The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-03-21
A Law to Supply Grass Seed to
the Sufferers by Forest
Fires.
WILL HELP NEEDY FARMERS
Fifteen Thousand Appropri-
ated to Garry Out the Pro-
visions of the Law.

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seeded with grass seed this spring they
will grow up to weeds, willows, brush,
etc. If they are seeded with grass seed
at once the meadows will be reclaimed,
and continue to produce usual crops OF
hay. Many of the settlers in the dis
trict above referred to are unable to
purchase the grass seed, and unless
helped at this time would lose much by
reason of the destruction of the
meadows. Hon. 4. F. Ferris, the rep
resentative in the legislature from
Brainerd, appreciated the conditions,
and introduced bill that will be of
great benefit to hundreds of settlers. The
bill has passed both houses of the legis-
lature, and will become law
in time to give present help. AS some
of the laws provisions must be COM
piled with at once, it will interest our
readers to become familiar with it, and
we therefore print it in full.
1t is known as House File No. 337, by
Mr.. Ferris. and is as follows:
For an Act to Furnish Grass Seed for
Distribution in Certain Counties AT
f1icted by Forest Fires during the Season
OF One thousand eight hundred and
ninety-fOur QS94), and to Appropriate
Money for same.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota.
Section l.. That the sum of fifteen thou
sand (Sl5,0OO dollars, be, and the same is
hereby appropriated out of any moneys in
the state treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated for the purpose of this act.
Sec. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the county auditors of the COUNT IS afflicted
by forest fires, in the state of Minnesota,
wherein the grass and meadows were par
TALLY or wholly destroyed by forest fires
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-fOur C1S94), to give the notice
before the twentieth GOth) day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
hye QS9o), to che respective town clerks of
the several towns in said counties, requir-
ing 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
file with the said town clerk on or before
the 9Th day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five QS91), an applica-
ton duly subscribed and sworn to by the
applicant before said town clerk or other
officer authorized to administer oath:
into towns, the said county auditor shall
cause such notice to be posted in such
unorganized district at such places as he
shall deem necessary.
And, provided further, that the notice
herein provided for shall also be published
one week prior to the 9TH day of April,
1895, in the official paper of said county.
Sec. 3. The application provided for in
the preceding section shall contain a true
statement of the number of acres of
meadow owned or controlled by such ap-
plicant upon which the grass and grass
roots were destroyed by said forest fires
during the season of 1894: and how many
acres of said meadow said applicant in
tends and desires to reseed during the sea-
son of 1895.
Such application shall further state the
amount of hay harvested from said
meadow annually, prior to the year of
1884, and the amount and kind OF grass
seed necessary to reseed said meadow and
the amount that said applicant desires to
obtain from the state under the provisions
of this act, and that said applicant has
not procured and is not able to procure
the necessary grass to reseed said
meadows so desired to be reseeded, and
that he desires said grass seed for no other
purpose whatever, and that he will not
sell or otherwise dispose of the same or
any part thereof
Said application shall also contain full
and true description of all real and per-
sonal property owned by the applicant and
the membranes, if any, thereon; and a
full description by government sub
divisions of the lands upon which the
applicant intends to sow said grass seed.
Sec f. The town clerk of each town
shall, on or before the 9Th day of April
1895, forward all applications made 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 before the
9Th day of April, 1895, file said application
in the office of said county auditor.
All applications filed in any county au-
ditor'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 filed within the time and man
ner hereinbefore provided for.
Sec s. The board of county commits
sioners of each county where the provi-
siOns of this act are applicable shall be
and are hereby constituted and appointed
a board of examination and adjustment of
the applications for grass seed under this
act, and it shall be the duty of said board
to meet at the county auditors office Oh
the first Thursday in April, 1876, to exam
inc and consider the applications that shall
have been filed under tho provisions of
this act, and to determine who are emit
tied to the benefits herein provided for
and the amount OF money to which each
applicant is entitled. And said board
SHALL within ten days thereafter, forward
to the governor of the State of Minnesota,
statement giving the number of appli-
cants, the name of such 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 said applicant desires
to reseed; and the amount and kind Of
grass seed necessary to seed the same; and
the amount OF money necessary to pur-
chase such seed. Such statement shall
comprise and include only such applica-
tions AS have been approved by said board
!, and shall be signed by the chairman of
said board of county commissioners and
attested by the auditor of said county;
provided, no applicant shall be allowed
an amount exceeding the sum of fifty
$4,000 dollars.
Sec H. The governor upon receipt of
the statement from such counties, who
shall file them with him within the time
specified in this act, if the same shall not
exceed in the aggregate the sum hereby
appropriated for such purpose. shall APP
portion and distribute the amounts called
for to the several counties from which ap-
plications have been received, but if the
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