Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-31

surplus, the same shall be sold by direction
of the board of county commissioners, ana
the sum received therefor shall be paid over
to the county treasurer, who she'll give MS
receipt, and said sum shall by him be Palo
over to the State Treasurer.
Sec. 10. Upon the fling of said Contract
as provided for in section Of this act, the
State of Minnesota shall acquire just and
valid lien upon the crops of grain raised
each wear by the person receiving said seed
grain. to the amount of the total sum due
the State, as stated in said contract, as
against all creditors, purchasers or mortga-
gees in good faith, or otherwise, and the said
fling of said contract shall be held and con-
sidered to be full and sufficient notice to all
parties of the existence of said lien, which
shall continue in force until the tax as pro-
vided in said contract, is paid.
SEC. II. Whenever the ta1 as provided
for in each contract fled under the provis
ions of this act, is fully paid, the county
auditor is fully empowered to cancel such
contract, and shall write the word Satisfied"
with the date opposite the name of such per-
son, in the book in which said contracts are
entered, and shall deliver up said contract to
the person entitled thereto.
Sec. II. Any person or persons who shall
sell, transfer, take or carry away, or in any
manner dispose of the said seed grain or any
grain purposes only, or to use the said seed
grain for any other purpose than that of
sowing or planting his ground, or who shall
sell, transfer, take or carry away, or in any
manner dispose of the crop, or any part
thereof, procured by the sowing or planting
of said seed grain, with the intent to de-
fraud the State, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
before any justice of the peace, shall pay
fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the county jail for term of not less than
ninety days, and shall pay all costs of prose-
cution, and whoever, under any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be found guilty of
false swearing, shall suffer the pains and
penalties of perjury.
SEC. IL. It shall be the duty of the super
visors, constables and town clerks and the
commissioners, sherifs and county attor-
neys of the counties embraced herein, hay
ing knowledge of the violation of the pro-
visions of this act, to make complaint there
of to any justice of the peace of the proper
county, and said justice shall issue warrant
for the arrest of the offender, and proceed
to hear and determine the matter in issue IN
the same manner as provided in other cases
and every person convicted under the pro-
visions of this act, shall stand convicted
until such fine is paid, provided such i'm
prisonment shall not exceed ninety days.
Sec. IA. The County Auditor shall re
ceive as compensation for the services i'm
posed on him by this act the sum of ter
cents per folio for oil work performed by
him, to be paid out of the general county
| fund.
SEC. Is. The County Commissioners shall
receive as compensation for the services i'm
posed on them by this act, the sum of two
dollars per day for each day necessarily oc
cupied, to be paid out of the general count.
fund.
Sec 1G. This act shall take effect and bt
in force from and after its passage.