The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11
CHAPTER ooh. +. 612

state of Minnesota. and defining the duties
Of nspectorss and penalties and
appointment of inspectors. Approved
April IA, 1893.
Provides for the appointment of a state
| inspector by the governor and the require
ment of n bond from the inspector to be
| approved by the secretary of state and fled
| In his office; for the appointment of deputies
| by the state inspector: for q report by the
| state inspector annually to the secretary
| of state; requires rest of 100 degrees for
kerosene or coal oils; provides a graded
| be inspected; the fees to go to the inspector
and deputies; and provides severe penalties
| against the sale of uninspected oils.
CHAPTER 21-H. +. 1888.
AN ACT in relation to the sale OF honey
compounded or adulterated, and to pre-
vent fraud and to preserve sd the public
t Appf0vefa april seiI or is ssnss 70 10
| sold honey compounded, manufactured from,
| or mixed with glucose, sugar syrup, OF any
or any and not the the
honey bee, unless the package containing
| same is marked and represented as such,
and dhe fP of tine tS or m conf
| the substances used in large type. Also
| prohibits the sale of honey from bees wheh
fed on hfr the
marked in the same prominent manner.
Provides a penalty of not less than fifteen
or thr days MaSes
the duty of the state dairy and food COM
missioner and his assistants to enforce the
provisions of this act
CHAPTER 22-H. +. 652.
AN ACT to prohibit the manufacture. sale
CT use of adulterated cigarettes, and the
sale of cigars Nor tobacco to minors. APP
proved April 3, 1898.
Prohibits the manufacture or sale or use
of any cigarettes containing any substance
foreign to tobacco and deleterious to health,
under q penalty of fine or Imprisonment.
Also prohibits the sale of tobacco or cigar
cites to minors under sixteen years of age
under the same penalties.
CHAPTER 23-H. F. 592.
lating the manner of procuring the same.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
of education of each and every school
district in the state Of Minnesota is hereby
authorized and empowered to select, adopl
or contract for the text books needful for
the use of the school, or schools under its
charge; and the said board of trustees or
board of education, shall have power to
purchase the text books selected or con-
tracted for and provide for the loan, free
of charge, or sale, at cost, of such text
books, to the pupils in attendance at such
school or schools.
shall be for period Of less than three
Nor ms than five
adopted or contracted for shall not be
Sec ?. Before any publisher, or publish
ers, shall enter attempt to enter into
any contract for the sale of text books, as
herein provided, they. shall file with the
superintendent of PUBLIC instruction OF the
and the lowest prices at or for which they
will sell any or all of such books to any
board of trustees in the state of Minnesota;
and they, the said publishers, shall deposit
with the superintendent OF public instfuc-
ton a sample copy of each book so listed,
which shall represent in style of binding;
r,Oa han iaDI ma q N
matter, the book or books they offer to sell
to the board of trustees at or for the prices
SO listed and In no case shall prices be
raised above said listed prices as filed.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty OF the state
superintendent of public instruction to fur
nish a certified copy of the list Of books
and prices filed in accordance with the pro-
visions of section two OF this act to the
district clerk of each common school dis
trict in the state Of Minnesota.
Sec. 4. Whenever five or more legal vot-
ers of any common school district In the
state of Minnesota shall petition the board
Of trustees to submit to the legal voters
thereof the question Of providing free text
books to the pupils attending the schools
under its charge, it shall be the duty Of
said board of trustees to call meeting of
the legal voters of the district. giving ten
days notice, which notice shall state that
the question of free text books will be
submitted at such meeting. Such question
may be submitted at any annual meeting,
provided that notice shall have been pre-
viously given in accordance with the pro-
visions of this section. In case majority
of the legal voters present and voting shall
vote in favor of free text books, 1t shall be
the duty of the board of trustees to provide
for the same.
with the provisions of this act shall be paid
for out of the school funds of the respective
DISTRICTS and it shall be the duty of the
school districts and their school boards to
see that sufficient funds are raised and set
aside for the purposes of this act.
Sec. g.. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after It's passage.
Approved March "a, 1893.
CHAPTER 24-H. f. .262.
AN ACT relating to labels, trade marks and
advertisements, and to provide for their
protection and the punishment for coun-
terfeiting the same, or for using counter
1898.
Provides that trade marks, labels, etc.,
may be registered by depositing two copies
of the same with the secretary of state,
who is authorized to issue a certificate of
such record; and provides penalty for
counterfeiting or initiating the same.
CHAPTER 25-H. f. &c.
AN ACT declaring it misdemeanor on
the part of employers to require as a con-
dition of employment the surrender or any
right Of citizenship. Approved March 3,
1893.
Forbids any person. partnership or corpo-
ration from requiring or demanding from
whatever. the surrender in writing or by
parOl, or the abandonment or any agree
ment to abandon any lawful right or privi-
lege of citizenship, public or private, po-
a penalty Of 500 fine.
CHAPTER 26-H. f. 305.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment
Of agents in this state by the authorities
proved April A. 1893.
Authorizes agents or detectives appointed
by another state for the purpose of recoy-
ering ON behalf of the tue owner animals
strayed or stolen In such other states and
unlawfully shipped or driven into this state,
to act in this state In accordance with the
terms of his appointment by filing his ap-
pOintment or commission and entering into
a bond for $1,000, satisfactory to the secre
tary of state And upon such compliance
authorizes said agent to seize such strayed
or stolen cattle In accordance Herewith.
CHAPTER 27-H. +. 776.
AN ACT to protect government lights and
light house stations. Approved April II,
Makes 1t a misdemeanor to break, injure,
deface or destroy any light house or prop
erty Herewith, and penalty under con-
yiction of Imprisonment or fine, or both.
CHAPTER 2S-S. II. NO. 81.
An ACT to regulate the receipt, storage and
shipment of grain at elevators and ware
hctses on the right Of way OF railroads In
sid.ngs other than terminal points.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. All elevators and warehouses In
which grain is stored and handled, and
which ere situate onG the right of way of
any railroad at any station or siding in this
state, other than at terminal points, are here
declared to be public elevators and shall
be under the supervision and subject to the
mspt ctiOn Of the railroad and warehouse
commission of the state Of Minnesota, and
SHALL for the purposes of this act, be known
and designated as public country elevators
or country warehouses; 1t shall be unlawful
to receive, store, ship or handle any grain
in any such elevator or warehouse, unless
the owner or owners thereof shall have pro-
cured a license therefor from the state rail-
road and warehouse commission, which H.
cense shall be issued for the fee of one dol
lar per year, and only upon written applica-
lion nndnr oath sne ,ifyinD the location of