The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-05-04

relative 70 noxiOuh Wceu1i as II VII
be Of especial interest to the people
of this section;
Section /. That, when twenty-five
per cent Of the resident freeholder'
living in a regularly organized road
district shall petition the board Of
county commissioners for the exter-
mination Of certain noxious weeds to
be exterminated within the said road
district, It shall be the duty Of said
board Of county commissioners at
their first meeting after receiving
such petition to issue an order 10 the
road supervisor Of such road district
for the determination Of all such
weeds as prayed for in said petition
Il shall be the duty Of the road over
seer in charge Of the road district
where such petition has originated
10 post in three conspicuous places
in said road district a copy Of the
order Of said board Of county com
missioners. and serve said order on
the owner Of the said property If an
individual. or upon the supeFinien-
dent or managing agent. If corpoF-
alton. association otperson or joint
stock company.
Section 2. After RECEIVING such
petition. il shall be the duty Of the
board Of county commissioners Of
every county IN the State. 50 petition
ed. 10 cause 10 be entered Of record
an order declaring and specifying
the kind Of noxious weeds as are
named in said petition 70 be de-
trimeniai 10 the agricultural interests
Of the road district named in such
petition. and. BY such order, shall
fix the time for the destruction Of
such weeds and direct that notice Of
such action shall be given the road
supervisor Of the respective districts
BY the county auditor.
Section ;. And Il shall be The duty
Of every road overseer. upon receipt
Of such order. to proceed 10 destroy
al the noxious weeds Of the kind IN
ciuded IN the order Of said board. IN
the highways Of his district. within
the time hxed BY the notice provided
for IN Section q this Act. and
after the expiration Of the time fixed
n said notice. 4 shall Be the duty
of eyry road oveueer 70 proceed 70
destroy al such noxious weeds IN
district outside Of public highways.
and for that purpose has the right.
either BY him or his order. 70 enter
upon The premises Of another. And
be shall have the right to employ
such help as may be necessary TO
complete said YORK within such time
a. will prevent such weeds from ma
turing and going to seed, and the
cost Of such additional heip. sogeth-
er With his own compensation a. nov
fixed BY Law. ahail be a legal claim
agains, the county and paid out Of
the current expense fund.
Section 4. Il Is the duty Of every
road overneer. Immediately after the
work required Of him BY this Act is
complete, to render to the
county auditor Of his county an
itemised statement showing IN detail
the total cost Of destroying noxious
weeds on any piece Of land or rail-
road righs-of-way in his district,
outside Of public highways, on which
noxious weeds have been destroyed
by him or under his direction. And
the county auditor shall, under
proper heading, enter the same on
the tax list as a charge against said
land or right Of way and against the
owner thereof, and chat the charge
shall be collected at the same time
and in the same manner as general
taxes, and when collected, shall be
turned into the general county fund.
Section S. II noxious weeds Of any
Of the kind included in the order Of
the board Of county commissioners
are growing on public lands,
or on lands Of such poor quality
as will make Il impracticable
to collect the cost Of obstruction from
..;d tande ~. The owner thereof. said