Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-05-09

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Said application shall also contain a true and
full description of all real and personal property
owned by the applicant, and the membranes.
if any. thereon. and The full description by gov
eminent subdivisions OF the land upon winch
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. for
ward all applications made before him to the
county auditor OF his county, who shall file the
same in his Office. All applications filed III any
county auditors office under the provisions OF
this act shall be open to public inspection. and
no applications shall be considered by the boare>
provided for in section three GO OF this act: eX~
cept such as have been made and filed withis
the time and in the manner prescribed by seq
ton one ID OF this act.
SEC. 3. The board of county commissioners
of each county where the provisions OF this ac'
tuted and appointed Il board of examination and.
adjustment of the applications for sead gralt
under this act, and it shall be the duty of said
board 10 meet at the county auditors office on the
fifth (3tn) day of March, A. D.. 1889. to examine
aud consider separately each application as pro-
yided in section one % of this act, and to decide
who are entitled to the benefits herein men
toned and the amount to which each applicant
is entitled, and said board shall on or before the
95h day OF March A. u; lss2, forward "a 10 70 s ~
plicants. the number OF acres prepared, or to De
prepared, and the number OF bushels OF each
kinu OF seed grain needed in the county.
Said statement shall COMPRISE and include
only such applications as have been approved by
said board, and shall be signed by the clalrnlan
of said board, and countersisned by the county
auditor. Provided no one applicant shall %
allowed a greater amount i'll value OF SEED grain
than one hundred and fifty dollars lSloV)
Sec. i. The governor upon rece! pt or the
statements az provided III section three l)
CT this act, if the same shall not exceed III the
aggregate the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars (S1OO,O 600 0O), appropriated for such pni
pose, shall appoI, Il and distribute the amounts
called for to the several counties Tor when
Applications are received, but ii the amounts
applied for shall exceed in the aggregate sald
sum of one hundred Thousand dollars tSloo.-
| 600. OW then the governor shall apportion and
GiStTjE1lta that Slm to the counties 1ODlEillp,
| pro rata in proportion 10 the amounts called TOR
by said counties respectively, as shown by SAD
statements of the county auditors thereof; ana
| thereupon the governor shall inform each county
auditor of the amount apportioned to his county,
and shall authorize the board OF county commas
] sioners TO purchase seed grain to the amount SO
appoTtioned, and cause the same to be dlslripuGeo
to the applicants i'll said county who are entltieo
to receive the same under the provisions Oh thlS
act.
SEC. 5. Immediately upon receiving no.
tice from the governor OF the amount appol-
! toned to their county the board or county COM
| missioners shall meet at the county auditors
office and readiust the applications IN tnelt
COUNTY for seed grain, and anportlon the amount
that has been allowed to the county among the
applicants pro RAJ in proportion to the ;illiouns
required by each if here shall not be sufficient
grain to supply all in full.
Provided, That litter all applicants for salu
grain in any county are supplied, if there shali
be d surplus the same shall be sold by direction
of the board of county commissioners AND inc
sum received therefor shall be turned oVerto
the county treasurer. VINO shall give his receipt
therefor, and said sum Shall thereupon De Sy
him paid over to the state treasurer, Wilo shall
receipt for same to said county and endorse sil.d
amount so received on the county bond OF the
county making such payment.
SEC. 6. The county auditor of each county
! shall, as soon as the county commissioners shall
have performed the duty prescribed in section
five %. issue TO each applicant an order Tor the
number of bushels of each kind OF SEED gram
which has been allowed to said applicant.
be delivered until said applicant has signed =
contract in triplicate, attested by inc su.tl.u1
auditor, to the effect that said applicant Tor anu
in consideration t. bushels OF SEED gram
received from the state, promises ITO to pay pay to tn ne
State of Minnesota - dollars 6he amount
the cost Of said seed grain: that sala sum snaii
property of said applicant; thai sucn taA snall
be levied by the county auditor OF MS county
and collected as taxes against real ana Up pe rs 3Iia
property are collected under the laws OF eLlls
state. ana that the sum so levied SNAIL De a iIsI
lien upon the crop of grain raised each year by
the person receiving said seed gram until Saiu
amount is fully paid.
