Morris tribune., 1895-03-06

Q tendent of all railways within the
e county of which he is auditor of The
/; date set by the board Of county com
rnissioners before which all Russian
} Thistles must be destroyed.
Sec. 4. Every board of town sup.
ervisors, or in case of unorganized
towns the Board of County Commits,
sioners, or in case of villages or cities
: the village or city council shall APP
point one or more persons to be
known as tweed agents" for each
township or smaller district whose
: duty it shall be to destroy Or cause to
be destroyed in such district as shall
be definately allotted to him by the
town or county board or the city
council, before the expiration of the
time for the destruction thereof by
others, all Russian thistles found
growing OH the public highways or
streets in his district; and, after the
expiration of the time fixed for the
destruction of such thistles by the
owners and occupants of lands, as
provided in section 3 of this act, each
weed agent shall destroy or cause to
be destroyed before the time such
thistles mature seeds all such thistles
found standing and growing on the
the lands within his district other
than public highways, and for this
purpose he may lawfully enter upon
any such land, if he have reason to
believe that such thistles are growing
thereon, provided, however, that no
town supervisor shall be appointed as
'weed agent" For these services
such weed agents and persons en-
ployed by them, shall be entitled to
such compensation as shall be fixed
by the board or council appointing
them.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of such
weed agent TO present to the board Of
supervisors of his town, or where
towns are not organized, to the
county commissioners, or in villages
or cities, to the village Or city coun-
Gil, all itimized account verified under
oath, giving the description of each
piece of land with the name of owner
and occupant, upon which Russian
thistles have been destroyed by said
weed agent or persons employed by
him, and the amount due each per-
son for services in such work. He
shall also in like manner make
statement showing the cost OF
destroying the thistles upon public
highways.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
board Of township supervisors, or
where towns are not organized, of the
county commissioners, or in villages
or cities, of the village or city council,
to audit the accounts presented by
the weed agents for the destruction
of Russian thistles on the public
and streets and to pay the
amount allowed out of the general
town fund if audited by the town
board, or out of the county fund if
audited by the county board, or out
of the village or city fund if audited
by the village or city council.
Sec. Z. It shall be the duty of the
board Of supervisors to audit the bills
presented by the weed agents for the
destruction of Russian thistles on
or under his direction on
lands other than public highways,
and the amount allowed on each par
eel or lot of land shall be certified ,
by the board of supervisors or by the
village or city council to the board of
county commissioners. Upon the APP ,
prevail of the board of county COM
in case of towns not or
ganized, the board of county com
alone shall audit and APP
prove at any regular or special meet
ng, and after the expiration of thirty
lays, ifappeal is not taken from the
action of the county commissioners,
Is the law provides in other cases, it
shall be the duty of the county aud ..
tor to draw a warrant upon the {
county treasurer for the amount al
owed; and the county auditor shall
certify to the state auditor the full
allowed by the county COM
for the destruction of Rus
ian thistles in the county; and upon
he receipt of the certificate of the
county auditor of the counties where
Russian thistles have been destroyed
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