r V J v- :m^ ti )b n <\j lr\ ) JUNE 30' SSHw *'* H hi) SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH OF GEORGIA JULY 1st, 1917 TO JUNE 30th, 1918 SAM J. SLATE State Game and Fish Commissioner Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/seventhannualrepOOgeor To His Excellency, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor, and to the Honorable Members of the General Assembly, of the State of Georgia. I beg leave to present herewith the report of the Depart- ment of Game and Fish for the year ending June 30th, 1918, making the seventh annual report. I regret that it might appear to you gentlemen that I was not mindful of your request to have my report ready by June 1st. The fiscal year of this Department has run since its beginning in 1911 from July 1st to June 30th and I would suggest that if you desire the dates changed, you would so instruct the Commissioner and I would be glad to comply with the wishes of the Legislature in this matter. The Game Law in this State, so far as birds are concerned is being better enforced now than at any time in the history of the Department. We have passed through the educational stage and the great mass of the citizens of the State realize more and more fully the importance of the con- servation of the bird life of the State. The protection of insectivorous birds in this State is made possible by the sale of Hunter's License so in reality insectivorous birds are protected by our game birds. The sportsmen of Georgia have been the true friends of the Department. By their liberality, untiring energy and support they have helped largely to make the enforcement of the law possible and the protection of bird life feasible. The work of this Department has been largely helped by the aid of a friendly press which have assisted throughout the ten months of my administration very materially and efficiently. Our game birds are being well protected, with the ex- ception of doves, of which due notice will be taken later, and the increase has been somewhat marked in the last two years. Quail and wild turkey being more numerous last season than for some years. Georgia should use her every effort to protect her game birds, because in them she has an invaluable asset both for outdoor life and for the development of her sportsmen. The people of the State are more fully alive than ever to the wonderful work insectivorous birds are doing. Farmers are beginning to realize the economic value of birds as destroyers of insects. The importance of food in America has been brought to the attention of the public for the last few months in many striking ways and the public mind is be- ginning to realize the assistance birds play in helping to make food crops, by protecting them from the ravages of various insects. The carryover of game birds this year was more than usual due to the fact that from the middle of December to the close of the season there was less hunting than usual on account of the extreme cold weather. The Biological Survey reports a large increase in insectivorous birds in this State. Deer, squirrel and o'possum are the only game animals protected by our law. Deer are steadily increasing in the coast counties of Georgia, and on Blackbeard Island where they are absolutely protected, they are beginning to be numerous. CHANGES IN THE GAME LAW NECESSARY. There are some few changes in the Game Law to which I would invite your attention, which are necessary in the judgment of the Department to better carry on the plan and purpose of our conservation work. I would first call your attention to the fact that the law which prohibits the killing of fox squirrels expired on the first of January, 1918. This animal is one of the most beautiful in the State and had become nearly extinct. It has now very slowly recuperated and this period of protec- tion should be extended over another period of five years. The protection of the law given wild pheasants, grouse and other species of imported birds has expired and if we succeed in propagating other game birds in this State it will be absolutely necessary for this protection to be renewed. The purpose of the State, as I understand it, in having a Game Preserve at Blackbeard Island is to propagate deer there for release and distribution in certain parts of the State so that deer to some extent may be restored as a game animal in those sections of Georgia adapted to its life. An examination of the Game Law will show you that while the Commissioner has the right to expend money for the protection of bird and animal life and the enforcement of the law and for the propagation of such birds and ani- mals, there is no authority for him to expend money for the catching and distribution of game. I would ask that this authority be granted the Commissioner if the State is to receive the benefit of the work done upon Blackbeard Island. I would call your attention again to the subject of shoot- ing