Barbour County index., 1910-06-15
NOTICE
To Destroy Noxious Weeds in Bar
ber County, Kansas.

1t is hereby ordered by the Board of
County Commissioners of Barber Coun.
ty, Kansas, that all noxious weeds, such
as Russian and Canadian thistles etc
be destroyed on or before July 20, 1910,
as per sections 1922, 1928, 1924. 9725,
1925, 1927, 972S, 1929 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 shall
destroy, on all lands which he or it may own
or occupy, all weeds of the kind known 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.
1t shall be the duty of the county commits
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 uuoccupted
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
| 49, laws of 1882 in relation to road overseers,
shall not apply to the provisions of this act.
ITIMIZED ACCOUNT
1t shall be the duty of overseers of high
| way to present to the board of county COM
missloners an itimized account, verified un-
der oath. showing description of each piece
of land upon which noxious weeds haye been
| destroyed in accordance with tho provisions
! Of this act and the amounts of the charge for
! such service, by seperate items; and said
| amount shall become alien againft the lands
so described, except in case of the destruc-
! tion of such nOXious weeds on public high
ways. The amount of cost of the destruc ton
! of such noxious weeds as so certified shall be
| placed upon the next tax list in a seperate
column, headed, For the destruction of nox-
| ious weeds" as the tax against the land upon
! which such noxious 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 evi-
dence of the liability Of the land of such tax.
CERTIFY LABOR 2n
1t shall be the duty of all overEeers of high.
ways TO certify to the county clerk in an
itimized account, verified by oath. the amount
of labor performed in destroying such nox-
ious weeds on all lands not public highway 8,
on or before the fifteenth day of September
| Of each year.
1t shall be the duty of the county clerk to
| enter upon the tax list, in a seperate 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 destroy ed.
PENALTY. A.
If the owner or occupant Of any such Ian ds,
| 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 a misdemeanor; Provided, If any
county attorney shall fail or refuse to pros
| ecute. then the court in which the compla int
was brought or pending may appo int some
reputable practioing attorney to conduct
such prosecution, who shall in such event re
! 6elve the fees provided for in such cases.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
The county attorney shall be liable under r
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 De made in the same manner us sum.
| mons in the district court
RILEY LAKE, Chairman
J. &. HARBAUGH.
BE. WADsw ORTIZ,
Commissioners
| Attest:
8. w. IRELAND, County Clerk.
First published in The Barber County Index
June g. 1910.
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