The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
SCALP BOUNTY.
Stockmen Wnnt II Legal Reward for
the DETERMINATION of '.VurmeHts."

To the People Of Tcxas Interested in the
Prosperity of the Live Stock Industry:
me unccrsEEed wish TO call the atten-
t.on of the people of Texas to the fact that
| the destruction of live stock by wild AMI
| mas Is increasing at a rapid rate through
oIt large portion of the State, ana that
! they lie cXterm.nated. /. is a we'll known
fact that they annually destroy live stock
including poultry, which In the aggregate
Is OF large value and that they greatly
increase the COS. of caring for all kinds
OF stock and that the presence of such
wild animals deter thousands of people
| from engaging in growing such kinds Of
stock as the W.ld animals arc most de-
hlruct.No Of The benefits to accrue to
the people OF The State from the clestrue-
ton of THIS long eadurod detriment can
not be approX!mX-ed. but Will be eno.-
nous
fnero is 10 practical mode of accom-
plishinS this Ges rci condition, except by
conccr, Oh action, and the only mode by
winch such concert OF action can he pro
Cuccd, is ~ on ring an IuduVrinent 10 .ne
people 10 destroy tAcm such necessary M
uucclneht we bc..eVc, can Uesl ue o.ered
~ means % muhici consideration. OF.
Tered IN the hD,urc OF payment OF
Bounty ior taeir destruction.
Autho1ty Tor the payment of bounty
~ TIE counties can be had only by per-
MIS- on OF our STATE legislature. Nlth
th.S OBJECT in view, wc herewith submit
Tor your cons!dctaN on a plan OF bill. 10 90
euhnitiel 10 our legislature. with view
TO GstiiS said legislature 10 enact ms or
some similar pan mo law during tho
sceson now soun % be convened.
an act emitted, An act 10 provide for
me obstruction Oh wolves ana other wild
ANIMALS ANA the payment by the county
eoinm ~ OF d poGn.y therefor;
OIL the STATE OF leXISs MT her.A 10
when any person shali KAl. in any COMFY
IN ,iis $50, a y cayCie, wolf, .oao wou.
the county "a which such animal was
found dead, the sum OF no. less tnan Vi
nor more than 50, for each coyote Won.
me sum OF not les, nan s. nor more than
Slo for each ioho wolf; tho sum OF not
less than $40, nor more 1hau 40, Tor caen
panther; ana The sum OF not les than 55c
nor more IN N 81 tor each Wild cn..
Section .. The couaty commissioners
courts OF me scVei4; coaH'ics In this STATE
are hereby authorized, at any regular
section of said court, 10 increase the bjun.
" required in section l. Of th.s act 10
any sum greater than minimum nxei IN
:aii section /, and not to exceed the ma,
imum so liNed for each ANIMAL >lllc.! In
the'r respective counties.
Sec = The county commissioners
o. o. eEciy county sha.l order "a be- peid 10
ne person having Killed any OF "a anti
mails. In their rcsLcu. ve couont7 no,
less than the minimum, nor more dian
NE maximum, OF the bounty fixed In SEQ |
ton l. Of this act. upon tGclr eXhint iac
Inc sHa!p2 of the animals Killed 10 tnee
Suuaty judge 81 sad county, a,compunIal
.tatlng n whn, county said animals woe
round dctd, and The Kinds OF e4,n. sue.
o oflai b. sn1ii consist Of sufisienl por,iei
ears thorcoD, A. may he ne. ssarv - do
term.nc whether the same has been fgjz", ,
aiSh one OF the above named animals,
ara me county commissioners court nlsv
"a all cases where 1t = not s.H lslrI ~ ~,
me Sntilclency OF The evidence before il B