The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

applications certified to him as aforesaid,
and shall thereupon distribute the moneys
made available for this act between the
several counties whose auditors have
certified said applications; and in case the
amount made available by this act is less
than the amount asked for by said coun~
ties the state auditor shall set apa1Tk-o
each applicant such proportion to amount
of it's application as the amount asked for
bears to the whole amount applicable
under this act. But no county shall be
awarded a greater sum than is known to
have been applied for. Upon such dee
termination by the state auditor he shall
Immediately certify to the several county
auditors, and transmit to the several
county treasurers the amount allowed to
his respective county, which said sum
per annum. And in case the amount
so allowed is less than the amount ap-
piled for by said county, the county au-
ditor shall Immediately set apart to each
applicant such proportionate amount of
his application as the amount asked by,
him bears to the whole amount allowed
to said county. and upon his giving the
receipt hereinafter provided for shall give
to said applicant his warrant on county
treasurer for the amount due such APP
plicant.
county auditor to keep correct account
of the applications and the amount ai>
lowed to each person under the pro~
visions Of this act and a correct descrip-
to be soWn and the crops raised from the
seeds so provided for. He shall also re-
quire every person to whom such loan is
made to sign a receipt therefor, which
shall embody an agreement on the part
of the borrower, that he valves the bene-
fit Of any and all exemptions as to the tan
to be levied for its repayment, and pro- |
viding that the county shall have a first
lien on the land for which said grain IL
provided, if owned by him, and upon the
crop to be raised on said land. for which
ic nd ha T1riho
thereof, to the extent of the amount of
said loan, and interest thereon at the
rate Of per annum, which lien
shall take precedence of all other liens or
claims upon said crop, and that said loan
shall be repaid on or before November 10,
1897, to the county treasurer of the county
in which said loan is situated, which re-
ceipt shall be filed with said county treas
urer, and said county treasurer shall en-
dorse on each of said receipts the amount
paid thereon, and the date when the
same is paid, and deliver up said receipt
when paid in full, and shall keep a sepa-
rate account of all moneys so collected
under this act and shall transmit the
same to the state treasurer in the same
manner and at the same time as state
taxes are transmitted. Any person availing
himself Of the benefits of this act who
shall sell or otherwise dispose of any por-
ton of the grain threshed from such crop
said seed grain without first repaying
into the county treasury as above pro-
vided the amount of said loan out of the
any part of said grain, or shall use the
money received by him under provisions
of this act for any other purpose than
herein specified, shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor. and on conviction there
of shall be imprisoned in the county jail
not to exceed one year.
Sec. s. In case of loss or failur, Of
any such crop upon which a lien is so re-
served for the collection of said seed
grain loan, or if the same for any reason
remains unpaid, the amount SO loaned
oh "a "a q q In
next assessment of taxes after November
10, 1897, by the county auditor. and shall
be COLLECTED as other personal taxes are
now collected, except that there shall be
no exemption therefrom; and when col
lected said taxes shall be transmitted by
the county treasurer to the state treas
urer with other state taxes, a separate
account thereof being rendered with the
remittance.
Sec 6. In case the amount so furnished
to any county, or any part Of said amount.
or any amount or any part thereof here
tofore furnished to any county for the
purpose of providing seed grain, shall re-
main unpaid on the 1st day of July, 1898,
1T shall then be the duty of the state au-
ditor, and yearly thereafter until SAID
sums due the state have been fully paid,
at the time of certifying the state tax to
to each auditor to whose county any such
loans have been made, and which in whole
or in part remain unpaid, the tax neceS-
sary to be levied to meet the unpaid
fifty per cent thereof with interest at the
rate herein before specified. And it shall
be the duty of every such county auditor,
forthwith to levy and extend such tax
and excess upon the taxable property of
his said county. Such tax shall be levied,
collected and paid into the county and
state treasures in the same manner as
state taxes are paid, and any excess coll
lected over the amount actually due and
paid to the state as well as all tax levied
under the provisions of section five of this
act which is collected after the amount
due the state is fully paid, shall be
credited to the general fund of the re-
spective counties.
Sec. T.. Any county commissioner who
knowingly allows or aids in allowing to
any applicant under this act any money
for the purchase of seed grain, unless
such applicant belongs to the class here
in referred to who are destitute of needed
seed grain. shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 1, 1897.