The Dickinson press., 1895-07-06
TODESTROY THISTLES
DIFFERENTIATION OF THE RUSSIAN
THISTLE AND FRENCH WEED.
Rules and Regulations of the Exec.
utive. Relief Board of North Da-
kOla Looking to the Destruction
of Russian 'Fhistlcs and French
Weeds.

of Russian Thistlcx and Erencl,
| Weeds.
The executive relief board, u com
mission existing by authority of law
approved March 23. 1885. entitled IAN
Act to provide for the exterminat ton
of the Russian thistle and French
weed," have this Both day of May de-
ternined upon the times and methods.
and have adopted the rules and regu-
latiOns herein set forth in accordance
with the provisions of said law. for
| the destruction of Russian thistles
and French weeds.
Rules and Regulations.
Rule /. Any owner or occupant of
any land In any county commissioner s
district, or any citizen of such district,
may, at any time, complain in writing
to the commissioners f. such district
Of the existence therein of Russian
thiStlcs or French weeds:
I. On any lands, describing the
same.
2. On any railroad right of way,
designating as nearly as may he the
locality.
3. On any highway. road, street,
way or trail in use by the public,
whether such be Il public highway or
not, designating the locality.
Rule .. Any county commissioner,
upon receipt of such written complaint
or notice as provided in sections ), q
and Z Of the law, must proceed at
once in accordance with the require
ments of such sections and of rules
and regulations. He and the county
auditor must give notice as therein
required, but destruction of the Rus
sian thistlcs and French weeds COM
planned of shall in such notice be re.
quircd to begin and to he diligently
prosecuted until complete, not earlier
than the dates or times herein below
set forth as to the respective eases;
but If such notices are served within
ten days preceding such dates, then
such destruction shall be required by
such notices to begin and to be dill
gently prosecuted within ten days
from the date when such service is
completed. If such notices are served
earlier than ten days before such date,
then such notice shall require such
destruction to begin and be diligently
prosecuted on the date specified as
that not earlier than which such de-
struction shall begin.
l. AS to lands planted with crops
intended to be cultivated, such de-
struction shall begin within ten days
after proper service of notice and be
continuous and complete until such
crops are harvested, and in no case to
cease until October first of each year.
.. AS to all wild lands (thc title Of
which is not in the United States or
In this state) as to broken lands not
in crop, as to abandoned fields once
broken UP and as to fire breaks de-
scribed in section 2G of the law, such
destruction shall begin within ten
days after proper service of notice, as
applied to French weeds but not
earlier than August first as to Russian
thistles.
3. AS to lands planted to small
grains, millet, grass. peas, buckwhcat,
fodder crops, and all such crops plant
ed and not intended to be cultivated,
such destruction shall begin within
ten days after service Of commission
er's notice as regards French weeds,
but not earlier than Aug. Is in any
year as applied to Russian thistlcs.
4. Any and all Russian thistlcs and
French weeds found upon the right of
way of any railroad shall be Destroy
ed or such destruction commenced
within ten days after service of county
auditors notice as lHOvided in section
q Of the law, as applied to French
weeds, but not earlier that Aug. / Of
each year as regards Russian thistlcs,
and such destruction must be faith
fully prosecuted until complete.
Rule 3. Ii, after proper notice, the
owner or occupant of any land, or
any railroad company occupying or
having In use or control any right of
way, fail within the time required to
begin and diligently prosecute the de-
structiOn of the weeds complained of,
then it becomes the duty of the coun-
ty commissioner within whose dis
trict the property complained of lies
to at once carry Oh such destruction.
Rule i. IS to highways, roads,
streets, VIZ, $ and tails in public use,
whether such trails he public high
ways or not, as described in Section z
of the law, such destruction shall be-
gin within ten days after complaint ID
made to the commissioner OF such dis
trict as regards French weeds, but
not earlier than August first in any
year as APPLIED to Russian thistlcs.
Rule ). 1t shall he the duty Of each
county commissioner in his district af-
ter inquiry and examination, as pro-
vided in section II of the law, to so
prosecute the destruction, until COM
pleted Of Russian thistles and French
weeds, on highways, roads, streets,
ways or trails in public use, whether
such trails be public highways or not,
as provided in section II of the law,
so that on September first of each year
as regards Russian thistlcs and No
yembcr first of each year as to French
weeds 10 such thistles or weeds Shall
he found growing thereon.
Rule 6. Between April first and
November first as applied to French
weeds and between August first and
September first of each year as re-
CARDS Russian tilis;les the county
commissioners Shall examine or
cause to be examined, and shall de-
stroy or cause to be destroyed before
going to seed all French weeds and
Russian thistlcs found in their re-
spective districts Oh wild or broken
land, titles Of which is in the United
States or this state. leased land own
ell by the state not i'll crop, school
lands, lands of doubtful title and all
fire breaks as described in section II
of said law.
Rule Z. At all times dead Russian
thistles that are gathered or bunch
ed by the wind, must be destroyed by
burning as soon after such gathering
or such punching as their condition
will permit, or he subject to the pro-
visions Of sections 5, q, Z, II, and IL
Of the law. but due care should be
taken at all times to prevent the es-
cape or spread of such fire to other
material or to property.
Rule s. TO prevent Russian thistles
from being scattered about by the
Tinl,--al persons are forbidden 70