New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

Sec 9 1t is hereby made the duty % She
county auditors Of the counties afflicted By
forest hres In the State of Minnesota,
wherein the grass and meadows We're par
TALLY or wholly destroyed by forest fires
In the year one thousand eight hundred and
fore the twentieth 26thj day lay Of f' March,
one thousand eight hundred and nnety-five
le9o), to the respective town clerks of the
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 clerk s office
and file with the said town clerk ON or
before the fifth 9th day Of ApMl, one
fh0usand eight hundred and ninety-fixe
qS95), an application duly subscribed and
sworn to by the applicant before said town
lister oath; provided, that in districts not
organized into towns. the said county audit
or shall cause such notice to be posted in
such unOrganiZed district at such places
asvhe shall deem necessary.
And, provided further, that the notices
herein provided for shall also be published
April. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-fve nSo5, in the official paper of
Sec. 8. The applications provided for in
the preceding section shall contain a true
statement OF the number of acres of
cant upon which the grass and grass, roots
were destroyed by said forest fires during
the the SAID season of 1894; and how, many
son Of 1895.
Such application shall further state the
amount of hay harvested from said meadow
annually, prior to the year 1894. and the
amount and kind of grass seed necessary
70 reseed said meadow and the amount
fnat SAID applicant desires to obtain from
the state under the provisions of this act
and that said applicant has not procured
and is not tos ABLE to procure the necessary
TO be reseeded, and that he desires said
grass seed for no other purpose whatever,
and that he will not sell or otherwise dis
pose of the same or any part thereof
Said application shall also contain a full
and true description of all real and per
and the incumbrances, il any, thereon thereon:
and a full description by government sub
DIVISIONS of the lands upon which the APP
picant intends to sow said grass seed.
Sec. H. The town clerk of each town
snail on no or before the fifth. 9th day of
before him to said county auditor of his
county, who shall file the same in his office,
and all applications by. persons residing
In any unorganized district shall on or be-
fore the fifth 9th day of April, 1895, file
said application i'll the office of said county
auditor
All applications filed In any county audit
or's office under the provisions of this act,
shall be open to public inspection. and no
application shall be considered by the board
provided for in section five Of this act
except such as have been duly made and
fled within the time and manner herein
Sec. 5. The board Of county commission
ers OF each county. where the provisions
of this act are applicable shall be and are
hereby constituted and appointed board
or examination and adjustment of the ap-
phcations for grass seed under this act,
and 1t shall be the duty of said board
70 20 meet seo at fhH county auditors office on
examine and consider the applications that
shall have been filed under the provisions
OF this act, and to determine who are
entitled to the benefits herein provided for
and the amount of money to which each
applicant is entitled. And said board
to the governor of the State Of Mime
sofa. statement giving the number of
applicants, the name of each applicant
the number of acres OF meadow upon which
the grass and grass roots were DESTROYED
by said forest fires in the said year 1894.
the number OF acres tie said applicant de-
slres 10 feSeed, and the amount and kind
of grass seed necessary to seed the same
and the amount OF Uloney necessary to pur-
chase such seed Snch statement shall COM
prise and include. only such applications as
have been appro wed by said board and shall
be signed by the chairman of said board
OF county commissioners and attested by
applicant sfiall be allowed an amount .ex-
ceedlng the. sum of fifty GS50.00) dollars.
Sec: o. The governor upon receipt of the
statemeut from such counties, who shall
NE then, with him within the time speci-
iled IN this act. if the same shall not exceed
In the aggregate the sum hereby -appro-
tN'ibN'N'
ana distribute the amounts called for to
me several counties from which applica
u INNS ms. have been received, Aut, if the
a1hounts applied for shall exceed in the
P-sgregate the amount herein appropriated
FOR such purpose: then the governor shall
counties applying pro rata in proportion
do the amounts called for by said counties.
respectively, as shown by said statement
'nf the county auditor thereof and there
'upOn the governor shall inform each county
auditor Of the amount apportioned to
his county. and shall authorize the board
'ot county commissioners to purchase grass
seed of the kinds necessary to the amount
50 apportloned and cause the same to be
'dlStrihnted to the applicants in said county
who are entitled to receive the same under
Tthe provisions of this act
1t shall be a misdcmeanor for any county
commissioner or other officer charged with
Amy duty under this act to make any gain
or prOht from any transaction growing
out of or connected with the operation of
this act.
Sec; 7. Immediately upon receiving no.
Ficr from the governor of the amount an
portioned to their county. the board Of
county commissioners shall meet at the
county auditors office and readjust the
Application in their county, If neces-
Earv, for the grass seed, and apportion
'the amount that has been allowed to tha
county among the applicants approved by
me SAID board pro rata in proportion to
the amount required by each, if there shall
not be sufficient grass seed to supply all
IN i!iIl; provided, that after all approved
applications for said grass seed in any ooun-
" are supplied II there be surplus the
same shall he sold by direction of the
BOARD Of county commissioners and the sum
received therefor shall be turned over to
Thc county treasurer who shall give his re-
'celpt therefor. and the same shah be placed
'on ME i'll the office of the county auditor and
III" said sum SO received by said treasurer
shall be by him paid over to the state
1reasurer, who shall receipt for the same to
iSald county treasurer. and Sud sum so
received by SAID state treasurer shall be
placed to the credit of the general fund
of this state.
Sec. 9. The county auditor of each coun-
fy shall, as soOu the board OF county
commissioners shall have performed the
duty prescribed in the preceding section,
Issue to each applicant order directed
10 the person who shall be designated bv
the board Of county commissioners to dis
tribute such grass seed. for the number of
bushels and kind of grass seed to which
each applicant shall be entitled and upon
presentation of the same to the person so
designated to distribute such grass seed
he shall deliver to said applicant the
amount and kind of grass seed named
1u such order. And such county auditor
shall keep record in book kept for that
purpose, to be provided at the expense of
the county of the names OF the persons
20 whom such orders have been issued.
ana the amount and kind of grass seed
specified in such order
See. .. Any person or persons who shall,
contrary to the provisions of this act
sell, transfer take or carry away or in
any part thereof furnished by the state as
provided in this act, or who shall use any
OF SAID grass seed for any other purpose
of misdcmeanor, and upon conviction
thereof. before any justice of the peace
having Jurisdiction, shall pay Il fine OF not
hundred dollars, or BE imprisoned in the
county jail for a term Of not exceeding
ninety days.
Sec. 10 The provisions of this act shall
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