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prosecution, and in such cases justices of the peace shall have final 

 jurisdiction. 



SEC. 4732^. [Destruction of Russian thistles growing on public 

 highway or right of way of railroad company; penalty for default; 

 final jurisdiction.] Any person who has personal knowledge that any 

 Russian thistles are growing on any public highway or right of way of 

 any steam or electric railroad company in any township of this state 

 may notify in writing any trustee or road supervisor within the town- 

 ship such portion of said public highway or right of way of any steam 

 or electric railroad company is situated and in case Russian thistles 

 are found growing on the right of way of any steam or electric railroad 

 company may notify the nearest agent or section foreman who has 

 charge of such portion of such railroad, and such trustee, supervisors, 

 agent or section foreman shall within five days after service of such 

 notice cut and destroy such Russian thistle, or cause the same to be done ; 

 and in default thereof, such officer shall upon conviction before any jus- 

 tice of the peace of such township, be fined not more than twenty-five 

 dollars, nor less than five dollars, and pay the costs of prosecution, and 

 in such cases justices of the peace have final jurisdiction. 



SEC. 4733. [Trustees or road supervisor may construct foot- 

 walk, foot-bridge, etc., upon petition.] That the trustees may and are 

 hereby authorized to construct on either side of any public road in the 

 township a public foot walk or sidewalk, and also public foot-bridges 

 over streams of water crossing any such road, whenever it is made to 

 appear by petition of twelve freeholders of the township, presented to 

 the trustees, that such footwalk, sidewalk or foot-bridge is necessary; 

 and the trustees may, if the request is deemed reasonable, order the super- 

 visor of the district in which said improvement is desired to construct 

 the same of such material and at such expense as the trustees shall 

 prescribe, which shall not in any manner obstruct the public highway 

 or any private entrance; or the trustees may construct by contract with 

 the lowest responsible bidder; all such improvements to be paid for out 

 of the township road fund. 



SEC. 4734. [Guide-boards to be erected.] The township trus- 

 tees shall cause to be erected and kept in repair, at the expense of the 

 township, at all intersections of the public ways of the township which, 

 lead to any city, town, village, depot or other important place or road, 

 a post and guide-boards, displaying in legible letters, the name and indi- 

 cating the direction and distance to all such places to which each of" 

 said roads leads. Upon the presentation to one of the trustees, of a 

 petition, signed by ten freeholders, electors of the township, asking for 

 the erection of a post and guide-boards at any designated intersection of 

 the public ways of such township, and naming the inscription desired 

 thereon, the trustees shall forthwith cause the same to be erected ; and 

 failing or neglecting to do so for the period of sixty days, the petitioners 

 may cause the same to be erected and colllect the cost thereof, not ex- 

 ceeding five dollars for each post so erected, from the township trustees. 



SEC. 4735. [Trustees to furnish tools, machinery and imple- 

 ments.] The township trustees are authorized to furnish such tools,, 

 implements and machinery as they may deem necessary for the construc- 

 tion, repair and maintenance of the roads in the several road districts, 

 within their township, to be paid for out of any money in the township, 

 treasury not otherwise appropriated, and shall take a receipt from eachi 



