New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-06


shall be taxable against the real and perso-
nal property of said applicant, and that said
applicant will refund to the State, in the
form of tax to be levied by the County
Auditor of the proper county, the same to
be collected as taxes against real or personal
property are collected by virtue of the laws
OF this State, and that said sum so levied
shall be first lien upon the crop of grain
raised each year, by the person receiving
said seed grain, until the said tax is fully
paid.
SEQ. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the county
auditor OF each county, to cause to be levied
against the property of each person receiving
said seed grain, under the provisions of this
act, the total sum due the State by each per-
son SO receiving said seed grain, one-half of
the said sum to be levied in each of the two
years first following the contract given for
said seed grain; and all moneys collected by
the county treasurer of each county under
the provisions of this act, shall be kept sep
arate from other State taxes, and paid over
to the State Treasurer
SEC. 8. That the contracts as provided
for in Sec. Z of this act, shall be numbered in
consecutive order by the county auditor and
filed in his Office, and the county auditor
shall keep a correct schedule of the same,
giving number and name of each applicant.
and date of contract. The amount of each
kind of seed grain, cost of such kind of seed
grain, per bushel, and the total sum due the
State, also description of the land occupied
by each of such applicants in a book to be
used for that purpose and no other, said
book to be open to public inspection and q
true copy of said schedule shall be made and
signed by the chairman of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, and certified to by the
county auditor and forwarded to the Govern
OF; Provided, That after all applicants for
seed grain are supplied, should there be a
surplus, the same shall be sold by direction
of the board of county commissioners, and
the sum received therefor shall be paid over
to the county treasurer, who she'll give his
receipt, and said sum shall by him be paid
over to the State Treasurer.
SEC. 10. Upon the fling of said contrac
as provided for in section 8 of this act, the
State of Minnesota shall acquire just and
valid lien upon the crops of grain raised
each year by the person receiving said seed
grain, to the amount of the total sum due
against all creditors, purchasers or mortga-
gees in good faith, or otherwise, and the said
filing 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 tax as provided
for in each contract filed 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 OF carry away, or in any
manner dispose of the said seed grain or any
part thereof, furnished by the State for seed
grain purposes only, or to use the said seed
grain for any other purpose than that of
sowing or planting his ground, OIL who shall
sell, transfer, take OF carry away, or i'll any
manner dispose of the crop, OF any part
thereof, procured by tho sowing or planting
of said seed grain, with the intent to de-
fraud the State, shall be deemed guilty of
mlsdemeanor, 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 a 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
SEQ. 13. 1t shall be the duty of the super
vlsors, 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
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
prisonnent shall not exceed ninety days.
SEC. IA. The County Auditor shall re-
ceiye as compensation for the services i'm
posed on him by this act the sum of ten
cents per folio for all 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 county
fund.
SEC. 16. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
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