Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-12

Dec. 4. LIS dCb ohQl tofAS O3ASSo ehS
be in force from and after It's passage.
Approved March I'd, A. d. 1881.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that / have carefully
compared the foregoing with the original
on file in this department, and that it is
true and correct copy thereof, and OF the
whole of the same.
Witness my hand and the great seal OF
GREAT SEAL the State, this 7th day
OF THE STATE. of March, A. D., 1881.
FRED. Won BAUMBACH,
Secretary of State.
AN ACT relating to the duties of certain
officers of Ramsey county and OF the
city of Saint Paul
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the following named
officers in the county of Ramsey, OF the
State of Minnesota, to-wit: Sheriff, CLERK
of the district court, county auditor, reg
lister of deeds, Judge of probate and alb
stract clerk, city clerk, city treasurer and
city comptroller be, and are each hereby
required to keep a proper record DOCK,
entitled, "Salary and Fee Record, !" which
shall and must show at all times the SER
vices performed by them and the charges
for such service, the daily money receipts
of their respective offices, from salary,
and from fees and all sources whatsoever,
and such moneys received shall and must
be entered upon and in the said record at
the time the said moneys are received,
the name of the party or parties from
whom received, and the date, character and
matter in which such services were rem
dered. The said record shall and must
also show at all times the name OF each
employe, occupation in the office, month
ly salary actually paid to such employe,
whether paid by the county of Ramsey or
the city of Saint Paul, or out of the salary
or fees of the said county or city officers,
and all other matters relating thereto
that may be required by the public exam
liner of the State of Minnesota or the Off
GERS of said city, which said record books
shall at all times be subject to examlna-
ton by any citizen or taxpayer OF the said
county and by the said public examiner;
and the said public examiner shall re-
quire the said county officers to keep the
said records in such manner and form as
is anticipated or required by this act;
said record books shall be paid for by the
county of Ramsey for the county officers
and by the city of Saint Paul for the city
officers, and shall be considered and
deemed the property of the said county
and city and shall be delivered over by
the said county and city officers to their
respective successors in office.
Sec. g The said county and city Off
GERS shall each make monthly reports, the
county officers to the board of county
commissioners of Ramsey county, at the
first regular meeting of the said commits
sioners in each and every month, and the
said city officers to the mayor and COM
mon council of said city, which
reports shall be q transcript of
the said record and must show
the money receipts of their respective
Office as well as for charges uncollected
from salary, and from fees and all sources
whatsoever. Also the salaries actually
paid to employees, and all other items of
expenditure, and whether paid for by the
county of Ramsey, the city of Saint Paul,
or out of the salary or the fees of the
said county or city officer. The said coun
ty officers shall also report at the first
regular meeting of the said county COM
missioners in the month OF December OF
each and every year, and the said city
officers to the mayor and common council
at the same time, recapitulation of the
said monthly transcripts of the record
which said recapitulation of transcripts
shall and must show al the sources of
money receipts, and all other matters and
things, and shall be in like manner and
form as the said monthly reports are re-
quired by this act to be made. All such
reports must be sworn to as prescribed by
this act, and be published in full in the
official monthly proceedings of the regular
meeting of the said county commissioners
and of said common council of said city.
Sec. g. The affidavit required in the
preceding section shall be made before
any officer authorized to administer oaths,
and every officer who shall willfully or
knowingly swear falsely in such case,
shall be deemed guilty of willful perjury,
and shall be punished accordingly. And
a failure to comply with any of the re-
quirements of this act, and any violation
of its provisions, shall be deemed mis-
demeanor, and any person guilty on con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine of not less than fifty nor more than
one thousand dollars for each offense, and
likewise any such failure to comply with
the requirements of this act, or violation
OF its PROVISIONS, snail render the party or
parties thus offending liable to removal
from Office by the Governor of the State
of Minnesota, in the case OF a county
officer, and by the mayor and common
council of the city, in case of a city officer.
Sec f. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved this seventh day of March,
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-one (1se1.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
thereby certify that I have carefully
compared the foregoing with the original
on file in this department, and that it is a
true and correct copy thereof, and of the
whole of the same.
Witness nv hand and the great seal of