Automatic icons appear on dock folders

When using OSX10.4.11 I created folders that I put on the dock (folder side). When I updated to OSX10.5.7 unwanted icons appeared on these folders, each a copy of an icon inside the individual folder, obscuring the labels that I had put on the folders. How can I remove these unwanted icons, or alternatively at least select my choice of an icon in the folder?

Thank you, V.K. I control-clicked on the unwanted icon/folder in the dock (not the stack) and selected "display as folder". Voila! You've been a big help.

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Since then I've tried numerous things:
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