The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
published in The Topeka State Journal
April 8, 1901
HOUSE BILL NO. 1s1.

AN ACT to provide for the determination
of prairie-dogs, prescribing additional
duties for the township trustees in coun-
ties infested by prairie-dogs for the levy
and collecting Of a tax for the purpose
of carrying this act into effect and to
provide penalties for the violation there
Of
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State OF Kansas:
Section /. That in addition to the du-
ties now prescribed by law for township
trustees, In counties infested by prairie
dogs, they shall do and perform the fol-
lowing services: That the township trus-
tees of the several townships in this state
infested by prairie-dogs, shall enter up
on all lands in their respective townships
and make diligent efforts to eXterminate
all prairte-dogs thereon. For the purpose
provisions of this act, the trustees are
authorized and empowered to employ all
such assistance and to purchase the poi
son recommended and furnished by the
State Agricultural Experimental Station
or such appliances and materials as they
may deem necessary to eXterminate such
dogs. The work of such determination
shall all be done under the supervision
and direction of the trustee
Sec. >. The trustees of the several town.
ships infested by prairie-dogs. shall APP
pear before the board of county COM
their annual meeting in August of each
year. when they convene to make the
annual tax levy, and make report of
the probable expense to eXterminate the
prairie-dogs in their respective townships
And the commissioners of the respective
counties after receiving said reports shall
cause to be levied on real estate assessed
for taxation in each township, thus in
tested by prairie dogs; the approximate
amount estimated by the several trustees
as herein provided or any part thereof
provided, however. that no assessment for
this purpose shall be greater than seven-
ty cents on each one hundred dollars
valuation as herein provided.
Sec. 3. That the trustees of the sever
al townships shall receive as full compen-
sation for their services as provided for
in this act the sum of two dollars per day
for the time actually and necessarily en-
ployed; their assistants to be paid at the
for the time actually employed They
shall be paid only out of the fund of the
county created by this act for that pur-
pose.
Sec. l. The township trustees shall be
the custodians of the fund created by
this act, and disburse the same on vouch-
ers audited by the township boards at
their regular quarterly meetings and war
rants drawn on the treasurer for the
same; provided. that no part of this fund
shall be subject to the payment of claims
other than those specified in this act
Sec. 5. The county treaSurers of the
several counties of this state are hereby
authorized and directed to pay over to
the several township treasurers of their
respective counties all the moneys collect
ed for the purpose designated in this act
in the mode and manner other town
ship funds are paid over to said town
ship treasurers.
state shall have rid itself of the prairie
dogs and there shall cease to be a neces-
sity of any future procedure under this
act, which question shall be determined
the trustee of such township, the sur
plus fund, If any. in the hands of the
township treasurers shall be merged into
the general township funds of said town