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the State treasurer, and shall constitute a State fund, which shall be designated as 
the State Russian Thistle and French weed Fund. At the same time the county 
commissioners of each such county shall in addition to such tax of one mill so levied 
as aforesaid, levy a tax on all taxable property in each such county, not to exceed 
three milis on the dollar, on all taxable property in such county, and a road poll tax 
of $1.50 on each inhabitant subject to poll tax, the proceeds of such tax shall be 
credited to the road fund of such county: Provided, That if any organized township 
in such county shall have already levied a road tax on the taxable property in 
such township, not less than the tax which the county commissioners of such 
county shall deem and determine proper to levy in accordance with the provisions 
of this section, no levy by such county commissioners shall be made on any property 
in such township; but in such case the county treasurer shall retain for the county 
road fund from the proceeds of such levy made by each such township an amount 
equal to that which would have accrued to the county road fund if such levy had 
been made on the taxable property of any such township as such county commis- 
sioners should have deemed and determined proper as aforesaid, proper allowance 
being made for any road taxes which shall have been paid by work as provided in 
section 12 of this act; and such county treasurer shall pay over any balance of such 
proceeds to such township, as now provided by law; and if any such township shall 
already have so levied a road tax less than the tax so deemed and determined proper 
by the county commissioners, then such county commissioners shall levy on the tax- 
able property in any such township an additional tax sufficient to make the total 
road tax on such property equal to the tax they may deem and determine to be 
proper as aforesaid. And insuch case the county treasurer shall not pay over any 
of the proceeds of such road taxes to such township, whether imposed by the town- 
ship or by the county commissioners. Out of the sums which shall acerue to the 
county road fund of any county, or which may at any time be to the credit of any 
such road fund, shall first be paid all sums made necessary by the provisions of this 
act; and thereafter if there be any of said fund remaining, it may be expended as 
provided by law for the expenditure of county road funds. 
The county treasurer of each county shallpay over out of any proceeds of any road 
tax, which by section 1167 of the Compiled Laws is provided to be paid to any incor- 
porated city or town in such county, only such an amount as shall be in excess of 
an amount equal to a levy of a tax on all the taxable property of such city or town 
which the county commissioners shall deem and determine proper to levy on the 
taxable property of the county for the purposes of this act. 
Sec. 18. All moneys which may be appropriated by the State legislative assembly 
or which may come into the possession of the State treasurer from any appropriation 
or from any source for the destruction of Russian thistles and French weed shall 
form a portion of the State Russian thistle and French weed fund. 
Src. 19. After the 3lst day of December, 1895, after reserving a sufficient fund to 
pay all outstanding warrants drawn on the State Russian thistle and French weed 
fund under authority of this act, then, out of any money in such fund, may be paid 
into any other fund as the State Auditor may determine: First. The amount of all 
expenses which may have accrued to the State under the provisions of section 11 of 
this act. Second. Any amount which may have been appropriated by the State for 
the destruction of Russian thistles and French weed and which has been credited to 
the State thistle fund. And from such Russian thistle and French weed fund shall 
be paid any further payments authorized by this law. 
Sec. 20. Ail funds which may accrue to the State Russian thistle and French weed 
fund shall be kept in the possession or under the control of the State treasurer until 
paid out as provided for in section 4 of this act. 
Sec. 21. All warrants legally drawn on the road fund of any county in accordance 
with the provisions of this act, shall be paid or, in case of non-payment for want of 
funds, shall be registered and bear interest, and shall be payable in the order of reg- 
istration the same as other warrants drawn on the road fund of such county, and 
