The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-02-03
TO WAGE WAR ON NOXIOUS
WEEDS
Bill introduced by Senators Horni'
brook and Eckert to Aid Farmers

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Idaho of noxious weeds through pow
er given to the respective boards OF
county commissioners, and providing
a maximum fine of 500 If orders
for determination are not carried out,
are the objects of the noxious weed
bill introduced in the senate yester-
day afternoon by Senator Hornibrook
of Twin Falls and Senator Eckert OF
Idaho county, both of whom acted
upon request. That drastic meas
ure of this character is needed, espec.
tally in the irrigated sections where
weeds flourish doing great damage
to crops, is generally admitted. 1t
is understood the farmers of the state
are behind the bill and believe that
it should be placed on the statute
books.
Must Petition
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In part the measure is as follows:
"Be it enacted by the legislature
of the State of Idaho:
Section /. That when twenty
five $500 per cent. of the resident
freeholder living in a regularly or
ganized road district shall peteition
the board of county commissioners
for the determination of certain nox-
ious weeds to be exterminated within
the said road district, it shall be the
duty of said board of county COM
missioners at their first meeting after
receiving such petition to issue an
order to the road supervisor of such
road district for the determination
of all such weeds as prayed for In
said petition. It shall be the duty
of the road overseer in charge Of
the road district where such petition
has originated to post in three 90
conspicuous places in said road dis
trict copy of the order of said
board of county commissioners, and
serve said order on the owner Of the
said property in an individual, or
upon the superintendent or managing
agent If corporation, association
of persons or joint stock company.
Section 2. After receiving such
petition, it shall be the duty of the
board Of county commissioners OF
every county in the state, so petit
toned, to cause to be entered OF
record an order declaring and spec
flying the kind of noxious weeds as
are named in said petition to be
detrimental to the agricultural inter-
ests 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
shall be given the road supervisor
Of the respective districts by the
county auditor.
Road Overseer to Act
Section 8. And it shall be the
duty of, every road overseer, upon
receipt of such order, to proceed to
destroy all the noxious weeds of the
kind including in the order of said
board, in the highways of his district,
within the time fixed by the notice
provided for in Section of this
act, and after the expiration of the
time fixed in said notice, 1t shall be
the duty of every road overseer to
proceed to destroy all such noxious
weeds in his district outside of public
highways, and for that purpose has
the right, either by him or his order,
to enter upon the premises of an
other. And he shall have the right
to employ such help as may be nee
essary to. complete said work within
such time as will prevent such weeds
from maturing and going to seed,
and the cost ofAsuch additional help,
together with his own compensation
as now fixed by law, shall be a legal
claim against the county and paid
out OF thescurrent expense fund.-"
Penalty Clause
Section 6. Every person, cont
pany or corporation, owning or oper-
ating any canal railroad or irrigating
system. shall, withing the time fixed
by the board of county commission
ers, destroy all noxious weeds of the
kinds including in the order of the
board of county commissioners of
the county In which any portion of
said canal, railroad or irrigating
system Is located, and, in the event
that such weeds are not so destroyed,
the board of county commissioners
of said county shall cause the same
to be done and the cost of the de-
struction of any and all such weeds
shall be assessed against such prop
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