St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07

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Be Il enacted by the Legislature Of the State
HsorIoN l. It's hereby made the duty Of
the county auditors respectively Of the coun-
ties Of Otter Tail, Hubbard, Becker, Clay,
Norman, Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Beltrami
and Wadena, or any other county In tho state
Of Minnesota, wherein the crop Of the year
ono thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight
l1S69) was partially OF wholly destroyed by
frost or blight or hail, 70 give notice before
tho 18th day Of February, A. D., 1889, to the
Of said counties to post notices immediately
IN at least three (3 OF the most public places
in each town to all persons wishing to avail
themselves Of the benefits Of this act to meet
at the town clerks Office In the town, and file
with said town clerk on or before the first
scribed and sworn to by the applicant before
the said town clerk.
, Said application shall contain true state
ment Of the number Of acres the applicant
ensuing seasons crop; how many acres the
applicant intends to have piOwed and pre-
pared for such seeding before seeding time ;
how many bushels are necessary and OF what
kinds of grain TO seed the ground 30 PIE.
pared, and also that said applicants crop was
or blight or hail, as the case may be, or Il
only partially destroyed, the extent Of such
destruction, and how many bushels OF each
kind Of grain the applicant harvested in the
grain, and Of what kind. the applicant de-
sires to borrow from the state; that the ap-
plicant has not procured and is not able to
procure the necessary seed grain, and that he
desires the same for seed grain aud for no
other purpose. and will not sell or dispose Of
the same or any thereof.
Said application shall also contain true
and full description OF all real and personal
property owned by the applicant, and the in
cumbrances, If any, thereon, and the full de-
scriptiOn by government subdivisions of the
land upon which the applicant intends to
sow said seed grain.
SEC. 2. The town clerk Of each town shall
on or before the LIST day Of March, A. D..
1889, forward all applications made before
shall file the same in his Office. All applica-
tons filed in any county auditors Office under
the provisions Of this act shall be open TO
public inspection, and no applications shall
be considered by the board provided for in
have teen made and filed within the time
and in the manner prescribed by section one
"a OF this act.
SEC. g. The board Of county commission
this act are applicable shall De and are here
by constituted and appointed board Of ex-
animation and adjustment Of the applica-
tons for seed grain under this act, and 1t
shall be the duty of said board to meet at the
county auditors Office on the fifth 9th day OF
March, A. D. 1885, to examine and consider
separately each application as provided in
section one ~ Of this act, and to decide who
are entitled to the benefits herein mentioned
and the amount to which each applicant is
the 9th day of March, A. D. 1889. forward
to the governor astatement giving the num-
Der Of applicants, the number Of acres pre-
pared, or to be prepared. and the number Of
bushels Of each kind OF seed grain needed in
the county.
Said statement shall comprise and include
only such applications as have been APP
proved by the said board, and shall be signed
by the chairman of said board, and counter
signed by the county auditor. Provided no
amount in value OF seed grain than one hun.
dred and fifty dollars (Sl5O).
SEC. 4. The governor upon receipt Of tho
statements as provided in section three 81 OF
this act, if the same shall not exceed IN the
aggregate the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars (s1OO, OOu), appropriated for such
purpose, shall apportion and distribute the
amounts called for to the several counties
for which applications are received, but II
the amounts applied for shall exceed in the
dollars (S1O0.O0o) then, the governor
shall apportion and distribute that
sum to the counties applying pro rata
in proportion to the amounts called for
by said counties respectively, as shown by
said statements Of the county auditors there
of aud thereupon the governor shall inform
each county auditor OF the amount apPor-
toned to his county, and shall authorize the
board Of county commissioners to purchase,
seed grain to the amount so apPoru0ned,a ana
cause the same to be distributed to the ap-
plicants in said county who are entitled to
receive the same under the provisions OF this
act
SEC. 5. Immediately upon receiving no.
tice from the governor OF the amount appor-
toned to their county the board OF county
commissioners shall meet at the county au-
ditors Office and readjust the applications in
their county for seed grain, and apporti0n
the amount that has been allowed to the
county among the applicants pro rata in pro-
there shall not be sufficient gain to supply
all in full.
Provided, That after all applicants for said
grain in any county are supplied, II there
shall be surplus the same shall be sold by
direction of the board of county commission
erS and the sum received therefor shall be
turned over to the county treasurer, who
shall give his receipt therefor, and said sum
shall thereupon be by him paid over to the
state treasurer, who shall receipt for same to
ceived on the county board OF the county
making such payment.
SEC. 6. The county auditor OF each county
shall, as soon as the county commissioners
section FIVE o., issued to each applicant an
order for the number OF bushels OF each
kind of seed grain which has been allowed to
said applicant.
Provided, however, that said order shall
not be delivered until said applicant has
signed contract in triplieate, attested by
the county auditor, to the effect that said ap-
plicant for and in consideration OF .....
bushels of seed grain received from the
state, promises to pay to the state OF Mime
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said seed grain: that said sum shall be
taxable against oil the real and personal
property Of said applicant; that such tax
shall be levied by the county auditor of his
county and collected as taxes against real
and
shall be first lien upon the crop OF grain
raised each year by the person receiving said
seed grain until said amount is fully paid.
SEC. z. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
vided for IN section six (6) to be levied
against the property of each person receiving
seed grain under the provisions OF this act.
One-half Of said tax shall be levied In the
year 1889, and the other half shall be levied
In the year 1891, ana ali moneys collected by
the country treasurer under the provisions OF
this act shall be kept separate from other
state and county taxes, and shall be paid
over to the state treasurer.
ton six (6) of this act shall be numbered
sSn bs ed' In the es the the
county auditor, one shall be trans
mitted to the state auditor and fled
in his Office. and the third shall be filed
in the Office of the town clerk Of the town
where the applicant making the contract re-
sides.
The county auditor shall keep and tran
scribe In q book to be used for that purpose
only. said contracts and q correct list and
schedule Of the applications. giving the name
application, the date of his contract the
cost Of each kind Of seed gain furnished
to him, the description Of the land occupied
by him, and showing also the. total amount
Of money furnished 10 said county by the
state.
A true copy Of said List and schedule SO
transcribed shall DO made and signed by tho
chairman Of the board Of county commits.
sioners, and certified to by tue auditor, and