Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-25
SEED GRAIN LOANS.

The following IS the text Of the seed
grain bill as it passed the senate. It
very likely passed the house in the
same form =.
| A BILL i.
For an act to provide seed grain loans
to farmers in this state whose crops
! were destroyed by drought or storms
in in the season Of 1896, to appro-
pirate the necessary moneys there
for and to provide for the repay
ment of the same and of amounts
previously appropriated for seed
grain loans. .
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota.
! SECTION l. That the sum of seven
ty thousand dollars 1870, ,000), or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same hereby is appropriated
out ofany moneys ip- the state treas
ury, not otherwise. appropriated, for
the purpose Of purchasing seed grain
for farmers whose crops were Destroy
ed in whole or in part by drought,
hail or other storms in the season of
1896. ... -.
Sec. 2. Any person desiring to
avail himself of the benefits of this
act shall make an application in writ
ing, verified by oath, stating the num-
ber of acres of grain he had in crop in
the season of 1896, and the number of
acres destroyed by drouth, hail or
other storm, the number of acres
owned or occupied by him and which
he intends to sow Or plant to crops in
the season of 1897, and the number of
bushels and kinds Of grain necessary
to seed the same, which application
he shall file with the auditor of the
county in which he resides. It shall
be the duty of the, county auditor to
file all such applications by him re-
ceived, and on 81 s Before March 10th,
1897, he shall give public notice by
publication in the official paper in the
county for at least one week before
the day of meeting, that the county
commissioners of said county will
meet at his office at date to be NAM
ed in said notice, for the purpose of
considering the applications which
may be received on or before the day
of such meeting. The board of coun-
ty commissioners shall meet at the
date so fixed by the auditor and con-
slider all such applications, and make
all necessary inquiries into the circum-
stances of each applicant, to ascertain
that his case comes within the intent
of this act, and thereupon shall, by
resolution, fix the amount of money
allowed each applicant for the pur-
chase of seed grain, and the total
amount for which said county makes
application; and the said county au-
ditor shall forthwith transmit a copy
of said resolution to the state auditor,
who shall file the same in his office,
and such resolution shall be deemed
and taken to be an application by
said county for loan to it from the
state for the amount specified in said
resolution, and an agreement on the
part of said county to repay the
amount received by said county, with
interest thereon at the rate of per
cent per annum, provided that no ap-
plicant who buys sufficient grain for
seeding purposes, shall be granted
any aid under the provisions of this
act. '~->s r.
SEC. 8: The state auditor shall,
on the 25th day of March, 1897,
consider all the applications certified
to him as aforesaid, and shall there
upon distribute the moneys made
available for this act, betw cen the
several counties whose auditors have
certified said applications; and in
case the amount made available by
this act is less than the amount ask
ed for by said counties, the state au-
ditor shall set apart to each appli-
cant such proportion to the amount