The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-06
An Act to prevent the spread Of Noxious Weed

The people Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as fol-
| lows:
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty of any and all
persons residing upon or occupying any
ianos within this state, either as owner, les
see or otherwise, to destroy thereon all weeds
OF the species known as snap dragon and
canada Thistle, at such time and in such
manner as shall etfectually prevent their
bearing seed
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of every over
seer OF highways within this state to destroy
at such time as will prevent their bearing
seed, any and all noxious weeds of the de-
scriptlon named in section l of this act, that
may be found growing either on the high
way or on any unoccupied lands within the
district for which no was appointed, or on oc
cupled Ian.s, IT the person or persons residing
thereon shall neglect to SO destroy; and he
shall be entitled to the same compensation
TOR the time actually spent in such service as
for the discharge of the ordinary duties of
overseer or pathmaster, payable out of the
town treasury, upon order of the town board
of supervisors.
Dec. .. ANY person or persons of the class
referred to In section l who shall fail to full
I'LL the requirements Of said section. or auy
overseer Of highways who shall not faithful
y discharge the Obligations imposed by the
"a section of this act, shall be deemed guilty
OF nrisdemeanor, and on conviction Of such
failure or neglect, shall be punished by fine
rot exceeding fifty dollars, nor less than five
dollars
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the super
vlsors OF each town whenever any persons of
the class named in sec. /, or any overseer of
highways OF such town, has refused or neg
lected to perform the duties required by sec
tions l and OF this act, forthwith to prose-
cute such person or persons, or overseer, for
the recovery of such penalty; and in case
any overseer in such town shall have DESTROY
ed any OF the aforesaid noxious weeds upon
any occupied lands in obedience to the re-
qulrements OF sec. Q of this act, by reason of
the refusal or neglect of the occupant or &C.
cupants Of such lands to destroy the said
noxlous weeds, then it shall be competent for
such supervisors to likewise prosecute the
said occupant or occupants for the recovery
OF the expense of such destruction incurred
by said overseer.
We republish the above law from the Cen
eral Laws of 1861, at the request of our old
friend Alexander Yule. of Somers, in order
that the attention of officials and others, may
be called anew to its provisions. In various
localities in the county, we understand the
Canada Thistle has been allowed to spread,
until 1T has gained dangerous footing.
In the city, we know there are several
large patches of the 'tnoxious weeds" that
have grown in unobstructed luxuriance for a
year or two past. We hope our City Mar
shall, Street Supervisors, whoever it belongs
to, will make it point to read this Law, and
go to work to carry out its requirements. -
Let the Canada Thistle nuisance be curtailed,
since the Reciprocity Treaty has been abro-
gated, and we are no longer under obligation
to receive such importations duty free.