The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-24

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it shall be to bring a suit in the name
of the county for the foreclosure of said
lien; and the lands affected thereby
shall be sold under execution for the
payment and satisfaction of said
charges touching the same.
Section 4. If within ten days after the
statement has been filed and the lien
docketed, as provided in the preceding
section, no objections have been filed
thereto, the county court shall pay the
supervisor out of the county funds the
amount of said charges anil expenses,
and the same shall be thereafter recov-
cred to the use of the county, as in the
foregoing section provided.
Section 5. The road supervisor shall
receive from the county for his SER
vices as required by this act the sum
of $500 per day for the time actually
employed.
Section 6. 1t any person, persons or
corporation owning, possessing or hav-
ing care or charge of any land or
lands, improved or unimproved, eli.
closed or unenclosed, in this state
shall knowingly permit or suffer any
Russian thistle. Canada thistle or
Chinese thistle or White Mustard,
Cocklehur or Saltbush Weed to grow
up thereon, and suffer the same to
stand until its bloom falls or its seeds
begin to form, such person. personsl or
corporation shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
of shall, for the first offense, be fined
not less than $1,000, nor more $4,000,
and for the second and each subsequent
ofense not less than $500. nor more
than $4,000, said fines to be recover
ed, with costs, in an action 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
oHense is committed. Justice Of the
Peace shall have jurisdiction of this
ofense. :.
Section Z. It shall be the duty of
each road superviso in each road dis
| trict in the state to call a sufficient
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 Oh Chinese thistle, White Mus.
tard, Cocklebur or Saltbush Weed
found growing at any time hereafter
| in the public highways or upon any
public lands in his road district, and
the county court shall audit and allow
the amount of expenses and just ant
reasonable charges of such work, as
other claims or bills filed by the road
supervisors.
| Section 5. II any road supervisor
of any road district in the state care
lessly or willfully neglect any of the
duties imposed by this act, or violate
any OF the provisions thereof, he shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $4,000 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 determination
of said Russian thistle, Canada thistle
or Chinese thistle, within said corpor-
alton; and any city or town incorpor-
ated within this state negleoting or re-
fusing to comply with the provisions
of this act shall be liable to forfeit
ure to the county in which said nun
icipal corporation is situate of a sum
not less than $50. 90 nor nor more than
$500. 90 to be recovered against such
municipal corporation in suit main
tanned by the county in which said
municipal corporation is situated.
Section 10. That all acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith be aud the
same are hereby repealed.
Section Ii. Inasmuch as there is
immediate necessity for the extirpa-
tion Of the weeds and thistles described
in this act in order to prevent the de-
struction of rich agricultural lands
throughout this state, this act is nec
essary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and safety and an
emergency exists and is hereby de-
clared to exist, and this act shall be
in effect from and after its approval
by the Governor.