The Worthington advance., 1889-05-09


SON or persons as he may authorize for that
purpose. 1t shall commence at the time and
on the day in such notice specified. and be
continued on the succeeding days therein
stated. On each such day the said lots shall
be offered for sale in consecutive order, be-
ginning with the smallest numbered lot i'll
the smallest numbered block, and SO continu-
ce advertised ed to t be % sold on snch dav s shall
be sold or offered for sale. Each lot snail
be sold separately, and no lot shall be sold
for less than the minimum price thereof as
speclted III the said report Of said ap-
SEC. 10, IThel terms of payment for all
lots so sold shall be twenty (2O) per cent of
the purchase price thereof at the timeof sale,
after stated to June first of the ensuing year,
and the balance of such purchase price at any
time within twenty years from June first,
1889, at the option of the purchaser, with in
terest annually in advance at the rate of not
paid balance. payable to the state treasurer
on or before June first in each wear:
Sec. IL. At the time of the sale of said
lots the commissioner shall make out and de-
liver to the respective purchasers thereof
certificate OF purchase, in which he shall GER
tify the description of the lot sold and the
price thereof, the consideration paid and to
the times and terms of payment. Such GER
titicate shall be numbered and made assign
able; but no certificate shall be delivered to
the purchaser until the sum Of money re-
quired by this act tc be paid at the time Of
sale is actually paid 10 the state treasurer.
And in case such purchaser fails to pay such
sum before the close of such sale on said day
the commissioner shall again offer such lot
for sale upon such day, but no bid therefor
shall be received from the person so failing to
pay as aforesaid. Such purchase certificate
shall further set forth that in case of the
non-payment OF the annual interest due in
each year by the purchaser, Or any person
claiming undershim, then the said certificate
from the time of such failure, shall be utterly
void, and the said commissioner may take
possession of said lot and resell the same as
Sec. II. Certificates Of purchase issued
pursuant to this act, and any assignments
thereof executed and acknowledged in man;
ner as provided. by law for the execution
corded in the office of the register Of deeds
of said Ramsey county in the same manner
and with like effect as deeds are therein re-
corded. Such certihcate shall entitle the
purchaser therein named, his heirs and as:
signs, 10 the exclusive possession of the land
therein described. And the same and the
record thereof shah be conclusive evidence
of title in such purchaser, his heirs and as
signs, for all purposes and against all per-
sons except the State Of Minnesota in cases
of forfeiture as aforesaid.
SEC l3. The governor shall sign and
cause to be issued under the seal of the state
land office and attested by the commissioner
thereof, patents for the lands described in
such certificates of purchase whenever the
same are presented to him, with the further
certificate of said commissioner thereon en-
dorsed. that the whole amount of principle
ana interest specified therein and all taxes
due on said lands have been paid, and that
the holder of such certificate is entitled to
such patent And the governor shall in like
manner cause to be issued patents for said
land to any purchaser of the right. title and
interest of the original purchaser, his heirs
or assigns. at any execution. Judicial or
the same from any such sale, upon presenta-
ton to him Of the certificate of said commits
sioner that the whole amount Of principal
and interest and taxes due thereon has been
paid according 10 law, and thht such pur-
chaser at execution or mortgage sale, or re-
demption[er] therefrom, is entitled to a
patent for the land described in such GER
tificate.
SEC. H. The fee Of such lot so sold shall
be and remain in the state until patents are
issued for the same as aforesaid. And in case
of the non compliance by the purchaser his
heirs and assigns, with the terms OF the GER
applicable thereto, any and all persons being
or continuing in possession of such lands
after failure to comply with the terms OF
the certificate and provisions of law as afore-
commissioner, shall be deemed and held to
detain such land forcibly and without right
and to be trespassers thereon.
SEC. Is. The commissioner shall transmit
II
tailed description of the lots sold and the
names Of the purchasers, and the said auditor
shall cause the same to be extended upon the
tax duplicate for purposes OF taxation; and
upon school lands sold by said commissioner
shall be in force and apply with like effect to
the said lands so sold under the provisions
of this act.
SEC. 16. In all cases where the rights Of
purchaser have become forfeited. under the
provisions of this act by failing to pay the
amount due upon his certificate Of purchase,
If such purchaser, his heirs or assigns, shall
before the time appointed for resale of said
treasurer the amount of interest then due
and payable on such certificate, with twelve
per cent interest thereon: and all costs which
have been incurred in addition thereto, such
payment shall operate as redemption of the
rights of such purchaser, his heirs and as
signs; and such certificate from the time of
such payment shall be in full force and ef-
feet, as if no forfeiture had occurred.
Sec. IL. In case any of said lots remain
unsold at the conclusion of said commission
er's sale, the said commissioner shall at any
time thereafter, whenever requested by said
board OF managers at any other sale to be by
him held, sell the same in like manner and
upon the same terms as herein provided
Such sale and the payments therefore TO be
so made and certificates therefor issued upon
the same terms and with like effect as though
aforesaid. And the said commissioner may
at any time. in case he shall consider that
said lands have advanced or deprecated in
value since the appraisement thereof cause
reappraisemcnts to be made from time to
time substantially as provided in this act Tor
the first appraisement thereof.
SEC. l8. The said board Of managers may
and are hereby authorized to, if in their judg-
ment the interests Of said institution are
thereby best subscrvcd, sell the said lands as
one entire tract, or In such tracts or parcels
or lots or blocks as they may deem desira.
BILE at any time before the said commission
made for less than the minimum price fixed
by said appraisers. An If, upon the conclu-
sion of said commissioners sale, any of said
lots remain unsold. may sell the same as in
made by said board OF managers man gers upon @ 81 such eH
terms and In such manner as they may deem
expedient, provided that at least one-half Of
the agreed purchase price OF the lot block,
time Of such sale. And the said board are
hereby authorized to make and deliver to
such purchasers such deeds OF conveyance
thereof in the name Of the state as they
thef hereby authorized to accept for
the unpaid balance OF the purchase
price OF any such lot, block, tract or parcel
the nepY pr9Ymaissory notes Of any such purchasers
SO sold which notes and mortgage shall be
made and rup to the said board Of ma nagers,
and may be by them sold and assigned to any
such terms as they may deem expedient: but
no such sale shall be made for less than the
race value Of such notes with accrued inter
est Al the proceeds Of any such sales shall
be paid into the state treasury and credited
to said state reform school fund In the
event Of any such sale 80 being made by said
board of managers before the said commits.
sioner's sale they shall forthwith notify the
SAID commissioners thereof, and the lots so
sold or embraced in the tracts or parcels SO
sold shall be Withdrawn from said commits
sioner's sale.
Sec. 19. No action for the recovery OF
said lands or any part thereof, or for the re-
e9very co OF the possession Of the same, found
existing in the plaintiff, Or those under or by
whom he claims PRIOR to the passage Of this
act, shall be maintained against any person
purchasing such lands, or his heirs or as
signs. at any sale herein provided for, unless
such action shall be commenced within one
year from the passage of this act.
SEQ. 20. Wheney1r the buildings to be
erected upon the site purchased for the per-
manentlocation Of said institution as herein
provided shall h0 Allhstantiallv roA6v for ,,co