The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-09-04

We publish the following law in reia-
ton to obnoxious weeds. as it stands
amended All will that is very i'm.
pcrtant act. There is scarce street, lot
or farm in this neighborhood but grows
more or less noxious weeds -.
SECTION l. Itshall be the duty of any
ana all persons residing upon or oceu-
plying any lands, within this State, eth
er as owner, lessee or otherwise, to des-
troy thereon all weeds of the species
known as burdock,, snap dragon and
Canada thistle, at such time and in such
manner as shall effectuslly prevent their
bearing seed.
Sec 2. Itshall berthe duty of every
overseer of highways within this State to
destroy at such time as will prevent
their bearing seeds, any and all noxious
weeds of the description named In sec
ton one of this act. that. may be found
growing either on the highway or on any
| unoccG pied lands within the district for
/ which he was appointed, or on occu pied
lands, it the person or persons residing
thereon shall neglect to destroy; and he
shall be entitled to the same compepsa.
ton for the time actually spent In such
survlce as for the discharge of the ordin-
| airy duties OF overseer or pathmaster, pay
able out OF the town treasury, upon order
OF the town board of supervisors and
the said board of supervisors are hereby
authorized to have said amount paid to
| SAID pathmaster, on his affidavit, if said
board deem it just and equitable and
further to have said amount placed on
| the tax roll against such lands wherein
such weeds have been destroyed, and to
| be collected the same as ordinary taxes.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons of the
class referred to In section one, who shall
fail TO fulfill the requirement of said sec
ZION, or any overseer of highways who
shall not faithfully discha rge the oblipa-
lions imposed by the second section of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction of such fail
ure or neglect. shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding fifty dollors, nor less
than five dollars.
Sec. 4. 1t ohall be the duty of the SUI
pervlsors of each town whenever any
person or persons of the class named in
section one, or any orerseer of highways
OF such town, has refused or neglected to
perform the duties required of him in
sections one and two of this act, forth
with to prosecute such person or persons
or overseer, for the recovery of such
penalty; and in case any overseer il
such town shall have destroyed any OF
the aforesaid noxious weeds upon any
occupied lands, in obedience to the re-
quirements of section two of this act, by
reason of the refusal or neglect of the
occupant or occupants of such lands to
destroy the said noxious weeds, then it
shall be competent for such supervisors
to likewise prosecute the occupant OF
occupants for the recovery of the ex-
pense of such destruction incurred by
the said oyerseer.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of the sec
rotary of State. on or before the first day
of May Dext, to forward printed copies
of this act to esch county clerk in the
State. who shall cause the same to be
published at the earliest practicable date,
IN at least one newspaper in the county
in which he resides.
Sec 6. Chapter SO of the revised
statutes and all laws inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, are hereby
repealed.