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RESOLUTION 1979-46 A, $ESOLUTION,ESTABLISHING A BOMM ON POCKET GOPHERS CAPTURED IN THE CITr OF HUGO, NIINNESOTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOI OWT OF A BOUNTY PAYMASTER FOR RECEIVING CLAIMS AND PAYING BOUNTIES ON POCKET GOPHERS, AND ESTABLISHING CMVWSATION FOR. THE BOUNTY PAY MASTER. The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, determines that: WHEREAS, pocket gophers constitute a nuisance, and are detrimental to agriculture, and they are harmful to the public safety and welfare in the City of Hugo; and WSEREAS, it has been deemed desireable to control the number of pocket gophers within the City of Hugo; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that a bounty system is an effective aid in the control of pocket gophers. Now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a bounty on pocket gophers captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, be established and paid as follows SECTION 1, BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The office of Bounty Paymaster is established to administer the provisions of this Resolution, and the Mayor shall forwith appoint a resident of the City df Hugo, Minnesota, as Bounty Paymaster, said appointment being subject to approval of the City Council. SECTION 2. BOUNTY FUND. Upon appointment and qualification of a Bounty Paymaster, as herein provided, the City Council shall authorize the City Treasurer to advance the sum cif $100.00 to the Bounty Paymaster to be disbm wed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. When the Bounty Fund is depleted to a balance of $10.00 or less, the Bounty Paymaster shall make report to the City Counoil, together with request for additional Bounty Funds as may appear to be••reasohably necessary for the balance of the Bounty period, as hereinafter defined. SECTION 3. BOUNTY PERIOD. The Bounty shall be paid as herein defined, for pocket gophers captured and surrendered to the Bounty Paymaster after June 15 and prior to December 110 1979,, SECTION 4. BOUNTY. A Bounty of 25¢ shall be paid by the Bounty Paymaster to anyone surrendering the two front feet of any pocket gopher captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, and surrendered during the Bounty period as hereinafter defined.