Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 351, A. Published June g. 1907
CHAPTER 191. LAWS OF 1907.

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AN ACT to create sections 14SOt-1 to
14S0t-17, inclusive. statutes of 1898, re-
lating to the determination of the Can
ada thistle
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, DO
enact as follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes Of 1898, seventeen new sections to
read: Section 14SOt-1 The noxious weed
known as Canada thistle (circium arvense)
is hereby declared public nuisance.
Section 14S0t-2, There Is created the
Wisconsin Canada thistle board to be COM
posed of the hereinafter named officers
The said board shall provide, blank forms
for all reports herein required. The d1rec-
shall be the head Of said board and shall
be the final authority In all matters
brought before said board, and his decision
shall be in all such matters final.
visor of assessments of each county shall,
by virtue of his office, be county CANADA
thistle commissioner and his per diem,
while so engaged shall be the same as re-
ceived by him in his capacity as superln-
tendent OF assessments.
Section 14S0t-4 On or before the first
day of May next succeeding the action OF
the county board of any county adopting
the provisions of this act, the town super
visors, city or village council shall furnish
to the director of the agricultural expert
ment station a list of three names from
which he shall appoint a Canada thistle
commissioner for each town, city and vii
lage, but in case no such list shall be FUR
nished, said director shall nevertheless
| appoint a commissioner Of his own selec-
ton. Such commissioner shall hold ms
Office for q term Of three years and until
his successor Is appointed and qualified IN
less he shall for cause sooner be removed
and necessarily spent in the active as
charge of his duties, he shall receive the
sum of three dollars, accounts therefor to
be verified and approved as provided Oy
section 14S0t-11 Of this act, said accounts
tive town, city or village; provided, that
the said Canada thistle commissioners shall
not expend In time more than thirty days
for which the town, city or village snail
be liable unless the written consent Of the
town board. city or village council shall
Section 1480t-5 The assessor of each
town, village or city, at the time he as
sesses the real estate, in his assessment
district, shall require every owner, occu-
ing the existence of Canada thistles on
lands owned or controlled by him. Such
information shall state the area occupied
and the location of Canada thistles on each
tract, If any are found thereon.
Section 1480t-6. The information, so
gathered by such assessor, shall be by him
and such clerk shall report to, the county
Canada thistle commissioner and such coun-
ty commissioner shall report to the state
Canada thistle board.
county Canada thistle commissioner shall
compile and tabulate such reports as may
be required by the state board in book
furnished by such state board.
Section 14SOt-S. Every person or cor
poration shall destroy, upon all lands oc-
cupied or controlled by such person or cor
poraton, the weed, known as Canada
manner as shall prevent such thistle from
bearing seed and from perpetuating itself
by means of seed, suckers and roots In
1I,1 ..ot.
corporation destroy the above mentioned
thistle, standing growing, as far as the
the center of the highways, lanes or alleys
adjoining the lands so owned or controlled.
Section 14SOt-9 The commissioner Of
each town, city or village, shall personally
thoroughly investigate and inquire con-
corning the existence of Canada thisties
in his districts, and shall notify in writing
any person, agent or corporation owning,
occupying or controlling any lands therein,
infested with such Canada thistle. and in
case any such person, agent or corporation
shall neglect for ten days after such no
tice to destroy any Canada thistle standing
or growing upon any lands so owned or
controlled or upon any highway, lane or
alley, adjoining such lands as far as the
center of such highway, lane or alley, it
shall be the duty of the commissioner to
enter upon such lands and to Destroy or
cause to be destroyed, such Canada thistle
sufficient power to destroy the same the
said commissioner may take charge of and
control any tract of land, so infested, with
Section 148Ot-10. Whenever, in the
judgment of the said Canada thistle com
missioner it is necessary for him to take
full control Of any lands infested by Can
ada thistles, during the growing season.
he shall endeavor. to make an agreement
with the owner, corporation, occupant or
agent as to what shall constitute che
boundaries of such tract and If agreement
be made with such owner, corporation, oc-
cupant or agent, such commissioner SHALL
thereafter control such infested tract as
long as is necessary to complete the work
of determination thereof. If no such agree
ment can be made with such owner, cor
poratlon, occupant or agent, then such
Canada thistle commissioner shall desig
nate the boundaries of such tract and file
his decision with the town clerk.
Section 1480t-11. Thereupon the owner
corporation, occupant or agent may, with
in five days, appeal, without bonds to the
| county Canada thistle commissioner who
! shall proceed, with all reasonable dispatch
to examine such tract and he shall decide
! whether such tract shall, in whole or in
part, be under full control of such Canada
/ thistle commissioner or not. His decision
so rendered, in writing shall be final and
! shall specify, definitely as practicable, the
| location and limits of the tract or tracts
the proper treasurer his itemized account
FOR labor and material in the performance
of his duties as Canada thistle commits
sioner, under section 14S0t-1O of this
act, verified by his oath and approved by
the chairman, president or mayor as the
case may be-. Such account shall specify
by separate items the amount chargeable
to each piece of land describing the same
and shall after being paid by the proper
treasurer be filed with the town, city or
village clerk, who shall enter the amount
| chargeable to each tract Of land In the
| next tax roll in column headed "for the
destruction of weeds" as a tax on lands
| on which such weeds were destroyed, which
| tax shall be collected as other taxes are
| collected
Section 1480t-12 In case of railroad
| or other lands which are or may hereafter
| be exempt from taxation in the usual way
| the amount chargeable against the same
| shall be certified by the commissioner to
! the board of supervisors, trustees or COM
mon council, as the case may be, who shall
| cause a copy thereof, certified by the proper
/ officers, to be filed with the state treasurer
| who shall add the amount designated
therein to the sum due for taxes from the
| railroad company, or other agents of lands
| so exempt owning, occupying or controlling
| the lands specified. and he shall collect the
same therefrom as provided by law and
| return the amount collected to the town,
| city or village from which such certificate
| was received,
Section 148Ot-13. Any officer who shall
| neglect to perform any duty or do any
| act provided for by sections 14S0t--1 to
| 14S0t-12, inclusive, statutes of 1898, or
any person refusing to give any informa-
| ton, make any report or do any other
| act provided for in said sections shall be
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
| conviction thereof shall be punished by a
| fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
| than fifty dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county jail not exceeding thirty days
| Section 14SOt-14 AT the annual town
| meeting the, electors may vote a sum Of
money, for the destruction Of Canada this
ties to be expended under the direction Of
| the town board for such purpose.
Section 14SOt-15. There is annually
| appropriated to the Wisconsin Canada this
| tie board. out of moneys in the general
| fund not otherwise appropriated, a sum