LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 



removed, for which he shall receive the same compensation and from the 

 same source as such supervisor or superintendent would have been 

 entitled to in the performance of his duty. 



SEC. 4732. [Destruction of Canada or Russian thistles, wild let- 

 tuce or wild mustard growing on lands in townships.] The trustees 

 of any township in this state upon information in writing, that Canada 

 or Russian thistles, wild lettuce or wild mustard are growing on any 

 lands in their township, and are about to spread or mature seed between 

 the first day of June and the fifteenth day of October of each year, said 

 trustees shall cause notice in writing to be served upon the owners, lessee, 

 agent or tenant having charge of any such lands notifying such owner, 

 lessee, agent, or tenant that Canada or Russian thistles, or other noxious 

 weeds mentioned in this section, are growing on such lands, and that 

 such Canada thistles, or other noxious weeds, shall be cut and destroyed 

 within five days after the service of such notice; and in default thereof, 

 the said township trustees shall enter upon such lands and cut and destroy 

 such thistles, or other noxious weeds; and that the cost of cutting the 

 same with the cost of such notice, will become a lien against said lands. 

 Any constable or deputy, marshal of any city or village, or deputy, is 

 "hereby authorized to make service and return of any such notice, and the 

 fees of such service and return shall be the same as are allowed for service 

 and return of summons in civil cases before magistrates. If any owner, 

 lessee, agent or tenant having charge of any such lands shall fail to 

 comply with such notice, the township trustees shall cause said thistle 

 or other noxious weeds aforesaid to be cut and destroyed, and may 

 employ any person to perform such labor, and allow such person fifteen 

 cents per hour for the time occupied in performing such labor, and pay 

 the sum for such labor out of any money in the treasury of said township 

 not otherwise appropriated, and take receipt for the same. Said township 

 trustees shall make return in writing to the board of commissioners of 

 their county, with a statement of the charges for their services, the 

 amount paid to the person for performing such labor, together with the 

 fees of the officers who made the service of notice and return with a 

 proper description of the premises ; and the same having been allowed, 

 shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, and shall be a lien against said 

 lands, from and after the date of such entry on the duplicate, and shall be 

 collected as other taxes, and returned to the township with the general 

 fund. 



SEC. 4732(7. [Destruction of Canada and common thistles and 

 other noxious weeds within cities and villages other than Cincinnati, 

 Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton.] That in all cities and incorpor- 

 ated villages, except cities of the first and second grade of the first class 

 and first and second grade of the second class, the mayor shall, during 

 the month of May of each year, cause notice to be published for two 

 consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers published in the cor- 

 poration, or by posting up written or printed notices in said city or village 

 at three public places for ten days next previous to the first day of June 

 of each year, warning the owners, lessees or agents of lots and lands 

 within such city or village to cause all Canada or common thistles, or 

 other noxious weeds mentioned in section forty-seven hundred and thirty- 

 two, growing on any such lots or lands within said corporation, to be 

 cut and destroyed so that they do not mature seed or spread to adjoin- 

 ing lands. The common council of such city or village shall upon in- 

 formation in writing that Canada or common thistles or other noxious 



