St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-07
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SECTION TWELVE.


SECTION TWELVE.
The City of st. Paul under its corporate
seal by its Mayor and City Clerk shall have
full power and authority to issue certificates
OF Indebtedness to the amount of forty-foul
thousand $4,000 dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to reimburse the Mer
chants National Bank and others fol
money advanced the City of st. Paul,
with the approval of the Common
Council and Chamber of Commerce of sad
city. Said certificates shall be counter-signed
by the Comptroller and payable in eighteen
QS) months after that date, with interest al
a rate not to exceed seven (O per cent. pei
annum, and the principal and interest OF
said certificates shall be placed in the mex
tax levy succeeding the passage of this act.
SECTION THIRTEEN.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul in addition to its present power
Shall have authority
First-To levy tax not to exceed one.
sixth deg of one Q) mill in any one year,
to create fund applicable to the improve
ment of the public parks of said city, and the
construction Of fences and the grading and
paving of streets around said parks.
Secondly a three-fourths (3-4) vote, tc
appropriate not to exceed fifteen hundred
81, 500 dollars in any one year, for the pay
ment OF music in such of the public parks of
the city as said Common Council may de-
termine.
Third-To license and regulate commits
sion merchants and all other persons who
may deal in or sell on commission any fresh
or butchers meats, poultry or game.
Fourth-To license, tax, regulate, suppress
and prohibit hawkers and peddlers, and tc
revoke such license at pleasure.
SECTION FOURTEEN.
That section nine 90 of an act amending
parts OF the charter of the City of st. Paul,
and acts amendatory thereof, approved
March second (2), eighteen hundred and
eighty-three C1S93) is hereby amended by
adding thereto, at the end thereof, the fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Provided, hoace0er, That said petition shall
have attached thereto majority OF
the owners or occupants of a majority
of the amount of the frontage and the as
sessed value of lois or parcels of land. and
the buildings and improvements thereon
fronting on such street, avenue or public
square, verified by one of said petitioners.
SECTlON
That section two (2) of an act to amend
the charter of the City of st. Paul and the
several acts amendatory thereof, approved
November twelfth Q2), eighteen hundred and
eighty-one QSSD, is. hereby amended by
adding thereto, at the end thereof, the fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Propideq, houeusr. That if any lot
parcel of land, building or other i'm
provement shall have frontage upon two
or more streets, avenues or public squares.
the Board of Public Works may divide the
assessed value of such lot, parcel of land.
building or other improvement in such man
ner as to make the same bear only its just
and equitable proportion of the assessment
of the expense of sprinkling such streets,
avenues or public squares"
SECTION SIXTEEN.
That section twenty-eight (2S) of an acl
entitled, Gan at to reduce the law incorpo
rating the City of St. Paul, in the County OF
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, and the
several acts amendatory thereof, and certain
other acts relating to said city, into one On
act, and to amend the. same" approved
March fifth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four QS74), as amended by section
nine 90 OF an act entitled, San act to amend
an act entitled an act to reduce
the law Incorporating the City OF
St. Paul, in the County of Ramsey and State
of Minnesota, and the several acts amend
atOry thereof, and certain other acts relating
to said city, into one act. and to amend the
same, 'approved March 4. one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-ive QS75), is hereby
further amended by inserting between the
words unreliable and, ;" and in the fourteenth
(14) line thereof the following, to-wt: "And
that said board, in determining the reliable
ity of bid, shall consider the question o!
the responsibility of bidder and his ability to
perform his contract, without any reference
to the financial responsibility of the sureties
on the bond"
SECTION SEVENTEEN.
That section twelve (12) of an act amend
ing parts of the charter of the City of ST.
Paul and acts amendatory thereof, approved
March seventh az, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-one QSSD, is hereby
amended by adding the following words to
said section: "And it is hereby made the
duty of the County Auditor, on the first az
week day of each and every mouth,
or as soon thereafter as the same
may be demanded draw his warrant upon
Treasurer for all money in the County Treas
ury belonging to the City of st. Paul, and
the Board of Education of the City Of St.
Paul as near as the same can be ascertained
from the books of the County Treasurer
SECTION EIGHTEEN.
That section four az, of chapter two (2),
of the Special Laws of one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three $685., being an
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of St. Paul, and acts amendatory thereof APP
proved March second (2), thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three uSS3), is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. The Police Department Of
the City of st. Panl shall consist of the
Mayor, who shall be the chief executive Off
Ger, and head of the department; Chief oil
Police, one Captain, two Lieutenants, -four
az Sergeants, one ~ Chief of Detectives,
two (2) detectives and as many policemen,
patromen and police officers as may be au-
thorized by the Common Council of said
city, with the approval of the Mayor. The
Mayor shall appoint the Chief of Police, the
Captain, the Detectives, the Sergeants anC
all policemen, patrolmen and police officers
at any time appeFtaining to the Police De-
partment of said city, and by whatever name
designated, with the advise and consent oil
the Common Council; but no person shall be
eligible to the appointment as Captain, Ser
geant, Detective, Policeman, Patrolman OIL
other police officer who is not a citizen oil
the United States, or under the age of thirty.
five (35) years, able to read and write the
English language, a resident OF the CITY Of
st. Paul for at least two (2) years preceding
his appointment, and who is not of good
health and physique, the standard of admis
sion into the army Of the United States as
established by examination to govern in TIL:
particular, aud any officer or member of the
Police Department who may be appointed oy
the Mayor may be By him removed
from Office whenever in bis opinion
the welfare of the city demand such re-
moval.
f'rOeid5d. That such removal shall not
take effect until notice thereof ia given n tbs