The Ely miner., 1909-04-30
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tractor and the other filed IN the once of the
county auditor OF the county where the
said engineers certificate shall be prima
facie of its necessary contents to the same
other engineers certificates herein men
toned.
the General Laws OF Minnesota for the year
1905 as amended by section three & OF ohapter Ter
1867 Ss OF be tae asd ths same hereby amended
that the same shall read as follows: 90
The county eSun5S SSarS board aG of eaoh and every
county wherein any drainage ditch Is
proposed to be wholly or partly located and
which are assessed for benefits by reason OF
the construction thereof. are hereby author
ized to issue the bonds of their respective
counties in such amount as may be necessary
TO defray. in whole OF in part. the expense
nGe oonstr9eting and establishing or repairing SO
much of any such ditch as may be iocateo
Ilehin seh eoSaty sai a to eot lands therein with
in the terms of this act.
The word 'expenses'' shall be construed to
mean and to cover every item Of cost of said
ditch from its inception to Its completion.
and all fees and expenses to be incurred in
such bonds shall be payable a. such time time
or times not to exceed twenty years from
their date, and shall bear such rate OF IN
terest not to exceed six per cent per annum
payable annually semi-annually. ali as
the county board shall by resolution deter
Each bond shall contain a recital that It
cordasee @ tsss With the provisions Of this act,
such bond may be In such FORM as tne stats
board of Investment may prescribe o ana sha snail
keep a record thereof.
Said county board shall have power 10 70
the best interest of said county. but for not
less than their par value. IN 49,,
bonds shall be placed in general ditch
fund which IS hereby created.
for the payment of the principal and inter
est of said bonds as they severaIiy ma.ure;
sS na s.o shs Which, ss sund
any surplus moneys remaining IN the gen.
eGal ] fsnd @ neonegiH o5 be used for the
purpose of this act into which fund snail
also be paid all moneys received tfSm ron orae Ine
visions OF this act
And such board Is hereby authorized to
Pay pisions Of this Chapter out Of any available
funds in the county treasury. when the
hand In saesn TO @set fqRs the
payment Of bonds issued in ditch proceedings
the SaSs Ses besn ths used
shall M be be replemished with interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum from collect1ons
of unpaid assessments for bitches. drains or
water courses constructed under any pro-
Sec. s. That section 22 of chapter $50 Of
the General Laws Of Minnesota for the year
1905 be and the same hereby Is amended so
LIEN, WHEN DUE.
Section %. The payment payment OF y, sch such Liens Liens
oneltentn, of such principal on or before
one year from such fling in the office OF the
register of deeds and one-tenth each year
thereafter until the whole thereof is paid.
fishing said ditch or at any time thereafter,
the Judge of the district court; or the coun-
then payment of such lien shall be made to
the said treasurer as follows:
fore 1e Sears S1 h oP said ng in
the Office of the register of deeds. and one
nei,n1 nreenrR eS eacn sa,g gear nrncinaI is paid
The said principal lien shall bear interest
at rate not to exceed six per cent (S2 per
annum reckoned from the date Of the ming
of the lien statement in the office OF the
register of deeds and interest on the whole
time to time unpaid shall be paid annually
except as hereinafter in this section other
wise provided.
On or before the 18th day of November
next following such filing the county auditor
the whole amount of such lien remaining un-
paid against each respective tract or land
subject thereto, with proper noaatiTn @ tha- 70
after of the unpaid balance of such lien and
the interest thereon and the portion Of the
principal of such lien due each year and all
accumulated interest and each thereof shall
become due and payable and shall be col
manner as real estate taxes for that year
on that tract in question become due pay
visions of law now or hereafter existing in
relation to the collection of real estate taxes
adopted for the purpose Of enforcing pay
ment of such liens and of the 1nstallments
thereof and of the interest thereon and of
Provided. that in case of delay in the
construction of the ditch or in the proceed
ings therefor. or in the payment therefor to
the contractor. the county board. or the
Judge of the district court. as the case may
be. may each year during such delay, ex-
cept after ditch bonds for such ditch have
been issued and sold. upon verified petition
therefor in such ditch proceedings by any
party interested and upon proper proof Of
facts, order the abatement OF such proper
year as the cost and expense of such ditch
paid to date bears to the total estimated
cost of such ditch including the :, cost st Of pre-,
be the duty of the county auditor to make
such entries and notations In HIS books as is
necessary in complying with such order of
abatement.
After the amount of any lien provided for
in this chapter, or any installment thereof
or of the interest thereon has been entered
the tax lists. with the taxes II any, due
payment of such lien or part thereof. no
penalty therefor shall be added to such lien.
or shall attach thereto at the time or times
that penalty attaches to unpaid real estate
taxes. but after said lien any installment
thereof. becomes delinquent with real estate
taxes. same shall bear interest as in case OF
delinquent real estate taxes.
When payment of the full amount of such
liens. with accumulated interest. shall thus,
at one time be made. the auditor,
upon presentation Of a receipt from the
treasurer to that effect shall issue under his
payment. and the same when recorded in
the office of the register of deeds shall re-
lease and discharge said lien of record.
Sec. 3. That section 25 of chapter 230 Of
the General Laws of Minnesota for the year
1905 be and the same hereby is amended SO
that the same shall read as follows:
Section 25 The benefits accruing to any
municipal corporation by reason OF the i'm
provement of any public road or street with
in the limits of or connecting with such
municipal corporation. shall be assessed,
levied and enforced as follows:
Whenever any public road street shall
have been found to be SO benefited. the city,
village or town which is by law chargeable
with the duty of keeping such road or street
IN repair shall be assessed the amount of
such benefits accruing to such roads or
streets within such city. village or town by
thereupon become a liability of such city
village town and shall be due and payable
first day of June next. following the date of
the entry of the lien against private in
dfviduals as herein provided: but If any of
800 days after its maturity, the amount
thereof, with interest, shall be extended by
the county auditor against all the property
tion, and a levy thereof made thereon and
the same shall become due, be paid and coll
lected in the same manner and at the same
time other taxes.
Provided, however that in all counties
now hereafter having q population OF
more than two hundred thousand inhabitants
when any public road heretofore or here
after found to be benefited is county road
as county roads are defined under the laws
shall not be assessed against the city villa ge
or town chargeable with the duty of keepine
such road in repair. but the same shall be
assessed against the county by which said
road has been built IS maintained and tba
amount thereof shall be charged to and maid
out of the general road and bridge fund of