Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 15-S. F. No. 145
A BILL


FOR AN ACT to amend Laws of
1885, Chapter 81, Section 7, re-
lating to the distribution of
money collected for delinquent
taxes through certain condem-
nation proceedings and the pay
ment Of the Indebtedness of
Townships and school districts
lying wholly or partially within
the condemned area.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That Section I Of
Chapter So, Laws Of 1885, be, and
the same hereby is, amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 7. The court shall de-
termine the amount of the bonded
and floating Indebtedness Of each
township and school district, lying
wholly Of partly within the area
covered by any condemnation pro-
ceedings under this act, and the
amount Of cash available, and to
become available from the pay
ment or settlement Of delinquent
and current taxes, for the liquida-
ton thereof, and shall deduct from
the award of damages made to
each owner Of lands taxable for
the payment Of such Indebtedness
his pro rata share of the remainder
of such Indebtedness, computed
upon the basis Of the relative as
SeSSed value Of his land to the
total assessed value Of all land
taxable for the payment thereof,
and the total amount Of such de-
auctions shall be paid to such
township or school district, and
shall be applied in redemption of
such Indebtedness.
Provided, that the foregoing shall
not apply to any county wherein
there are more than forty-Seven
full or fractional townships, and
whose population, according to the
last census, is not less than $4,000
or more than 10000 and whose
assessed valuation, exclusive of
monies and credits, is not less than
$5,000,000 or more than $4,000, 900,
but in any such county, all money
available or to become available
from the payment or settlement
Of delinquent or current taxes
from any Of the land included
within the entire area to be &C
quired by any condemnation pro-
ceeding instituted and now pend
ing for the acquisition of land
under this act, shall be placed in
a separate fund, and shall be used,
apportioned and distributed as fol-
lows: The indebtedness of any
school district or township lying
wholly or partially within said area
in such county above described
shall be paid out Of said fund to
the extent that the assessed value
of the land Of such district or
township lying within said project
bears to the assessed value of all
the land within such school dis
trict or township based upon the
last assessment prior to the filing
of the petition for the condemna-
ton of said land and any balance
remaining after the payment of
such Indebtedness shall be appor-
toned as follows: 1870 to the state,
400 to the county, 209o to the
townships and 800 to the school
district. That part Of the fund
available or thus to become avail
able to the several school districts
and townships, after the payment
Of the indebtedness as provided
for above, shall be proportioned
among the respective school dis
tricts and townships located wholly
or partially within the area in such
county whether such school dis
tricts are unorganized or not in
the same proportion as the as
sessed value of the land lying in
each school district or township
within the area Of the project,
bears to the assessed value of the
land lying within the entire pro-
ject, based upon the last assess
ment prior to the filing of the
petition for the condemnation of
said land, but the amount Of in
debtedness Of any such school dis
trict or township which has been
thus paid out of said fund shall be
deducted from the amount that
such school district or township
would receive by such division and
credited to the county revenue
fund. Where the entire township
within such county lies within the
area Of said project, or the town.
ship has become disorganized, or
has ceased to function as a NUM-