The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-19
The CANADA THISTLE LAW.


the hands of the county board But the
law shall be operative in any county
only when the county board thereof
shall pass resolution making the law
applicable to such county. The county
board of this county ought to pass the
required resolution at its next session
and give the new law trial Under
the old laws there has been practically
nothing done to destroy the weed or
prevent it from spreading In many
fields in this county there has been
nothing raised for some years but crop
of Canada thistles. There has been
nothing done to eXterminate this nox-
ious weed. 1t might be we'll to put the
new law in force The text of the law
is rs follows:
There is created the Wisconsin Can.
ada thistle board to be composed of the
hereinafter named officers The said
board shall provide blank forms for all
reports herein required. The director
of the agricultural experiment station
shall be the head of said board and shall
! be the final authority in all matters
| brought before said board, and his de.
cison shall be in all such matters final.
The county supervisor of assessments
of each county shall, by virtue of his
Office, be county Canada thistle commits
sioner and his per diem, while 80 engag
ed shall be the same rs received by him
in his capacity as superintendent of
| assessments.
''On or before the first day of May
| next succeeding the action of the county
board of any county adopting the pro.
visions of this act, the town supervisors,
| city or village council shall furnish TO
| the director of the agricultural expert.
| ment station II list of three names from
which he shall appoint Canada thistle
commissioners for each town city and vii.
| lage, but i'll case no such list shall be
| furnished, said director shall neverthe-
less, appoint Il commissioner of his own
selection. Such commissioner shall
hold his office for tenn of three years
| and until his successor is appointed and
| qualified unless he shall for cause sooner
be removed by said director For each
day actually and necessarily spent in
the active discharge of duties, he shall
receive the sum of three dollars, accounts
therefor to be verified and approved ~
provided in this act, said accounts TO
be paid by the treasurer of the respec-
tive town, city or village; provided,
that the said Canada thistle commission.
er shall not eXpend in time more than
thirty days for which the town city or
village shall be liable unless .he written
consent of the town board, city or vii.
lage council shall first be obtained
"The assessor Of each town village or
city, ut the time he assesses the real es-
tate, in his assessment district shall re,
quire every owner, occupant or agent to
| give information concerning the exist.
euCe 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.
| The information so gathered by
such assessor shall be by him reported to
the town village or city clerk and such
clerk shall report to the county Canada
thistle commissioner and such county
commissioner shall report to the state
Canada thistle board
Such clerks and the county Canada
thistle commissioner shall compile and
tabulate such reports III may be requir
ed by the state board in book furnish
ed by such state board
Every person or corporation shall
destroy upon all lands occupied or con.
trolled ny such person or corporation,
the weed known IA Canada thistle, aud
ut such times and in such manner a4
shall prevent such thistle from bearing
seed and from perpetuating itself by
by means of seed, suckers and roots In
like manner shall such person or agent
or corporation destroy the above men
toned thistle, standing or growing, as
far IA the center of the Highways, lanes
or alleys adjoining the lands 40 owned
tOr controlled,
"The commissioner of each town. city
or village shall personally thoroughly
Investigate and inquire concerning the
| ~ L.. /
and shall notify in writing any Yerson,
agent or corporation owning, occupying
or controlling any lands therein infest-
ed with such Canada thistle, and in case
any such person, agent or corporation
shall neglect tor ten days after such no.
tice to destroy any Canada thistles stand.
ing or growing upon any lands 80 own
ed or controlled or upon any highway,
lane or alley, adjoining such lands as
far ~ 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 and for the purpose
of having full and sufficient power to
destroy the same, the said commissioners
may take charge of and control any
tract of land, SO infested, within his
jurisdiction
Any officer who shall neglect to per.