HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0056 - Prevent Growth of Thistles (Repealed by Ord 564) ORDINANCE NO 56
REPEALED BY ORD 564 t. O
AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE GROWTH AND SPREADING OF THISTLES
WITHIN THE TOWN OF TUKWILA TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION:
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HTRE07-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TUKWILA
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Seotion'' It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant
of any occupied premises or any owner or agent having charge
of any unoccupied premises Within the corporate limits of the
Town of Tukwila to suffer or allow any Russian Thistle, Canadian
Thistle; Tumbling Mustard and Bull Thistle to grow or blossom
upon 'any premises owned or occupied by him or of which he shall
have charge as agent.
Section Two, It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk of the
Town of Tukwila to publish each year during the mouth of May
a notice requiring all owners, occupants or agents of premises
within the corpora e 'limits of the Town of Tukwila to dig up,
out down or otherwise destroy, and to keep out dorm, dug up-
or otherwise destroyed, all Russian Thistles, Canadian hidaea,
Tumbling Mustard, Bull Thistles on their premises; that such
notice shall be 1 by posting a copy of same upon the
town bulletin board and in two other public and conspicuous
places within the Town of Tukwila.
Section Three. Any person violating any provision of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Ten ($10.00)
Dollars and costs.
Section Four. In case of the refusal, neglect or failure of
any owner, occupant, possessor, or the agent or such owner to
out down, dig up or otherwise destroy any Russian Thistle, Can-
adian Thistle, Tumbling Mustard and Bull Thistle, within ten (10)
days after the publication of the notice an hereinbefore provided
for, the Mayor may direct the Torn Marshall of the Town of Tukwila
to enter upon such land and premiees and cause such weeds to
to be cu.t down, dug up or otherwise destroyed; that said Town
Marshall shall thereafter present a statement of the expense
of such cutting, digging or destruction to the Town Clerk of
the Town of Tukwila, including a description of the land, verified
by,-oath;- that said Town Clerk shall forthwith mail said statement
_to the owner, occupant, possessor or agent of the ownex:of the
premises, if known, requiring him to pay the same within thirty
(30) days; that in case such expense is not paid within said
time the Town Clerk shall so report to the Council to the Town
of Tukwila, who shall forward such claim, when certified under
the hand of the Mayor and the Town Clerk and the seal of the
Town of Tukwila, to the Bounty Treasurer of Ding County, Washington,
for entry upon the tax roll against the lot, tract or parcel of
ground upon which said work was done.
P4SSED By the Town Council of the Town of Tukwila this
day of MARCF, A. D. 1016, and signed by me in open
session in authentication of its passage this day of
March, A. D. 1916.
Mayor the Town of Tukwila.
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Clerk of the Town of Tukwila
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