178 The Rocky Mountain Locust. 



» 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 certificate 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 such 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 treasury of his county. 



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

 locust the ensuing spring, it shall take effect and be in force from 

 and after its passage. 



Approved February 23, 1877. 



This act is drawn up after the form recommended in my 8th 

 Report, and reprinted in the Omaha pamphlet. Section 3, 

 requiring persons claiming bounty, to carry from all parts 

 of the county, the eggs or young insects collected, is de- 

 fective, as those living near the county seat will have 

 most advantage and inducement. It would be better 

 to empower the Township Trustee, or the Street Commis- 

 sioner, 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. 



KANSAS — An Act to provide for the destruction of grass- 

 hoppers AND TO PUNISH FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT. 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : 



Section 1. That the township trustees of the different town- 

 ships, and the mayors of cities which are not included ia 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 legal 

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

 of the different road districts within their respective townships or 

 cities, to warn out all able-bodied males between the ages of twelve 

 and fifty years within their respective districts for the purpose of 

 destroying locusts or migratory insects. 



Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of road overseers, immediately 

 after receiving said orders, to proceed at once to warn out all persons 

 liable under section one of this act, giving notice of the time and 



