650 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



TO FKl IT OK OKNAME^^TAL TKEE. 



Sec. 4826. If any person maliciously or mischievously bruise, break, pull 

 up, carry away, cut down, injure, destroy or sever from the land any fruit, orna- 

 mental or other tree, vine or shrub standing or growing on the land of another for 

 ornament or use, he shall upon conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment Id 

 the county jail not more than one year, or by fine of not more than five hundredi 

 dollars, or both. 



STEALING Oli KNOCKING OFF FKUIT IN DAYTIME. 



Sec. 4827. If any person maliciously or mischievously enter the inclosure 

 of another with intent to knock off, pick, destroy or carry away, or, having law- 

 fully entered, afterwards wrongfully knocks off, picks, destroys or carries away, any 

 fruit or flower of any tree, shrub, bush or vine, he shall be fined for the first 

 offense not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, with the costs of 

 conviction, or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days^ 

 and for a second violation he shall be fined not less than ten dollars and costs o£ 

 conviction, or be imprisoned as above provided. 



SAME IN NIGHT TIME. 



Sec. 48i;8. If any person maliciously or mischievously enter the inclosure- 

 of another in the night time, and knock oft", pick, destroy or carry away any fruit 

 or flower of any tree, shrub, bush or vine, or if, having so entered with the intent 

 to knock off. pick, destroy or carry away any fruit or flower as aforesaid, he be- 

 actually found therein, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more thatt 

 one hundred dollars and costs of conviction, or imprisoned in the county jail not 

 exceeding thirty days. 



LAWS AGAINST SPREAD OF NOXIOUS WEEDS AND PLANTS. 



CANADA THISTLE— WRITTEN NOTICE. 



Sec. 1562, The road supervisor, when notified in writing that any Canada 

 thistles or any other variety of thistles are growing upon any lands or lots withia 

 his district, shall cause a written notice to be served on the owner, agent, or lessee- 

 of such lands or lots, ir found within the county, notifying him to destroy said. 

 thistles within ten days from the service of said notice, and in case the same are 

 not destroyed within sucli time, or if such owner, agent, or lessee is not found 

 within the county, then the road supervisor shall cause the same to be destroyed,, 

 and make return in writing to the board of supervisors of his county, with a bill 

 for his expenses or charges therefor, which in no case shall exceed two dollars per 

 day for such services, which shall be audited and allowed by said board and paid 

 from the county fund, and the amount so paid shall be entered up and levietf 

 against the lands or lots on which said thistles have been destroyed, and collected 

 by the county treasurer the same as other taxes, and returned to the county fund.. 



WEEDS— DUTY OF KOAD SUPERINTENDENT. 



Sec. 1562 — a. It shall be tlie duty of road supervisors to cause to be cut^ 

 near the surface, all weeds on the public roads in their respective districts between 

 the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of August of each year. But noth- 

 ing herein shall prevent the land owner from harvesting the grass grown upon the 

 roads along his land in proper season. 



