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of this act as hereinafter provided. They shall use all reasonable means to eaucate 
those interested in lands upon which noxious weeds exist, as to the best means of 
indentifying! and the proper method of eradicating the same and when previous 
knowledge of the existence of said weeds upon any land is admitted by the owner, 
agent or occupant, or where such knowledge is proven to the satisfaction of the 
officers charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this act, and no steps have 
been taken to eradicate said weeds by such owner, agent or occupant, it shall be 
lawful and it is hereby made the duty of such officers to enter upon such lands and 
to take such steps as they may deem necessary to eradicate such weeds. 
Sec. 4. The officers charged with the enforcement of this act are required, and it 
is hereby made their duty to examine all highways, streets and alleys and to investi- 
gate all cases where they have from their own knowledge or the report of others 
reason to suspect the existence of noxious weeds on any lands within their jurisdic- 
tion. They shall give the owner, agent, or occupant notice of the time in which 
such weeds shall be destroyed and they shall arrange with him or them for the prose- 
cution of effective means to that end. Providing satisfactory arrangements cannot 
be made, it shall be the duty of the said officers to enter upon said lands and to 
cause to be taken such steps as in their judgment are deemed necessary to eradicate 
such weeds. The necessary expenses thus incurred shall be paid out of the fund for 
the support of highways and the labor paid for shall be at the same rate paid labor 
on the public highways. 
Src. 5. Any person having knowledge or having reason to suspect that any of the 
weeds named in section one (1) of this act are growing or standing upen any lands 
situated in the town, village or city of which he is a resident, may notify in writing 
the town supervisors, or ether person or persons having control otf the highways, 
streets or alleys in such town, village or city, designating as nearly as may be the 
tract or tracts upon which such weeds are supposed to be, whereupon it shall be the 
duty of said officers to immediately inspect the premises mentioned, and if such 
weeds are found to exist upon such premises, they shall immediately proceed as 
provided for in section four (4) of this act. In case the owner or agent cannot be 
found, or in case they fail to destroy the said weeds within the time specified by 
said officers, it shall be lawful for and it shall be the duty of the officers herein men- 
tioned to enter upon the lands described and destroy or cause to be destroyed the 
weeds herein mentioned and to pay therefor at the same rate that is paid for road 
labor, and every supervisor or other person hereinbefore authorized to destroy such 
weeds 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 or controlling the 
land or lands upon which such weeds were destroyed. And unless the same shall 
have been paid by the owner or person in control of the land before the first of the 
following October it shall be returned to the county auditor and the county auditor 
shall levy the same avainst the said land to be collected the same as other taxes. 
SEc.6. Any person or persons or the officers of any corporation violating the pro- 
visions of section two (2) of this act or who shall fail to comply with the notices 
specified in section four (4) of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and 
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten (10) dollars 
and not more than one hundred (100) dollars; and any officer failing to perform the 
duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five (25), 
dollars and not more than one hundred (100), dollars and upon the petition of any 
official responsible under this act or of two (2) tax payers, the county attorney shall 
prosecute such alleged offending person or persons. 
Sec.7. All fines collected under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the 
fund for the maintenance of roads and bridges in the town or municipal corporation 
in which the offence is committed. 
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