The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07

agent Of said board. he shall have personal
charge Of the solicitation, collection, trans
portation, arrangement and exhibition OF the
objects sent under the authority OF the STATE
to the worlds Columbian exposition OF one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-t three
(ls.a}, and OF such objects sent by individual
citizens Of The state as may be by them placed
In his charge. He shall make a report to the
board monthly, and shall hold ottice at the
pleasure OF the board.
SEC. s. The governor and the Worlds Go.
lumbar commissioners from the State OF
Minnesota shall be ex-otficio members OF the
board of worlds fair managers for the state
of Minnesota in addition to said six 10y ciu-
Gems aforesaid.
SEC g. The said board shall have charge
Of the interests Of the state and its citizens In
the preparation aud exhibition at the World
Columbian exposition Of one thousand eight
hundred and ninety three us9i) of the nat,
ural snd industrial products of the state, and
OF objects illustrating Its history, progress,
moral and material welfare and future devel-
opment: and In all other matters relating TO
The said Worlds Columbian exposition: IT
shall communicate with the officers Of and
obtain and disseminate through the state oil
necessary information regarding said exposi:
ton. and in general have and exercise ful!
authority In relation to the participation OF
the state of Minnesota and its citizens In the
World Columbian exposition OF one thou-
sand eight hundred and nlnety.three (1Ss3).
SEC. 7. The said board shall make report
OF Its proceedings aud expenditures from
time to time to the governor, and al any
time, upon his written request to be by him
transmitted to the legislature, together with
such suggestions as he may deem important
| regarding provisions for a complete and cred
liable representation of the state at the
worlds Columbian exposition Of one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-three (lSB).
AT the close of said worlds fair all exhibits
now belonging TO the state or hereafter &C.
CURED which cannot be disposed of with Pc
cun,ary advantage, shall be turned over 10
and become the property of the University OF
the State Of Minnesota: but such exhibits as
said University cannot conveniently care for
shall he turned over to and become the prop
erty of the state Agricultural Society of the
State of Minnesota. The proceeds of any sale
shall be turned into the state treasury.
SEC. s. TO carry out the provisions OF this
act the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($500O0)
Is hereby appropriated, and the state treas
urer Is directed to pay the same from the
general fund from time to time, on the reaui-
sition of said board, signed by It's president
and secretary, and approved by the governor.
and accompanied by estimates OF the ex-
penses to the payment Of which the money
so drawn Is to be applied; provided always,
| that no portion Of said fifty thousand dollars
($5J, 0O0) shall be used for the erection Of any
building. excepting such sum, not exceeding
five thousand dollars as may be necessary
for rooms for state headquarters contiguous
to the state exhibit in any buildings erected
by the said exposition for the display Of stale
collective exhibits. Any state officer or
officer acting under this act who shall pledge
or attempt to pledge the credit Of this state
beyond the sum appropriated herein shall be
| deemed guilty of larceny, in the sum 80
pledged or, attempted to DO pledged: and
or equity therefor; provided, that no part Of
any money appropriated shall be paid as pre-
miums for any exhibits.
SEC. 0. All collections, photographs, maps,
state used in the state collective exhibit at
| the Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen.
NAL Exposition OF New Orleans in 1SS4-5, and
| now deposited IN any of the state insttu-
| tons, or at the experimental farm. the state
fair buildings, or with the state fish commits
sion, or at the state capitol. or elsewhere IN
| the hands Of state officers, shall be furnished
to tho board Of worlds fair managers SO far
as In their judgment such materials may be
by this act such collections, etc, as above
| specified to be returned to said repositories
after the close Of the exposition, and any
new collections Of permanent value made by
said board, and which may by this act be-
come the property Of the state. shall be dis
| tributed to and be preserved by such state
Institutions, societies or archives as the board
shall deem most suitable after such ex-
changes shall have Leen made with the other
| collections and institutions as the board may
deem in the interests Of science or for the
| benefit OF this State
SEQ. 10 This act shall effect from and
| after its passage
Approved April 20, 1891.
| CHAPTER l58-H. r. NO. a.
An act to furnish seed grain for distribution
! in certain counties afflicted by frosts or
blight or hail during the season of one
| thousand eight hundred and ninety 1880,
to provide for the payment thereof, and to
| authorize the boards Of county commits
sioners Of such counties to issue bonds for
the payment thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
SECTION l. 1t is hereby made tho duty Of
the county auditors Of the counties Of TRAY
erse, Big Stone. stevens. Lee qui Parle and
| Pope, respectively, in the state Of Minnesota,
wherein the crop OF the year one thousand
I eight hundred and ninety (lS.D) was partially
| or wholly destroyed by FROST or blight or
hail. to give notice before the tenth U0th) day
of March, A. D.. one thousand eight hundred
| and ninety one (lSJl), to the respective town
| clerks Of the several towns of said counties,
| requiring them to post notices Immediately
IN at least three ~ of the most public places
! In each town notifying all persons wishing
to avail themselves OF the benefits of this
act to meet at the town clerks office and tle
with said town CLERK on or before the twenty.
fifth (25thl day Of March, A. u. one thousa nd
eight hundred and nlnety-one (1S31). an ap-
| pication duly subscribed and sworn TO by
| the applicant before said town clerk.
Said application shall contain a true state
| ment Of the number Of acres the applicant
has plowed and prepared for seeding Tor the
| ensuing seasons crop; how many acres the
applicant intends to have plowed and pre-
pared for such seeding before seeding time:
| how many bushels are necessary and OF
what kinds Of grain to seed the ground SC
! prepared or to he prepared, and also that
said applicants crop. was In the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety QS90)
entirely destroyed by frost or blight or hail.
as the case may be. or If only partially de.
| strOyed, the extent OF such destruction and
how many bushels Of each kind Of grain the
applicant harvested in said year one thou.
sand eight hundred aud ninety 1850; also
| what amount Of said grain and of what kind
OF grain the applicant desires to borrow from
the state. that the applicant has not procured
and Is not able TO procure the ne cesssry seed
grain and that he desires tho same for seed
| grain and for no other purpose and will no,
sell or dispose Of the same or any part there
Said application shall also contain q 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 twelfth u2th) day Of March
A. D. eighteen hundred aud ninety -one
Qs9D. forward all applications made before
shall file the same in his office. All applica
tons filed In any county auditors Office un.
der the provisions Of this act shall be open "a
&c considered BY the board provided for in
section three (3) in this act except such al
have been made and filed within the time
and In the manner prescribed In section one
~ of this act.
SEC. g. The board Of county commission.
ers of each county, where the provisions OF
this act are applicable, shall be and are here
by constituted and appointed board of ex
animation and adjustment Of the applica-
tons for seed grain under this act and II
shall be the duty Of said board to meet at the
county auditors Office on the seventeenth
day Of March, A; D. one thousand eiShl
and consider separately each application a.
provided in section one % Of this act and &c
decide who are entitled to benefits hereir
mentioned and the amount to which each
applicant is entitled, and said board shall or
or before the twenty first (21st) day Of March
one thousand eight hundred and ninety -ont
C1S91), forward to the governor Of the STATE
of Minnesota a statement giving the number
Of applicants. the number Of acres prepared
or to be prepared. and the number OF bushel