﻿112 NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 



duced and destroyed by him, and the name and residence of such person producing the 

 same, whicli certiticate shall be in the following form : 



STATE OP MISSOURI,-) 

 County OF j 



This is to certify that in the county of A. B., did this 



day prove before me that he had gathered, or caused to be gatliered, of 



■egg^, grasshoppers, and is entitled to the sum of dollars, 



and cents. 



Given under my hand and seal of my office, this day 



of A. D. IS 



A. B., Clerk County Court. 



Which certificate shall be received and taken by the collector of revenue of the county 

 in which the same was given, and such collector shall be allowed pay out of the county 

 and State Treasury, one-half from each. 



Sec. 5. Such clerk shall keep a register of all such certificates given by him, in a 

 book which he shall keep for that purpose, in which he shall note down every certifi- 

 cate granted by him, the number and amount, and to whom granted, and transmit a 

 certified copy of .such register, under the seal of the court, to the Treasurer of the 

 State, who shall not allow and pay any certificate, which does not correspond with 

 «uch register. 



Sec. 6. Such clerk shall receive for his services as aforesaid, one dollar for such 

 certified copy of the register, and the regular fee for the certificate and seal, and ten 

 cents for each certificate granted under this act, all to be paid out of the treasurj' of his 

 county. 



Sec 7. As the object of this act is the rapid destruction of the locust the ensuing 

 spring, it shall take ettect and be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved Februarj' 23, 1877. 



This act is drawn up after the form recommended in my last Re- 

 port, and reprintec" in the Omaha pamphlet. Seclion 3, requiring per- 

 sons claiming bounty, to carry from all parts of the county, the eggs 

 or young insects collected, is defective, as those living near the 

 county seat will have most advantage and inducetnent. It would be 

 better, as I suggested years ago, to empower the Township Trustee, or 

 the Street Commissioner, to receive and measure the eggs or young 

 insects, and to issue certificates setting forth the number of bushels 

 destroyed — the certificates to be filed with the County Clerk. But 

 even with this slight defect,f,the act will have a beneficial effect in the 

 counties subject to locust ravages: 



KANSAS — An act to rROViDi;; for the destruction of oRASSHorrERS . and to 



PUNISH FOR VIOLATI©N OF THIS ACT. 



Be it enacted hy the Leglslatui e of tJie State of Ka7isas : 



Section 1. That the township trustees of the different townships, and the mayors 

 of cities which are not included in any township of any county within this State, are 

 hereby authorized and it is made their duty, when so requested, in writing, by fifteen of 

 the legrtl voters of the township or city, to issue orders to the road overseers of the 

 different road districts within their respective townships or ciiic s, to warn out all able 

 bodied males between the ages of twelve and fifty years wiihin their respective dis- 

 tricts lor tiie purpose of destroying locusts or migratory insects. 



Skc. 2. It shall be the duty of road overseers, inimedia.elj' after receiving said 

 orders, to proceed at once to wtu'u out all persons liable under section one of this act, 

 giving notice of the time and place of meeting, and the tools to be used, and the kind 

 of work expected to be performed, and all work shall be done and performed under the 

 direction of the road overseers. 



Sec. 3. Any persons over eighteen years of age warned out as is provided in this 

 act, may pay tlie road overseer the sum of one dollar per d ly for the time so warned 

 out, and in case any persons shall fail to perform labor under this act or paying the 

 sum of one dollar when so warned out, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and on conviction, shall be fined the sum of three dolhu's tor each day so failing or 