doves over baited fields. I think the penalty should be made more drastic and we should endeavor to find some method by which this practice can be stopped. There are two changes in the Game Law which are al- most compulsory. I call your attention to Section 6 of the Game, Act which states that "All licenses shall bear the date of issuance if the license is issued in the open season, and shall authorize the person named therein to hunt during the then open season, and if issued in the closed season, shall authorize such persons to hunt during the next succeeding season," and further on in the same section, "All licenses shall terminate one year from the date on which same were issued." I call your attention to the conflict in these two sentences and I would suggest that you cut out the sentence, "All licenses shall terminate one year from the date on which same were issued," and then Section 6 will be thoroughly clear. I want to urge upon the Legislature the importance of confining hunting without license by any person to his own land. No section of the Game Law gives as much trouble as the Militia District clause. Our Militia District lines in Georgia are hard to ascertain. The reason why a man should be allowed to hunt on his own land without license can be clearly understood but there is no reasonable explanation of our Militia District Law so far as I have been able to ascertain. The Militia District clause helps trespassing more than any other clause in the Game Law, and promotes the killing of game out in certain sections almost to the point of extermination and causes much damage by irresponsible people. I urge an amendment confining hunting without license to one's own land. All the Sportsmen of Georgia are very much interested in an amendment which shall close the squirrel season to the middle of November. There are many reasons for this and the opening of the season on October first tends to destroy quail and other birds before they mature. I would suggest that the squirrel season- open with the other game season in Georgia on November 20th. I would also suggest that an amendment be passed which shall prohibit the use of steel traps or shall put them under license and certain requirements. FISH. It is rather remarkable that the laws covering birds and game animals are better enforced than those that cover fish in our fresh water streams. I believe that the Legis- lature could confer a great service upon the people of the State of Georgia if they would take all our fresh water fish laws, thoroughly revise them and substitute a code of fish laws for those now upon our Statute Books. The importance of fish has been stressed in the last few months as a substitute for meat and we need to both in- crease our output and to conserve our source of supply. I call your attention to the fact that fish of the anadromous species will have to be better protected in this State so that they may reach the upper part of streams in their way through the brackish waters of this State. Shad are the most numerous of this species and are of the largest com- mercial value. Shad law in Georgia should be carefully revised so as to afford adequate protection for these fish that they may reach the spawning beds in the fresh waters of our rivers. There has been quite a conflict in the State over what is known as our Alien Fishing Law which is Section 9 of the Salt Water Act, confining commercial fishing to the citi- A zens of this State. good many states in the Union in- cluding New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Caro- lina, have similar laws. On April 23rd certain regulations were deemed necessary by the Food Administration and this Department has co- operated with them. The Federal Food Administration opened the waters of all the Atlantic states to fishermen whether resident, non-resident or aliens upon the same terms that citizens enjoy. This in Georgia only affects our waters from the outmost point of our coast line to the limit of the three mile juris- diction. I really think the Legislature should take some action upon this matter so as not to leave the Department in a chaotic condition upon the repeal of the Federal regu- lations. Many states have the alien fish law. I think that the citizens of Georgia should be given ade- quate protection so that the fish industry on the coast could be retained and increased. Foreigners frequently come in and fish at the height of the season or while the catch is good and are gone while our citizens have to depend upon the catch the year round and if this clause is amended it should apply only that people owning and operating boats in Georgia can employ either on shares or for wages non- residents so as to maintain for the people of this State the fish industry of the coast. The license fees covering the operation of boats are ut- terly inadequate to support the Patrol System. I believe that the license fees are too low