The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-23
The alrasahopperLaMs,

We publish below the laws pessad
by the last Legislature for the destruc-
ton of grasshOppers:
An act-Providing for a concert of
action by senatorial districts for the
destruction of grasshoppers.
BE Il enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That in any senatorial
district in the state of Kansas where
trouble is anticipated from the ravages
of young grasshoppers, in the year
1877, and any subsequent years there
after, it shall be lawful for the coun-
ties in said senatorial district to CO.
operate together In the way and man
ner herein provided, for the destruc-
ton of the same.
SEC. 2. The chairman of the board
of county commissioners in the county
having the largest number of inhabi-
tans in a senatorial district, where two
or more counties form said district,
may notify the chairman of each OF
the boards of county commissioners
of the remaining counties in said dis
trict, of the time and place when the
chairman of the several boards of COM
missioners of the respective counties
forming said senatorial district shall
hold joint meeting.
SEC. 3. at such meeting two of
their number shall be chosen to act
as chairman and secretary, and the
proceedings of the meeting shall be
published in all the newspapers print
ed in the senatorial district.
SEC. 4. Said meeting shall desig-
nate the manner of procedure by road
oVerseers, and what day or days the
young grasshoppers should be driven
from the cultivated land on to the an
burnt prairie or places OF destruction,
and shall also designate on what day
or days the grasshoppers shall be des-
troyed, by burning or otherwise, in
said senatorial district, giving at least
ten days notice of the same by publis-
ing in the newspapers of the said dis
trict.
SEC. 5. The board of commits
siuners of each county shall notify the
road overseers of said county of the
time fixed upon by the joint meeting
| for the driving and burning or des-
troyIng by other means, of the grass
hOppers in the district; said notice to
be given as soon as practicable after
the same shall have been determined
by the joint meeting.
SEC. g Said road overseer shall i'm.
mediately notify the residents o.
his road district of the time designated
and the manner of procedure, in order
To carry out the provisions of this act
He shall also specify what tools or i'm.
pliments will be required of each resi-.
dent in performing the labor required o.
him and such notice may be enforced
the same as in the acts authorizing
road oyerseers to warn out the resi-
dents to perform road labor; and a re-
fusal shall subject such persons refus
ing 70 the same PENALTIES as are pro-
vided by law in such cases.
SEC. z. The road overseers shall
direct the manner of performing the
labor, and have the supervision Of the
same, and shall keep a list of tn,
names of those who shall perform lab.
or, and shall certify the number o.
days work performed by each, anC
shall place such certified list in the
possession of the board of county
commissioners of his county.
SEC. 8. It shall be lawful for two
or more senatorial districts to cooper
ate together under the provisions o.
this act, on q basis of action which
they may agree upon.