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RESOLUTION 1974-9 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BOUNTY ON POCKET GOPHERS CAPTURED IN THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOUNTY PAYMASTER FOR RECEIVING CLAIMS AND PAYING BOUNTIES ON POCKET GOPHERS, AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE BOUNTY PAY MASTER. The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, determines that: WHEREAS, pocket gophers constitute a nuisance, and are detri- mental to agriculture, and they are harmful to the public safety and welfare in the City of Hugo; and WHEREAS, it has been deemed desirable 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 forthwith appoint a resident of the City of Hugo, Minn- esota, 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 auth- orize the City Treasurer to advance the sum of $100.00 to the Bounty Paymaster to be disbursed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance with the provisions of this resalution. When the bounty fund is depleted to a balance of $10.00 or less, the Bounty Paymaster shall make report to the City Council, together with request for additional Bounty Funds as may appear to reasonably be necessary for the balance of the Bounty Period, as hereinafter defined. SECTION 3. Bounty Period. The Bounty shall be paid as here- in defined, for pocket gophers captured and surrendered to the Bounty Paymaster after June 15 and prior to December 1. 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 Bounu-y Period as hereinafter defined. SECTION 5. Bounty Record. The Bounty Paymaster shall prepare a record in triplicate of each Bounty transaction, and shall transmit one copy to the Bounty recipient along with the Bounty payment, trans- mit one copy to the City Clerk, and retain one copy as a record of the transaction. The record shall contain at least the name and address of the Bounty recipient, the date of the transaction, and the number of pocket gophers for which Bounty payment was made, and the total amount of Bounty paid.