The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-03-17
ORDINANCE NO. 13.

An Ordinance providing for the pay.
ment OF rewards Tor the destruction Of
ground squirrels and coyotes.
1 The Board OF County Commissioners
VI the County NJ Summii ordains ~
follows
| Section ]. That In pursuance OF
Title % aud Chapter ci the Revised
Statutes Of Utah the Board OF County
Commissioners OF the County Of summit
State Of Utah offers the following re-
watds Tor the destruction oi ground
squirrels and coyotes In the said County
Of summit, to.Wit; one and = cents
each for the tails Of ground squirrels
and seventy dive cents each for the skins
OF coyotes.
Section >. The person or persons
who shall hereafter Mil any Of salh
ground squirrels or coyotes in Older To
receive The rewards mentioned IN Sec
ton one Of this ordinance, shall produce
the tails Of said ground squirrels OF the
skius Of raid coyotes before the County
CLERK Of the .aid summit County, aud
1t shall be the duty ofraid County CLERK
In diligently examine such per-on or
pefsons and such other witnesses ~
said clerk may deem proper on oath or
Affirmation, stating the time when and
the place whore such ground squirrels
or such coyotes were gllcd aud The
circumstances thereof
Section .. II upon such examination
as is required by Section OF this ordi-
nance tie County Clerk shall be salts.
fed that said ground squirrels or coyotes
were killed within the limits Of Summit
County, State Of Utah. and o. the per
con Or pertons producing such tails or
skins, he shall Immediately cause such
tails to be burned and completely de.
s,royed, aud such skins to be- punched
In the center Of the neck thereof with
tue letters B. r., said letters to be not
less than one inch in length and Of pro.
portionate width, and shall then issue a
warrant on the Treasurer OF summit
County for the rewards offered in &C.
cordance with the provisions Of this
ordinance to the person or persons pro
ducing such giound squirrels tails or
such coyote skius; provided that no
payments shall be made where the re.
ward for such tails or skins Noula 10
less than one dollar.
Section :, The County Commissions.
ere, II they deem proper, mayurrosntt'
Deputy CLERKS IN such precincts IN |
Sutnmit County that are situated ten
miles or more from the County seat,
to'wit, from the City Of Coalville with
authority to carry out the provisions Of
this ordinance, by giving an orjeron
the County Clerk loI the amount Of
said bounty to be paid 10 the person or
persons producing any Of such squirrel
tails or coyote skins. Provided, that
before any OF such Deputies shall have !
any power to act, they must each give a
bond IN the penal sum Of two hundred |
dollars for tue faithful performance Of |
their duties to the County OF summit, |
State OF Utah, for the benefit OF whom.
soeyer 1t may concern.
Section . This ordinance shall take
effect aud be in force on ana after fifteen
days from its passage.
Passed and approved ;his 6. Day Of
March 4. d. 1900. JoHN PAsKErr
Chairman OF the Board Of County Com.
N issioners voted aye for the passage Of
the above Ordinance No. 10.
W. S. WRlou1
County Commissioner voted aye Tor the
passage OF the above Ordinance 40. 10
BARrLY MoDoNouGu
County Commissioner voted aye Tor the
passage oi the above Ordinance No. ~.