The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-25

warrant out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated: propided, that
the terms Of this act when compiled with
shall be deemed final adjustment of any
claim on the part of said Haines for alleged
unauthorized use Of certain copyright mat
ter by the authorities Of this State, In con.
nection with the township organization laws
heretofore published from time to time, and
distributed to the public officers In the vari-
SEC. 3. Said books shall be distributed
in the same manner as copies of the session
laws are required by law to be distributed.
Approved Feb 81, 1860.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 10 of the Gene
raj Statutes of the State Of Minnesota, re-
lating to roads and bridges.
Be It enacted BY the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota
SEcT1oN l. Section So, Of chapter 10, of
the General Statutes, relating to roads and
bridges, is hereby amended, 80 as to read as
follows:
Section IS. The same powers and duties
in and by this chapter conferred and imposed
upon town supervisors, are also conferred
and imposed upon the city councils of the
several cities throughout this State and in
addition, it shall be the duty of the city
council to appoint some qualified elector Of
each road district in the city to he overseer
of roads for such district; and the overseers
OF roads, the city clerks, the Justices of the
peace, and the cOnstables Of the several
cities of the State, shall have and exercise
the same powers, and perform the same du-
ties, and be subject to the same liabilities as
are in and by this chapter conferred and i'm.
posed upon the town overseers of roads,
town clerks, town justices of the peace and
town constables; and all the provisions of
this chapter shall be applicable to the sew
eral cities in this State, unless otherwise
provided for in their several charters, sub
ject, however, to the reservation made in the
succeeding section, in regard to incorporated
cities.
SEC. 2. Section 50 Of said chapter is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows
Section 90. If twenty-fou freeholders of
any county containing one hundred or more
legal voters, and twelve frecholders of any
county containing less than one hun.
dred legal voters, petition the board of CON-
missioners of such county for the location,
establishment, change or vacation of any
highway running into more than one town
of said county, " and not within the limits
of any incorporated city," whether such
highway is connected or to be connected
with other roads or not, setting forth in such
petition the beginning, course and termina-
ton Of the highway proposed to be located,
established, changed, or vacated, together
with the names Of the owners of the lands,
Unknown, through which the same may pass,
the auditor of such county shall lay said pc.
tition before the board of county commits
sioners, at their next session thereafter.
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts con-
ff1icting with the provisions Of this act, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and he
in force from and after its passage,
Approved March Q, 1859.
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Sec
ton One (1) of Article Nine (8) of the
Constitution Of the State of Minnesota,
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION !. The following amendment of
sectiorone ~ article nine (8) Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Minnesota be proposed
to the people Of said State, that is to cay,
that the said section be amended 50 as to
read as follows: 49,.
Section !. All taxes to he raised in this
State shall be as nearly equal as may be, and
all property on which taxes are to be levied
shall have cash valuation and be equalized
and uniform throughout the State Pro
otded, that the legislature may by general
law or special act, authorize municipal cor.
porations to levy assessments for local i'm
provements upon the property fronting
upon such improvements, or upon the prop
erty to be benefited by such improvements,
without regard to cash valuation, and in
such manner as the Legislature may pre-
scribe.
SEQ. 2. This proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people of said State for
their approval or rejection, at the next
general election for the year 1869, and each
of the legal voters Of the said State may, in
their respective districts at said election,
vote by ballot for or against said amend
ment, and the returns thereof shall be made
and certified and such votes canvassed, and
the result thereof declared in the manner
provided by law for returning, certifying
and canvassing votes at general elections
for State officers. and declaring the result
thereof, and if it shall appear therefrom that
majority Of voters present and voting at
such election upon such amendment have
voted in favor of the same, then within three
days after that result shall have been asccr-
e"AACN oAN OCSioAcu, IAc 0OfSEuOE SUalI
make proclamation thereof, and such amend
ment shall thereupon take effect and be in
full force as part Of said Constitution.
SEC, 3. The ballots used at said election
by those voting in favor of said amendment
shall have written or printed or partly writ.
ing words, Amendment Of Section One
Article Nine Of the Constitution, Yes;"
and the ballots used at said election by those
voting against such amendment shall have
written or printed or partly written and
partly printed thereon, the following words:
Amendment Of Section One Article Nine
of the Constitution, No." So,
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage,
Approved March 4, 1869.
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