Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-05-07

NV ~ nAASA W. 80
within the time and i'll the manner prescribed III
section one (1) OF this act.
SEC. 3. The board of county commissioners
OF each county, where tile provisions OF this act
are applicable, shall be and are herebyconstltuted
and appointed q board of examination ana ao-
justment OF the applications for seq gram s un,
der this act, and it shall be the duty OF sald
beard to meet at the county auditors ONCE on
the seventeenth day of March, A. d. one thou
sand eight hundred and nlnety,one 1to9l1; 10
examine and consider separately each appllca-
ticn as provided i'll section one u? or thls act,
and to decide who are entitled to Dement'S n ehfah
mentioned n n nn,;ao and !. the am NOV said TO BOARD W s5a1l
on or before the twenty-frst (2lst) day OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety
on lls9l1, forward to the govern eir;1 o. the
number IL Of applicants !. , ne npni and the be-
number OF bushels OF eAch kind OF seq g g1a'1
comprise and include only such applications as
have been approved by said board and shali
be signed by the chairman OF sald poara and
countersigned by the county AUDITOR; provlaeu
no one applicant shall be allowed a greater
amount III value of seed grain than one nun
dred and fifty (s15o) dollars. 80 tho
SEC. 4. The governor, upon recelpI o. Uhe
statements rs provided in section three (o) OF
this act, if the same shall not exceed IN the ag-
gregate the sum OF twenty-five Thousand uo-
lars ($25 ,OOO), appropriated for such purpose
shall apportjon and distribute the amounts
called for to the several counties Tor Whlch ap-
plications are received, but if the amounts ap-
pIeu lOr Sudl eACeeu Ill Cle 0sSlSSoeS ooNN
of fifty thousand dollars $3.50, OOo), then the
governor shall apportion and distribute that
sum to the counties applying pro rata III pro
portion to the amounts called for by SAID coun-
ties respectively, as shown by said statements
OF the county auditors thereof; ana thereupon
the governor shall inform each county auoltor
Of the amount appOrtioned to his county, anu
shall authorize Nhe board OF county commls-
sioners to purchase seed grain to the amounts 80
apportioned, and cause the same TO DE dlsCilp-
uted to the applicants in SAID county VINO a are
aiItjt1p1 RI raraiVp fha mi under tDS DrOV1SlOIS
OF this act. 1t shall be a ZOE any
county commissioner to make any gain or
profit from any transaction growing OUT Oh OF
connected with the operation OF THIS act.
SEC. 5. Immediately npon receiving notlce
from the governor OF the amount apporloheo
to their county. the board OF county conilnls-
sioners shall meet at the county auditors
office and readjust the applications IN thelr
county for seed grain, and apport1on the
amount that has heen allowed to the county
among the applicants approved by sald poard
pro rata i'll proportion to the amount required
by each if there shall not be sufficient gram
to supply all in full: PROVIDED, that :, after
county are supplied, if there be a surplus the
same shall be sold by direction OF the board OF
county commissioners, and the sum received
therefor shall be turned overto the county treas,
urer, who shall give his receipt therefor, ano
said sum shall thereupon by him be paid over to
the state treasurer, who shall receipt 1or tne
same to said county and endorse sad 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 sec
ton five ~, issue to each applicant an order
for the number of bushels OF each kind OF seed
grain which has been allowed to said applicant.
Provided, however, that said order shall not
be delivered until said applicant has signed
contract i'll triplicate, attested by the county;
auditor, to the effect that sa1d appll G. LUIS rr aiu
(naming the amour and klnd) received rom the
state, promisesto pay to the Sd;7t e. OF 4he M an1 II
talpam ming a IN ani - Good ar, doi'3 u.s., the sa ame sunni
shall be taxable against all the real ana per
sonal property OF said applicant: that SUCH tax a
shall be levied by the county auditor or hls
county and collected as taxes against real ana
personal property are collected under the laws
Of this state. and that the sum SO LEVIED snail
be a first lien upon the crop Of grain raised each
year by the personrecelylng SAD SEED grain uhIn
said amount is fully paid.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
auditor of each county 20 cause the tax PROVO
ed for in section six (6) to be levied against the
property ofeach person receiving SEED grain uIaer
the provisions Of this act. One-haif OF said tax
shall! be levied in the year :, one t nov ahe o e1gnr
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two
(1S92), and all moneys collected by. the
county treasurer under the provisions OF TINS
act shall be kept separate from other state and
county taxes, andshall be paid over to the state
treasurer orthwit upon receipt OF the same:
Sec. s. The contracts provided TOR III section
six (6) Of this act shall be numbered consecu-
lively by the county auditor: one ~ shall be
filed i'll the Office Of the county auditor; one
filed in his office, and the third{ 3d) shall be flied
in the office of the town clerk where the appll-
cant making the contract resides.
