Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-02
Published April IL, 1881
OH DTiEJo 900

AN ACT to amend section 1880 of chapter 81 of the
revised statutes of 1873 relating to the prevention
of the spread of noxious weeds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section l. Every person and every corporation
shall destroy upon all lands which he it shall
cupy all weeds or the kind known as snap dragon,
Canada thistle, sand burrs, cookie burrs and bur-
dock, ut such time and in such manner as shall eff
fectuaIy prevent their leav ng seed. Every over
seer OF highways shall also in like time and manner
destroy all such weeds that may GROW either on the
highway OF his road district ON any unOcCupied
lands therein, which the thereof shall neglect
to SO destroy. For doing such oYerseer shall have
such compensation, payable out of the town treas
ury as the town board upon the presentation of his
account therefor verified by his oath, and specifying
by separate items the charges against each piece of
land describing the same, shall deem reasonable;
and the respective amounts 30 paid, except the de-
scruction OF such weeds upon highways, shall be
placed on the next tax roll in separate column
headed " for destruction of weeds" tax against
the lands upon which such weeds destroyed.
and be collected other taxes and the entry of such
tax on the tax roll shall be conclusive evidence of
the liability of the lands SO taxed to such tax.
Section 2 It shall be the duty of the town clerk
of every town to copy OF al the laws relating
to the prevention of the spread of noxious weeds
be printed on every road warrant issued by the town
board and it shall be the duty of the chairman Of
every town board at the annual town meeting of
each year to read aloud to such meeting the whole of
such laws as printed on said road warrant
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after the passage and publication thereof.
Approved March 81 1888.
lPuDl1SheG April II, 1853
CHAPTER 273
AN ACT to amend section 245, of the laws of 1879
entitled can act to amend sections 400, 492, 493
494 and 496, of the revised statutes, relating to
free high schools"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section s. of chapter 245, of the laws
of 1879 entitled as above, is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the following: Here
after when by any neglect omission any free
high school shall fail to have apportioned to it its
share Of state aid under this act the state supern-
tendent may, after the time hereinbefore fixed for
such apportionment by him, fix an amount ten
per cent. less than the amount which such free
high school would have been entitled to had
complied with the provisions of this act and Ger
tify the same to the secretary of state with the re
port of such district or districts annexed thereto
and the secretary shall thereupon draw his war
rant for such amount or amounts in favor of such
district or districts And each successive year the
superintendent shall apportion among the free
high schools of the state only the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars less such sum or sums as
may have been certified by him to the secretary of
state under the provisions of this act subsequent
to his last regular appOrtionment.
section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1888.
TPuhehed Anri1 10. 1888