Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1911 — Bounty on Crows -Depends on Connell and the Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

Bounty on Crows -Depends on Connell and the Commissioners.

The text of the “crow bounty” law is here published: Section I—Be it enacted by the general assembly df : the state of Indiana, that the county councils and th 4 boards of commissioners of eaefi county in the state of Indiana may appropriate and cause to be paid out of the county treasury a sum not exceeding 10 cents to any person who shall deliver to the auditor of the county' the head of any common crow, and the further sum of 5 cents for each and every crow's egg so exhibited In lots not less than ten: Provided, That such person shall first tajee and subscribe.an oath that the crow to which such head belonged, was killed in the county, and that such eggs so produced were taken from a crow's nest in the county: Provided, That this act shall not apply to hawks pr owls. The law carries an emergency and has been in effect since March 4th. The law makes it optional with the county' councils and the boards of commissioners and evidently there is no available fund at this time. The council will probably not appropriate funds for the purpose unless requested to do so by farmers and it Is very doubtful if the request will be made It is probable that a thousand crow's heads a day would be brought in forbounty for a time if the money was available. This would mean the expenditure of SIOO a day. it would materially affect taxation probably, but the good resultant might justify the expense.