The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-03-22
The GrassboD3cr Laws.

the Grasshop3cr Laws.
Two acts 10 provide for the dcstrnct-
ion OF grasshoppcrs passed the Lcglsla-
ture. The material provsionsof one act
are as follows:
SEC. /. That the township trustees Of
the different townships and the mayors
of cities wbsch are no included
in sny township in any county
within this state ere hereby au-
thorized and il is made their duty when
so requested In writing by fifteen OF the
voters Of the township or city, TO issue
orders TO the road overseers OF the dill
ferent road districts within their repect-
i've townships or cities, TO warn out all
able bodied males between the age OF
twelve and fifty years within their re-
spcclivc districts for the purpose of de-
stroying lo2usts or migratory insects.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
road overseers Immediately after receiv-
ing said orders TO proceed at once to
warn out all persons liable under section
one of this act, giving notice Of the time
and place of meeting, and the tools to
he used, and the kind of work expected
TO be performed, and all work stall be
done and performed under the direction
of the road oversecrs.
SEC. 3. Any persons over eighteen
years of age warned out as is provided in
this act may pay the road overseer the
sum of one dollar per day for the time
80 warned out, and In case any person
shall fail TO perform labor under this
act or paying the sum OF one dollar
wbeL so warned out, shall be adludged
guilty of a misdeanor and on conviction
shall be fined the sum of three dollars
for each day so failing or refusing and
the monies so collected shall be expend-
I'd 10y the road overSecr in the destruc
lion Of grasshoppers in their respective
road districts.
The important sections of the second
act are as follows:
SEC. /. That in any Senatorial dis
trict in the state OF Kansas where trouble
is antcira ted from the ravages Of young
grasshoppers, in the year of 1877, and
any subsequent year thereafter, it Shall
he lawful for the counties in said sena
torial district to cooperate together in
the way and manner herein provided,
tor the destruction Of the same.
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of county commissioners in the county
having the largest number of inhabitants
in q senatorial district, where two o
more counties form said district, may
notify the chairman of each Of the
boards Of county commissioners of the
remaining counties in said district,
of the time and place when tho chair
men Of the several boards Of commis-
soncrs of the respective counties form
ing said senatorial district shall hold Il
joint meeting.
SEC. 3. At such meeting two of their
number shall be chosen to act as chair
man and secretary, and the proceedings
of tho meeting shall DC published in all
the newspapers printed in the senatori-
al district.
SEC. 4. Said meeting shall designate
the manner of procedure by road over
seers, and what day or days the young
grasshoppers should be driven from the
cultivated land on 10 the unburnt prairie
or places Of destruction, and shall also
designate on what day or days the grass
hoppers shall be destroyed, by burning
or otherwise, IN said senatorial district
giving at least ten days notice of the
same by publishing in the newspapers
of the said district.
SEC. 5. The board Of commissioners
of each county shall notify tho road
overseers of said county o! the time
fixed upon by the JOINT meeting for the
driving and burning, or otherwise de-
stroying by other means, of the grass
hoppers in the district SAID notice to be
given to said overseers as soon as prac-
ticable after the same shall have been
determined by the Joint meeting.
SEC. q. Said road overscer shall i'm
mediately notify the residents of his
road district of tho time designated and
the manner CT procedure, in order to
carry out the provisions of this act.
He shall also specify what tools or i'm
plements will be required OF each resi-
dent in performing the labor required OF
him; and such notice may be enforced
ihe same as IN the acts authorizing road
overseers to warn out the residents To
perform road labors and refusal shall
subject such persons refusing to the same
penalties rs are provided by law in such
eases.
Sec. Z. The road oversecrs shall d.
rect the manner of performing the la
Dor, and have the supervision of the
same, and shall keep list of the names
of those who shall perform labor, and
shall certify the number of days work
performed by each, and shall place such
certified list in tho possession OF the
board of County missioners OF his
county.
SEC 8. 1t shall be lawful for two or
more senatorial districts 10 co operate
together under the provisions of this act
on basis of action which they may
agree upon.
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