St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07


Approved April %, 1888.
s1o.
n. r. No. 67e.-AN ACT to detach certain
territory from Sherburne County and TO at
tach the same to Stearns County and to
change the line between said counties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
OF Minnesota:
SECTION /. That sections one n) and
twelve .Q2) Of township thirty-fve (35),
and seven "a Of township thirty-tve (35),
range thirty (30), all in the county Of Sher.
burne, Minnesota, be and the same hereby
are detached from said Sherburne county
and attached to the county of Stearns for all
purposes whatsoever. and that the county
line between said counties be and the same is
hereby changed accordingly.
SEC. 2. That the adoption OF the PROPOSE
ton to change said cou MY line shall be sub
mitted to a vote Of the people Of said Stearns
and Sherburne counties. at the next general
election, notice Of which shall be given at
the time of giving notice of the next general
election by the officers required by law; but
no failure to give, Or irregularity in such no.
tice, shall in any way invalidate the vote on
SEC. 3. The ballots used at said cleo
ton in favor of said proposition shall
have written or printed, or partly
TEe1 nord and aT chapp s9ed ., eaS0
line by annexing four sections Of sherburne
county to Stearns county-Yes;" and those
used against said proposition shall have
written or printed, or partly written and
partly printed thereon, the words, "For
lions of Sherburne county to Stearns coun-
, ty-No." But no ballot shall be thrown out
or held invalid for failure to conform to the
above requirements, II It substantially COM
voter is clearly ascerta1nable therefrom.
Such votes shall be received and canvassed
at the same time, in the same manner, and
returned to the same officers by the judges Of
election as votes for county officers.
SEQ. 4.-The county canvassing board OF
each of said counties to whom the returns OF
election are made, shall canvass the returns
upon said question in the same manner and
at the same time as returns for officers, and
the abstracts thereof shall be made in sep
arate sheet and signed and certified in the
same manner as il the case OF abstracts OF
votes for said officers, apd shall be deposited
In the office of the county auditor immedi-
ately thereafter, and copy thereof duly
certified by the said auditor. forwarded by
him to the secretary Of state.
If upon the return of the votes 30 certified,
1t be found by said secretary Of state that
majority of the electors of said counties have
county line, he shall thereupon certify the
same to the govern or OF the state, and the
governor shall forthwith make proclamation
to that effect in such manner as he shall
deem advisable, and SAID change OK county
line. shall thereafter be in force.
SEC. s.. That all real and personal taxes
assessed for town, county and state purposes
and remaining uncollected upon said property
at the time said change Of county line goes
into effect shall be collected and enforced
by the authorities of said Stearns county and
paid over to the treasurer Of said Sherburne
county.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1889.
ELL.
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