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Laws of Minnesota 1987 CHAPTER 17-H.F.No. 166 An act relating to real property; authorizing conveyance of state interest in certain land in St. Louis county. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. [CONVEYANCE OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN LAND.] Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, section 282.018, or other law, the commissioner of revenue shall convey the state's interest, except its interest in mineral rights reserved under section 94.14, in certain land to Joseph W. and Nancy L. Gilbert of Ely, Minnesota in accordance with this section before July 1, 1987. The state's interest in the land described in this section must be conveyed for a consideration of $1. The conveyance must be by issuance of a quitclaim deed or other form approved by the attorney general. The land in which the state's interest must be conveyed is that part of government lot 5, section 19, township 63 north, range 12 west, described as follows:Assuming the north boundary line of said government lot 5 to lie due east and west and from the northeast corner of said government lot 5 run due west along said north boundary line a distance of 850.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence continue along said north boundary line a distance of 140.69 feet thence run south 02 degrees 01' 30" east a distance of 646.00 feet more or less to the shore of Shagawa Lake; thence run easterly along the shoreline a distance of 115.00 feet more or less to a point which lies due south of the point of beginning; thence run due north a distance of 590.00 feet more or less back to the point of beginning. Said tract contains 1.72 acres, more or less. This land is part of a tract of land described in an abstract entry in 1901 as an Assignment of Forfeited Sale to the state. Although appropriate records do not show that the land was subsequently reconveyed, the parcel, according to St. Louis county records, was back on the tax rolls by 1925, which is as far back as the county tax records for that parcel extend; the department of revenue has not found any evidence that either a state assignment certificate or a conveyance of forfeited lands covering this tract of land was ever issued; the state has not shown an interest in the property in that time; and various owners since 1901 have paid taxes on the property. The conveyance is merited to extinguish the state's interest and to quiet title to the property. Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. Approved April 7, 1987
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