on boats and if they remain at present figures both boat and fisherman should be licensed and a non-resident fisherman's license, if in your judgment it should be wise should be levied. I would also suggest that the license feature be extended to all people in the State who fish for commercial purposes either in salt or fresh water and that the non-resident fisherman's license be also levied for sporting purposes, as most of the States carry it. These changes are suggested because with the war going on the sale of Hunter's License will not be able to support these other departments and as a matter of simple justice fees should be levied on the fishing in this State sufficient to pay the expenses of protection and operation. The operation of the Salt Water Patrol and the expenses connected with same cost about $4,000 per year and our revenue from the department amounts to about $1,500. The development of the shrimp industry upon the coast has been marvelous in the last few years and with the proper protection should grow. The inland waters of the State in the Salt Water Act should be protected. They form the natural spawning and feeding grounds for Georgia and the operation of trawl nets should be confined to the territorial waters and should not be allowed in the inland waters of the State. OYSTERS. No more interesting question will come before the Leg- islature than the subject of proper legislation for the oysters of this State. There are thousands of acres of submerged bottom lands in Georgia suitable for oyster cultivation and I believe with proper legislation the oyster industry in Georgia amounting to about $150,000 would grow to more than $1,000,000 in the next five years. Our sister states have been able to accomplish something that tended to protect oyster beds, have them replanted, and to make them a perpetual source of revenue to the State and have also largely increased the supply of oysters. For fifty years this State has simply let every one take oysters from the public lands without any effort to replant until today our public oyster lands are nearly worthless. The only way in which I know that this industry can be restored is a system of leasing our submerged bottom lands with legislation that would require the lessee to properly cull oysters over the land and replant them and all revenues from the source for some years should be given to the maintenance of a proper patrol on the coast of Georgia to see that the law is complied with and to protect the lessee from the raids upon beds leased by them. I hope very much that the Committee of the Georgia Legislature which has this subject in charge will so impress the need and necessity of proper legislation along this line that at this session we shall be able to make a start in the conservation of our oyster industry. All oyster laws in our books should be codified and the whole act put to- gether and made uniform. FINANCIAL. I want to call your attention to the financial exhibit of this Department and to state that in my judgment we can never hope for largely increased revenue from this Department as the better enforcement of the law tends to keep down the sale of hunting licenses. This financial report has been audited up to June 30th, the end of our fiscal year and the report of the auditor is attached. The Department feels that with hard labor we have managed to keep our receipts up to those of the preceding years despite a loss from Non-resident Licenses of over $800.00. This loss was occasioned by the terrible weather in January P and February and the fact that a number of people who usually come to this State were kept away on account of the railroad congestion and various war activities. I really feel that the financial report is good when you consider the inroads made by the draft and the various war activities. I want to urge that at the expiration of every year on January first the Commissioner deposit in the State Treasury whatever surplus may be in his Department there to remain to the credit of the Game and Fish Protection Fund so that in future years we may be building up some surplus that will be available for the work of the Department without a special appropriation. It is only fair and just that the money derived from the Department be used for the purposes of protection and conservation. If we develop our resources in Georgia both of game and fish, as we should, the funds of the Department will not be adequate unless re-inforced each year by the surplus left over by the Department. This year we placed over 300,000 fish in various streams and have devoted much time to the propagation of fish in Georgia and the Commissioner hopes to largely increase this amount with the help of the Bureau of Fisheries in the next twelve months. Then if we really decide to preserve our oyster lands and to see that the laws which are meant to protect are fully enforced it will require several years to put