The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-08
THE SEED GRAIN Law,

A bill to appropriate money for the
purpose Of purchasing seed grain for
sufferers from grasshopper ravages.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Minnesota:
SECTION l. That the sum of sew
enty-five thousand dollars, or as
much thereof as may he necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated
out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the pur-
sufferers from grasshopper raVages as
hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. For the purpose Of ascertain
Oy each county so devastated, it shall
be the duty Of the county auditor of
such counties to give immediate notice
least three of the most public places in
each town, to all persons wishing to a.
vail themselves Of the benefits Of this
act, to meet at the county seat and file
with the cOiinty auditor sworn state
ment, showing the condition Of their
property, both real and personal, and
whether incumbered by mortgage or
otherwise.
Sec 8. No applicant shall be entitled
to or receive any of the benefits of this
act, until after first making affidavit
before some officer residing in the same
county qualified to administer oaths,
that by reason of grasshopper ravages,
he or she is utterly unable by any re-
source of their own, to procure seed
grain; which affidavit shall be attested
by at least two witnesses, and such ap-
plication and affidavit shall be filed in
the office OF the county auditor where
such applicant resides, open to inspec-
ton. And any person found guilty of
and penalties of perjury.
tY commissioners in each county so
devastated by grasshoppers are hereby
appointed and constituted a board to
meet and examine and consider each
application made as provided for III Sec
tion two and three of this act, and to
decide who are justly entitled to receive
the benefits under this act, and to for
ward to the governor certified list Of
such applications.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
board created by the foregoing section,
to keep Il correct statement of the a.
mount of seed furnished each person,
the cost Of the same per bushel, togeth-
er with a description of the land occu-
pied by said applicant, in a book to be
used tor that purpose and no other.
SEC. 6. Each and every person SO re-
ceiving seed grain, shall atffix his receipt
for said grain under the entry in said
book; said entry shall contain state
ment that said sum is taxable against
the person receiving seed grain, and a.
galnst his property, and that in cOnsid-
GRAFTON OF the grain SO received he will
refund to the state the value thereof,
through the form of a tax to be levied
and collected as provided III this act,
which Shall be explained to each person
receiving the same.
SEC. 7. It shall be the duty Of the
county auditors OF the counties EN-
braced III this act to cause to be assess
ed against the property OF each and
every person. receiving seed grain un-
der the provisions of this act, a sum e.
quail to the cost Of said grain. One half
Of said sum to be leyied in each of the
two years first following the receipt of
said grain, and the sum SO assessed
shall he Il lien upon the crop of grain
raised each year by the person receiv-
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this act, until each years tax is paid.
SEC. 8. In case of the failure of crops
ny reason Of grasshopper ravages or
other cause, then the time of payment
| of the tax herein provided for shall be
| extended without interest and penalty,
from year to year, until the person re-
| ceiVing aid under the provisions of this
act shall have raised Il crop of grain;
but such person shall make affidavit to
the fact Of the destruction of the crop
as provided in section three of this act.
SEC. 8. The governor, upon receipt of
| lists Of applicants us provided in Sec
| ton four (4) Of this act shall thereupon
proceed to make distribution of the a.
mount appropriated, giving to each
county a proportionate sum based up-
on the number Of applicants from such
counties, allowing to each such appli-
can't an equal share of the appropria-
ton. Provided, No person shall receive
more than twenty-five dollars of the a.
mount thus appropriated for the pur-
chase Of seed grain. In every case the
county commissioners shall deliver to
such applicants seed grain, and not
money; and it shall he the duty of said
officers, whenever in their judgment it
may be necessary, to require security of
amy applicant that lie will SOW or plant
the seed grain SO received by him.
SEC. 10. The governor shall issue to
| each county SO devastated an order on
the state auditor for such amount of
the appropriation as is provided for in
section nine of this act. The state au-
ditor shall thereupon draw his warrant
on the state treasurer for that amount.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the
county board SO constituted to draw
the money from the state treasury on
the warrant Of the state auditor, and
purchase such seed grain necessary as
they find most suitable for these appli-
cants, and shall cause the same to he
distributed in equal shares to each ap-
plicant, and take his receipt as proVid-
ed for in section five.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor to have the certified list
Of applications sent to the governor on
Or before the fifteenth day Of March, A.
d. 1877.
SEC. Is. All moneys collected by the
county treasurer of any county under
the provisions of this act shall be paid
over to the state treasurer, together
with the other taxes collected for the
state during that year.
SEC. II. In case of any tax provided
for under the provisions of this act be-
ing found to be not collectible then it
shall be the duty Of the county auditor,
when such default occurs, to assess Il
sufficient tax against the taxable prop
erty of the county at large sufficient to
cover such default, which amount shall
be paid over to the state treasurer as
provided for in SectiO thirteen
SEC. Is. This act shall take effect and
be i'll force from and after it's passage.