St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10
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Be 1T enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota: 81
th sssaa0a i dollars nnst tss s %6Ga o. - tw re- yofcS
thereof as may be necessary, be and the
same hereby. is appropriated out Of any
moneys In the state treasury not other
purchasing seed grain for farmers. whose
crops were destroyed in whole or in part
by excessive rainfall in the years 1905
Sec. 2. Any person desiring to avail
himself Of the benefits Of this act shall
make an application. in writing verified by
MS oath, stating the number of acres
Of grain he had In crop in the years 1905
and 1905. n the number of acres des-
troyed by excessive rainfall, the number
Of, acres e owned or occupied by him and
In the season Of 1907, and the number
OF bushels and kinds Of grain necessary
to 7 2 SEED the same, which application he
in which he resides. It shall be the
applications pfara anr, by him him received, 3n q on or OF
shall give public sn notice BY BY publication in
the official paper in the county, for at
least one week before the day Of meet,
said county viii meet at his Office at a
date to be named in said notice, for the
purpose OF considering the applications
Sa9 Of m sSch be m aeefsit2sa II %he or P Soard te of
county commissioners shall meet on the
date sc. fixed by the auditor. and con-
slider all such applications. and make all
Of each applicant to ascertain that his
case comes within the intent Of this act,
and thereupon shall, by resolution, fix
each applicant for the purchase Of seed
grain, and the total amount for which
said county makes applications; and the
nit 1t a aoe copy a of such 5n reso 5Hraom''9 to ,%ra the
state auditor who shall file the same IN
his office, and such resolution h be
deemed and taken to be an application
state, for the amount specified in said
resolution, and an agreement on the part
Of said county to repay the amount re-
on at the rate Of 4 per cent per annum;
provided that no applicant who has or
Is able to buy sufficient grain for seed
under the provisions Of this act -
first day Of April, 1907. consider
s az eas d%rp and sSaii t Gsrtfasa 70 a,a h1m as
the moneys made available for this act
between the several counties whose audi
tors nave Certified, said applicants;
by this act Is less h the amount ask
ed for by said counties the state auditor
shall set apart to each applicant such
as the amount aA asked Il for '' bea nppn to- the
whole amount applicable under this act.
But no county shall be awarded a great
piled for. Upon such Determination BY
the state auditor he shall Immediately
certify to the several county auditors and
ira transmit to the several county %treasurers
county, which said sum shall draw in
terest at the rate of four per cent per
annum; And in case the amount SO
for by said county, the county auditor
shall Immediately set apart to each ap-
plicant such proportionate amount Of his
application as the amount asked by him
receipt hereinafter provided FOR, shall
give to said applicant his warrant on the
Sec. 4. # shall be the duty of the
county auditor to keep a correct account
Of the applications and the amount allowed
Of this act, and q correct description Of
the a upon which the seed Is to be
sown and the crops raised from the
qufre every person to whom such loan
is made to sign a receipt therefor, which
y embody an agreement on the part
CT Of me ne eorro we I'll tha tx ne waives the zen,
tax to be levied for it's repayment, and
providing that the county shall have q
e frat lien is nr on the j 1an oan for w Which hsa, SAID
upon the the cr o. to be raised on said land
amd a the Whole 3, thereof seTs to the extent Of
annum, which lien shall take precedeRRe nee
Of all other liens or claims upon said
7a5d co saiGy , trsasp y s,t Of The s,S;aS in IN
oainf shall he A1nI Nth rata @1,.~Ax
treasurer, and said county treasurer
h endorse on each Of said receipts the
amount paid thereon, and the date when
ceipt when paid in full, and shall keep
a separate account of all moneys so
collected under this act, n shall trans
as state taxes are transmitted.
Amy person availing himself Of the ben
efits Of this act, who shall sell or other
grain without first repaying into the
county 9 nua'ty+ treasury re sur as above provided. the
eys. from the sale of any part Of said
grain or shall use the money received by
him under provisions Of this act for any
on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
In the county Jail not to exceed one year.
Sec. 8: In case of a loss or failure of
0AAy ouOA CAOp upOA WIllCI d 1l6I Is SO
reserved for the collection Of said seed
grain, loan, or If the same for n reason
remains unpaid, the amount so loaned
shall be levied as a personal tax in the
next assessment Of taxes after Novem-
Der 18th, 1907, by the said county auditor,
and shall be collected as other personal
taxes are now collected. except that there
h be no exemption therefrom; and
when collected said taxes shall be trans
mitted by the county treasurer with
other state taxes, a separate account
thereof being rendered with the remit
lance.
Sec. 6. In cas- the amount so furnished
to any county or any part Of said amount,
or n amount or any part thereof here
tofore furnished to any county for the
purpose of providing seed grain, shall
Temaip r. u uHa,3 +S on the he 1st day Of July:
state auditor, and yearly thereafter until
said sums due the state have been fully
paid, at the time of certifying the state
tax to the several county auditors. to also
certify to each auditor to whose county
any such loans have been made. and
the tax necessary to be levied to meet the
unpaid balance Of such loan and an ex-
cess Of fifty pei. cent thereof with inter-
est at the rate ~hereinbefore specified.
And it shall be the duty Of every
and extend such tax and excess upon
Such tax shall be levied 3D. Collected SIa G
and and s1p1e Paid into into til the county and state
collected over the amount actually due
tax levied under the provisions Of sec.
ton five Of this act which is collected
p paiiddr she shal a'h be- credited sas inf to st the Is gen 1erlX
fund of the respective counties.