The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-20
NEW GRAssHOPPER LAW i
How to Make Complaints The
Powers of County Commis-
sioners Outlined.

i
+. Ii Washburn, state entomologist, has
issued circulars in reference to the cam
paign against the graEshoppers. The cir
cular gives an outline of the new. law for
the determination of grasshoppers includ-
ing instructions as to how to make com q
plants and an outline OF county commits
sioners' powers ss in meeting such COM
plants. g# f.l E',
L The board of county commits ssioners at
any regular or special session are author
lied to hear and consider complaints rel
ative to any land said to be infested with
grasshopper eggs, It is advisable, that
| the complaints be accompanied by GER
tihcate from the state entomologist stat
Ling to what extent (whether a decided
menace or notl the land complained Of Is
| infested. This certificate is accepted by
county commissioners as prima facie evil
dence of the facts therein stated. The
complainant may present his complaint
without the above certificate, leaving it
Ito the county commits sionerss to secure the
/ same The land Complained of is, OF
Ecourse, examined by the sentomologist be-
| fore certificate is made out
The person complaining shall cause no.
1tice to be served upon the owner Of such
tract or his lessee ten days or more prior
to date of said meeting Of commissioners.
describing tract complained of, nature Of
/ complaint and the session of the board
when application will be made for such
hearing of complaint, naming the date OF
such session .&,5.t : 49,
Z. The board Of commissioners, if con-
: WINGED after hearing the complaint that
said land is a nuisance on account of its
condition as Indicated in the certificate Of
! the state entomologist, shall make and file
I Its order to that effect, directing that the
owner or lessee plow the same within the
time stated in the order to plow. Copy ot
such order must be served upon satC
.ouy nr lessee such
!. time as the board shall direct, not les.
than twenty days from the date Of sucf
order. Copy to be served in the same wa,
that summons Is served in civil &C
, tions. If owner or lessee resides in an
other county service may be made upor
agent of such owner or lessee if any re
siding in the county,, and if owner is no
a resident of the state or if his residence
is unknown and he has no representative
| in the county, then service may be made
t by publication for two consecutive week:
in the local newspaper printed at the
/ county seat the last of which publication!
shall be made not less than ten days prio
: to the date when the blowing is required
. to be commenced. ag#. ~.
If the owner or lessee of land complained
: off, after being served with order to plop
) as above outlined, shall fail to plow, h
: shall be deemed to maintain public nuis
. ance within the meaning of the act ant
to consent that said land may be plowe'
by the county. The board of county com
missioners shall then cause the land to b
Iplowed and the expense so incurred shal
be paid out of the county trea sury upol
warrant of the county auditor in favor o
person or persons entitled to the same.
When such plowing shall be of value t
the owner or lessee In the raising of crop
in the season Immediately following sue
: blowing, the owner ior lessee is liable t
: the county for the value of such plowine
and when the board of county commits
sioners is of the opinion that such liabil
: ity has arisen they are authorized to di
9 rect the county auditor to demand tn
= immediate payment thereof into the coun
ty treasury If the same is not paid upo
such demand it is the duty of the count
e attorney to bring a civil action in tn
: name of such board against the party S
! in default for recovery OF money and in
e terest on the same from date of such de
9 mand. and any, amount so determined b
: 1.-THE board Of county commissioners sha
n be prina, facie~9evidence Of Fthe value
n the plowins:" s@2G = - =. ~. - q - :5ss
f Grasshoppers may be seen laying egg
e for the most part in late summer and earl
e fall and complaint Is best made at ftha
|, time rather than in, the spring, in orde
: to allow plenty of time to insure the legs
: plowing of the infested property. Plow
Il ing later than May. 12zis apt to be too lat
o to be effectual in ordinary seasons. -
u Specimens of eggs from land complaine
! of should be sent to the entomologist I
+ serve as voucher for the genuineness-
F.. the complaint rs2 t.E