184 The Rocky Mountain Locust. 



More complicated than the others, this Minnesota act 

 has certain special features which are intended to meet the 

 peculiar emergency in that State. Yet I do not think the 

 act is so clear or will prove so effectual as the first Kansas 

 act. In addition to this bounty act, the Minnesota Legis- 

 lature passed another, appropriating $75,000 for the pur- 

 chase and distribution of seed grain to the sufferers from 

 locust injuries. 



NEBRASKA — An Act to provide for the destruction op 



GRASSHOPPERS. 



Whereas the State of Nebraska has, for the past three years, 

 been devastated by the grasshoppers, thereby greatly injuring the 

 agricultural and commercial interests of the State ; and whereas 

 these interests are liable to be seriously damaged in the future by 

 the recurrence of the pests aforesaid ; therefore, 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska . 



Section 1 . .That the supervisors of each road district in this 

 State shall, at the time when the grasshoppers shall have been 

 hatched out, and before the same shall become full-fledged and fly, 

 notify each able-bodied male resident of his district, between the 

 ages of sixteen and sixty years, to perform two days' labor, at such 

 time and at such place and in such manner as shall by said super- 

 visors be deemed most efficient in the destruction of the grasshop- 

 pers ; said notices shall be given in the same manner as is provided 

 by law for the notice to work upon public highways. 



Sec 2. Cities of the first and second class shall be governed by 

 the provisions of this act, and it shall be the duty of the mayor of 

 such cities to appoint, not exceeding two supervisors for each 

 ward, to oversee the labor to be performed under the provisions of 

 this act. 



Sec. 3. In case it shall appear that two days' work is not suffi- 

 cient to destroy the grasshoppers in any district or ward, and it 

 shall further appear that more time can be profitably employed 

 in the destruction of the grasshoppers, the supervisors of each ward 

 or road district may require from the persons liable to the provis- 

 ions of this act, not exceeding ten days' labor in addition to the 

 time hereinbefore mentioned ; and it shall be the duty of such 

 supervisor to give to each person who shall have performed labor 

 under the provisions of this section a receipt for the number of 

 days' labor performed, and the supervisor shall upon oath report to 

 the city or county authorities the names and amount of labor per- 

 formed by each person. 



Sec 4. It shall be the duty of all persons subject to the pro- 



