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action shall be prosecuted to determination in the county where commenced, unless, 

 for some good cause appearing, a discontinuance shall be directed by the state game 

 and forestry warden; but in no case where such discontinuance shall be directed 

 shall any costs be charged or chargeable to the prosecution. 



Auditing accounts; Report: [Sec] 2055. All salaries and expenses incurred 

 under the provisions of this act shall be audited by the secretary of state, upon pres- 

 entation of bills or accounts properly certified, and the said secretary of state shall 

 draw warrants in payment thereof upon the state treasurer for the amounts specified 

 in such accounts. The state game and forestry warden shall annually, on the first 

 day of December, make a report to the governor of the operations of his department 

 during the preceding year. 



Arrest; Trial: [Sec] 2056. The said state game and forestry warden, or any of 

 his deputies, or any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable may, without warrant, 

 arrest any person violating any of the laws of this state for the protection of trout, 

 game fish, game, game birds, wild fowl, song birds, or forests, and take such per- 

 sons before any court having jurisdiction of the offense, who shall proceed without 

 delay to hear, try, and determine the matter, and enter judgment according to the 

 allegations and proofs. 



Disposition of market hunting- license fees; Record; Report: [Sec] 2044- 

 [Requires nonresident market hunters to procure a license from state game and for- 

 estry warden; fee $10.] All licenses issued hereunder shall be nontransferable and 

 shall expire December 31 of the year of issue, and all license fees collected by the 

 state game and forestry warden hereunder shall be by him paid into the general 

 fund of the state treasury; and said warden shall keep a full record of all licenses so 

 issued, and shall report the same to the governor annually. 



Prima facie evidence : [Sec] 2045. * * * and proof of the possession of any 

 of the aforesaid wild animals, wild fowl, or game birds at any time when it is unlaw- 

 ful to take or kill the same, unless they be kept as in this section provided [in parks, 

 museums, as household pets or for scientific or breeding purposes], shall be prima 

 facie evidence in any prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this act that the 

 person or persons, firm, company, or corporation in whose possession the same is 

 found took, killed, destroyed, or had in possession the same in the county wherein 

 the same is found during a period when it was unlawful to take, kill, destroy, or 

 have the same in possession: * * * 



Disposition of fines: [Sec] 2050. All fines imposed and collected in money, as 

 provided in this act, shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which such 

 suits, actions, or proceedings shall have been commenced, and the district attorney 

 or treasurer of said county, upon the payment of any judgment, may satisfy the same 

 of record as the attorney for the state. One half of all such money, exclusive of 

 costs, shall be paid to and belong to the informer, whether such informer be the 

 sheriff, constable, city marshal, police officer, or other person (other than the state 

 game and forestry warden, or any of the special deputy game and forestry wardens 

 provided for in this act, ) who causes to be brought the action or proceeding in which 

 such fine or penalty shall be recovered, and shall be paid to such person by 

 the county treasurer within thirty days after the same shall be received by such 

 treasurer, upon the certificate of the prosecuting attorney, justice of the peace, or 

 judge who prosecuted or heard such action, that such action or proceeding was 

 brought or caused to be brought by such person, and that he is entitled to one half 

 of said fine; and the other one half of said fine shall be retained by the county 

 treasurer, to be applied to the payment of the expenses of such suit, action, or pro- 

 ceeding. All money thus paid into the treasury of any county over and above the 

 amount necessary to reimburse the county for any expense incurred by the county 

 in such suit, action, or proceeding brought under the provisions of this act, shall be 

 paid on or before the thirtieth day of December in each year into the state treasury, 

 and become and be a part of the general fund. 



