East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-29
NEW WEED LAW IS TO Be ENFORCED

having care or charge of any land
or lands, improved or unimproved.
enclosed or unenclosed, in this state
shall knowingly permit or suffer any
Russian thistle. Canada thistle or
Chinese thistle or Sisybrinum Altissi-
mum (called white mustard), cookie
bur (known as the Dagger cookie
buD Atrisplex (called silver salt
bush) to grow up thereon, and suffer
the same to stand until its bloom
falls or Its seeds begin to fall such
person. persons or corporation shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon convlc-
tior thereof shall, for the first Of
fence. be fined not less than $40 nor
more than $50, and for the second
and each subsequent offense not less
than $2S nor more than 500, said
fines to be recovered, with costs. in
an actor to be brought in the name
of the State of Oregon, for the use
| and benefit of the general fund of
the county where the offense Is COM
| mitted. Justices of the peace shall
have jurisdiction of this offense.
Section z. 1t shall he the duty of
each road supervisor in each road
district in the state to call suffi-
cient number of laborers to cut down
| and destroy. before the same has
dropped its bloom or commenced TO
form its seed, any Russian thistle,
| Canada thistle or Chinese thistle,
Sisyhrium Altissinum (called white
mustard) cookie bur (known as the
dagger cookie bur) Atrisplex Argenta
! (called silver salt bush) found grow
ing at any time hereafter in the pub
lie highways or upon any public
lands in his road district, and the
county court shall audit and allow
the amount Of expenses and just and
reasonable charges of such work, as
other claims or bills filed by the road
supervisors.
Section 8. II any road supervisor
of any road district in the state care
lessly or wilfully neglect any of the
duties imposed by this act, or violate
any Of the provisions thereof, he
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than $3.50 for each offense.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty Of
all municipal corporations in this
state to provide for the extermina-
ton of said Russian thistle, Canada
thistle or Chinese thistle, within the
limits Of such corporation, or upon
vacant lands within said corporation;
and any city or town incorporated
within this state neglecting or refus-
ing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to forfeiture
| to the county In which haid munici-
| pal corporation is situate of a sum
not less than $50 nor more than
$4,000 to be recovered against said
municipal corporation in a suit
maintained by the county in which
said municipal corporation is situat-
ed.
Section 10. That all acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Section IL. Inasmuch as there is
immediate necessity for the extirpa-
ton of the weeds and thistles de.
scribed in this act in order to pre-
vent the destruction of rich agricul-
tural lands throughout this state, this
act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and
safety and an emergency exists and
is hereby declared to exist, and this
act shall be in effect from and after
its approval by the governor. 1I