The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-07
ed against the property of each and

ed against the property of each and
every person receiving seed grain u1
der the provisions of this act, sum
equal to the cost of said grain. One
half OF said sum to be levied in each
Ut the two years first following the re.
ceipt of said grain, and the sum 80
assessed shall be a lien upon the crop
Of grain raised each year by the per.
son receiving seed grain, under the
provisions OF this act, until each years
tax is paid.
Sec. 8. In case Of the failure of CROPS
by reason Of grasshopper ravages
Or other cause. then the time of pay.
ment of the tax herein provided for
shall be extended without interest and
penalty, from year to year, until the
person receiving aid under the provis.
ions Of this act shall have raised a 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 net.
SectiOn'9. The Governor. upon re
ceipt of lists Of applicants as provided
in section ~ of this act shall there.
upon proceed to make distribution of
the amount appropriated, giving to
each county proportionate sum based
upon the number of applicants from
such counties, allowing to each such
applicant an equal share of the ap.
preparation. Provided no person shall
receive more than twenty-five dollars
OF the amount thus appropriated for
the purchase IF seed grain. In every
case the county auditor and county
commissioners shall deliver to such an.
pIicants seed grain and not money; and
it shall be the duty of said officers,
whenever in their judgement it may
be necessary to require security of any
applicant that he will SOW or plant the
| seed grain so received by him.
Section 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 auditor shall thereup-
on draw his warrant on the State treas.
urer for that amount.
Sec. IL. It shall be the duty of the
county board 80 constituted to draw
the money from the State Treasurer
on the warrant of the State Auditor,
and purchase such seed grain necessary
as they find most suitable for these
applicants, and shall cause the same
to be distributed in equal shares to
each applicant, and take his receipt as
provided for in section five.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the
county auditor to have the certified
list OF applications sent to the Govern.
or on or before the twenty. eighth day
OF February, A. D. 1877.
Sec. ID. 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. IA. In case of any tax provided
for under the provisions of this act
being found to be not collectable then
it shall be the duty of the county au.
oditr, when such default occurs, to as.
sess a sufficient tax against the tax.
able property of the county at large
sufficient to cover such default, which
amount shall be paid over to The State
Treasurer as provided for in section
thirteen.
Sec. Is. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved February 2lst, 1877.
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