Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-07-25
To Whom 1t May Concern.

Office of County Clerk, Barber County, Kan
Medicine Lodge Kansas. July 8. 1905.
Notice Is hereby given by the Board ,of
County Commiss iOners or Barber County.
Kansas. that all noxious weeds. such al Rus
sian Thistles and Canada Thistles. be destroy
premises they may be found. on or before
August End. 1905, and that sections 1910
1911. 1912, 1918. 1914. 1916 and 1917 Statutes of
the State of Kansas of 1901. will be strictly
Land owners. agents. trustees and road ov-
erseers are hereby notified to perform their
specified sections.
The law by sections is as follows:
SECTION 1910. DESTROY. l: Every per-
all lands which he or it may own or occupy
all weeds of the kind known as Russian this
tie and Canads. thistle. at such time as the
board OF county commissioners may direct
and notice shall be published in one or more
county papers for a time not less than three
weeks before the time fixed upon for the de-
struction of said noxious weeds. IL. 1895. CHI.
1853. L; April 10.
SECTION 1911. COUNTY BOARD. 2. It
shall be the duty of the county commission
such noxious weeds. and to provide for the
destruction in such manner as to prevent
th snc1 Deasl9 ass seee ovhR HIS DUTY a.
cry overseer of highway of every township
or county shall also at the same time in like
manner destroy all such noxious weeds, eth
road right-Of-way, or on any unoccupied land
therein. upon which the owner or lessee
thereof shall neglect or refuse SO to do; and
for euch service Overseer of highways or
persons employed by him shall receive as
compensation the sum of one dollar and fif-
ty cents per day. or three dollars per day for
man and team. to be paid out of the general
county fund: provided. The limitation Of
time. as provided in paragraph 65O6 of Sec
ton %, laws OF 1889, in relation to road over
eeers shall not apply to the provisions of this
act. Id, 81
SEC.79l3 ITEMIZED ACCOUNT. 4. 1t shall
De the duty OF the overseers of highways to
present to the board of county commissioners
an itemized account. verified under oath.
showing description of each piece of land
upon which noxious weeds have been de-
etroyed in accordance with the provisions of
this act, and the amounts of the charge for
such service. by separate items; and said
amount shall become lien against the lands
so described. except in case OF the destruo-
ton of such nOxi0us weeds on the public
highways. The amount of cost of the de-
etruction of such noxious weeds as so certi-
q separate column. headed, ..For the destruc.
ton of noxious weeds" as q tax against the
land upon which such noxious weeds were de-
and to be collected as other taxes; and the en-
try OF such tax upon the list shall be conclu
sive evidence OF the liability of the land to
SECTION 1914. CERTIFY LABOR. s. It
shall be the duty of all overseers OF high
ways to certify to the county CLERK in an
itemized account, verified by oath. the
amount of labor performed in DESTROYING
such noxious weeks on all lands not public
September in each year. i'd. SEQ. 81
SECTION 1915. TAX LIST. Z. 1t shall be
the duty of the county clerk to enter upon
the tax list in . separate column for that
purpose. headed. For the destruction of
noxious weeds" an amount equal to the cost
of such labor as tax against all lands not
public highways upon which such noxious
weeds ssos. .5s a ass4 SEhI "a;
er or occupant OF any such lands. or the over
seer OF any highway, or the board of county
commissioners in any county of this state.
shall fail to comply with any of the require.
ments of this act. they shall be guilty Of Q
misdemeanor: Provided. If any county at
torney shall fail or refuse to prosecute, then
the court in which the complaint was brought
or pending may appoint some reputable
practicing attorney to conduct such proeecu-
ton, who shall in such event receive the
fees provided for In such cases. Id. Sec. 81
RILEY LAKE, Chairman.
P.W. FLANAGAN
B. e. WADSWORTa.
| Attest: Commissioners.
c. W. WILSON. County Clerk.