Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
NOTICE
To Destroy Noxious
Weeds in Barber
County. Kansas

County Commissioners of Barber Coup-
ty, Kansas. that all noxious weeds such
as Russian and Canadian thistles etc.
be destroyed on or before August 1903.
as per sections 8640, 864l, 8e42, 8643.
S644, 1916, S647, 664s and 6649, statutes
of 1905, and that the same be published
IN the Barber County Index and the
Medicine Lodge Cresset three consecu-
tive weeks.
Land owners, agents. township trus-
tees and road OVerseers are hereby
warned to take notice.
The law herein referred to Is as fol-
lows:
DESTROY.
Eevery person and every corporation shall
destroy, on all lands which he or il may own
or occupy, all weeds Of the kind known rs
Russian thistle and Canada thistle, at such
time as the board of county commissioners
may direct. and notice shall be published in
one or more county papers for a time NOT less
than three weeks before the time fixed upon
for the destruction Of said obnoxious weeds.
COUNTY BOARD.
1t shall be the duty of the county commits
sioners TO f1x the time for the destruction of
all such noxious weeds. and to provide for the
destruction in such a manner as to prevent
their bearing seed.
ovERsEER's DUTY.
Every overseer of highways of every town.
ship or county shall also at the same time in
like manner destroy all such noxious weeds
either on the highways of his road district,
railroad right-of-way, or on any unoccupied
land therein. upon which the owner or lessee
thereof shall neglect or refuse so to do, and
for such service the overseer of highways or
persons employed by him shall receive as
compensation the sum of one dollar and fifty
cents per day; or three dollars per day for
man and team. TO be paid out Of the general
county fund. PROVIDED, The Limitation of
time, as provided in paragraph 550s Of section
80, laws OF 1889, in relation to road overseers,
shall not apply to the provisions of this get.
ITENIzED ACCOUNT.
1t shall be the duty of the overseers Of high.
ways to present TO the board OF county COM
missiOners an itemized account, verified un.
der oath, showing description of each piece
OF land upon which noxioue weeds have been
destroyed in accordance with the provisions
OF this act and the amounts of the charge for
such service. by seperate items; and said
amount shall become alien againsts the lands
30 described, except in case Of the destruc-
ton Of such noxious weeds on public high
ways. The amount of cost of the destruction
Of such noxious weeds as so certified shall be
placed upon the next tax list In q seperate
column. headed, For the destruction of nox-
ious weeds" as the tax against the land upon
which euch nQxi0ue weeds were destroyed,
subject to the penalties thereof. and to be
collected as other taxes; and the entry of
such tax upon the list shall be conclusive
evidence of the liability of the land of such
tax.
CERTIFY LABOR
1t shall be the duty Of ell oYerssers of high
ways TO certify TO the county clerk in an
itemized account, verified by oath, the
amount of labor performed in destroying
such poxious weeds on all lands not public
highways. on or before the fifteenth day of
September Of each year.
TAX LIST. 1t shall be the duty of the
county clerk to enter upon the tax list. in Q
separate column for that purpose, headed,
For the destruction OF noxious weeds" an
amount equal to the cost of such labor as
tax against all lands not public highways
ed,
PENALTY. II 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-
vided, II any county attorney shall fail or re-
fuse to prosecute. then the court in which the
complaint was brought or pending may ap-
point some reputable practicing attorney to
conduct 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
OF this act shall be made in the same manner
as summons in the district court.
RILEY LAKE, Chairman
p. ". FLANAGAN,
B. 3. WADSWORTH.
ATTEST: Commissioners
b. w. IRELAND Comfy Clark