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in which such proceedings are commenced, and in such case he shall not be obliged 

 to furnish security for cost. Said Warden may also appear for the Territory in any 

 court of competent jurisdiction in any case for violation of any of the laws for the pro- 

 tection or propagation of fish and game, and prosecute the same in the same manner 

 and with the same authority as the county attorney of the county in which the 

 proceedings are commenced. Said Warden shall have power to search any person 

 and examine any boat, conveyance, vehicle, fish box, fish basket, game bag or game 

 coat or any other receptacle for game or fish when he has good reason to believe 

 that he will thereby secure evidence of the violation of the law: and any resistance, 

 hindrance or interference or attempt at resistance, hindrance or interference with 

 such search and examination shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the law 

 by the party or parties who resist, hinder or interfere with or attempt to resist, 

 hinder or interfere with such search or examination. That said Game Warden 

 shall at any and all times seize and take possession of any and all birds, animals or fish, 

 which have been caught, taken or killed at a time, in a manner or for a purpose, or 

 had in possession or under control, or have been shipped contrary to any of the laws 

 of this Territory, and such seizure may be made without a warrant. Any court 

 having jurisdiction of the offense, upon receiving proof or probable cause for believing 

 in the concealment of any bird, animal or fish, caught, taken, killed, had in possession, 

 under control, or shipped contrary to any of the laws of this Territory, shall issue a 

 search warrant and cause a search to be made in any place, and to that end may 

 cause any building, enclosure or car to be entered, and any apartment, chest, box, 

 locker, crate, basket or package, to be broken open and the contents thereof 

 examined by said Game and Fish Warden. All birds, animals or fish, or nets or 

 fishing appliances or apparatus seized by the same Game and Fish Warden shall be 

 disposed of in such manner as may be directed by the court before whom the offense 

 is tried or by any court of competent jurisdiction. Said Game and Fish Warden 

 shall not be liable for damages on account of any search, examination or seizure, or 

 the destruction of any nets or fishing apparatus of any kind, in accordance with the 

 provisions of this Act. 



Criminal process; Arrest; Sunday; Compensation: (3087) [Sec] 19. Said 

 Game and Fish Warden shall have the same power to serve criminal process as 

 sheriffs, and shall have the same right as sheriffs to require aid in executing such 

 process. Said Warden may arrest without warrant any person caught by him in the 

 act of violating any of the aforesaid laws for the protection or propagation of birds, 

 game or fish, and take such person forthwith before a justice of the peace, or other 

 magistrate having jurisdiction, who shall proceed without delay to hear, try and 

 determine the matter, and the same proceedings shall be had as near as may be, as 

 in other criminal matters triable before a justice of the peace, or other magistrate 

 having jurisdiction. Such arrest may be made on Sunday, in which case the person 

 arrested shall be taken before a justice of the peace or other magistrate having juris- 

 diction and proceeded against as soon as may be, on a week day following the arrest. 

 And that said Game Warden shall receive the same compensation for making arrests 

 and serving of processes when acting under the game and fish laws of this Territory 

 as are allowed the sheriffs for performing a like service. 



County game wardens; Deputies; Compensation: (3088) [Sec] 20. That the 

 said Game and Fish Warden shall have power to appoint a Deputy Game and Fish 

 Warden in each county in the Territory, to be known as the county game warden, 

 who shall have the same power and authority herein provided for the Game and Fish 

 Warden himself, subject to the supervision and control of and the removal by the 

 Game Warden. That the said county game warden shall also have power to appoint 

 in each county, not to exceed five deputies, residents thereof, as deputy game and 

 fish wardens, who shall have the same power in their respective counties as is herein 

 provided for the Game and Fish Warden himself, subject to the supervision and 

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