Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-04-18

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Laws of Minnesota.
BY Authority.
An Act to Prevent the Growth aud Spread Of
Canada Thistlcs.
he i enacted ~ the Legislator. Of :hs State Of
Mi""esota:
SECTION l. That the weed known
as Canada thistle is hereby declared to
be common nuisance for all the pur-
poses OF this act.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons ow-
ming any lands within this State. or &C.
curyins or having control ofany lands,
who thcr within the plat Of towns, villa
ges, cities or otherwise, within this
State, knowingly permitting or suffer
ing any Canada thistle or thistles to 90
to seed upon any land or lands thus
owned, occupied or under the control Of
such person or persons, shall be deemed
guilty Of maintaining and supporting a
common nuisance, and upon conviction
thereof in any court having competent
jurisdiction Of the offence shall be pun
islIed by fines not exceeding fifty dol
lars nor less than FIVE dollars, said fino
to 20 into the town treasury where sucl,
thistle or thistles is permitted to grow
Sec. 3. In case any person, persons,
railroad company or other incorpora-
ton owning or occupying any lands
within this State, or having any lands
within this State, under his, her
Or their control, as the case may
be, shall refuse or neglect to destroy
any Canada thistle Or thistles
growing or standing upon any land OF
lands 50 owned, occupied or controlled,
it shall be tho duty Of the town SUPER
visors, or other person or persons hav.
Ing control Of the public highways,
streets or alleys where any such thistle
or thistles may be found growing 0,
standing, to Immediately destroy or cause
the same to be destroyed, land pay there
for at the same rate that is paid for
road labor, and every supervisor or 9TH
or person hereinbcfore authorized to dc.
stroy said thisties, shall keep a correct
account of all moneys paid out for that
purpose, and charge tie same to the
person or person or incorporation own.
ing, occupying, or controlling the land
or lands upon which such thistle
or thistles was destroyed, and the
person or persons Or corporation own.
ing, occupying, or having control Of
such lands snail be liable in q civil &C.
ton for the amount 50 charged against
them and costs of suit; Provided, tina,
if any supervisor or other person, hav.
ing under the authority Of this act de.
stroyed any Canada thistle and is una
bic to find the owner Of the land or is
unable to collect such money. the same
shall be paid by the town authorities Of
the town, village, or city where such
thistles were destroyed; And provided
further, that in case any railroad com.
pany becomes chargeable, under the
provisions Of this section, the supervi.
sors OF the township where the same
has become chargeable may certify the
same to the County attorney Of their
county, whose duty it shall be to bring
and prosecute civil action against the
railroad company for the amount 50
charged and costs of suit aforesaid.
Sec. 4. Justices Of the peace shall
have jurisdiction within their respective
counties Of all violations of the provis-
ions Of this act, and it shall be compe-
tent for any person to complain of and
prosecute any person or persons, rail
road company or other corporation vio-
lating the same, and it is hereby made
the duty ofevcry person having knowl.
edge of any Canada thistle or thistles
growing or standing upon the land Of
another to Immediately destroy the
same or give the person owning or &C.
cupying such lands immediate notice
thereof.
Sec. 5. All fines collected by any
justice Of the peace or any othe: per
son under the provisions of this act.
shall bo paid into the treasury Of the
proper town, village or city within ten
days after the same is collected.
Sec. 6. Any person fined under the
provisions Of this oct, feeling himself
aggricvcd, may appeal to the district
court Of the proper county in the same
manner and within the same time that
appeals are allowed by law in justice
court in other criminal actions.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved February 29th, 1872.
AN ACT to amend Section 50 Of chapter
ten Of tho General Statutes.
Be It enacted BY the Legislature IF the State 81
Minncsota:
Section l.. That section fifty-cight of
chapter ten (l0). Of the General stat
utcs be amended 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. So. When any person, coming
from abroad or residing; in any town or
city within this. State, is infected or
lately has been infected with the Small
Pox or otF er contagious disease danger
Gus to the public health, the Board Of
Health Of the town or city where such
sick or infected person is, may imme-
dia.ely cause such person to be removed
to separate house, If it can be done
without danger to his health, and shall
provide for such person or persons, nur-
s 8, medical attendance. and other ne
cessarics which shall be a charge in ia
vor of such town or city upon the per-
son SO provided for, his parents, guar
dian or master, if able, otherwise upon
the county to which he belongs, or up
on the State if said person be non
resident of the State.
Sc. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
Approved March I, 1872
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