234 GAME COMMISSIONS AND WARDENS. 



protectors. The said board shall, from time to time, designate one of such protectors 

 as chief protector who shall remain such during the pleasure of the board and who 

 shall have the direction, supervision and control of the other protectors. The chief 

 game protector shall be secretary to the Board of Game Commissioners and shall 

 occupy as his permanent headquarters the room assigned the Game Commissioners 

 at the Capitol in Harrisburg. 



The Chief Protector shall give a bond to the Board of Game Commissioners with 

 securities in the sum of one thousand dollars and each of the other protectors a bond 

 with securities in the sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful 

 discharge of his duties, such bond to be approved by the commissioners. * * * 



Powers ; Hecord ; Heport ; Compensation : Sec. 4. Game protectors so 

 appointed shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board of Game Commissioners, 

 which may summarily remove any of their number and appoint another in his place. 

 The game protectors shall enforce all the game laws of the State and the provisions 

 supplementary thereto, and shall have full power to execute all warrants and search 

 warrants issued for the violation of the game laws, and to serve subpoenas issued 

 for the examination, investigation or trial of all off enses against said laws; each pro- 

 tector shall keep a record of his official acts, receipts and expenditures and at the 

 close of each month make a summary of such record, with such statements in detail as 

 shall be necessary for the information of his chief, and report the same to the chief 

 protector under oath. The chief protector shall report to the Board of Commissioners 

 any negligence or dereliction of duty or incompetency on the part of any of the pro- 

 tectors, with the facts relating thereto, and he shall report monthly to said commis- 

 sioners the operations of his department during the preceding month, and shall make 

 such further reports as may be required by the Board of Commissioners: Provided, 

 That no commissioner, protector or other officer authorized by this act shall claim 

 or receive any compensation for his services or for expenses incurred in the discharge 

 of his duties. 



Approved June 25, 1895. 



Laws of 1878, No. 160, p. 160. 



Prime facie evidence: Sec. 33. In all cases of arrest made for the violation of 

 each or any of the foregoing sections of this act [prohibiting use of big or swivel guns, 

 hunting pheasants or grouse at night, and Sunday hunting «], the possession of the 

 game, fishes, birds, animals, fowls, nets or other devices provided for, or so mentioned, 

 shall be prime facie evidence of the violation of said act. ' 



Arrest; Disposition of fines; liimitation; Imprisonment: Sec 34. Any justice 

 of the peace or alderman, upon information or complaint made before him, by 

 the affidavit of one or more persons, of the violation of the provisions of this act by any 

 person or persons, is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant, under his 

 hand and seal, directed to any constable, police officer or warden, to cause such person 

 or persons to be arrested and brought before said justice or alderman, who shall hear 

 and determine the guilt or innocence of the person or persons so charged, and if con- 

 victed of said offense or offenses, shall be sentenced to pay the fine or fines, penalty 

 or penalties, attached to such violation, together with costs, one-half of which penal- 

 ties shall go to the informer, and the remaining one-half shall be forthwith paid to 

 the treasurer of the county in which the offense was committed; and it shall be the 

 duty of said treasurer to distribute said fund so arising at the close of each year to 

 the various school districts in said county, in proportion to the number of taxables 

 in said districts: Provided, That said conviction shall be had within one year from 

 the time of committing the offense: And provided further, That the defendant on 



a Other sections of this act seem to be superseded \>y subsequent legislation. 