the oyster lands on a basis of paying expenses and the surplus from the Department could be used to no better advantage in my opinion. I want to pay especial tribute to the many men who have served this Department both as County and Deputy Wardens, who are now in the service of their country. This Department has given thirty-eight men from its various branches who now wear the uniform of our Government. I want to thank the Governor for the active and hearty co-operation with all the work we have undertaken, to the many members of the Georgia Legislature, to the daily and weekly press, to the sportsmen and to the public school teachers of the State who have taken an active interest in the work. I also want to thank especially the County Wardens who have given largely of their time with scant remuneration and by active co-operation have helped to make a success this year. Very respectfully, S. J. SLATE, State Game and Fish Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH STATE OF GEORGIA. EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS July 1, 1917 to June 29, 1918. Atlanta, Ga., July 1, 1918. Hon. Sam J. Slate, State Game & Fish Commissioner, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sir: We have audited the books of account of your Depart- ment for the fiscal year ended June 29, 1918, and transmit herewith the following Exhibits and Schedules: Exhibit "A"-- Consolidated Statement of Receipts and Ex- penditures. -- Exhibit "B" Earnings and Expenses. Exhibit "C"--Surplus. -- Exhibit "D" Comparative Statement of Earnings and Ex- penses Seasons 1916-1917 and 1917-1918. -- Schedule No. 1 Collections Account Licenses Sold. -- Schedule No. 2 Delinquent Licenses Collected. Schedule No. 3--Condensed Statement of Fines Collected. -- Schedule No. 4 Reconcilement of Bank Accounts. -- Schedule No. 5 Statement of Game Protection Fund. -- Schedule No. 6 Inventory of Furniture and Fixtures. These statements, together with the comments which follow give you the result of our audit. Respectfully submitted, AUDIT AND SYSTEM COMPANY, W. J. FRASER, President. K> : COMMENTS. Receipts: For the past season show a decrease of but $20.82 as compared with previous season. Considering the number of sportsmen now in the service of the Government, the showing for the year is exceptionally good. Expenses: For the past season show a decrease of $889.71 as compared with previous season. This fact deserves especial comment, inasmuch as the cost of all commodities have increased. The volumes of business handled by the Department does not show a decrease in activities. - Earnings : The increase in earnings for the year amounts to $868.89 as compared with previous year. Game Protection Fund: Schedule No. 5 shows this fund in detail. The law provides that the balance to the credit of this fund on deposit with the State Treasurer, be passed to the credit of the General School Fund at the end of the calendar year. Blackbeard Island: The expenditures for the year were as follows Salary Custodian Salary Asst. Custodian Rent of Buildings Repairs to Boat and Pump $720.00 95.00 10.00 53.25 $878.25 GENERAL. We reconciled Bank accounts. See Schedule No. 4. Cash was verified. Proper vouchers are on file for all disburse- ments. Collections of licenses sold were verified and Schedule No. 1 gives a statement in detail of all licenses sold. The books of the Department are well kept and in balance. Every facility was furnished your Auditors in conduct- ing the examination of your Department. The management is to be congratulated upon the efficient and businesslike manner in which the affairs of the Department have been handled, and for the splendid showing made the past season. n DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH--STATE OF GEORGIA. Consolidated Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the Year Ended June 29, 1918. CHAS. S. ARNOW, Commissioner, July 1, to September "6, 1917. SAM J. SLATE, Commissioner, September 6, 1917, to June 29, 1918. July 1, 1918--Balance J $ 2,516.3^ From Licenses: State County Non-resident Delinquent Boat Special Permits Sale of Desk Fines Interest From State Treasurer Receipts. $ 148.00 $ 8,896.00 $ 9,044.00 47.25 3,954.25 4,001.50 1,416.00 1,416.00 152.00 287.25 439.25 139.00 1,483.00 1,622.00 3.00 3.00 25.00 25.00 51.29 307.11 358.40 66.60 66.60 500.