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without warrants, of offenders and take them before any Justice of the Peace or 

 Criminal Court, there to be dealt with according to law, and as the nature of the 

 case may demand. 



Acts of 1905, chap. 515, p. 1159. « 



Prosecutions; Compromising" cases: Sec. 6. That prosecutions and actions for 

 penalties under this Act [amending the "General Game Law"], or any other law 

 ior the protection of game, shall be in the name of the State of Tennessee, and must 

 be brought on the order of the State Warden or a Warden appointed under the 

 Department of Game, Fish, and Forestry, and in all actions or prosecutions each 

 bird or animal or part thereof killed or held in violation of law shall constitute a 

 ■separate offense; and the State Warden may compromise or discontinue cases where 

 the violations were technical or where, in his judgment, the prosecution or fine 

 would be oppressive. 



Acts of 1903, chap. 118, p. 212. 

 [An act to protect non-game birds of Tennessee.] 



Charge to grand juries: Sec. 9. That the grand juries of the Circuit and Crimi- 

 nal Courts of the State shall have inquisitorial authority over all violations of any of 

 the provisions of this Act, and upon probable cause, shall make presentment without 

 a prosecutor; and that the Judge having criminal jurisdiction in the various counties 

 in Tennessee shall give this Act specially in charge to the grand juries at every term 

 of the courts. 



Acts of 1903, chap. 169, p. 374. 



Arrest: Sec 8. That any Justice of the Peace, upon the sworn statement of any 

 individual that any of the provisions of this Act & have been, or are being violated, 

 shall issue his warrant of arrest directed to any game Warden, Sheriff, Constable or 

 other peace officer commanding that said offender be at once arrested and held for 

 irial, and said offender shall be tried and if found guilty, punished as herein provided. 



Sworn statements; Perjury: Sec. 10. * * * Any Game Warden, Sheriff, 

 Deputy Sheriff, Constable or other officer of this State shall have the right to demand" 

 •of any nonresident having game in his possession, and which he proposes to take out 

 of the State, an inspection of said license and sworn statement, and a refusal on the 

 part of said nonresident to exhibit said license and sworn statement is hereby declared 

 to be a misdemeanor. 



Any person or persons violating this section or any of the provisions thereof shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less 

 than $50 nor more than $100 for each offense, and any false swearing in the sworn 

 statement herein required shall be punishable as perjury. 



Acts of 1907, chap. 185. 



Arrest; Appeal: Sec. 3. That where any person is arrested for a violation of the 

 game, fish, and forestry laws of the State, as the same may now exist or hereafter be 

 enacted, it shall be the duty of the Warden making the arrest to take the person or 

 persons so arrested without delay before some Justice of the Peace, who shall hear 

 the evidence and decide the case; and if the person or persons so tried shall be 

 found guilty, then the Justice shall impose the fine fixed by law. Any person so 

 convicted and fined shall, however, have the right of appeal to the Criminal or Cir- 

 cuit Court upon giving bond and security for the amount of the fine imposed and 

 costs, or taking the paupers' oath and giving an appearance bond. All Wardens shall 



a Section 5 of this Act authorizes the State Warden to import pheasants or other 

 game birds or their eggs for distribution, and to take game at any time for propaga- 

 tion or distribution. 



b The General Game Law. 



