The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-05-03
WORK or THE LEGISLATURE.
COnfinued,l

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
(Continued.)
The laws, as alvertised by the Bis.
marck Tribu 10, published in pam
phles form, are now ready, price fifty
cents, and may BE- had at this Office.
No. 81, An act to regulate the
practice Of pharmacy, the licensing OF
persons to cary IN such practice an
the sale Of poisons. ~.
(This is an IRON clad law, in fact,
decidedly ':rcugh on rats
No. 80, An act authorizing coun-
ties to build all bridges within the
county limits wherein the coat Of the
construction Of the SAME exceeds the
sum Of enc hundred dollars.
The advisability of a bridge over
the Mouse river in township 70 or 80
has often beeu suggested for the con-
venience of the settlers between there
and the S,uth Antler Creek settle
ment. As it is important, we give
the law in full, as follows:
Sec. /. Whenever q majority Of the free.
holders Of Z civil township or majority OF
fresholders living within q radius Of Il rec
niles Of the proposed location shall petition
The board CT county commissioners tor a
bridge at q specified l~osation within said
tow 1ship, when tho cost of said bridge will
exceed the sum of 800, it shall be the duty
Of tho board Of county commissioner to
view and investigate the necessity Of said
proposed bridge; and if said county hoard
approve its location AMI building, said
county board Of commissiore rs shall then
proceed to advertise in the official paper Of
the county, for o period Of 30 days, the
plans aud specifications of the proposed
bridge, asking for sealed bids for the build
ing Of said bridge, to To submitted to them
It their next regular or special meeting, at
which meeting of the board Of county COM
mmiss;oners shall proceed to examine all
sealed proposals or bids for the building Of
said bridge, and shall award the blilding
Of said bridge to the lowest resposible bid
and sufficient bond, in n sum not less than
tU0 1lHUull otlpulc tCu Ah LAY VA VI SoAaeA NV
Ter the faithful construction of any bridge
soeording to plans and specifications; said
bond to be approved by a majority Of said
county board Of commissioners and fled in
the Office Of the county auditor.
Sec. 3. The cost and expense of the con-
ssruction Of such bridge shall DO paid out Of
county bridge fund, upon the warrants Of
chairman Of the board of commissioners, If
said bridge is accepted and approved by
said board.
SEQ. 8. After Ar bridge built by the
county according to the provisions of this
oct said bridge shall be under the supervision
OF the township board and Ill repairs not
exceeding $25 shall be done by the township
or townships in which said bridge is located.
All repairs exceeding $25 and less than
SlOO shall be divided equally between the
county and township or townships. All re-
psirs exceeding 500 shall be paid by the
county.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of ACT in con-
fiot with the provisions Of this act are here
by repealed.
Approved March 8, 1890.
No. SO. An act to transfer the
unexpended balances of the .tond
funds Of certain state institutions to
the general fund.
No 81. An act to transfer and
appropriate the unexpended balances
Of the appropriation made for the
commissioner Of immigration by the
18th and 18th legislative assemblies
Of the t,rritory of Dakota.
No 50. An act providing for the
attaching of certain townships to
Ramsey county.
No 96. An act to provide for the
changing and relocating Of county
seats.
For the be left of our friends at
Garrisonville or Omemee postofice we
give this law in full as follows:
Sec l. That Whenever the iuhabi-
tants of any county in this state are
DESTROYS Of relocating and chang ing
the place of / ae county sea- of their
respective counties, and upon petit
tions being presented to the county
commissioners signed by one-third in
number of the qualified voters Of such
county cast at the last preceding cleo
ton for state officers holden in such
county, it shall be the duty Of said
board Of county commissi< ners i'll the
notices for the nsxt general election
10 be held in such county to notify
the voters thereof to designate upon
their ballots at said election the place
and location of their choi q, and If up.
on can vassing the vote 80 given aad
deposited at such election, it appel RS
that any { ne place has three-ffths Of
the votes 'polled and cast, such place
shall be the county seat OF such
county, and the board of county COM.
missioners and all Offices Of such county
shall within fifteen days after the re:
sult of such election has been declared
~ The canvsssing board of such cleo
ton remove all records, books, papers
5 ID paraphsrnalis belonging to their
several county fees to the place hay.
ing received three-ifths Of the votes
. cart; provided, that nothing IN this
net shall permit the removal to or To-
hation Of the G unty seat ofany county
II d place not located On a line Of call.
.load. nor wherein the court house and
I'LL now erected exceeds in value the
'sun Of thilty-fye thousand dollars
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