Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-08

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to notify in writing the owner of such
land, if his address be filed with such
county auditor, or if it can be found, OF
the existence of such thistIes or French
weeds upon such land; and such notice
served on such owner shall be sent by
registered mail, and all postof1ice re-
ceipts therefor shall be fled and pre-
served by such county auditor. IF no
such service of notice on the owner can
be had, then notice shall be published
one week in some newspaper published
in such county; or if none be published
then a copy OF such notice shall be con
spicuously posted ten days on the front
door of the court house of such county.
1t shall then become the duty of such
occupant or owner, completely to de-
stroy such thistles and French weeds
on such land, (but not on any highway,
roadway or trail in public use) in the
manner and season which shall be de-
termined as provided in Section 4 of
this act. If within ten days after COM
pletion of service, publication or posting
of notices aforesaid, tbut not earlier
than ten days after the date so fixed as
provided in Section 4 of this act, as the
beginning of the season for destroying
Russian thistle and French weeds), the
destruction of such Russian thistles and
French weeds on such land has not been
completed, or begun and vigorously
prosecuted, such county commissioner
shall at once cause such thistles and
French weeds to be destroyed on such
land in a so fixed in accordance
with Section 4 of this act; and he shall
verify the expenses thereof by an itemized
statement to the county auditor and the
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the board of county commissioners, as
provided in Section 16 of this act, Law
the same before such board, and the
amount which in any such case shall be
allowed by such board of county COM
missioners shall be entered upon the
tax list as provided in Section Is of this
act, and such county auditor shall then
issue his warrants for such amount to
be paid out of the road fund of such
county.
Sec. 6. Any owner or occupant of
any land in any commissioner district,
or any citizen of such district, may
make complaint to the county commits
sioner in charge of that district, by
written notice, of the existence of Rus
part of any railroad right of way lying
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may be the locality complained of. There
upon the county commissioner shall re-
quire the county auditor of such county
at nee to notify the division superln-
tendent having in charge such right of
way in such district for the railroad
company operating the line of railway
to which line such right of way apper-
talns, OF the existence of such thistles
or French weed IN such right of way,
and such notice served on such SUPER
intendent shall be sent to him by regis
tered mail, addressed to the postotice
situated in the city, village or town in
which his Office may be located, and all
postotfice receipts therefor shall be filed
and preserved by such auditor. 1t shall
then become the duty of such railroad
company completely to destroy such
thistles and French weed on such right
of way in the manner and season which
shall be determined as provided in Sec
ton 4 of this act. If within ten days
after such service Of notice the destruc-
ton Of such thistles or French weed,
complaint of the existence of which has
been made, has not been completed, or
begun and vigorously prosecuted, then
it shall be the duty of such county COM
missioner to cause such thistles or
French weed to be destroyed on such
right OF way in the time and so
fixed in accordance with Section 4 of
this act, and such county commissioner
shall certify the expenses thereof by an
itemized statement to the county audi
tor in writing, and the county auditor
shall, at the next meeting of the board
of county commissioners as provided in
Section 16 of this act, lay the same be.
fore such board, and the amount which,
in any case, shall be allowed by such
board of county commissioners for de-
stru ction of Russian thistles or French
weed On such right of way within such
county shall be entered upon the tax
list as provided in Section l6 of this act,
and such county auditor shall then
issue his warrant for such amount to be
paid out of the road fund of such
county.
Sec. 7. Any owners or occupant
of any land in any commissioner
district in any county, or any
citizen of such district may make COM
plant to the county commissioner in
charge of that district, by written
notice, of the existence Of Russian
thistles and French weeds in any high
way, road, way or trail in public use,
whether such be a public highway or
not, designating as neal as may be the
locality complained of, and it shall then
be the duty of such county commits
sioner to cause such thistles and French
weeds to be destroyed in the manner SO
fixed in accordance with Section 4 of
this act; such county commissioner
shall first require the overseer or super
visor of highways, or roads. within
whose highway Or road district lies
such highway, road, way Or trail in pub
lie use, to cause so much as may be
necessary of the work which, thereafter,
in that year may be done in payment of
road taxes, in such highway, or road
district to be expended in the d~estruc-
ton of such thistles and French weeds;
and if such work in such highway or
road district, 80 done by all persons
then subject to road poll tax shall not
suffice for the complete destruction of
such thistles and French weeds then
such county commissioner shall employ
such further means as may be neces-
sary to cause such thistles and French
weeds to be completely destroyed. And
such county commissioner shall certify
, the expense thereof by an itemized
statement to the county auditor, and
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