Barbour County index., 1910-06-22
NOTICE
To Destroy Noxious Weeds in Bar
Der County, Kansas.

1t is hereby ordered by the Board of
County Commissioners of Barber Coun-
", Kansas, that all noxious weeds. such
as Russian and Canadian thistles etc,
be destroyed on or before July 20, 1910,
as per sections 9722, 9723, 9724. s725.
9726. 1927, 972S, 9729 and 9730, statutes
of 1909, aud that the same be published
ln:The Barber County Index. the Off
clal newspaper of Barber county, three
consecutive 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 snail
destroy, on all lands which he or it may own
or occupy. all weeds of the kind known as
Russian thistle and Canada thistle, al 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
COUNTY BOARD.
1t shall be the duty of the county commis-
sioners to fix the time for the destruction of
all such noxious weeds, and to provide for the
destruction in such 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 5506 of section
50, laws of 1889. in relation to road overseers,
shall not apply to the provisions of this act.
TENTED ACCOUNT
1t shall be the duty of overseers of high
ways to present to the board of county COM
missloners an itemized account, 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 amount of the charge for
such service, by separate items; and said
amount shall become a lien against the lands
go 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 a separate
column. headed, For the destruction of nox-
ious weeds" as the tax against the land upon
which such noxious weeds we're 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 evi-
dence of the liability of the land of such tax.
CERTIFY LABOR
1t shall be the duty of all overseers of high
ways to certify to the county clerk in an
itemized 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
It shall be the duty of the county clerk to
enter upon the tax list, in a separate column
for that purpose, headed, "For the destruc-
sion of noxious weeds" an amount equal to
the cost of such labor as a tax against all
lands not public highways upon which such
noxious weeds are destroyed. = zs-7i =.
PENALTY. &r;.oo. :
If the owner or occupant Of any such lands,
or the overseer of any highway, or the board
of county commissioners in any county of
this state, shall fail to comply with any Of
the requirements of this act. they shall be
guilty of misdemesnor; Provided, If any
county attorney shall fail or refuse to pros
ecute. then the court in which the complaint
was brought or pending may appoint some
reputable practicing attorney to conduct
such prosecution, who shall in such event re-
ceive the fees provided for in such cases.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
his bond for any failure to comply with the
provisions of this act.
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 sum-
mons in the district court
RILEY LAKE, Chairman.
J. B. HARBAUGH.
B. E. WADswoRTH,
| Commissioners
| Attest:
8. W. IRELAND, County Clerk.
First published in The Barber County Index
| June s. 1910.
SherIf's Sale.