The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-01
/ Senate Ff,eS N,t.cd.

! 8. T.. G8<An act to authorize the supervisors
Of tho town of Oronoco in the county of 0lmstead,
State of Mnnesoato issue bonds for fhe purpose of
Sloaning the same or the proceeds from the sale
thereof for tho building Of Touring mill in the
town or village OF Oronoca in said county and State
S Tljs bin was yetosa,y thesoverpor ia response
to 20 opinion Of the attslney general suggesting
such action from which tho following extracts are
made:
and i approved ara bonds should Ie issued under
ou sy rs xs"' Of be ne %ohs Issue 1osa
town b charged wth Reputation. The legislature
gif1 or loans of money or bonds to assist ndivid-
uaS or CORPORATIONS 10 establish carry mann
featuring enterprises. Such gifts or loans can only
sorted 70 forpubic purpose The proposed pur:
pose is not public purpose within the meaning o.
The consti!utioo, as SAID by the supreme court o.
tions embark in manufactures for the pur-
Their purposes and objects are precisely
the mechanic or the a sSGs asores iin IL:
manufacturing be gainful. there seems to be no
public purpose to be ACCOMPLISHED by assessing a
tax on reluctant citizens and coercng its collection
10 swell the gains Of successful enterprise II the
business Is losing one, it is not readily perceived
what public or governmental purpose is attained
n Ak mGse W VINO wG%d IN nave received no snare
ons manufactured The taTnavar shnnid
not becompeiled to pay for the loss where be is
e1 ,ss sassS of b. g %ast.
individuals for the purpose of giving it away to one
branch Of industry can be conferred on towns. one
not see where q what bounds
Other authorities quoted by the attorney general
are Judge Miller IN 20 Wallace. 665: Chief Justice
Black in 81 Pa. st.. 16s: 2 Dillon on Municipal
Is: 1903 Moss 1O4; Dillon 353; Kane $50
It'll true that by this bill the bonds their pro-
sssa be tetss b and :. ss S S
"Towns are not banking corporations. It
may be taking ones money without his consent to
30 loaned to an individual whom it, owner would
not trust. for . time which, might be in.
convenient for purpose which he might
deem injudcious and at rate Of interest at which
40 would decline lending to any, one. It Is no
80 Me-. 124 is directly in point, and the court
unanimously he'd that placing it in the shape of
loan did not relieve the act from objection;
s. F. 193-An act q lthorizinR Lille l.. Bennett to
convey certain real Estate in Mobiles county in the
This iii snot approved because spsoia! leeisla;
liable TO- gross abuse. It should beresorted to, if
only in cases Of peculiar necessity and for good
reasons, which do not appear in this case.
general statutes Of 1873. with supplement thereto.
This bill was disapproved for the reasons given
The State offices. as well as the ssvera, counties
so far as known being already supplied with copies
Of the general statutes. 1878. the purchase OF
1000 additional COPIES Is disapproved as an un-
wise and unnecessary expenditure of public money,
especially as continued amendments Of the statutes
would render them comparatively useless long
before so large number would be called for and q
large portion would thus remain loss to the State
would have approved the purchase of 200 copies
to meet contingencies, but experience shows that
waste and loss sure to result from an over sup
ply of volumes that are liable to continued depreci
alton in value. 1t is better that such copies as are
imperatively required by counties or towns should
be obtained directly from the publishers.
S. F. 2O4-An act to amend section 26 of title /
chapter 81. general statutes 1873. The reason;
fer disapprova Of this bill we're precisely the same
as lhose given for house file 1872.