The county auditor shall Keep and transcrlne
in a book, to be used for that purpose only,
said contracts and q correct list and schedule OF
the applications, giving the name OF each ap-
plicant, the number OF his appllcatlor, the date
of his contract, the cost OF each kind OF seed
grain furnished to him, the description OF
land occupied by him, and Showing also the
total amount OF money furnished to said county
by the state.
A true copy 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 to the
governor; and whenever the amount provided
for IN any contract filed under the provisions OF
this act is fully paid, the county andltor is EN-,
write the word .'satistied' opposite the name OF
such person i'll the book in Which said contracts
are entered, and shall deliver up said contract
to the person entitled thereto.
SEC. 8. Upon the filing Of the contract as
provided i'll section eight (S) OF this act, the
State OF Minnesota snail acquire a just and
valid lien upon the crops OF gram Ira ralsea eatn n
year by the person receiving said seed grain, TO
the amount OF the sun then due to the state
upon said contract, as against all subsequent
creditors, purchasers or mortgages, IN good
faith or otherwise. and the said filings OF
said contract shall be held and CONSIDERED
to be full and sufficient notice to all parties OF
the existence and extent OF said lien, which shall
continue i'll force until the a1noulG covered by
said contract is fully paid.
Each and every person who has received seed
grain under the provisions OF this act snail, as
soon as his crops Of the year wherein payment
is to be made under his said contract are har-
vested and threshed, market a sufficient amount
of grain to pay the amount then due Oh MS con-
tract, and pay the same over at once TO the
county treasurer of his county, which payment
shall satisfy said lien for that year.
SEC. 10. Any person or persons who shall,
contrary to the provisions OF this act. sell, trans
fer, take or carry away or i'll any manner dis
pose of the seed grain, or any part thereof: fur
nished by the state as provided III This act, or
who shall use OF said seed grain, or any
thereof for any other purpose of sowing and
planting his ground, or who shall transfer,
take or carry away, or in any manner dispose
of the crop, or any part thereof procured by
sowing or planting OF said seed grain, with the
intent to defraud the state, or the applicant 1or
such seed grain, or to deprive SAID applicant OF
the use and benefit thereof, shall be guilty OF a
1nisdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be
fore any justice OF the peace snail pay a nile OF
not less than ten ($lO) dollars. or more than
one hundred (Slool dollars, or De 1mprlsonea
in the county jail for d term OF not less than
ninety (9O) days, and shall pay all costs OF pros
%ecution, and whoever under any OF the provisions
herein shall be found guilty OF false swearing
shall be deemed to have committee perjury and
shall suffer the pains and nendltles OF thdtcrlme.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty OF the super
visors, constables and town clerks OF towns,
and the commissioners, sheriffs, and county
attorneys OF counties receiving ald under
the provisions of this act, having knowledge
of any violation of said provisions, to
make Complaint thereof to any Justice Of the
proper county,, and said justice shall thereupon
issue a warrant for the arrest Of the offender,
and proceed to hear and determine the matter
in issue in the same manner as provided in other
cases, and every person convicted under the pro-
visions Of this act shall stand committed to the
county jail until his fine is paid. provided such
Imprisonment shall not exceed ninety DAYS.
SEC. ~. The county commissioners Of each
and every county receiving aid under the pro,
visions OF this act are hereby authorized and
the State of Minnesota for the full amount OF