| Show LIABLE FOR TOR BOUNTY O 10 to SImile Auditor Breeden returned this to the state auditor an In opinion stating that lint till the state Is liable for or two thirds of at the grasshopper gra shopper bounty bount The says I have before mo rae your communication of ot the hint In lit which you submit the tho following question for tor or my o I opinion the tho provisions of o chapter 11 laws of ot Utah 1503 1903 Is the state for tor time the salary and alIt expense of ot receiving agents whom the county commissioners loners ml appoint In Ill their re respective counties i This chapter cho Iller relates rein lell to tin the destruction of ot grasshoppers gnu locusts anti and crickets cricket and authorizes a 1 bounty to be paid for 01 their destruction de The TM boards of ot county commissioners of ot the tue respective counties of ot the suit state st tire aro empowered to lu provide by ii b ordinance for or the time payment of such bounty Mun not tuot to exceed ell one ono cent per pcr pound x und as ns may mil be thus provided presided by b such county They are also empowered to 10 appoInt a l agent In lit each town or pre precinct pr pm duct In 11 their respective counties to car can carry carrr ry rr out lilt tho the provisions of ot this chapter These Jh Ro receiving agents are arc required to IQ keep It ep on Oil tile lie an n d statement showing the quantity of ot said insects received destroyed in the respective lye tive districts with the tile of ot bounty to be paid and amId trans tran transmit mil mit a 11 full tull report of or the record to tho the county clerk and when the amount of ot bounty reaches the tho sum solo of ot 60 50 or over oer the clerk shall present presenta n a bill for tor or the tile same M to the state auditor who ho shall draw drall his hili u Warrant arrant for tor two thirds of or till the amount of 01 the lull hill po Pt 0 pro pre presented by lIy said cirrI Tills chapter chaiter also al o provides that tile tho state shall pay 1111 two 1 thirds of ot all nil amounts paid out under th provisions of ot this chapter The purpose e of ot the legislation was Ins to l protect time the agricultural Interests of ot the Ie state by aiding and the destruction of f these pests and emit destructive tive thc Insects und In ill order to accomplish this purpose the Legislature empowered the hoard board of or county count commissioners of ot each county in the state stull to enact cline I arcH ordinances nances and appoint agents n to more effectually carry out OUI tho the objects Intended These receiving agents by II author authority ity It of ut this act net are agents of ot the state and omit the tho state U Is l liable lohle for lor two twit thirds of ot the tIme salaries of or tho ho salt said receiving ing tug It being an aim patti paid 1 out under tIm the provisions of ot this thin act uel There Them being no specified amount fixed by b thi for tor the receiving to re me receive reo crl such agents would he ht h entitled to 10 ton toa n a t reasonable compensation atlon for their services to 10 be he fixed by hy tile board of ot county count cahilL commissioners and l you ou ate are ad nil advised that thaI the state Is lit I liable for tor two thirds of ot the th amount of ot such puch compensation n |
