Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-04-11
Prairie Dog Law.

An act to provide for the destruc-
ton of prairie dogs and gophers
for making experiments with
that in view making an appro-
priation therefor.
Be it enacted by the legislature
of the State of Kansas.
SECTION 1. The township aud
iting board of any township in
this state, at any regular or spec
ial meeting, is hereby authorized
to purchase material and to en-
p1oy one or more suita BILE persons
to destroy prairie dogs and go
pliers within such township linn
its; any material so purchased
and compensation for such SER
vices to be paid out of the general
fund of such township; but, no
township shall expend for such
purposes more than one hundred
dollars in any one year, nor shall
such compensation to any one
person exceed one dollar and a
half for each day of actual work
performed, provided, that nc
such employment shall be made
until a petition signed by a ma.
jority of the legal electors of such
township shall be presented to
such board, asking that such &C,
ton be taken. Provided further,
that in any town larger sum
than one hundred dollars may be
expended in one year if petition
signed by at least two-thirds OF
the electors of such township be
presented to the township audit
ing board of such township, max
ing such request.
SEC. II. The board of regents
of the Kansas State Agricultural
College is hereby authorized and
directed to select some compe'
tent person to direct and conduct
experiments for the purpose Of
determining the most effective
and economical method of de
stroying prairie dogs and go
piers.
SEC. III. The person so Sc
1ected by said board of regents
shall have authority to visit the
various counties of the state thai
are infested with prairie dogs
and gophers and either by him
self or through such person a:
may be selected under the pro
visions of section l of this act
make such experiments as HI
may deem advisable for the pur
pose of destroying prairie dog:
and gophers. He shall receive
such reasonable compensation fol
his service as may be determined
by said board of regents, and &C
tua1 travelling expenses.
SEC. ". For the purpose o
making such experiments tn
person so selected by said boaro
of regents shall have authority t
purchase any necessary materia
prepare the same in a suitable
manner, and furnish it to an,
persons employed by the town
ship auditing boards as herein
before provided. And such per
son so selected by said board o
regents is further authorized ant
directed to procure and furnisl
to each person so employed b,
township auditing boards, sucl
prepared material as he may b,
experiment determine to be mos
effective and economical in sucl
quantities as he may conside
reasonably adapted to the pur
pose of Kidding such township o
prairie dogs and gophers.
Sec. V. The sum of 5000 o.
so much thereof as may be nee
essary is hereby appropriate
out of any money in the stat
treasury not otherwise appropri
ated for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act.
Sec. VI. The auditor of tn
state is hereby authorized t.
draw his warrants upon the treas
urer of state for the purpose:
herein set forth, upon VERIFIED
vouchers, approved by the board
of regents of the Kansas Stat'
Agricultural College.
Sec. VII. This act shall take
effect and be in force from ant
after it's publication in the oficia
state paper.