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same within this state shall have the right to deal therewith as if the same had been 

 killed or possessed in accordance with the laws of this state. The deputy game 

 warden or peace officer making such seizure shall be entitled to two-thirds of the 

 proceeds of the sale of any of the animals or birds sold or disposed of as herein pro- 

 vided, and the district game warden shall be entitled to one-third of the proceeds 

 of such sale. 



Resistance to officers: Sec. 7683c. Whoever shall resist or obstruct any of said 

 officers by threat or otherwise, in the discharge of their duties under this chapter, 

 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by 

 a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars and the costs of pros- 

 ecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than 

 thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Propagation : Sec. 7683e. The commissioners of any county may expend not to 

 exceed the sum of one hundred dollars per annum for the purpose of propagating 

 game or fish, when it shall appear to them that such an expenditure would be bene- 

 ficial to the county. 



Indians : Sec. 7683f . [As amended by Laws of 1903, chap. 103. ] It shall be unlaw- 

 ful for any Indian who is a ward of the United States government to hunt on any 

 lands within this state at any time, except upon such lands as are known to be 

 Indian reservation lands. It shall be the duty of the district game wardens, their 

 deputies and all peace officers of this state, to arrest any Indian found hunting in 

 violation of this act. It shall be the duty of the state's attorney in any county 

 within this state to prosecute any Indian so arrested under the provisions of this act, 

 and upon conviction such Indian shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be 

 punishable by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or 

 may be imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten days nor more than thirty 

 days, or may be subjected to both such fine and imprisonment; provided, that the 

 provision of this section shall not apply to any Indian who takes out a permit to 

 hunt, as provided for other persons. 



OHIO. 



Laws of 1904, p. 463. 



Game commissioners: Sec. 1. That the governor, by and with the advice and 

 consent of the senate, shall appoint five commissioners of fish and game, of whom 

 not more than three shall belong to any one political party, one commissioner to 

 serve for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one 

 for five years, and at the expiration of the term of office of each member of the com- 

 mission his successor shall be appointed for five years, who shall severally hold their 

 office for five years, any one of whom may be removed by the governor at his 

 pleasure; provided that the commissioners of fish and game serving as such at the 

 date of the passage of this act shall serve out their respective terms unless sooner 

 removed by the governor. 



Bond: Sec 2. [Each commissioner required to give a bond of $2,000 for faithful 

 performance of duties.] 



Expenses: Sec 3. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but they 

 shall be entitled to be paid all their expenses while engaged in the discharge of their 

 duties, which expenses shall be paid to them on their own certificates, severally. 



Powers; Duties: Sec 4. The commissioners of fish and game shall be, and are 

 hereby vested with complete control and authority in all matters pertaining to the 

 protection, preservation and propagation of song and insectivorous birds, game birds, 

 game animals and fish within the State and in and upon the waters thereof. It shall 

 be the duty of the commissioners to enforce, by proper legal action and proceeding, 

 the laws of the State relating to the protection, preservation and propagation of song 



