The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09

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Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
SECTION T. t /. hereby made tn. duty Of
the county auditors respectively Of the coun.
ties Of Otter Tail, Hubbard, Becker, Clay,
and Wadena, or any other county in tho state
Of Minnesota, wherein the crop Of the year
ono thousand eight hundred and eighty eight
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respective town clerks Of tho several towns
OF said counties to post notices immediately
IN At Least three 81 Of the most public places
themselves Of tho benefits Of this act to meet
At the town clerks Office in the town, aud ole
with said town clerk on or before the first
day Of March. 1889, an application duly sub
SCR ana swSn 70 by the applicant before
Said application shall contain true state
ment OF the number Of acres the applicant
has plowed and prepared for seeding fox the
ensuing seasons crop; how many acres the
pared for such seeding before seeding time {;
how many bushels are necessary and Of what
kinds of grain TO seed the ground SO PIE.
in the year 1883. entirely destroyed BY frost
or blight or hail, as the case may be, or II
only partially destroyed, the extent Of such
destruction, and how many bushels of each
said year 1883, also what amount Of SAID
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 and for no
other purpose, and will not sell or dispose Of
the same or any thereof.
Said application shall also contain true
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
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
him to the county auditor of his county, who
tons filed in any county auditors Office under
the provisions OF this act shall be open to
public Inspection, and no applications shall
section three 81 Of this act, except such as
have teen made and fled within the time
ana in the manner prescribed by section one
~ OF this act.
SEC. 8. The board of county commission
ers Of each county where the provisions of
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 it
| shall be the duty Of said board to meet at the
county auditors Office on the fifth (5th) day of
March. A. d. 1889, to examine and consider
separately each application as provided In
section one az of this act, and to decide who
are entitled to the benefits herein mentioned
and the amount to which each applicant is
entitled. and said board shall on or before
the 9th day OF March, A. D. 1889, forward
to the governor statement 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 ap-
proved By the said board, and shall be signed
by the chairman Of said board, and counter
ole applicant shall be allowed greater
amount in value Of seed grain than one hun.
drcd and fifty dollars (Sl5o).
SEC. 4. The governor upon receipt OF the
this act, if the same shall not exceed III the
aggregate the sum OF one hundred thousand
dollars ($lo0,ootD, appropriated for such
purpose, shall apportion and distribute the
for which applications are received; but if
the amounts applied for shall exceed in the
aggregate said sum OF one hundred thousand
d della (sloo.ooo> then the governor
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
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 apportioned,a and
cause the same to be distributed to the ap-
pllcants in said county who are entitled to
receive the same under the provisions of this
act.
Sec S. Immediately upon receiving no.
toned 10 their county the board Of county
commissioners shall meet at the county au-
ditor's office and readjust the applications in
thor county for seed grain, and appOrtiOn
the amount that has been allowed to the
county among the applicants pro rata in pro-
portion to the amount required by each if
there shall not be sufficient gain to supply
all in full.
Provided, That after all applicants for said
grain in any county are supplied, if 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
said. county and endorse said amount so re-:
ceived on the county board of the county
making such payment.
SEC. s: The county auditor Of each county
shall have performed the duty prescribed in
section five 81, issued to each applicant an
order for the number Of bushels of each
kind of seed grain which has been allowed to
Provided, however, that said order shall
not be delivered until said applicant has
signed contract in triplicate, attested by
the county auditor, to the effect that said ap-
bushels of seed grain received from the
state. promises to pay to the state Of Mime:
sofa dollars, the amount of the cost Of
said seed grain: that said sum shall be
property. Of said applicant; that such tax
shall be LEVIED by the county auditor OF his
county and collected as taxes against real
and personal property are collected under the
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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. 7. 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
In the year 1890, ana all 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.
SEC. 8. The contracts provided for In sec.
ton six (6) of this act shall be numbered
sSn ha a6 the t county saato
nmHitted to the state auditor and aled
in his office, and the third shall be filed
i'll 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 book to be used for that purpose
only. said contracts and correct list and
schedule of the applications. giving the name
of each applicant the number Of his
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 to said county by the
state.
true copy Of said List and schedule so
transcribed shall De made and signed by the
chairman Of the board Of county commits.
sioners, and certified to by tue auditor. and
forwarded to the governor; and whenever
the amount provided for IN any contract
filed under the provisions Of this act IL fully
paid. the county auditor Is empowered to
cancel such contract, and he shall write the
word satisfied" opposite the name of such
person in the book IA which said contracts
are entered, and shall deliver up said con-
tract to the person entitled thereto.
$40: 2: Upon the filing Of the contract -
provided in section eight (8) Of this act the
state Of Minnesota shall acquire q just and