St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21
.om tbe ENLARGED county. and such records

Of such enlarged county, when so made,
shall be the legal records thereon ana shall
have the same effect in law as though the
original instruments had been recorded in
such register of deeds Office OF the en-
larged county. and the same or certified
copies thereof may be read In any court
or before any tribunal as such records. In
case it shall be deemed necessary Dy the
board of county commissioners OF any coun-
ty so enlarged, the county audltor OF such
enlarged county shall copy ana trahScriDe
from the auditors office of the county TO
which the county from which the territory
has been detached was attached for record
purposes, all the records relating 10 such
territory; for such transcriblng. sucn county
auditor shall receive the sum OF SIX TO-
cents per folio from the enlarged county.
The officers of the county from which such
records are to be transcribed shall furnish
the officers of such enlarged county all
reasonable and proper facilities 10 enable
them to copy and trans.ribe such records.
Sec. 6. The enlargement or any organ
iZed county, as hereinbefore provided, shall
not affect in any manner the collection of
any unpaid tax upon any properly Wltnln
the territory attached thereto, leVled Tor
the current expenses OF the county from
which the same was detached, or Tor town
ship, school, road or other Local taxes, or
for any special tax levied prior 10 the
filing of the copy of the petition nefelnDe-
fore mentioned in the office or the Secretar!
of state as provided for in sectlon or
this act and all such unpaid taxes snail be
collected and payment thereon enforced IN
the same manner and with the same erect
as If the territory so attached had renamed
and continued part of the county from
which it was detached.
Sec. {. No refusal or failure OF any coun-
ty officer to do any OF the actS or lhihgs
herein required of him to be done, ana no
failure to make publication as herein re-
quired shall affect the validity OF the en-
largement of any organized county under
the provisions of this act; and any officer
who shall wilfully neglect or ref9Se TO per,
form the duties herein required OF MN snail
be guilty of mafeasance in office ana may
be removed therefrom.
Sec. s. All acts or parts OF acts neon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed;
Sec. o. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage
Approved March D. 1895.
NO. 49.-H. F. NO. 636.
AN ACT to declare certain weeds common
nuisances and to provide for their de-
struction
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. The weeds named in this sec
tion shall be known as noXious WcedS ana
are hereby declared to he common mus,
into the following groups: f1rst group;
Wild Mustard 0Irasica Sin2pisl, Wlld
Oats (Avena Sativa), COckle-Durr tAan-
thium Strumarium), BurdOck tl4appa Of
Sinapistrum). Second group: Canada Thls-
tie (Canicus Arvensis), OX-Eye Daisy Q!en-
canthmum VulgareJ. and Quack Grass CTu-
ticum Yulearis). Third group: french
Weed fThalaspi AvenSeD.
Sec 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
sons or any corporation owning, occupying
or having control of any lands within this
state, whether within the limits of any
town, village or city or otherwise. to know
ingly permit or suffer any of the weeds
named in the first or second groups men
toned in section one a. of this act to go
to seed upon any lands thus owned, occu-
pied or controlled by such person or per-
sons or corporation. And 1t shall likewise
be unlawful for any such person, persons
or corporation to knowingly permit or
suffer any of the weeds named IN the
second group mentioned in section one a.
of this act to grow and reproduce them
selves by crowns or underground stems
or buds, for longer period than two
years on any land thus owned. occupied
or controlled by them; and it shall further
be unlawful for any such person, persons
or corporation to knowingly, permit or
suffer weeds named in the third group men
toned in section one a. of this act to pro-
duce seeds for a longer period than four
- years upon any land thus owned oC-
cupied or controlled by them. For the
purposes Of this act, ownership, occupancy
or control of lands shall extend to the cen
ter of any highway, street or alley ad-
joining.
See 3 1t shall be the duty of the town
supervisors or other person or persons nav
ing the control of the public highways,
streets or alleys, to enforce the provisions
of this act, as hereinafter provided. They
shall use all reasonable means to educate
those interested in lands upon which n0X-
iouS weeds exist as to the best means
of identifying and the proper means of
eradicating the same. and when previous
knowledge of the existence of said weeds
upon any land is admitted by the owner,
agent or occupant, or We're such, knowi-
edge is proven to tie Satisfaction of the
officers charged with tho enforcement OF
the provisions of this act, and no steps nave
been taken to eradicate SAID weeds ny
such owner, agent or occupant, it shall be
lawful and it is hereby made the duty
OF such officers to enter upon such land
and to take such steps as they may deem
necessary to eradicate such weeds.
See f. The officers charged with the
enforcement of this act are required, ana
it is hereby made their duty to examine
all highways. streets and alleys and t"
Investigate all cases where they have from
their own knowledge or the report of 9th.
ers reason to suspect the existence or
noXious weeds on any lands within their
jurisdiction. They shall give the owner,
agent or occupant notice of the time IN
which such weeds shall be destroyed and
shall arrange with him or them for the
prosecution of effective means to that end-
Providing satisfactory arrangements Gun
NOT be made, it shall he the duty of the
said officers to enter upon said lands and
to cause to be taken such steps as in their
Judgment are deemed necessary to eradi-
cate such weeds. ,,
shall be paid out of the fund for the sup
port Of highways and the labor PAID Tor
shall be at the same rate paid labor on
the public highways.
See , Any person having knowledge or
having reason to suspect that any of the
weeds named in section one Cd OF TINS act
are growing or standing upon any lands
situated in the town, village or city OF
which he is a resident. may notify in writ
ing The town supervisor or other person or
persons having control of the highways,
streets or alleys in such town, village OF
city designating as nearly as may be the
tract or tracts uDon which such weeds are
supposed to be, whereupOn it shall be the
duty Of said officers to immediately in
sDect the premises mentioned, and II such
weeds are found to exist upon such prem
ises they shall Immediately proceed as
provided in section four (4 of this act
In case the owner or agent cannot be
found. or in case thew fail to destroy, the
said weeds within the time specified by
shall be the duty of the officers herein men
toned to enter upon the lands described
and destroy or cause TO be deStroyeu me
weeds herein mentioned and to pay there
for Mt the same rate that is paid Tor ROAD
labor. and every supervisor or other person
hereinbefore authorized to destroy Such
weeds shall keep correct account OF alI
moneys paid out for that purpose, ana
or c5rporation owning or controlling the
land or lands upon which such weeds were
DESTROYED. And unless the same shall have
been paid by the owner or person IN con
troll of the land before the first of the
following October it shall be returned to
tho county auditor and the county auditor
shall levy the same against the sald iand'
to he collected the same as other taxes.
Sec. g. Any person or persons or the Off
GERS of any corporation violating the pro
visions of section two ~ of this act or who
shall fail to comply with the notices speci.
fed in section four a. of this act shall
be deemed guilty, of q. misdemeanor, and
uDon conviction thereof shall be punished
bv fine of not less than ten dollars
$50 and not more than one hundred dol
lars (S100): and any officer failing to per-
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall be pun
fshed by fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars (S25), and not more than one hun
dred dollars $100). and upon the petition
of any official responsible under this act