Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-03
NOT ICE
To Destroy Noxious
Weeds in Barber
County, Kans.

It is hereby ordered by the Board o
County Commissioners OF Barber Coun
ty, Kansas. that all noxiOus weeds
such as Russian and Canada thistles b,
destroyed on or before August 1. 1907
as per sections $40, S64l. 8642. S843
1914. S646, S647, S648 and S649, statutes
of 1905, and that the same be publish.
ed ID The Barber County Index and th,
Medicine Lodge Cresset three consecu-
tive weeks.
Land owners. agents and trustees
are hereby warned to take notice.
The law herein referred to is as fol.
lows:
DESTROY. Every person and every cor
poration shall destroy. on all lands which ht
or II may own or occupy. all weeds of the KIND
known as Russian thistle and Canada thistle
at such time as the board OF county commits
sioners may direct. and notice shall be pub
time not less than three weeks before the
time fixed upon for the destruction of sale
obnoxious weeds.
COUNTY BOARD.
1t shall be the duty of the county commits.
sioners to fx the time for the destruction of
the obstruction in sncb a menner % r.
prevent their bearing seed.
OvERsEER's DUTY.
Every overseer of highway of every town
snip or county shall also at the same time iu
NE i. Menner destroy all such noxious weed g.
either on the highways of his road district.
railroad riRht-Of-way, or on any unoccupied
land therein, upon which the owner or lessee
tnereof shall neglect or refuse 80 to do; and
Tor such service overseer of highways or per-
sons EMPLOYED By him shall receive as com.
pensation the sum of one dollar and fifty
cents cen per day; or three dollars per day for
mao ana team. TO be paid out of the general
county fund: PROVIDED, The Limitation of
~ time: as provided 10 paragraph $500 of sec.
ton 30. laws of 1889. In relation to road over.
this act. O-
lTEMIzED ACCOUNT.
1t shall be the duty OF the overseers Of hiob.
ways to present to the board Of county com.
missioners an itemized account, verified nm.
ger oath, showing description of each piece
destroyed in accordance with the provisions
OF this act. and the amounts of the charge for
su uSn,, service by separate items; and said
so described, except in case Of the destruo.
ton OF such noxious weeds on public hi0h.
ways. The amount Of cost of the destruction
placed upon the next tax list in q Separate
column. headed, For the destruction Of nor.
lous weeds" ss the tax against the land upon
subject to the penalties thereof, and to he
ooliected as other taxes; and the entry of
sucn tax upon the list shall be conclusfye
evidence of the liability of the land Of such
tax.
CERTIFY LABOR.
1t 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 weeds on all lands not public
highway, on or before the fifteenth day of
september in each year.
TAX LIST. 1t shall be the duty of the
county clerk to enter upon the tax list in a
separate column for that purpose. headed,
For the destruction of noxious weeds" an
amount equal TO the cost Of such labor as q
upon which such noxious weeds are destroy
PENALTY. If the owner or occupant of
any such lands, or the overseer OF any high
way, or the board of county commissioners
In any county of this state, shall fail to com
ply with any Of the requirements of this act,
they shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor: Pro
fuse to prosecute. then the court in which the
complaint was brought or pending may al.
point some reputable practicing attorney to
conouct such prosecution, who shall in such
event receive the fees provided for in such
cases.
COUNTY ATTORNEY. The county attor.
ney shall be liable under his bond for any
failure to comply with the provisions of this
act.
NOTICES. Notices to the owner of the
land provided to be given under the provisions
or this act shall be made in the same manner
as summons in the district court.
RILEY LAKE, Chairman.
P. W. FLANAGAN,
b. E. WADSWORTH,
Attest: Commissioners.