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r <br />RESOLUTION 1980-68 <br />A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BOUNTY ON POCKET GOPHERS CAPTURED <br />IN THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT <br />OF A BOUNTY PAYMASTER FOR RECEIVING CLAIPVS AND PAYING BOUNTIES <br />ON POCKET GOPHERS, AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE BOUNTY <br />PAY MASTER. <br />The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, <br />determines that: <br />WHEREAS, it has been determines ti -,at a bounty system is an <br />effective aid in the control of pocket gophers. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Bounty on pocket gophers <br />captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, be established and paid <br />as follows: <br />BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The office of Bounty Paymaster is established <br />to administer the provisions of this Resolution, and the Mayor shall <br />forwith appoint a resident of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, as Bounty <br />Paymaster, said appointment being subject to approval of the City <br />Council. <br />BOUNTY FUND. Upon appointment and qualification of a Bounty <br />Paymaster, as herein provided, the City Council shall authorize <br />the City Treasurer to advance the sum of $50.00 to the Bounty <br />Paymaster to be disbursed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance <br />with the provisions of this resolution. T,,Then the Bounty Fund is <br />depleted to a balance of $10.00 or less, the Bounty Paymaster shall <br />make report to the City Council, together with request for additional <br />Bounty Funds as may appear to be reasonably necessary for the balance <br />of the Bounty period, as hereinafter defined. <br />BOUNTY PERIOD. The Bounty shall be paid as herein defined, <br />for pocket gophers captured and surrendered to the Bounty Paymaster <br />after June 15 and prior to December 1, 1980. <br />BOUNTY. A Bounty of 250 shall be paid by the Bounty Paymaster <br />to anyone surrendering the two front feet of any pocket gopher <br />captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, and surrendered during <br />the Bounty period as hereinafter defined. <br />BOUNTY RECORD. The Bounty Paymaster shall prepare a record <br />in triplicate of each Bounty transaction, and shall transmit one <br />copy to the Bounty recipient along with the Bounty payment, <br />transmit one copy to the City Clerk, and retain one copy as a — <br />record of the transaction. The record shall contain at least the <br />name and address of the Bounty recipient, the date of the transaction, <br />and the number of pocket gophers for which Bounty payment was made, <br />and the total amount of Bounty paid. <br />