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12. The sums required to pay the bounties authorized by resolution of the 

 Board of Supervisors for the destruction of wild animals and noxious weeds, 

 unless the supervisors by resolution direct that such bounties shall be town 

 charges. 



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Chapter 63 of the Laws of 1909 — Town Law — being chapter 62 of the 

 Consolidated Laws. 



Article IV, Section 43 — Pcnvers of Town Meeting 

 The electors of each town may, at their biennial town meeting: 



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5. Make provisions and allow rewards for the destruction of noxious weeds 

 and animals, as they may deem necessary, and raise money therefor; 



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 The Railroad Law, Chapter 39 of the General Laws 



Article II, Section 52 



Canada thistles to be cut. Every railroad corporation doing business within 

 this state, shall cause all Canada thistles, white and yellow daisies and other 

 noxious weeds growing on any lands owned or occupied by it, to be cut down 

 twice in each and every year, once between the fifteenth day of June and the 

 twenty-fifth day of June, and once between the fifteenth day of August and 

 the twenty-fifth day of August. If any such corporation sliall neglect to cause 

 the same to be cut down, any person may cut the same, between the twenty- 

 fifth day of June and the fifth day of July inclusive, and between the 

 twenty-fifth day of August and the fifth day of September inclusive in each 

 year, at the expense of the corporation on wliose lands the same shall be so 

 cut, at the rate of three dollars per day for the time occupied in cutting. 



Section 54 of the Highway Law, as amended by chapter 151 of the Laws of 

 1911: 



Section 54. Removal of noxious weeds and brush within the highways, and 

 of obstructions caused by snow. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant 

 of lands situated along the highway to cut and remove the noxious weeds 

 growing within the bounds of the highway, fronting such lands, at least twice 

 in each year, once in the month of June, and once in the month of August. 

 It shall be the duty of such owner or occupant to cut and remove all briers 

 and brush, growing within the bounds of the highway, fronting such lands, 

 once in the month of August in each year. It shall also be the duty of such 

 owner or occupant to remove brush, shrubbery and other obstructions within 

 the bounds of the highway, causing the drifting of snow upon said highway, 

 before the first day of November in each year. If such owner or occupant 

 fails to cut or remove such weeds or brush, or to remove such brush, shrub- 

 bery or other obstructions, causing the drifting of snow, as provided herein, 

 the town superintendent of the town in which said lands are situated shall 

 cause the same to be done, and the expense thereby incurred shall be paid in 

 the first instance out of moneys levied and collected and available therefor, 