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 Total Receipts for Period. jp 1,037.54 $17,938.21 18,975.75 $21,492.12 Salary Commissioner Secretary Bookkeeper Porter Extra Help Postage Travel Office Expense Telephone and Telegraph Freight and Express Printing and Stationery Oyster and Fish Patrol Miscellaneous Warden's Per Diem " Expenses Blackbeard Island Paid to Treasurer Disbursements. $ 361.11 200.00 157.50 42.75 15.00 60.00 142.20 9.85 36.42 5.22 76.05 1 ,149.02 48.00 303.00 45.56 234.05 664.87 $ 1,638.89 710.00 722.50 225.25 8.24 286.00 1,050.80 83.21 89.32 36.20 279.37 2,176.35 116.20 750.50 409.53 644.20 5,500.00 $ 2,000.00 910.00 880.00 268.00 23.24 346.00 1,193.00 93.06 125.74 41.42 355.42 3,325.37 164.20 1,053.50 455.09 878.25 6,164.87 Total Disbursements for Period $ 3,,55550.60 $14,726.56 18,277.16 Cash on Hand and in Bank $ 3,214.96 Exhibit "A." 12 DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH--STATE OF GEORGIA. Earnings and Expenses for the Year Ended June 29, 1918. From State Licenses " County Licenses " Non-resident Licenses " Delinquent Licenses " Boat Licenses " Special Permits Fines " Interest " Miscellaneous Total 1 Earnings. $ 9,044.00 4,001.50 1,416.00 439.25 1,622.00 3.00 358.40 66.60 25.00 $16,975.75 Salaries Postage Travel : Office Expense Telephone and Telegraph Freight and Express Printing and Stationery Oyster and Fish Patrol Warden's Per Diem " Expenses Blackbeard Island Miscellaneous Total Net Earnings Expenses. Exhibit "B." $ 4,081.24 346.00 1,293.00 93.06 !__ 125.74 41.42 355.42 3,325.37 1,053.50 455.09 878.25 164.20 12,112.29 $ 4,863.46 DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH--STATE OF GEORGIA. Surplus for the Year Ended June 29, 1918. Surplus--July 1, 1917 Net Earnings From State Treasurer for Commissioner's Salary Paid to State Treasurer . Surplus--June 29, 1918 $ $ 6,lil>; 8,214.96 2,516.37 4,863.46 2,000.00 $ 9,379.83 $9,379.83 Exhibit "C" 13 DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH--STATE OF GEORGIA. Comparative Statement of Earnings and Expenses, Seasons 1916-1917 and 1917-1918. From State Licenses County Licenses Non-resident Licenses Delinquent Licenses Boat Licenses Special Permits Fines Interest Miscellaneous Earnings. 1916-1917 1917-1918 $ 8,224.50 $ 9,044.00 4,493.25 4,001.50 2,208.00 1,416.00 79.25 439.25 1,485.00 1,622.00 10.00 3.00 375.51 358.40 105.31 66.60 15.75 25.00 Increase Decrease 819.50 491.75 792.00 360.00 137.00 7.00 17.11 38.71 9.25 $16,996.57 $16,975.75 Expenses. Salaries $ 4,279.43 Postage , 320.70 Travel 418.97 Office Expense 184.20 Telephone and Telegraph 132.56 Freight and Express 58.33 Printing and Stationery 912.39 Legal 30.00 Oyster and Fish Patrol 2,954.45 Miscellaneous 235.53 Warden's Per Diem 2,184.18 Expenses 263.67 Blackbeard Island 1,006.28 Licenses Credited but Not Col- lected 21.31 Net Earnings 3,994.57 Increase Decrease 4,081.24 $ 198.19 $ 346.00 25.30 1,193.00 774.03 93.06 91.14 125.74 6.82 41.42 16.91 355.42 556.97 30.00 3,325.37 370.92 164.20 71.33 1,053.50 1,130.68 455.09 191.42 878.25 128.03 4,863.46 21.31 868.89 .$16,996.57 $16,975.75 $3,577.13 $3,577.13 Exhibit "D" 14 11 11111 COLLECTIONS ACCOUNT LICENSES SOLD. July 1st, 1917, to June 30th, 1918. Season 1917-1918. County Warden Amount Remitted State NonCounty Kesident Appling John Ellis Bacon Floyd M. Carter... Baker Dr.D.F. Walker. _ Baldwin H. E. Thompson... Banks Tom E. Anderson. Barrow J. W. Sims 1___. Bartow Paul Gilreath Ben Hill T. J. Luke Ben Hill B. T. Strickland... Berrien 3. J. Harwell Bibb L. J. Kilburn Bibb Geo. T. Rice Bleckley J. S. Abney Brooks J. H. Hunter Bryan S. S. Sasser Bullock F.D.Fletcher Burke Edgar Bargeron Butts J. G. Maddox Calhoun J. W. Andrews Camden E.J.Williams Campbell R. W. Barrow Candler L. H. Edenfield... Carroll W. A. Gable Catoosa Robt. H. Lane Charlton W. H. Mizell Charlton.. G. S. Roddenberrv Chatham Ed V. Pacetti.-.l. Chattahoochee- W. F. Cook Chattooga P. C. Cash Cherokee W. A. Teasley Clarke J. M. Means.' Clay J. A. Murphv Clayton J. G. Benefield Clinch Abe Hargraves Cobb C. M. Hicks Coffee C.A.Turner Colquitt C. C. Fletcher Columbia G. B. Lamkin Coweta L. E. Snead Crawford T. A. Brown Crisp D. Arnett Dade C. A. Bryan Dawson E. C. Brannon Decatur Geo. H. Fields DeKalb A.B. F.Veal Dodge Claude Eubanks-- Dodge C. W. Atwell Doolv H. J.Morgan $ 116.50 $ 88.00 [$ No Sales Reported No Sales Reported 64.00 46.00 No Sales Reported 8.00 8.00 34.00 22.00 391.00 364.00 78.00 66.00 26.25 34.50 6.00 j 30.00 459.75 408.00 76.75 52.00 16.25 2.00 39.00 24.00 377.00 200.00 176.00 21.50 98.00 [ 20.00 18.50 8.00 74.25 18.00 58.50 23.50 42.00 j 22.00 5.00 2.00 119.75 8.00 51.00 42.00 43.00 16.00 1,379.25 780.00 No Sales Reported 31.75 12.25 4.00 j 4.00' 183.00 162.00 7.75 4.00! 12.00 12.00 7.75 161.75 MX) j 104.00, 37.75 22.00) 124.50| 90.00 35.25 11 0.75 j 15.501 24.00 j 56.00J 14.00 88.00 70.00! 7.60 1.50 460.25| S(i.lH) 58.75 34.00 78.50| 56.00 32.75 26.00 95.00 j 74.00 15 28.50 18.00 12.00 3.00 12.00 20.25 4.50 51.75 24.75 14.25 15.00 93.00 54.00 1.50 10.50 44.25 16.50 1.50 3.00 3.75 9.00 3.00 587.25 15.75 8.25 21.00! 3.75] 3.75| 57.75 15.75] 34.501 11.25 54.75 1.50 18.00 7.50 1.50 158.25 21.75 22.50 6.75 21.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 12.00 108.00 24.00 12.00 L2.00 216.00 ---- . 