Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
CUT THE WEEDS.

numerous cOulpltilutS nave COule "
this office in regard to persons let
ting noxious weeds going to seed in
this county and for the benefit OF
those interested we print the follow
ing from Chapter 96, Thirty-third
General Assembly of Iowa:
It shall be the duty of every
person, firm or corporation owning,
occupying or controlling lands, town
CT city lots, land used as right OF
way, depot grounds or for other pur-
poses to cut, burn Or otherwise de-
stroy entirely all weeds Of the kinds
mentioned in section two (2) hereof
at such times in each year and in
such manner as shall prevent the
said weeds from blooming or coming
to maturity.
The following weeds are hereby
declared to- be noxious weeds, name
ly, quack grass (agropyron repens),
Canada thistle (cirsium arvense),
Cocklebur (xanthium canadense), wild
mustard (brassica aryensis), sour or
curled dock (rumex crispus), smooth
dock (rumex altissimus), buckhorn Or
ribbed plaintain (plantago lanceolata)
and wild parsnip (pastinaca sativa).
horse nettle (solanum carolinense), J.,
and velvet weed or button weed
(abutilon theophrasti) and burdock
(arctium lappa.)
It shall be the duty Of the township
trustees or other officers responsible
'or the care of public highways in
each township or county in this state
to destroy or cause to be destroyed
all, noxious weeds mentioned in sec
ton two (2) hereof or unnecessary
brush ON the highways in such a
manner as to effectually prevent the
production of their seeds Or their
propagation in any other manner, to
warn out labor or to- employ labor for
this pupose in the same manner as
for repairs to the highways, and for
neglect or failure to perform this
work they shall be subjected to the
penalties in this act. If any occupant
Of lands adjacent to the public high
ways neglec4 or refuse to destroy
The noxious weeds upon his land, or
shall fail to- prevent the said nox-
ious weeds from blooming or coming
to maturity, when such weeds are
likely to be the means of infesting
the public highway, or upon complaint
Of any land owner to the towns nip
trustees that his lands have been Or
are likely to be infested by weeds
from the lands of another Including
railway right of way, the trustees
shall make investigation of such
condition or complaint and if the
same appears to be we'll founded
they shall make an order fixing the
time within which the weeds shall
be prevented from maturing seed, ane
an order that within one year such
roxious weeds shall be permanently
destroyed, and prescribing the man
rer of their destruction and shall
forthwith give notice to the occupant
of the lands where the noxious weeds
exist, and if he shall neglect to obey
such order within the time so Order
ed the trustees may cause such nox
ious weeds to be prevented from ma
turing seeds or may cause such nox
ious weeds to be permanently destroy
ed and the cost Of the work shall be
recovered from the owner by a spec
ial tax to be certified by the town
ship clerk in the same manner a:
other road tax not paid. ~
Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions Of this
act, or any township trustees, inspect
or or other officer who neglects o.
fails to perform the duties incumben
en- him under the provisions of th1s
sct, shall be guilty of a misdemean
or and shall be punished by a fint
not exceeding one hundred dollar
(s1OO.O0).
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