The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-29
Grasshoppers. Coddling moths and
Other Injurious Insects and Pests.

Grasshoppers, Coddling moths and
Other Injurious Insects and Pests.
An Act
| To prevent the propagation and
spread of grasshoppers. coddling
moths and other injurious insects
and pests in Colorado; to provide for
their determination when found In
the state; to provide by petition for
the formation OF pest inspection dis
tricts: to require inspection OF pest
inspection districts; to further ex-
tend the duties, powers and compen-
sation of the state entomologist; to
make an appropriation for carrying
out this act.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State OF Colorado:
Section l. For the purpose of
this act the state entomologist shall
directly, or through his deputies or
county inspectors carry out the pro-
visions of this act the compensation
of the state entomologist for per-
forming the duties provided by this
,, act shall be increased in the sum of
$500 per annum; his deputies and
county inspectors shall receive 81 q
day, and assistant inspectors will re-
ceive $3.50 per day in addition to
their other actual and reasonable
in carrying out the provisions OF
this act.
Section ii. Upon filing a petition
with the county commissioners by
the owners OF 25 per cent of the land
Of any contiguous area of such
county not exceeding SO square
miles, such area shall be for q period
OF years made pest inspection dis
trict. And said petition shall be sub
stantially in the following form:
ITO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners (Here insert the
name of the county,:
The undersigned owners of at
least 25 per cent of the lands lying
in the following described, contigu-
GUS area, to-wit. (here insert de-
scription OF area) respectfully petit
tion, that said area be formed into a
pest inspection district for the period
of five years, beginning upon the
date of filing this petition.
Name of signer.
Description OF land owned.
Date of signing -
Such petition shall consist of
sheets having such form printed or
written at the top thereof, and shall
be signed by land owners in their
own proper persons only, and oppo-
site the signature of each one shall
be written description of the land
same. No signature shall be valid
or counted in considering such petit
ton, unless these requirements are
complied with, and unless the date
of signing is not more than 80 days
before the date of filing the same.
The separate sheets of said petition
shall be firmly fastened together
properly PACED and numbered.
And at the end or said petition
shall be appended an affidavit. sign
ed by resident and owner Of land
within the area sought to be formed
into a pest inspection district, set
ting forth a description of the land
owned by him. his residence address,
and the number of pages contained
in said petition: that the signatures
OF each page OF said petition are
genuine: that to the best of his
knowledge and belief the persons SO
signing were at the time Of the sign
ing OF said petition the owners Of the
lands are correctly described In said
opposite said signatures: that said
lands are correctly described in said
petition; that each signer signed on
the date set opposite his name: that
to the best OF his knowledge and be-
lief the description Of the land area
sought to be formed into the pest
inspection district is correct; that
al 1.-THE land described In said petition
is located within the limits and
bounds OF said area. and that the
land described in said petition rep
resents Mt least 25 per cent OF the
land area sought to be formed into
n pest Inspection district. Such af-
fdavit shall be sworn to before some
officer authorized to administer
oaths, and who resiues in the county
where such owners OF lands are To-
Gated. Such petition so verified. duiy
certified by the clerk OF the board OF
county commissioners. shall be prima
facie evidence that the signatures
description OF land areas. and dates
upon such petition are genuine ana