1 11 COLLECTIONS ACCOUNT LICENSES SOLD. County July 1st, 1917, to June 30th, 1918. Season 1917-1918. Continued Warden Amount Remitted State NonCountv Resident Dougherty- J. W. Nesbitt Douglas H. P. Sibley Early John Strickland Echols W. M. Moore Effingham- B. L. Cannady Elbert L. H. Turner! Emanuel -- Evans L Fannin J. S. Tyson B.E.Daniel CM. Butt Fayette G. W. Spratlin Floyd F. L. Lumpkin Forsyth Claude Groover Franklin Jas. T. Bentley Fulton W. V. Zimmer Gilmer '__ Jas. W. Goble Glascock R. L. Pool Glynn R. T. Bunkley Gordon A. M. Cooper Grady J. M. Sasser Greene B. F. McWhorter- Gwinnett C.J.Bolton Habersham W. D. Burch Hall B. D. Langford-- Hancock W. P. Beman Haralson W. C.Moore Harris H. W. Sappington. Hart Heard W. J. Holland H. H. Lane Henry W. G. Combs Houston T. Robt. Matthews. Irwin J. A. Mclnnis Jackson M. F. Morrison Jasper R. L. Davis Jeff Davis_. Jefferson- C. W. Cobb D. H.Swan Jenkins H. J. Witzel Johnson J. M. Hightower__ Jones I -aurens I ,ee C. L. Green, Sr.___ H. G. Rowland--. T. W. Tracy Liberty T. J. Raulerson Lincoln W. M. Cartledge-- I .mvndes W. A. Belote_!___. Lumpkin J.E.Tate Macon Jas. Harrison Madison Marion Meriwether N. J. Porterfield__ Jos. H. Story Me II. I. I ,aughlin_ 322.75 298.00 27.25 10.00 25.75 16.00 No Sales Reported 37.00' 22.00 33.50 14.00 12.75 6.00 36.75 30.00 14.75 8.00 8.00 2.00 330.50 140.00 20.75 14.00 33.25 28.00 1,317.00 1,236.00; 22.50 12.00 4.00 4.00 588.75 270.00 15.00 6.00 56.50 10.00 154.25 80.00 4.00 4.00 22.75 16.00 32.50 22.00 51.75 24.00 10.75 11.50 4.00 j 4.00 9.00 3.50 2.00 24.50 14.00 54.50 50.00 14.50 10.00 23.50 22.00 47.75 38.00 30.25 22.00 34.75 22.00 95.75 68.00 22.00 18.00 83.75 62.00 98.25 60.00! 190.50 30.00| 178.50 84.00| No Sales Reported j 62.25 42.00! 4.50 41.75 1 38.001 S.75 8.00] 18.50 14.00 51.75 24.00! 24.75 17.25 9.75 15.00 19.50 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.00 190.00 6.75 5.25 69.00 10.50 174.75 9.00 46.50 j 74.25 j 6.75 10.50] 27.75 6.75 7.50 9.00 1.50 10.50 4.50| 4.50] 1.50! 9.75] 8.25] 12.75] 15.75] 3.75 21.75 38.25 160.50 94.50 20.25] 4.501 3.75 j .75 4.50] 27.75! 16 12.00 144.00 [2.00 1 1 11111 11 COLLECTIONS ACCOUNT LICENSES SOLD. County July 1st, 1917, to June 30th, 1918. Season 1917-1918. Continued Warden Amount Remitted State NonCounty Residenl Miller Milton Mitchell Monroe Montgomery. Morgan Murray Muscogee McDuffie Mcintosh Newton Oconee Oglethorpe__. Paulding Pickens rieree Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale__. . Schley Screven Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tatnall Tavlor Teifair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs .Towns Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton L. A. Free W.C.Oliver W. H. Baggs C. M. Hooks H. C. McLemoreMillard Geovge__ Fain S. Wilson___ Robt. S. Grier___ W. A. Hoss R. W. Clancy *R. L. Cowan W. F. Dooly John Knox R. A. Cooper H. H. Simmons__ E. L. Bowen W. P. Ridley S. B. Langford-- L. C. Ryan R. L. DeLoaeh-- R. C. McGinty-- E. S. Blalock____. L. A. Moore W. H. Lanier, Jr.. M. H. Plunkett-- J. B. Williamson- Norman Harden- P. S. Parmelee T.P.Davis W. B. Simpson W. T. McMath-- J. D. Calhoun R.F.Ray P. D. Spiker J. H. Brown W. H. O'Neal O. L. McNeil J. W. McRae W. M. Sellars M. A. McQueen-J. M. Rice W. J. Carlisle S. Y. Hancock A. S. Griffin C.E. Britt E. R. Ingram Geo. W. Williams. Jos. E. Johnston-- 48.50 14.001 6.75 38.00 6.00 j 26.00 59.50 40.00 26.00 20.00 126.00 84.00 30.25 10.00 314.75 236.00 69.00 42.00 102.25 34.00 78.50 62.00 10.00 10.00 17.25 12.00 10.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 32.50 28.00 26.25 24.00 30.75 24.00 30.25 22.00 90.50 42.00| 4.50 4.00 No Sales Reported | 65.25 54.00 518.75 5.75 344.00J 2.00 16.75 16.00, ' 40.00 81.00 10.00J 48.00 6.25 4.00 46.75 28.00 293.00 260.00 33.50 8.00 8.25 6.00, 110.00 80.00 4.50 168.75 108.00| 292.00 214.00) 559.75 72.25 40.00J 58.00] 41.50 40.00 No Sales Reported | 84.751 54.00 58.50 28.00 11.00 6.00 3.50 2.001 56.75' 32.00 .64.00 16.00 120.75 72.001 17 10.5O| .75| 12.00 19.50) 6.00 42.00 20.25 78.75 27.00 20.25 16.50 5.25! 6.00 4.50 2.25 6.75 8.25 48.00 11.25 162.75 3.75 .75 30.00 33.00 _v_>r, 18.75 33.00 25.50 2.25 18.00 1.50 60.75 78.00 15.75| 14.25J 1.50 I 30.751 7.50 4.50 1.50 1 24.75 36.00] 18.75| 24.00 48.00 12.00 12.00 504.00 12.00 COLLECTIONS ACCOUNT LICENSES SOLD. County July 1st, 1917, to June 30th, 1918. Season 1917-1918. Continued Warden Amount Remitted State County Non- Resident j Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilkes Worth Total C. V. Stanton C. B. Reese A. P. Heath H. J. Westberry Geo. E. Thornton Dr. M. Morrison J. G. Barrett W. S. Richardson M. C. Paxson J. D. Colley J. F. Billne M. E. Crow _ Less Overpayments 251.75 200.00 51.75 34.25 26.00 8.25 89.75 44.00 45.75 130.50 106.00 No Sales Reported 10.50 49.25 38.00 No Sales Reported 11.25 170.00 50.00 12.00 30.25 16.00 14.25 56.50 22.00 No Sales Reported 34.50 209 25 78.00 71.25 .$14,462.75 .$ 9,044.00 $ 4,001.50 $ 1 12.00 108.00 60.00 1,416.00 1.25 $14,461.50 Schedule No. 1. DELINQUENT LICENSES COLLECTED. County Bartow Campbell Cobb Evans Franklin Gwinnett Habersham Jacksbn Johnson Muscogee Mitchell Polk Polk Screven Taliaferro Tatnall Tift Whitfield July 1. 