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

tonuent OF fnOnc instruction III making such
apportionment of school funds pursuant to,
said section forty:four, in all cases when sats-;
fled of the commission ofsuch offense, by COM
plant Of the aggrieved party or otherwise,
to withheld from the county: wherein the
offense was committed an amount Of such,
school funds proportionate to the school popu-
lation of the town or city committing such Of
Tense; and it shall be the duty of the Auditor
Of such county to withhold all said State
school funds from the city or town in which
such offense was committed. "'
Sec. q All acts and parts of acts incon-
s'stent with the provisions of this act, are
hereby repealed. y - .
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. - .-.,
Approved, March 4, 1869. y 49, "
AN ACT requiring claims against town and
counties to be itemized and verified.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. Before any account, claims
or demand against any town or county of
this state, for any property or services for
which such town or county shall be liable,
shall be audited or allowed by the board or
officers authorized by law to audit and allow
the same; the person in whose favor such
account, claim or demand shall be, or his
agent shall reduce the same to writing in
items, and shall verify the same to the effect
that such account, claim or demand is just
and true, that the money therein charged
was actually paid for the purposes therein
stated, that the property therein charged
poses therein stated, and was of the value
therein charged, and that the services
therein charged were actually rendered and
of the value therein charged, or in case
such services were official for which fees
are prescribed by law then that the fees or
amounts charged therefor are such as are
allowed by law, and that sno part of such
account, claim or demand has been paid,
Pro0ided, That the provisions Of this act
shall not apply. to any claim or demand for
an annual salary as per diem of jurors or wit
nesses fixed by or in pursuance ofany statute.
Sec. g. The verifcation required by the
preceding section may be made before any
officer authorized by law to administer oaths,
or before any member of the board, to which
the account, claim or demand shall be pre-
sented to be audited, and every member of
any such board is hereby authorized to adj
minister the proper oath in such cases; and
every person who shall wilfully or know
ingly swear falsely on any such case shall
be deemed guilty Of wilful perjury, and be
punished accordingly. -. 49,.
Fro0adeG, That in case any such account,
claim or demand shall be made or presented
by any administrator or executor on behalf
Of the estate of deceased person, he shall
not be required to verify the same, but may
prove the same otherwise to the satisfaction
of the board.
Sec. 3. Whenever any account, claim or
demand against any town or county shall
have been verified in the manner prescribed
in this act, the board of officers to whom
the same shall be presented may receive and
consider the same and may allow or disallow
in whole or in part as to such board or Off
GERS shall appear just or lawful, saving to
such claimants the right of appeal I =
Sec. A. Any member. of such board who
shall audit and allow any account, claim or
demand required by this act to be itemized
and verified without the same having been
first duly itemized and verified, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdeneanor and be
punished by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment: "s B.
Sec. 5. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from
and after the first day of May, A. d. 1869.
0ppAoVoe NA"ASA y, AOoO'
AN ACT to appropriate money for the
erection of a building for the Second
State Normal School at Mankato ~
Be 1t enacted 0y the Legislature Of the State Of
Section i. The sum of thirty thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to be expended in the erection of a
h11S11S,, fop~ ho IN III,
at Mankato; the same to be paid on war
rants drawn by the President of the State
Normal Board Of instruction, and counter
signed by the Secretary thereof; upon the
presentation of such warrants to the State
Auditor he shall draw variants on the State
Treasurer for the amount named in the war
rants of said President and Secretary, not
exceeding in all the sum of thirty Thousand
dollars aforesaid, and the said money so
drawn upon said warrants shall be expended
exclusively for the erection of said Normal
School building, under the direction of said
Normal Board, in the manner provided by
law. ProDided that no more. than fifteen
thousand dollars of the above appropriation
shall be drawn out of the treasury prior to
the first day Of April, 1870. -
Sec. O. The said Normal Board of In
struction shall, as soon as practicable after
the passage of this act, erect or contract for
the erection Of good, suitable and substan-
tial building for said Normal School at Man
kato, prouided, hoaoecer, that said Nor
NAL Board shall have no power or au-
thority to erect or contract for the erection
of any building for said Second State Nor
NAL School, SO that the same, when fully
completed in every part thereof suitable
and ready for use, shall have cost the State
q sum greater than thirty thousand dollars
exclusive Of any sum heretofore appropria-
ted for the same purpose. .s,,:c.. :.
SEC. g. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage. Ap. Feb. "a, 1869.
AN ACT to appropriate money to defaY
the expenses of the Third State, Norrhal
School at St.. Cloud ,5gz1t' &C.,: 49, !
Bet e'.acteA aey III k1osssatsws o. the STATE Of