Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-19
LOCAL LEGISLATION,
[PuBL1sHED BY AUTHORITY. !


PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT authorizing the city of st. Paul
to make an appropriation in aid of the
widening and improvement of Fort
street in the city of Saint Paul.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the common council
of the city of Saint Paul, (if the electors
OF said city at the election, hereinafter
specified. by majority vote for the issue
OF the bonds herein mentioned shall be
authorized and empowered by three
fourth "a vote of all the members elect
to issue the bonds of the city of Saint
Paul to an amount not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars 1920. OOO), for the purpose
OF aiding in the widening, improving and
matchmaking Fort street, from the Seven
corners, so called, to the city limits, said
bonds shall bear interest at rate not to
exceed five (5) per cent. per annum, and
shall be payable when and where the
common council may order and deter
mine; Provided, however, That none of
said bonds shall be sold less than par.
Sec. g. The common council and board
of public works provided the issuance of
said bonds is authorized as hereinafter pro-
vided) shall have the same authority and
jurisdiction in relation to the improve
ment referred to in the foregoing section
as in other public. improvements, except
that the board of public works in making
the assessment for the damages, expenses
and cost therefor, the same shall only be
made for any damages, expenses and cost
in excess Of twenty thousand dollars
1870, 000).
Sec 8. At the city election in the said
city of Saint Paul on the first 1st) Tues
day in May, A. D. one thousand, eight
hundred and eighty-one (1SSl the quail
fed electors in said city may vote upon
the question of the issuance of said
twenty thousand dollars $3.50, 000 of bonds
above specified. 1t shall be the duty of
the mayor of said city, at least six (6) days
before said election to publish notice in at
least two ~ of the daily papers of said
city, that at said city election the question
of issuing twenty thousand dollars $780,
000) of bonds for the widening, improving
and matchmaking of Fort street, will be
voted upon by said electors, and said
mayor shall cause such notice to be posted
in conspicuous place at each of the pol
ling places in said city on the morning of
the day of election. At such election all
electors qualified to vote for city officers
in said city may vote upon the question
of issuing said bonds for the purposes
aforesaid, and may vote upon said ques-
ton upon the same ballot. with the names
of the city officers voted for at said cleo
ton. Those voting at such election in
favor of the issuance of said bonds shall
have written or printed, or partly written
and partly printed upon their ballots tie
words, Gin favor of the issuance of bonds
for Fort street improvement" and those
voting against the issuance of such bonds
shall have written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed upon their bal
lots the words, "Agalnst the issuance Of
bonds for Fort street improvement.
The votes cast at said election upon the
issuance of said bonds shall be canvassed
and returned in the manner now pre-
scribed by law for the canvass and return
of votes cast for city officers. In case q
majority of the legal voters voting at said
election upon such question shall vote in
favor of the issuance of bonds, then the
Common Council of the city of Saint
Paul may order the issuance of the same
in the form and by the officers of the city,
as provided in this act and in other cases
of the issuance of bonds by said city. But
if majority of the electors voting upon
said question at said election vote against
the issuance of said bonds, then no such
bonds shall issue, and this act from
thenceforth shall be null, void, and Of no
effect.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved March 9Th, A. D. 1881.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that l 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 my hand and the great seal of
GREAT SEAL the State, this 9Th
OF THE STATE. day of March, A. D.,
1881
FRED. Won BAUMBACH,
Secretary of State.