1917 to June 30, 1918. From Whom Collected W. R. Knight Paul F. Horton C. M. Hicks R. E. Shufflebarger. J. T. Bentley C. O. Mehaffey W. D. Burch C. W. Cooper R. C. Dent W. L. Campbell R. S. Grier S. W. Peacock J. W. Fincher Norman Harding B. T. Wray Arling Toole J. U. Parrish W. S. Richardson. Balance to Exhibit "A" Schedule No. 2. 18 Amount Collected ._$72.75 ._ 49.00 ._ .75 ._ 30.00 ._ 6.75 ._ 14.00 ._ 10.75 33.75 5.75 47.00 2.00 5.50 29.00 50.00 .50 63.25 17.75 .75 .$439.25 STATEMENT OF FINES COLLECTED. Season 1917-1918--Ended June 30, 1918. County Appling- Ben Hill Bulloch Burke Cobb Decatur DeKalb Dooly Dougherty Floyd Glynn Grady Hancock Jenkins Jones Laurens Liberty Lowndes Mcintosh Miller Pierce Polk Screven Troup Wayne Worth No. of Prosecutions Fine 1 3> 1.00 1 30.00 6 60.00 4 40.00 3 30.00 2 20.00 5 25.00 1 10.00 1 25.00 2 20.00 16 150.00 5 65.00 3 30.00 2 40.00 2 20.00 7 285.00 2 50.00 4 40.00 1 10.00 10 256.00 10 100.00 1 10.00 3 70.00 4 40.00 1 10.00 *. 2 25.00 Total to Exhibit "A" Schedule Ao. 3. State's Part $ .25 7.50 15.00 10.00 7.50 5.00 6.25 2.50 6.25 5.00 57.44 16.25 7.50 5.50 5.00 55.94 12.50 10.00 2.50 64.00 25.00 2.50 10.27 10.00 2.50 6.25 $858.40 19 -- DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. Reconcilement of Bank Accounts, June 29, 1918. Columbus Loan & Banking Co., Columbus, Ga. -- June 25, 1918 Balance as per Bank Statement -- June 25, 1918 Deposit not shown on Bank Statement $2,745.55 6.00 Checks Outstanding: No. 385 June 27, 1918-- Balance as per Cash Book Fulton National Bank, Atlanta, Ga. June 27, 1918--Balance as per Bank Statement Checks Outstanding: No. 1001 June 28, 1918-- Balance as per Cash Book Schedule JVo. 4. $2,751.55 10.00 .$2,741.55 $ 540.86 83.31 $ 457.55 STATEMENT OF GAME PROTECTION FUND. Deposits with State Treasurer January 1, 1917 August 1, 1917 September 5, 1917 September 5, 1917 September 5, 1917 January 1, 1918 June 21, 1918 Credit. $5,000.00 500.00 45.57 115.81 3.49 4,500.00 1,000.00 Total Credits i $11,164.87 Debit. -- -- August 1, 1917 Warrant for Commissioner's Salary $ November 1, 1917 "Warrant for Commissioner's Salary -- December 28, 1917 Warrant for Commissioner's Salary 500.00 138.90 361.10 December 31, 1917--Reverted to General Fund 4,664.87 -- January 31, 1918 Warrant for Omimissioner's Salary. 500.00 May 3, 1918--Warrant for Commissioner's Salary 500.00 Total Debits June 27, 1918-- Balance in Treasury to Credit of Game Protec- tion Fund 1 Schedule No. 5. 6,664.87 $4,500.00 20 DETAIL OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. June 29, 1918. 1 Oak Flat Top Desk 1 Oak Table 1 Bookkeeper's Standing Desk 1 Mahogany Roll Top Desk 1 Mahogany Flat Top Desk 1 Mahogany Reclining Chair 2 Mahogany Arm Chairs 1 Mahogany Typewriting Desk 1 Mahogany Typewriting Reclining Chair 1 Underwood Typewriter, No. 3 1 Underwood Typewriter, No. 5 4 Oak Arm Chairs 1 Water Cooler 4 Axminister Rugs 9 x 12 feet 2 Axminister Rugs, 30 x 60 inches -- 1 Globe Filing Cabinet 4 Sections, 4 Drawers to Section 1 Art Metal Filing Cabinet--12 Drawers 1 Telephone Table and Stool 1 Gas Heater 1 Webster's Dictionary and Iron Stand 1 Todd Protectograph 1 Brass Fender for Grate 1 Sectional Book Case--5 Sections with Base and Top 1 Oak Costumer 1 10-inch Electric Fan Collection of Specimens in Museum Total Schedule No. 6. $ 10.00 7.50 10.00 15.00 37.50 12.50 25.00 35.00 10.00 75.00 75.00 40.00 10.00 100.00 9.00 65.00 75.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 5.00 33.50 2.00 7.50 448.25 $1,147.75 2Y -- 11 Countv PROSECUTIONS--SEASON 1917-1918. Name of Offender Offense Charged State s Fine | Part I Appling Alvis Formey Killing non-game birds Ben Hill- Isom Hungate Fishing without permission Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Bulloch Burke Burke Burke Burke Cobh Cobb Cobb Decatur Decatur Frank Klarpp Will Stapleton Willie Edwards Tom Oglesby Parker Bird Gordon Moore Ezekiel Walker Jno. Bell (Col.) J.N.Cook Milledge Bryant Robert Ramsey Walter Kirkpatrick. Will Anderson Henry Butler Robert Mitchell Fishing without permission j Fishing without permission j Killing squirrel out of season j Killing doves out of season j Hunting without license | Violation of game law | Killing squirrel in closed season j Killing insectivorous birds | Trapping fish out of season | Violation fish law j Hunting without permission | Hunting without permission | Hunting without permission | Trespass | Shooting squirrel out of season) DeKalb O. P. Porter DeKalb Henry Bowen DeKalb Judson Bowen DeKalb John Nesbitt DeKalb O. R. Blocker Dooly Lucius Thomas Dougherty Zeke Bird Floyd______. Heard Knox Floyd Lee McCullough Glynn Joe Martin Glynn Todd Lopez Hunting without permission | Hunting without permission j Hunting without permission j Hunting without permission j Hunting without permission j Violating game law j Hunting without permission | Polluting a stream | Violating game law | Violation of