Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-05-08
CHAPTER 1855. p. NO. "A.

CHAPTER 1875. =. NO. "A.
An Act to authorize the leasing BY the stete
to the state situated In Kandi yohi county
known as the state capitol lands.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the stats
SECTION /. That she state land commits.
tioner of the State Of Minnesota 30 and IL
hereby authorized to lease tho lands belong
ing to the state situated in Kandiyohi county,
known as the state capitol lands, upon the
SEC. :. That said lands shall be leased. &C.
oording to the government subdivisions
thereof, to the highest bidder in the same
manner, and under the same regulations, 80
far rs applicable, prescribed by law for the
nalc OF state school lands No lands shall be
rented at u less price than fifty (5ol cents per
acre for each year. All persons who had. in
day o5 January. A. D, eighteen hundred and
ninety one (lS91). shall be entitled to rent tho
same at the highest sum per acre hidden
therefor, provided that no settler thereon
shall be entitled to rent By virtue Of such
acres.
SEC. g.. Said lease shall b made for tenn
Of not less than i've (6) or mere than (lo)
years. In the discretion Of said land commits
siouer. and any leaseholder ahall have right
TO renewal Of the same, at the expiration
thereof, upon such terms as the legislature
may hereafter prescribe, and II 40 such terms
terms as his original lease. and Tor such
period as the said land commissioner shall
prescribe, being not less than i've t5) or
more than ten u0) years.
SEC 4. Said lease shall b executed By
the said land commissioner on behalf Of the
ttate, and by said applicant On his own DO:
half. and shall provide for half years rental
being payable whom said lease Is made, and
the second half.years rental being payable
six (6) mouths thereafter, and the rental for
the subsequent years being payable in semi
annual installmenls in advance. A default
in the payment Of said renta, at the time the
same is due, and q continuance Of such
default ls , in PIGMENT for IT.. thirty !oo2 days
the termination Of said lease by said land
commissioner at his option. All payments Of
roOney for such rental shall b made to tho
state treasurer, and said treasurer shall annu-
In which any OF such lands so leased may be
situated, an amount equal to one-fourth Of
all sums collected as rental for such lands so
situated within said township during the pre-;
credit Of the road and bridge fund OF said
township. And said state treasurer snail In
Like manner transmit an amount equal to
treasurer Of Kandiyohi county. TO be by him
placed to the credit of the revenue fund Of
said county. The balance Of said rentals shall
Re placed by the state treasurer to the credit
SEC. s. The said lease shall contain cove
rauts against waste. a violation Of which
shall be sufficient ground for the termination
of said lease at any time. by said state land
commissioner, ut his option.
SEC. 6. Said leaseholders shall have the
right. when their said leases are terminated,
either by expiration Of the term Or by or
through any other cause, to remove from said
lands so leased by them any buildings or
structures they may have erected during the
term OF their occupancy.
SEC. Z. Amy lease made Of said lands, pur-
suant to the provisions Of this act may be
terminated by either party thereto at any
time upon one ~ year, written notice. Any
lessee desiring to ermtnate suoh lease shall
serve such notice upon tho state land COM
missioner. When the said commissioner
shall desire to terminate any lease he shall
transmit notice, as herein provided, to the
sheriff OF said county, who. shall serve the
same III the manner provided BY law for the
service Of q summons in civil action.
SEC. 8. Provided, further, that at any time
before this act goes into effect the legislature
shnll have the power to provide for setting
aside tract Of said land; not exceeding ore
section in extent, for the purpose Of .estab-
fishing site for a state capitol, which said
tact shall not be included or embraced
within the terms of this oct.
Sec. 0. This act shall take effect and DO in
force from aud after the first day OF Septem-
ber 1891.
Approved April q, 1891.