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lect to destroy any Canada, Scotch bull or Russian thistle or 

 thistles growing or standing upon any land or lands so owned, oc- 

 cupied or controlled, on or before the fifteenth day of August, it 

 shall be the duty of the county commissioners, road supervisors, 

 or other person or persons having control of the public highways, 

 streets or alleys where any such thistle or thistles may be found 

 growing or standing, to immediately destroy or cause the same to 

 be destro3 r ed, and pay therefor at the same rate, that is paid for 

 road labor; and every supervisor or other person hereinbefore 

 authorized to destroy said thistles shall keep a correct account 

 of all moneys paid out for that purpose, and charge the same to 

 the person or persons or corporation owning, occupying or con- 

 trolling the land or lands upon which such thistle or thistles were 

 destroyed, and the person or persons or corporation owning, oc- 

 cupying or having control of such lands shall be liable in a civil 

 action for the amouut so charged against them and costs of suit; 



Provided that if any supervisor or other person having, under 

 authority of this Act, destroyed any of the said thistles, and is un- 

 able to find the owner of the land, or is unable to collect such 

 money, the same shall be paid by the authorities of the town, vil- 

 lage, city or county where such thistles were destroyed; and pro- 

 vided further, that in case any railroad company becomes charge- 

 able under the provisions of this Section, the supervisors of tne 

 township where same has become chargeable may certify to the 

 same to the count\ r attorney of their county, whose duty it shall 

 be to bring and prosecute a civil action against the railroad com- 

 pany tor the amount so charged and costs of suit aforesaid. 



^1200. It is hereby made the duty of every person having 

 knowledge of any Canada, Scotch bull and Russian thistle or 

 thistles growing or standing upon the lands of another to immedi- 

 ately destroy the same, or give the person owning or occupying 

 such lands immediate notice thereof.'' 