salt water fish Act| Violation of salt water fish Act) Glynn Joe Gannt Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn . Joseph Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn Glynn John Silver Manuel Brown Violation of salt water fish Act| Violation of salt water fish Actj Glynn Joe Martin, Jr Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn Manuel Assumple__. Violation of salt water fish Actj Glynn . JoelRitch Violation of salt water fish Actj Glynn . Tony Oliver Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn . Frank Lopez Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn . Tony Martin Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn . Mamora Verden Violation of salt water fish Act] Glynn . D. Crass Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn TonyPapas . Violation of salt water fish Act| Glynn . Manuel Silver Violation of salt water fish Act| Grady Grady Amos Bottoms . John Porter Hunting without permission \ Hunting witnout permission Grady Grady Grady Edward Castleberry Hunting without permission | | R. L. Hudson Hunting in closed season ! Amos Hudson Hunting in closed season Hancock John Hunt Hancock__. Ed Rhodes | Hunting without permission ! Hunting without permission I [ancock Jenkins Jordan Reese Thomas Lane j Hunting without permission j Killing wild turkey in closed season I $ 1.00 30.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 | 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00| 10.00] 10.00 25.00! 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.001 10.001 10.00] 10.001 * 30.00! $ .25 7.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 2.50 6.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 6.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.00 To include costs. 22 PROSECUTIONS--SEASON 1917-1918. County Name of Offender Offense Charged Fine State's Part Jenkins Jones Jones Laurens Laurens Laurens Laurens Laurens Laurens Laurens Liberty Liberty Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Lowndes Mcintosh Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller. Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Polk Screven Screven Screven Troup Troup Troup Troup Wayne Worth Worth James Norris Bob McKav Ben Walker C. T. Beacham John Roberts Newt Wynn Killing squirrel in closed season Hunting in closed season Hunting without license Fishing with net_ Dynamiting; fish R. S. Bracewell Iverson Dean H. L. Montford Newt Wynn J. A. Batliff Dynamiting fish _ Hunting without permission Hunting; without permission Dynamiting; fish Shooting quail in closed season- F. F. Miller Shooting quail in closed season. H. L. Boone W. G. Southwell Shooting doves over baited fieldShooting doves over baited field- Turner Rockwell Shooting doves over baited field- W. M. Howell Shooting doves over baited field- John Green Netting fish Seab Spires Putting walnuts in Spring Creek George Dean Putting walnuts in Spring Creek Dillon Dean Putting walnuts in Spring Creek Tee Carter Putting walnuts in Spring Creek Dan Bailev Putting walnuts in creek . Joe Taylor Putting walnuts in creek Chas. Dean Putting walnuts in creek Henry Knight Putting walnuts in creek Jim Adams Putting walnuts in creek Rilev Adams Putting walnuts in creek G. P. Harper Violating game and fish laws__ Jas. McMillan Violating game and fish laws Pat Mulgay _ Violating game and fish laws__ W. H.H.Gregory___ Violating game and fish laws Lester Boyett Harley Hickox Dave Hickox Violating game and fish laws__ Violating game and fish laws Violating game and fish laws__ Levi Hickox Violating game and fish laws__ J. T. Hickox Hamp Ammous Violating game and fish laws Violating game and fish laws Tim Crook Hunting without permission Charlie Sowell Dynamiting fish T.J. Black Hunting without license Whit Glover Norman Morton L.W.Davis J.P.Kent Tom Smith _____ Killing wild turkey in closed season __ Seining in closed season Seining in closed season Seining in closed season Seining in closed season Willie Samples Killing non-game birds 1 G rover Goodman Hunting without license | Cleve Pearson Spearing fish 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 * 30.00 * 50.00 125.00 10.00 10.00 * 50.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 60.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 10 00 10.00 25.00 1.00 10 00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10 00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 K) 00 10.00 10.00 * 50.00] 10.00' 1 10.00 10.00 10.00! 10.00J 10.001 10.00| 10.00| 15.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.89 7.15 31.25 2.50 2.50 7.15 6.25 6.25 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 15 00 10.00 12.50 10.00 2 50 2.50 6.25 .25 2 50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2 50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2 50 2.50 2.50 5.27 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 3.75 1 To include costs. Total 23 |.$ 358.40 1 1