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tion 16 of this act, and such county auditor shall then issue his warrant for such 
amount to be paid out of the road fund of such county. 
SEc. 6. Any owner or occupant of any land in any commissioner district, or any 
citizen of such district may make complaint to the county commissioner in charge 
of that district, by written notice, of the existence of Russian thistles or French 
weed on any part of ay railroad right-of-way lying in such district, designating as 
near as may be the locality complained of. Thereupon the county commissioner 
shall require the county auditor of such county at once to notify the division super- 
intendent having in charge such right-of-way in such district for the railroad com- 
pany operating the line of railway to which line such right-of-way appertains, of the 
existence of such thistles or French weeds on such right-of-way, and such notice 
served on such superintendent shall be sent to him by registered mail, addressed to 
the post-office situated in the city, village or town in which his office may be located, 
and all post-office receipts therefor shall be filed and preserved by such auditor. It 
shall then become the duty of such raiiroad company completely to destroy such 
thistles and French weed on such right-of-way in the manner and season which 
shall be determined as provided in section 4 of this act. If within ten days after 
such service of notice the destruction of such thistles or French weeds complained? 
of the existence of which has been made, has not been completed, or begun and vig- 
orously prosecuted, then it shall be the duty of such county commissioner to cause 
such thistles or French weed to be destroyed on such right-of-way in the time and 
manner so fixed in accordance with section 4 of this act, and such county commis- 
sioner shall certify the expenses thereof by an itemized statement to the county 
auditor in writing, and the county auditor shall at the meeting of the board of county 
commissioners as provided in section 16 of this act, lay the same before such board, 
and the amount which in any case, shall be aJlowed by such board of county com- 
missioners for destruction of Russian thistles or French weed on such right-of-way 
within such county shall be entered upon the tax list as provided in section 16 of this 
act and such county auditor shall then issue his warrants for such amount to be paid 
out of the road fund of such county. 
Sec. 7. Any owner or occupant of any land in any commissioner district in any 
county, or any citizen of such district may make complaint to the county commis- 
sioner in charge of that district, by written notice, of the existence of Russian this- 
tles and French weeds in any highway, road, way or trail in pnblic use, whether 
such be a public highway or not, designating as near as may be the locality com- 
plained of, and it shall then be the duty of such county commissioner to cause such 
thistles and French weeds to be destroyed in the manner so fixed in accordance with 
section 4 of this act; such county commissioner shall first require the overseer or 
supervisor of highways, or roads within whose highway or road district les such 
highway, road, way or trail in public use, to cause so much as may be necessary of the 
work which, thereafter, in that year may be done in payment of road taxes, in such 
highway, or road district to be expended in the destruction of such thistles and 
French weeds; and if such work in such highway or road district, so done by all 
persons then subject to road poll tax shall not suffice for the complete destruction of 
such thistle and French weeds, then such county commissioner shall employ such 
further means as may be necessary to cause such thistles and French weeds to be 
completely destroyed. And such county commissioner shall certify the expenses 
thereof by an itemized statement to the county auditor, and the county auditor shall, 
at the meeting of the board of county commissioners as provided in section 16 of this 
act. lay the same before such board, and such county auditor shall issue his warrants 
for such amount when approved by such board of county commissioners, to be paid 
out of the road fund of such county. 
Src. 8. If after complaint of the existence of Russian thistles and French weeds 
made according to the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this act, any county com- 
1So enrolled for ‘‘complaint.” 
