stead. 



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Prima facie evidence: Sec 12. * * * It is further declared unlawful to 

 make use of any artificial light in hunting or killing deer; and the wearing or hav- 

 ing such light on the head shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this 

 section. * * * 



State game warden : Sec 18a. There is hereby created the office of state game 

 and fish warden. The state game and fish warden shall be appointed by the gov- 

 ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. He shall hold his office 

 for a term of two years. The state game and fish warden shall receive a salary of 

 $2,000.00 per year, and traveling expenses not to exceed $2,000.00 per year, which 

 salary shall be paid him quarterly, and which expenses shall be paid him on accounts 

 approved by the governor. It shall be the duty of the state game and fish warden 

 to supervise the enforcement of the law under the provisions of this act, and espe- 

 cially with reference to the large cities. He shall have equal authority with the 

 county game and fish wardens to institute prosecutions for violations of the law, and 

 shall direct prosecutions by county game and fish wardens when circumstances 

 justify it. 



County game warden: Sec 19. The sheriff of each county, and the city of St. 

 Louis, shall be ex-officio game and fish warden of his respective county, and the city 

 of St. Louis, and all deputy sheriffs, constables and justices of the peace shall be 

 ex-offieio deputy game and fish wardens for their respective counties, and the city of 



