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Section 1~. This or~iYr~an~ ~ ,.~ ~~ a.c cecl fo~° thy: pr,~'i~ use of providing fcr the cus-~
tad; and disposal of pr^~pert~,~ cob~.i~sg into th:° poses si.~n of the city in the course
U~: diiuiilC:_l~.~a.l OpC':1'a.t~On.> aii;~ r<'ms2ning L'iCCla~)ned b;> ~iie C??~nC:T, ::~nct 2S a.dOpted purSLl-
ant to the provisions of i~~Iinnesota Statutes, Section 471.195.
Section 2. t°.rhenever any property has come into the possession of the city and
ha.s remained unclaimed by the owner t}~ereof for a period of six months or more, the
city may dispose of such property by sale to the highest bidder at public auction or
sale. Such public action or sale shall be conducted under the direction of the city
manager, following published notice in the official newspaper at least 10 days in
advance of such sale. A11 unclaimed properties sold at such public auct%on or sale
shall be sa.ld to the highest bidder..
Section 3~ Property h~vin~ no s1.~1,stafit ia1 va.2ue rce.d not be sold at such
ptzbl.ic auction or sale ~~ut may be discarded or given away, but a list of any such
~~t~s shall be retained in the files of tre city for at ].ea_st six years after such
c;::;i,,~~,itio'~~ or ;;,.acn. property..
~ect~~~ a ~~Yo The provisions of this oa°ciraance ::hall not be appli~„~l~l.e to auto-
r~ob i le s ,. ,
t~ection :~,. J wv~,i- Cr~~ persona.l property having nuisance potential, such as fire-
a=.l°rs, dangerous ~.~~ apons, li~~aor and narcotics ~ may be destroyed upon order of the
city ,:r.~a~iag'er. !~ list of iccros so destroyed shall be maintained for a period of at
~?k ast six ~~a~°s fo13.o~-v~-ng such destr?aci.ion..
Sect:io~~ 6F The pt°oceeds of a.ny ~:~~-?~ sa.l.e shall be placed in the general fund
of the city,. subject to the right of the former ovaner to payment of the. sale price
f, or. suL~) xnt~ upon appli:at%on< and sat-_sfactory proof of ownership L•~:~ithin six
months of the sale.
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..,.;;s:;.: ;;y tiffs ,,:i-ty' council :;f the C;_ty of P,zchfl.eld this 12th day of June,
iitest::
its/;'~~,Y't. ^Iolinr:~ S; Ca.~~rk~Treas.
Stanley C''. Olson,. i~tayor
1
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Richfield News
7642 Lyndale Avenue So. Richfield, Minnesota
State of Minnesota SS (ortlcial Publlcatton)
COUnt of Henne In Bill No, g7.7
y p AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
iJNCLAIMED pAOPERTY IN
THE POSSESSYON OF THE CITY.
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES
ORDAIN:
L. R. FARRINGTON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times herein Section 1. This ordinance is
stated has been the General Manager of the newspaper known as The Richfield News and has enacted for the purpose of provid-
full knowledge of the facts herein stated' as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the ofg for the custody and disposal
property coming into the Pos-
English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed session of the city, in the cdurse
space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least of municipal operations and re-
maining unclaimed by the, o er,
once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local and is adopted pursuan~he
interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other Provisions of Minnesot+R, 'fa
section 471.195.
publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said > ~ s,
Section 2. Whenever,
newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least erty has come into the" •ar ~
500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its of the city and has rem on
total circulation currentl claimed by the Pwnea ~
y paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as a ~°for
second class matter in its local ost-office. (5) Said news a er period 'of ;iit..moptbs„ ~ re,
p p p purports to serve the city of the city may ~tli3pQse o(. ~ pprop-
Richfield in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of erty by sale tq the hi(;hksbidder
g g gatherin at public auctiofi qr sale; Such pub-
Richfield in said county, established and open durin its re ular business hours for the g lic auction or sale .shall be con-
of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing ducted under the direction of the
officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such city manager, following published
regu]ar business hours of the newspaper and business related thereto. (6) Said news a er files a notice in the official newspaper
copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Societ P P P at least 30 days in advance of
y. (7) Said news a er has com- such sale. All unclaimed proper-
plied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates ties sold at such public auction
of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of biddere shall be sold to the highest
Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form Section 3. property having no
prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn substantial value. need not be sold.
to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper. may be discazd d toiin or sale but
but a list of any such~tema shaII
be retained in the files oP the
ordinariC a city for at least six years after
He further states on oath that the printed' ..................................................... s Sec ioAP4giThe of such property.
hereto attached as apart hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed ordinance shall not be applicable
to automobiles.
Section 5. Ite¢ns of personal
Z property having nuisance potential,
such as firearms, dangerous wea-'
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for .......... successive weeks; Pons, liquor and narcotics, may
be destroyed upon order oP the
city manager. A list of items so
destroyed shall be maintained for
"'rl ~ tll June i7 a Period of at least six years fol-
that it was first sa published on .. ?:..~~~'S •. the ...... day of ............... 19 ..~... lowing such destruction.
Section 6. The proceeds of any
such sale shall . be placed in the
~o the fright of f theefoimer sowner
and was thereafter printed and published nn every ....................... .. to and including to payment Of the'§a]e
such fund Arice from
satisfacto ~~ application and
within siz proof of ownership
ntcutt, of the sale.
Passed by ",: ity Council of
. the .... day of 19 ...... and' that the following is a printed copy the City of Richfie~d this 12th day
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being of June, 1967.
the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of id notice, to wit: (s)STANLEY W. OLSON,
ATTEST: Mayor
abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz (s)EDWARD J. MOLINE,
Clerk
(June 15, 1967)-RN
1~~~
General Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~'~~~ June 19 67
day of ...............
Alice J. Nelson, Nry Public, Hennepin County, Minn.
My Commission Expires December 26, 1973