Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-06-18
TT MUST BE DOWNED.
The Canada Thistle Proving q
Great Pest in Missouri
Post Yourselves On
the Law In 4 his
Matter.

Matter.
We are daily in receipt of com
plants in regard to the Canad,
thistle. The law has not been en-
forced, as it should have been, ant
the pest consequently is getting
quite hold throughout the entir,
State, and especially in some parti
of Audrain county. The following
is the law in reference to this mat
ter, and we understand the Prose
cutting Attorney is going to enforce
it strictly:
CHAP. 100, SEC. 8415. 1t should
be the duty of every owner, lessee
or other occupant of any lands in
this State, and of every railroad
company, partnership, lessee OF
other corporation of persons own.
ing or operating any railroad in this
State, within the limits of the right
of way of such railroad, and on all
grounds owned or controlled by
such company, lessee or person, to
cut or cause to be cut down all
Canada thistles standing, being or
growing thereon, or on any road or
highway passing through, by or
over such lands or right of way,
so often in each and every year as
shall be sufficient to prevent said
thistles from going to seed and if
any owner, lessee or other occu-
pant of any lands, or any railroad
company, partnership, lessee or
other corporation or person owning
or operating any railroads in this
State, shall knowingly suffer any
such Canada thistles to grow there
on and the seed thereof to ripen 30
as to cause or endanger the spread
thereof, such corporation, owner,
lessee or other person shall forfeit
and pay the sum of ten dollars for
every such offense and such sum
forfeited may be recovered by civil
action, in the name of the overseer
or other person having charge of
the streets, roads or highways in
the district or place where such
thistles may be allowed to grow or
seed, before any Justice of the
Peace of the county, city, town or
township in which the offense is
committed /; and all sums recover
ed by this section shall be paid to
the use of county school fund. (R.
s. 1879, S 742O.)
SEC. S416. When Canada this
ties are or may hereafter be grow
ing on unoceupied lands, the own
er of which is not a resident of the
county in which such lands lie, it
shall be the duty of the road over
seer or other person having charge
of the roads and highways in the
district or place where such lands
lie, to cut or cause to be cut down
such thistles, so as to prevent the
seed from ripening, and for that
purpose shall have authority to
call to his assistance any road
hands of his district, and to enter
on such lands without being liable
to an action OF trespass therefor !;
and such overseer or other person
shall keep an accurate account of
the expense incurred by him in
cutting or causing to be cut such
thistles, with respect to each tract
of land entered thereon for that
purpose, and he shall verify such
statement under his oath and trans
init the same to the County Clerk
or other officer whose duty it is or
may be to extend state and county
taxes on textbooks or bills against
real estate, and such clerk or other
officer shall extend the aggregate
expense SO charged against each
tract of land against the same as a
special tax, which shall then be-
come lien on said lands and be
collected as state and county taxes
are or may be collected by law and
when collected the same shall be
paid to the party who rendered the
service. (R. S. 1879, 7421.)
Sec. SALT. 1t shall be the duty
of any person who shall ship OF
caused to be shipped into this
State any fruit trees, queensware
or other property of any kind OF
description packed in or with
straw or grass of any kind, to burn
said straw or grass at the time o1
unpacking the same, and if any
such person shall not so destroy
such grass or straw, he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(R. S. 1879, S 1929
Sec. S41S. Any person who
shall knowingly vend any grass OIL
other seed, among which there il
any seed of the Canada thistle
shall be deemed guilty of a misde.
meanor. (R. S. 1879, 5 1929
SEC. 1419. 1t shall be the duty
of the Prosecuting Attorney of the
county to prosecute all actions
brought under this chapter. (R
s. 1879, S 7424.)
SEC. S420. Every road overseel
or other person having charge o
streets, roads or highways, WHIT
shall refuse or neglect to discharg'
the duties imposed on him by tn,
provisions of this chapter, shall b
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
(R. S. 1879, 5 7425.)
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