Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-04-03
Laws Of MinnesOta-.-by Authority.
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To Amend an Act Entitled am Act to Incorporate the
City OF saltwater in the County Of Washington.
BE enacted by e Legislative Asse molly Of The Territory
That said be and the same is
hereby amended as follow:
That the good order and said city,
be lawful for the male Inhabitants thereof having the quahca-
Territory of Minnesota and who shall have been bona
dents within the city saltwater years
house in said city the first Monday April nex
at subsequent election the first Monday
each year. place or as the CITY Council may direct
cmen and City Justice the Peace
said City having of voters as aforesad
The Mayor, Recorder and Councfmen so and oased
shall constitute the City Council said City,
shall constitute for the transaction business per-
And further enacted section eleven of said act be
amended as follows:
That for the OF cctual said City
Council to carry into effect the provisions of this act they
property within the limits corporation
taxable by the laws this Territory, shall not
exceed In any one year three mills on the dollar in value
aon the same be found the County
said tax the City shall have power levy an
additional tax as above specified sufficient establish and
ganize HOOK anu Ladder Iompan and purchase hooks lad
der buckets and all other tools apparatus may
be deemed necessa the effective operation Company
In said city at meeting called purpose,
ona tax above specified sufficient organize and
Fire Company and purchase
apparatus for the extngusment city. pub
lie notice of viii meeting shall given
by publication thereof for three any OF the
papers published In said city That whenever
reehclrs upon any or alleys Of said CITY shall
petition, in writings the City open improve said
street or streets alley alleys particularly describing
ting forth in said petition the desired said
petitioners and all such other facts said City
Council may or shall direct to be stated and forth,
perfect explanation objects
may be obtained from said petition, then said City
appoint five dsnteested reehoiers residents said ctr
as TO view and examine said premises and a
hear such testimony shall be by party
which testimony shall be reduced to writing by the
commissioners and either said are hereby a
thorzed to administer the necessary oaths
proceeings Snen a BE- Shan maKe r,pat OF their
necessary to take the premises question nublc
and make the improvements peoned for. which said rerort
testimony and certificates appointments shah be returned and
fled in the onc of the Recorder city, within
after notice 10 said commissioners their anpoinment
Should said commissioners report opening and inn
proving ad street or streets ALLY or alleys, peoned
or seets alley alleys. already DONE together with an
estimate OF the costs Of such Improvements made state
ment tn rccf to be filed the office the Recorder within
twenty days hcreafte unless time shall be rcoirc
streetor streets alley alleys. appropriate private
o. any upon said street alley City Council
author;zsd ascertain and the amount Of
he any % DC pad to the M Of such property and
In case shall himself or HERSELF
seved oy such report of said commissioners, or they
may appeal from said the District Court of the COUNTY
OF washington within thirty days after the making and filing
of said report with the Recorder herein provided by giving
notice in writing of such appeal said Recorder. Alter
appeal to the Court said Court SHALL next general
session. have and determine the manner as
other appealed actions APPEAL shall In
@ Se OF Sa1e to De stay Of proceedings on the
alley or alleys After filing Of the report
IN neir opinion such
required advertise bids opening and
improving OF said street streets, petitbone
TO De hone for three
sara city, and in such Council direct
INC contract for the opening and improving said street
streets alley alleys to be lowest respousib bid
ders After the accepances and after the az
m writing OF the contract for the faithful performance said
opening and improving Of said street alcyx
said City Council shah upon property
upon said street orseets, alley alleys cover the
~noe costs and expenses estftnc nd
viewing and reporting thereon, herein before provided and
neiudfg such smount srdcf 10 the
ewne, OF owners all sah damaged there
woie tax shall not exceed In year ave per cent
sn sne valuation o. said prope eonty
rseeas 81 Washington County at The making said
sssmen Said tax to be collected before provided
for the collection of city taxes. = f''s~
AID further enacted, that twelfth section of ,,
act be amended by striking word ssprsen, in ths
sixth line Of said section, anl Inserting the word in
lieu thereof. ~ p, --,.--. -N'9'- -
And be further enacted that the fourteenth section OF said
i be amended by striking ont the word In the nh
peace In lieu thereof. 49,, - - " - =
.tt.,- -ss -. J. S. NORRIS. Speaker OF n. of r.
,''.Ai u ~. WM. p. MURRAY, Pres't Council.
Approved March ID, 1855.
~ =. 81. . r.s.-f .-..t. W.. A. GORMAN.
az me TO be acosct COPY Of the original
"''"" uie IN tnis eeeSs ,...s J. TRAVIS ROSSER,
secretary ~ Minnesota Territory