The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-07-19
Canada Thistles.


Ties a. amended and approved April
2ith, 1885.
SECTION l. That from and after
the passage of this act il shall be the
duty of every persons. and every
corporation holding land or lands in
any county or counties of this Com
monwcalth, either by lease or other
wise. on which any Canada thistles
or weeds. commonly known as Can
ada thistles, may be growing, to cut
the same so as to prevent such this
ties or weeds from going to seed, and
the seed of the same from ripening.
and every person or persons, or cor
pOratiOn as aforesaid, who shall or
may have rs aforesaid, and who
shall neglect or refuse to comply with
the provisions of this act, shall for
felt and pay fine of fifteen dollars
to the Treasurer of the School dis
trict i'll which such land may be stu
ated, to be recovered the same as
debts of like amount are now by law
recoverable.
SECTION =. That if any person or
persons, or corporation, SO holding
lands as aforesaid, on which any
Canada thistles or the weeds com
monty known as such shall be grow
ing, and likely to lipcn seed thereon
shall neglect or refuse to cut and de-
stroy the same so rs to prevent the
seed thereof from ripening, it shall
and may be lawfully for any persons
or persons, who may consider them
selves aggrieved or about to be in
lured by such neglect or refusal, to
inform by written notice any Con
stable or Supervisor of the township
or district, in which the said Canada
thistles on weeds may be growing,
whose duty it shall then be to give
five days notice in writing to such
person or persons or corporations to
cut and destroy such thistles or
weeds, and on their neglect or refus-
al TO cut and destroy the same at the
end of five days, it shall be the duty
of the officer giving such notice to
enter upon such premises, with such
other person or persons as he may
employ, and cut down and destroy
such Canada thistles, and the said
officer or other persons so employed,
shall be entitled to recover from such
person or persons or corporations
owning or holding land as aforesaid,
compensation at the rate of two dol
lars and fifty cents per day, and the
officer serving such notice shall like
wise be entitled to fee of fifty
cents, together with six cents milage
for each mile, circular, necessarily
Travelled. to be recovered as debts of
like amount before any Justice OF
Court i'll said counties.
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Supervisor or Supervisors of tn,
public roads or highways III every
township or district as aforesaid
to cut and destroy in the same man
ner all such Canada thistles or weeds
ON or along such roads, and in cas-,
of unseated or mountain lands
whenever it shall came to the knowl
edge of either the Supervisor ol
Constable of the existance ofany sucl
Canada thistle or weeds thereon, i
shall be his duty to notify the owner
or owners, or agents of said lands il
writing, giving ten days notice tC
cut and destroy the same as afore
said. and upon failure TO comply a
the end of ten days such officer, oI
any person or persons employed b,
him. shall proceed III the manner
hereinbefore provided, with like fees
and compensation, and if any sucl
Constable or Supervisor shall neg
lcct or refuse to perform his duties
prescribed by this act, he shall b'
liable to fine of ten dollars, tn,
same TO be sued for and recovered al
aforesaid, by the party or parties
aggrieved or about to be injured b.
such neglect or rrefusal.
Approved The oath day of Apri
A. ID. 1888 ROBERT f.. PATTIsoN.