Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-09

AN ALL 10 authorize the County Commits
sloners of Ramsey County to issue GER
tificate of Indebtedness for the improve
ments of the Bald Eagle road.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Ramsey
are hereby authorized to issue certificates
of Indebtedness to the amount of five
thousand ($5,000 dollars for the purpose
of grading county roads in said county,
which certificate shall draw interest at
rate not exceeding seven (7) per cent per
annum, and be payable in two (2) years
from date, and said board of County Com
missioners shall levy tax for their pay
ment.
Sec. 2. William Freeman, J. G. Hoyt
and w. G. Hendrickson are hereby appoint
ed Commissioners to have said Bald Eagle
road graded and improved, from the vii
lage of White Bear to its southern terminus
near the City of Saint Paul, and
it is hereby made the duty of
said Commissioners prior to the first
day of June next, to proceed to have said
Bald Eagle road graded and improved in
such manner as will make said road a good
passable road for travel, and that from
time to time as said work progresses, they
may draw their warrant upon the Auditor
Of the county of Ramsey for the amount
due on account of said work, less fifteen
(15) per cent. which shall be retained until
the completion of the work or contract
The said Auditor upon the presentation of
said warrant shall draw his warrant upon
the treasurer of Ramsey County for the
amount named in the Commissioners war
rant; and it shall be the duty of the said
Treasurer to pay the same.
PrOrtded, hOlCeuer, that said Commission
ers shall never draw warrants upon the
County Auditor in excess of the net pro-
ceeds of the certificates authorized to be
issued by this act.
Sec. 3. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the County Commissioners of Ramsey
County to have said certificates of indebt-
edness executed and negotiated and the
proceeds thereof placed in the
treasury of Ramsey County
by the fifteenth day of May next to the
credit of the grading and improvement
fund of the Bald Eagle road, and applica-
BILE to the payment of the warrants author
lied to be drawn upon the Treasurer in the
foregoing section.
Sec. 4. Said commissioners before enter-
ing upon the discharge of their duties i'm
posed by this act. shall take an oath to
faithfully and honestly discharge the duties
of commissioners.
Sec. 5. Said commissioners are hereby
prohibited from making any contract or
mourning any expense for the grading or
improving said road as aforesaid in excess
of the proceeds of the sale of said certif-
Gates of Indebtedness; said commissioners
shall be entitled to receive two (2) dollars
per day each as compensation for their
services, but in the aggregate not to exceed
one hundred dollars ($10O) unless provis-
ion shall have been made to pay the excess
so as to save the county of Ramsey from
liability.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 2, A. D. 1888.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
I hereby 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 my hand and the
{ GREAT Great Seal of the State,
I SEAL. this sixth day of March, A.
w D. 1888.
FRED Won BAUhBAoH,
Secretary of State.