Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-20

AN ACT to Authorize the County Of Mower
to issue Bonds for building Court
House.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesot0.
SECTION 1. That the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Mower,
are hereby authorized to issue the bonds
of said county to an amount not exceed
ing the sum of twenty thousand dollars
tor the purpose IF building courthouse
with suitable Offices and fire proof vaults
for preserving the county records. Pro-
vsded, That the issuance of such bonds
be first approved by majority of the
legal voters of said county in the manner
hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. Such bonds shall bear interest
at rate not exceeding per ccn,um per
annum payable eemi-annually. The
principal shall become due and payable
at such time or times not less than twenty
years nor more than thirty years after
the date of said bonds as said Board of
County Comm issloners shall determine.
SEC. 5. Said bonds and the interest
coupons attached shall BIZ signed by the
Chairman of said Board Of County Com
missioners and be attested by the Auditor
Of said county and he sealed with his seal
and be made payable at such place as the
30 ard Of County Commissioners shall
determine. The Auditor of said county
shall keep record of all bonds issued,
which record shall show the date, mum
Der and amount of each bend, the rae of
interest. the time when due, the place
where payable, and the name Of the party
to whom issued.
SEC. 4. The proper authorities of said
county shall annually levy, in addition
to all other taxes. an amount sufficient to
pay the interest on the bonds so issued,
and when any principal is about to be-
come due sufficient amount to pay such
principal when due.
SEC. S. The Board Of County Com
missioners shall have authority to nego.
tate said bonds as in their judgment
shall be for the best interest Of said
county, but for not less than their par
value.
SEC. 6. The question of issuing the
said bonds for the purpose aforesaid Is
hereby submitted to vote of the legal
voters of said county at special election
which shall be held at the usual polling
places IN said county, on the thirteenth
day of May, A. D., one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine. Notice of the
holding of such election shall be given
for the same length of time and in the
same manner as is required by the gen.
eral law OF the State in reference to
notices for the election of county officers
Such election shall be conducted in the
same manner and by the same officers as
elections for county officers under the
general laws of this State. At such elec-
ton those voting in favor of the issuance
of such bonds shall have written or prip.
ted or partly written and partly printed
upon their ballots the words I'm favor Of
issuing bonds for building Court
House." Those voting at such election
against the issuance of such bonds shall
have writtsn or printed or partly written
and partly printed upon their ballots the
| words Against issuing bonds for build
ing a Court House, The votes cast at
such election shall be counted, returned
and canvassed in the same manner and
by the same officers as votes Cast at cleo
lions of county officers under the general
laws Of this State. In case majority of
| the legal voters present and voting at such
election shall vote in favor of the issuance
| Of such bonds, then and in that case the
Board of County Commissioners shall be
authorized and required to proceed with
all due diligence to cause such Court.
House to be built, and the said bonds to
be issued and negotiated in the manner
herein before prescribed for the purpose
of raising the means to erect such build.
ing.
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 6. 1879.