Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
NOTICE
To Destroy Noxious
Weeds in Barber
County, Kansas

County Commissioners of Barber Coun-
ty, Kansas, that all hoXious weeds,suc
as Russian and Canadian thistles etc,
beIdestroyed on Or before August u, 1909
as per sections S640, S64l, Se42. S643,
S644. s646, SG47, s64s and S649, statutes
of 1905, aud 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 oyerseers are hereby
warned TO take notice.
The law herein referred to IS as fol.
lows:
. DESTROY.
Every person and every corporation shall
destroy, on all lands which he or il may own
or occupy. all weeds Of the kind knewn as
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 time not less
than three weeks before the time fixed upon
for the destruction of said obnoxious weeds.
COUNTY BOARD.
il shall he the duty of the county commits
sOners TO fix the time for the destruction of
all such noXious weeds. and 10 provide for the
destruction in such manner as 10 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. 10 be paid out of the general
county fund. PROVIDED, The Limitation of
time. as provided in paragraph 5jO6 Of section
80, laws of 1889. in relation 10 road overaeers,
shall not apply to the provisions Of this act.
TENTED ACCOUNT
1t shall be the duty of the overseers of high.
way TO present to the board of county COM
missioners an itemized acco unit, verified un-
der oath, showing description Of each piece
of land upon which noxious weeds have been
destroyed in accordance with the provisions
of this act and the amounts of the charge for
such service, by eeperate items; and said
amount shall become alien against the lands
so 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 rs so certified shall oe
placed upon the next tax list in seperate
column, headed, For the destruction Of nox-
iOus weede," as the tax against the land upon
which such poxious 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 evil
dence of the liability OF the land of such tax
CERTIFY LABOR
u shall be the duty OF all overs GERS of high
ways to certify TO the county clerk in an
itemiLed account, verified by oath, the amount
of labor performed in destroying such nox-
ious weeds on all lands not public highways,
on or before the fifteenth day of September
of each year.
TAX LIST. II shall be the duty OF the
county clerk to enter upon the tax list, in a
seperate column for that purpose. headed,
''For the destruction OF noxions weeds" an
am00nt equal to the cost of such labor as a
tai against all lands not public highways up
on which such noxious weeds are destroyed
PENALTY. II the owner or occupant OF,
way, or the board of county commissioners
in any county OF this state, shall fail to CON-
ply with any OF the requirements of this act,
they shall be guilty OF misdemesnor; 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 60 the owner Of the
land provided to be given under the provis-
ions ef this act ehall be made in the same
manner As summons In the district court.
RILEY LAKE, Chairma
j. HARBAUGH.
BE. wADSwORTH,
Attest: -'''i Commissioners.
g.. IRELAND, county clerk.