ditor of each county to cause the TAX proVloea
! for in section six co to be levied against the
property CT each person receiving SEED gram a9,
der the provisions OF this act, Cne-halt ~ sac
tax shall be levied in the year 1852 a q ND ~
all moneys collected by. the county treasurer u
der the provisions OF this act shall be kept sep,
arate from other $ stare the "a aa az traannye ,, N''' ''lN'
SEC. 8. The contracts provided for IN section
six () Of this act sinai! be numbered consecu-
LlVciE DIV UflG County, GuSIlpOI, ollC o1luAi ~
in the Office Of the county auditor, one snail 9e
transmitted to the state auditor ana Iled IN hls
! office, and the third shall be filed IN the once OF
tn. town clerk of the town where the applicant
making the c%ontract resides.
The county auditor shall al keep keep ana no t fhnt
rect list and schedule OF the app!lca1lons,
giving the name of each applicant, the number
Of his application, the date Of his contract, the
cost OF each kind of seed grain furnished o him,
the description Of the land occupied by nm, ana
showing also the total amount oil money 1uf"
nished to said county by the state.
A true CODY of said list and schedule so tran
scribed shall be made and signed by the chair
man OF the board of county commissioners, ana
certified to by the auditor, and forwarded 20 Che
governor: and whenever the amount prosldea
for in any contract filed under the provisions OF
this act is fully paid, the county auditor IS EN-,
powered to cancel such contract. and he shall
write the word Satisfied opposite the name OF
such person in the book i'll which sala contracts
are entered, and shall deliver up sad CONTRACT
to the person entitled thereto.
5 SEC. 8. Upon the filing Of the contract as
provided in section eight Isl OF this act, tho
State of Minnesota shall ACQUIRE a Just ana vailu &c,
lien upon the crops of grain raised each year by
the person receiving said seed grain, to the
amount of the sum then due to the state upon
said contract. as against All subsequent cred
itors. purchasers or mortgages. in good faith or
otherwise. and the said filings OF sad contlact
shall be held and considered to be f'!t ana sun,
ciant notice to all parties of the existence ana
extent of said lien, which shall continue IN force
until the amount covered by salo conoracO ~
fully paid. ..oa ,ooa
grain under the provisions of this act shall, as
soon as his crops of the years wherein payment
ia to be made under his said contract are mar
vested and thresbed. market q sufficient amount
of grain to pay the amount then due on ms con
tract. and pay the same over at once TO the
county treasurer of his county, WHICH paylneHI
t shall satisfy said lien for that year.
SEC. 10. ANY person or persons who snail
contrary to the provisions OF this act, sell, Trans
= fer, take OF carry away or III any manhei ulsPosG
e ta .a,J ~,,i or o,,v mart thereof. 1JrnlSlou
by the state as provided IN TINS ACT, or VINO snal.
use or dispose of the said seed grain, or any
thereof. for any other purpose than thaC OF SOW
ing or planting his ground, or VINO shaia sen,
transfer. take or carry away or IN any nian IL
dispose of the crop, or any part tnereol pro,
cured by the sowing or planting OF SAID SEED
grain, with the intent to defraud bhe sIate, OF
The applicant for such seed gram, OF 10 deprlve
said apnlicant OF the use and beneft thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, ana upon con-
yiction thereof before any Justice OF the peace
shal II nav a fine OF not less than ten dollars. nor
more than one hundred Goisar ais 20 II, Of not
less than ninety days, and shall pay az cos.S .
prosecution, and whoever under any OF tne pro
visions herein shall be FOUND gullt coo oil ials1
ner;nrv and shall suffer the pains and penalties
OF that crime.
src II. 1t shall be the duty of the supervls.
ors, constables and town CLERKS OF coMns, anu
nnvs of counties receiving AID under The pro-
visions of this act, having knowledge OF any
violation of said provisions TO mike conlpiaih9
thereof to any Justice of the proper county, ana
saiG Justice shall thereupon issue a warrant 1of
the arrest of the offender and proceed 10 near
and determine the matter IN Issue IN Tie same
,nar,er as provided in other cases, ana every
nsrsnn convicted under the provisions OF this
act. shall stand committed to the county jail I'M
I'll his fine is paid, provided such imprisonment
shall not exceed ninety l9o) days.
SEC. 10. The county commissioners OF each
,na oca,1r county receiving aid under the prOvl-