Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-13

day of meeting, that the county commissioners
Of said county will meet at his office at date
to be named in said notice, for the purpose of
considering the applications which may be re-
ceived on or before the day of such meeting.
The board of county commissioners shall meet
1T the date so fixed by the auditor and consld-
err all such applications, and make all necessary
inquiries into the circumstances of each appl-
cant to ascertain that his comes within
the intent of this act, and thereupon shall, by
resolution, fix the amount of money to be al
lowed to each applicant for the purchase OF
seed grain and the total amount for which said
county makes applications; and the said coun-
ty auditor 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 a 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 applicant who
has or is able to buy sufficient grain for seed
ing purposes, shall be granted any aid under
the provisions of this act.
SEC B. The state auditor shall on the 25th
day of March, 1901, consider all the applications
certified to him as aforesaid, and shall there
upon 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 apart to eacn
applicant such proportion to amount OF It's ap-
plica+ion rs the amount asked for bears to the
whole amount applicable under this act. But
no county shall be awarded gre alter sum than
is known to have been applied for. Upon such
determination by the state auditor he shall
immed iately certify to the several county au-
| ditors, and transmit to the several county
| treasurers the amount allowed to his respect
| i've county, which said sum shall draw interest
| at the rate of per cent per annum. Ana IN
! case the amount so allowed is less than the
| amount applied for by said county, the county
auditor shall Immediately set apart to each
applicant such prOpOrtlonate amount OF his ap-
plication as the amount asked by him hears to
| the whole amount allowed to said county, and
| upon his giving the receipt hereinafter provid-
| ed for shall give to said applicant his warrant
| ON county treasurer for the amount due such
applicant. -'- d.. /.
! SEC. It shall be the duty Of the county
| auditor to keep a correct account OF the ap-
| plications and the amount allowed to each
| person under the provisions of this act, and q
! correct description OF the land upon which the
seed is to be sOwn and the crops raised, from
the seeds so provided for. He shall also re-
| ouire every person to whom such loan is made
| to sign a receipt therefor, which shall en-
| bOdv an agreement on the part of the bOr'
| rover that he valves the benefit OF any and
| all exemptions as to the tax to be levied for its
repayment, and providing that the county
shall have u first lien on the land for which
said grain is provided, if owned by him, and
upon the crop to be raised on said land, fol
which said seed grain is provided, and the
whole thereof to the extent OF the amount OF
said loan and interest thereon at the rate of 4
ner cent per annum, which lien shall take pre-
cedence of all other liens or claims upon sale
crop, and that said loan shall be repaid on o.
before November 15 1901, to the county treas
urer of the county in which said loan is situat
ed. which receipt shall be fled with said coun
ty treasurer and said county treasurer shall
endorse on each of said receipts the amour
paid thereon, and the date when the same i
paid. and deliver up said receipt when paid il
full, and shall keep separate account of al
moneys so collected under this act, and sha
anne manner and at the same time as stat
taxes are transmitted. Any person availin
himself of the benefits of this act who sha
sell or otherwise dispose of any portion of tn
grain threshed from such crop or said see
grain without first repaying into the count
treasury as above provided the amount OF sal
loan out of the first moneys received from tn
sale OF any part of said grain, o. shall use tt
4 111,1 ~, dow tIoo,, cio
this act for any other purpose than here
:. specified, shall be deemed guilty of misd
meanor. and on conviction thereof shall be II
prisoned in the county jail not to exceed OF
year.
Sec. S. In case of loss or failure OF al
| such crop upon which lien is so reserved f
: the collection of said seed grain loan, or If Il
: same for any reason remains unpaid, Il
amount SO loaned shall be levied as person
= tax in the next assessment of taxes aft
November 49, 1901, by the county auditor, q
! shall be collected as other personal taxes q
| now collected, except that there shall be :
exemption therefrom; and when collected Sc
. taxes shall be transmitted by the county tre'
;, urer to the state treasurer with other sta
taxes separate account thereof being rel
| cred with the remittance #s & s@ 8 I
i Sec. 8. In case the amount so furnished
/ any county, or any part Of said amount, or Z
amount or any part thereof heretofore fu
: ished to any county for the purpose Of prov
ing seed grain shall remain unpaid on the I
day,of July, 1902, it shall then be the duty
s.. the state auditor, and yearly, thereafter vi
E said sums due the state have been fully pt
at the time Of certif ying the state tax to I
several county auditors to also certify to e,
| auditorOf whose county any such loans b,
I, been made, and which in whole or m@part
= main unpaid, !, the tax necessary to be leviet
= meet the unpaid balance. of such loan and
q excess OF fifty per cent thereof with inter
=, :. at the rate 4hereinbefore specified An,
= shall be the duty Of every such county aud
forthwith to levy and extend such tax and
cess upon the taxable property of his
IL county. Such tax shall be levied, colec
- and paid into the county and state treasu
in the same manner as state taxes are p
and any excess collected over the amo
- actually due and paid to the state, as wei
All tax levied under the provisions OF sec
five Of this act which is collected after
amount due the state is fully paid, shall
X credited to the general fund OF the respec
u counties. s8,#,
sec.ss7 NJ county commissioner (,
knowingly allows or aids Ia allowing TO-
applicant under this act any money for
I.Es#l purchase OF seed grain; unless such apple
y belongs to he Glass herein referred To-
guilty Of 3 misde meanOr. sss.sss
LS; Scot This act shall take eject and b,
nn. force from and after iss passage. q