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

PROOF or Sucn failure being madeb before
the county commissioners sitting as an
auditing board as p%rovidedin Section Is;
Of this act. No pay shall be allowed Or
credit given any wner or occupant of
land for destroying Russian thistles and
French weeds on land owned or occu-
pied by him unless by direction of the
Executive Relief Board Any public
officer who shall discriminate in favor,
OF or against any person or persons, OF
who shall wilfully incur.o permit others
acting under him to incur grossly I'M.
necessary expense in the destruction of
Russian thistles and French weeds
under the provisions Of this act,
shall be deemed guilty of a pub
lie offense and, upon conviction Of
any such o%tfense, shall be subject to a
fine of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars, and
become disqualified for his office; and
such office shall be and remain vacant
until his successor is elected or appoint
ed thereto as provided by law; and pend
ing an appeal the office shall remain
vacant unless filled by appointment.
SEC. 70. 1t is hereby made unlawful
TO plant, cultivate, or %purposely grow
any Russian thistle or French weeds in
in the state, whether for any supposed
or experimental utility. for ornament, as
a curiosity, or for any purpose whatever;
and every person SO fostering or permit
ting the growth of any such thistle and
French weeds shall be subject to a fine
of not less than five dollars nor more
than fifty dollars as a violation Of the
police provisions of this act; provided,
that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to any act or operation done
under the authority of the state, of the
board OF commissioners provided for in
this act, or of the faculty of the %agricul-
tural college of North Dakota for pur-
poses OF scientific investigation.
Sec. 26. To the end that the propa.
cation and spread of Russian thistles-
and French weeds may to that extent
be prevented, and for the purposes of
this act, it is hereby made unlawful to
pillow fire breaks in any county that is
infested with Russian thistles and
French weeds, on any land except with
the consent, previously obtained of the
owner of such land. And such owner
shall then be liable to all the provisions
OF this act for the destruction of Russian
thistles and French weeds on such fire
break. Any person blowing any such
fre break in any county aforesaid on
land other than his own without the
consent, previously obtained, of the
owner OF such land, shall be subject to-.
a tine OF not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, for each half
mile or part of half mile in length of
such fire break. He shall also be liable
to all the provisions of this act for the
destruction of thistles and French weeds
on such fire break. He shall also be
liable to the owner of such land for tres
pass and for damages, and may be sued
IN any court OF competent jurisdiction.
Sec. q. The board of commissioners
created under Section 4 of this act are
authorized to incur such expenses as in
their best judgment shall seem neces-
sary to an intelligent and efficient dis
charge OF their duties. They shall file
ltemized vouchers for such pen
with the state auditor, who shall issue
his warrants for the respective vouchers.
which warrants shall be paid by the
state treasurer out of any money to the
credit Of the state Russian thistle and
French weed fund.
Sec. %. Each member of the board
OF commissioners created by Section 4
OF this act, shall be entitled to his actual
travelling expenses while in the dis
charge of his duties in accordance with
the provisions of this act, and to three
dollars (S3) for each day he may be absent
from home for hotel expenses, and to
all other legitimate expenses incurred in
the discharge of his duties according to
the determinations of the board, and
the provisions of this act. He shall
from time to time file itemized vouchers
for such expenses with the state aud
itor, who shall issue his warrants there
for, which warrants shall be paid by the.
state treasurer out Of any money to the
credit of the state Russian thistle and
French weed fund.
SEC. %. Every county commits
sioner shall receive for every day ac-
tually spent in the performance Of his
duties under this act, the same COM
pensation to be paid in the same man.
ner, as he is entitled to for the dis
charge Of other duties or his office.
And any sheriff, if the duties of this
act shall fall upon him, shall receive the
same compensation, to be paid in the
same manner as provided for the county
commissioner.
SEC. 80. It shall be the duty of the
county auditor in each county to pre-
pare blank forms of notice for use in
accordance with the provisions of this
act, and such forms shall, without
charge, be furnished to parties desiring
or whose duty it shall become, to make
use of them. And it shall be the duty
of the auditor of each county to serve
all notices as may be required OF him
by any county commissioner in such
county, in accordance with the provi-
sions Of this act, in every case making
diligent search to ascertain the correct
p~ostoffice address of the parties on
whom such service shall so be required
to be made; and any county auditor
who shall fail or neglect to discharge
! any duty made incumbent on him by
this act, shall be subject to a fine of not
less than ten dollars (s1O) or more than
twenty dollars $500 to be enforced as.
provided for other penalties in this act.
SEC. 81. All acts or parts of acts not
consistent with the provisions of this
| act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 30. Inasmuch as it is needful
for it's purposes that this act shall be-
commemorative at once, and consequently
that an emergency exists, therefore this
act shall take effect on and after the.
date of it's passage and approval.
Approved March 81, 1895.
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