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growing upon the right-of-way or other lands of such roads, or appertaining thereto, 
they shall be fined for each offense not less than $50 nor more than $200; the fine to 
be paid as in the preceding section. 
Approved March 5, 1869. 
(Laws 1869, p. 326.) 
DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS. 
CHAPTER 121. 
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the general assembly: 
SECTION 125. The commissioners of highways in their respective towns, shall be 
required to destroy, or cause to be destroyed, all cocklebur weeds or plants, before 
coming to maturity, that may be or grow in the highways of such town. 
SEc. 126. The commissioners of highways, failing to comply with the provisions 
and requirements of section one of this Act, shall be liable toa fine of not less than 
five nor more than twenty-five dollars for such offense, to be recovered in any 
proper form of action, before any justice of the peace in the county where the 
offense was committed, such fine when collected, to be paid to the treasurer of the 
highway commissioners in the town where the offense was committed, to be used as 
road money in such town. 
(Revised Statutes, Illinois, Hurd, 1893, p. 1254.) 
CHAPTER 121. 
SECTION 1387. It is hereby declared unlawful for any land owner, renter, or other 
person to deposit in a public road, weeds, trash, garbage or any offensive matter, and 
any person so offending, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than three dollars, 
nor more than ten dollars; but this shall not apply where proper deposits are made 
in good faith and in proper manner to repair the roads. 
Approved May 4, 1887. 
(Laws 1887, p. 268.) 
CHAPTER 139. 
SEcTION 40. The electors present at the annual town meetings shall have power—5. 
To prevent the introduction, growing or dissemination of Canada thistles or noxious 
weeds, and to allow rewards for their destruction, and to raise money therefor. 
Approved February 29, 1861. . 
(Laws 1867, p. 221.) 
INDIANA. 
CANADA THISTLES. 
Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Indiana: 
SECTION 1. That section two hundred and thirteen of said Act be amended to read 
as follows, to-wit: Section 213. Any person or persons who shall knowingly allow 
Canada thistles to grow and mature upon his, her, or their land, or upon any land 
which they may have under their charge, and every supervisor of roads who shall 
knowingly allow Canada thistles to grow and mature in any public highway over 
which said supervisor has supervision, and every roadmaster of any railroad who 
shall knowingly allow Canada thistles to grow and mature on the lands held, owned 
or used by said company as depot or station grounds, or as a right-of-way for that 
part of the road so owned, held or used by said railroad company over. which such 
roadmaster has supervision, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 
conviction thereof shall be fined, for the first offense, in the sum of not Jess than 
five nor more than twenty dollars, and for the second and each subsequent offense 
shall, upon conviction thereof. be fined in any sum not less than ten nor more than 
fifty dollars. 
Approved April 2, 1885. 
(Acts Indiana, 1885, p. 115.) 
