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by the village or city council, before the expiration of the time for the destruction 
thereof by others, all Russian thistles found growing on the public highways or 
streets in his district; and, after the expiration of the time fixed for the destruction 
of such thistles by the owners or occupants of lands, as provided in section three of 
this act, each weed agent shall destroy or cause to he destroyed before the time such 
thistles mature seeds all such thistles found standing and growing on the lands within 
his district other than public highways, and for this purpose he may lawfully enter 
upon any such lands, if he have reason to believe that such thistles are growing 
thereon. 
Provided, however, That no town supervisor shall be appointed as ‘‘ weed agent.” 
For these services such weed agents and persons employed by them shall be 
entitled to such compensation as shall be fixed by the board or council appointing 
them. 
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of such weed agent to present to the board of super- 
visors of his town, or where towns are not organized, to the county commissioners 
or in villages or cities to the village or city council, an itemized account verified 
under oath, giving the description of each piece of land with the name of owner and 
occupant. upon which Russian thistles have been destroyed by said weed agent or 
persons employed by him, and the amount due each person for services in such work. 
He shall also in like manner make a statement showing the cost of destroying the 
thistles upon public highways. 
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the board of township supervisors, or where towns 
are not organized of the county commissioners or in villages or cities of the village 
or city council, to audit the accounts presented by the weed agents for the destruc- 
tion of Russian thistles on the public highways and streets, and to pay the amount 
allowed out of the general fund, if audited by the town board, or out of the county 
fund if audited by the county board, or out of the village or city fund if audited by 
the village or city council. 
Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to audit the bills presented 
by the weed agents for the destruction of Russian thistles on highways, or under 
his direction on lands other than public highways, and the amount allowed on each 
parcel or lot of land shall be certified by the board of supervisors or by the village 
or city council to the board of county commissioners. 
Upon the approval of the board of county commissioners, in case of towns not 
organized the board of county commissioners alone shall audit and approve at any 
regular or special meeting, and after the expiration of thirty days if appeal is not 
taken from the action of the county commissioners, as the law provides in other 
cases, it shall be the duty of the county auditor to draw a warrant upon the county 
treasurer for the amount allowed; and the county auditor shall certify to the State 
auditor the full amount allowed by the county commissioners for the destruction of 
Russian thistles in the county; and upon receipt of the certificate of the county 
auditor of the counties where Russian thistles have been destroyed as provided for 
in this act, the State auditor shall draw his warrant upon the State treastirer in favor 
of each county for the full amount certified by each county auditor and the State 
treasurer shall immediately pay the amount so certified to each county. 
Src. 8. The sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars or as much thereof as 
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not other- 
wise appropriated for each of the years 1895 and 1896 to be a revolving fund to carry 
out the provisions of this act, and the same shall be known as the Russian thistle 
fund. 
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the county auditor to enter upon the tax list ina 
separate column for the purpose headed ‘‘ For the destruction of Russian thistles,” 
the amount allowed by the county commissioners and actually expended for the 
destruction of the Russian thistle as a tax upon each separate parcel or lot of land 
upon which such thistles were destroyed by the weed agents under the authority of 
this act, to be collected as other Jand taxes are collected, and the entry of such tax 
