Fim AND GAME LAWS. 
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officer authorized under the laws of this State to 
take acknowledgments, to the State of California, 
the right to preserve and protect all wild game on 
the land described therein for a period of not less 
than one year nor more than five years. Such 
instrument shall be filed with the State Board of 
Fish Commissioners; whereupon such board (may 
in its discretion) declare the lands described in 
such instrument a State game preserve, and there- 
after for the period named therein, shall for all the 
purposes relating to the preservation and protec- 
tion of wild game be under the control of said 
Board. Such preserve shall be numbered in the 
order of the filing of the instrument of transfer 
thereof. .A copy of the declaration establishing the 
same shall, under the seal of said Board be issued 
to such person, firm or corporation, transferring the 
right therefor. During the period named in such 
instrument it shall be unlawful for any person to 
hunt, pursue, shoot, take, kill or destroy any wild 
game within the exterior boundaries thereof. The 
State Board of Fish Commissioners shall cause to 
be prepared suitable notices to be posted under its 
direction on each State game preserve and such 
notice shall describe the lands constituting the 
same, and shall contain a warning to all persons to • 
refrain for the period named therein from violations 
of the provisions of this Act, provided hotvever, that 
no provision in this Act contained, shall be con- 
strued as prohibiting or preventing any person or 
persons from hunting or taking fish and wild game 
from or on navigable water. [Approved March 20, 
1909.] 
