Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
100

AN ACT to encourage timber culture. and to pro-
vide Compensation therefor.
Minnesota:
Section l. THAT every person who shall hereafter
plant and cultivate one acre and not more than ten
Of prairie land with any kind of forest tree except
eonon IF M In
son who shall plant cultivaJe, protect and keep IN
half mile or moro of such forest trees along any
public highway, shall be entitled to receive compen-
acre Of grove planted and two dollars annually for
each half mile Of such line of trees, for the period
of six years. To entitle any person to compensa-
tion under this act for trees planted by the acre,
such person shall plant or gro% no. less Than r swen
stance and cultivate maintain and keep in thrifty
on each acre during the FIRST and second years next
succeeding the year Of planting, and maintain IN q
years thereafter not less than nine hundred trees
on each acre; and TO entite any person to compen-
maintenance of trees along q public highway, such
person shall plant the trees not more than eight feet
apart cultivate the same during the first and second
years after the year of planting, and maintain the
same IN thrifty r nos more t5 s
vided that the planting OF cuttings or sowing tree
within the meaning Of this act but no person shall
receive compensation for The year in winch such
year succeeding the sowing OF such tree seed and
planting of cuttings shall be construed TO be the SIX
act; provided also, that this act Shall not apply to
any raroad company planting trees within two nun
dred feet of It's track, 10 any person planting
trees in compliance with the requirements of the
act OF Congress, entitled: An act to encourage
grow b of timber western prairies," approved
March 3, 1S,3 an act amendstory thereof.
of this act Shall lie with the county auditor Of the
county in which tho land is located correct plat of
by metes and bounds, giving the subdivision
which the same is located according 10 government
ed supplemental plats of such extension, made out
in like manner, shall be filed from time 10 time, as
such extension is made: such applicant for COM
pensation shall also make proof OF the ownership or
the land. and of the planting and maintaining of the
mi II
as above specified, and of the cultivation and main
as WitSin provided to be- verified by the claimant
and supported by the adavits of at least two free
sGaa with me County auditor ohe county Between
Which che compensaon is claimed such proof shall
be made in such form and on such blanks as shah
ton, in conformity with the spirit of this act.
Of e1e o. town at the time Of making his
to ascertain whether or not trees have been planted
By an IS d
have been planted, and such compensation Is
grove or line of trees and make report of the extent
and condition thereof, according 10 the prescribed
FORM the same to be returned to the county auditor
with the other returns and assessment book.
Sect The county auditor shall thereupon, and
before the first day of August each year, compare
the proof furnished by the owner of the grove or
line of trees with the assessors report thereof and
diatey forward TO the State auditor certifedst of
oil ps ea anS o pn9ofs Of panng
Sec s. IL the State auditor finds that the provis-
IONS of this have been complied WITH he shall is
sue to the several claimants entitled to cOmpensa-
ton his warrant upon the s ate treasurer for the
amount to which such claimant is entitled under
this act, on the first Monday in October each year.
Provided that if the aggregate of the compensation
so applied for shall in any one year exceed the
amount of money in the hands of the State treas
urer belongng to the State forestry fund. then 1t
shall be the duty of the State auditor TO ascertain
Monday Of October in such year equitaby distribute
such sum among the claimants and to issueno war
rant TO any claimant for larger sum than his pro
share under said distribution, and his
for such PRO rata shall relieve the State and said
fund from further claim for such year
Sec =. For the purpose of paying the cOmpensa-
ton provided for in this act general tax Of
tenth of mill on the ssessment of all the real
and personal property in the State shall be annual
1y levied by the State auditor in the same manneras
State taxes. Tho moneys collected from such tax
shall be designated the State forestry fund.- shall
be separately kept and accounted for, and shall be
collected in the same manner and by the same per-
SONS other State taxes and paid into the State
treasury The State treasurer shall place all mon
eys collected from said tax to the credit of said fund.-
and no payments shall be made therefrom except
for the redemption of the State auditors warrants
issued as herenbefore provided, and as provided in
the following section Provided, that no more than
twenty thousand dollars co., shall be expended
for said purpose in any one year.
Sec Z This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March g. 1881.