St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-04

Paris, France; or any other market in the
world they may deem advisable, for inspec-
ton and to secure prices as to their market
value, that they may know whether the
markets of Minnesota are within reason.
able difference in price of the markets OF
the world. Said commission shall have
power to purchase and export a quantity
of grain to any of the said markets If they
deem such a course advisable, in order to
ascertain the facts in the case; it being the
intention of this act to prevent monopo-
lization and unjust control of the markets
of the state for farm products.
Sec. s. The said railroad and warehouse
commissioners are directed and required to
cause to be prepared Immediately after the
specifications; but no plan shall be adopted
which shall not have first been approved
by the governor. Said plans shall be ac-
companied by specifications, and by de-
tailed estimates of the amount, quality and
description of all materials and labor re-
quired for the erection and completion of
the elevator or warehouse according TO
such plans.
Sec 6. Whenever the said plans and
specifications shall have been approved and
adopted, the said railroad and warehouse
daily published for three weeks in such
newspapers in st. Paul, Minneapolis, Du-
luth, Chicago and New York, as the board
may select, an advertisement for sealed
bids for the construction of the elevator or
warehouse herein authorized, and furnish
a printed copy of this act, and of the speci-
fcatiOns to all parties applying therefor;
and all parties interested, who may desire
it, shall have free access to the plans with
the privilege of taking notes and making
memoranda thereof.
Sec. Z. At the time and place named in
said advertisement, in the presence of the
present, the bids shall be opened for the
first time and the contract shall be let
to the lowest and best bidder;. provided
that no bid shall be accepted which is not
aDcOmn1nip0 nv 81 UpuOSit mOQeV OF nor
less than ten thousand dollars, or a properly
and sufficiently certified check for that
amount; which shall be held by the COM
missioners as a guaranty for the reSpons-
ibility and good faith of the bidder and
that he will, within ten days After being
notified that his bid is accepted, enter into
a contract, and give bond as provided in
this act. The board shall have the right
to reject any and all bids for causes salts
factory to them, and to proceed with the
erection of said elevator under the super
vision of person selected by them.
Sec. s. The contract to be made with the
successful bidder shall be accompanied by
a good and sufficient bond in sum to be
fixed by the said commissioners, not less
than fifty per cent of the amount OF the
contract, said bond to be approved by the
governor before being accepted and to be
conditioned for the faithful performance of
his contract; the said contract shall De
signed by the chairman OF the board OF
railroad and warehouse commissioners on
behalf of the board, and attested by the
signature of the secretary of the board.
1t shall be drawn in triplicate, and one
copy of the same shall be deposited IN the
office Of the state auditor.
Sec. 8. The moneys herein appropriated
for purchasing the site, and constructing
the elevator or warehouse, shall be PAID TO
the parties to whom they may become due
and payable direct from the treasury OF
the state on the warrant of the state au-
ditor, who is hereby authorized and re-
quired to draw the said warrant for moneys
dino 111Hn prt
railroad and warehouse commissioners.
Sec 10. 1t shall be the duty of the rail
road and warehouse commissioners to APP
point q suitable person as WarehouSeman
of the said state elevator or warehouse,
and such assistants as shall be necessary,
who shall hold their office during the pleas
ure of said commissioners. said warehouse
man and assistants shall not be members
of any board of trade or association of like
character; they shall give bonds in such
sums as the railroad and warehouse com
miSSiOnefs shall require; conditioned on tne
faithful discharge of their duties, and shall
receive such compensation as the board OF
railroad and warehouse commissioners de-
termine, which compensation shall be pald
out of the grain and warehouse fund here
after created on the order or the railroad
and warehouse commissioners.
Sec. IL. The railroad and warehouse com
missioners shall adopt such rules and regu-
lations for the receiving, handling, storing
and delivering of grain as they snail deem
proper; and il the commissioners nave rea-
son to think that any person or combina-
ton Of persons is seeking to monOpollze
the said elevator, they shall adopt rules to
limit the amount of grain which any one
person, combination or corporation may
have in said elevator at any one time.
Sec. IL. The railroad and warehouse com
miSSiOnerS shall fix the charges for storage
inspecting, weighing and handling of grain
including the cost of receiving and denver
ing; said charges shall be and constitute
u lien on the grain so received; and sale
nf.tin m
handling, storing and delivering of grain
shall be collected by the inspector ware
hOuseman or assistants, and snail be by
them paid into the state treasury, and Dt
known as the grain and WaFSnaslSSs tR1a&.
provided that the minimum fee for inspect
ing grain shall be fifty cents per thousand
bushels or car load lot and twenty-five cents
for Weighing like quantity.
Sec. 13 The state treasurer shall KEEP
as a separate fund all money received iron
the inspection, weighing handling or ware
housing of grain, publishing the market
report, or in any other manner connected
with the grain and warehouse business
said fund TO be known as the grain an0
warehouse fund; and pay the same out on
the order of the board OF railroad and ware
house commissioners. The grain inspection
fund is hereby transferred 10 and c0nS0H
dated with said fund.
Sec. II. That said elevator or warehouse
shall be cleaned and measured up once eacf
year. to ascertain whether there is any
Sec. 10. That the sum OF two hundred
thousand dollars or rs much thereof al
may be necessary be and the same is mere
by appropriated out of any money in tht
state treasury belonging to the warehouse
fund, or out of any money coming int
said treasury belonging to said fund fol
the purpose of establishing the elevator o.
warehouse, docks, track ABILITIES an(
grounds contemplated by this act.
Sec. 16. This act shall take effect ant
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 49, 1893.
CHAPTER 31-H. f. 2O1.
AN ACT to regulate the practice of vete
iii aIy medicine, surgery and dentistry II
the state of Minnesota. Approved Apfl
Is, 1898.
Provides that any person having serves
three years may be registered; authorize
the governor to appoint board OF exam
iners to be known as the state board o
veterinary medical examiners, who shall holt
meetings at the capitol on the secont
Wednesday of April and October of eacl
year, and issue diplomas to all eligible per
sons; aid provides for the record OF Ger
tihcate with the clerk Of court.
CHATTER as +, 214
AN ACT to prevent blindness In children.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of tn
state of Minnesota:
Section /. Wherever one or both eye
of an infant become infianed. Redeemed o
diseased ut any time within two month
after its birth it shall be the duty or an.
midwife nurse or other person, haVin
charge of such infant, to report the fac
of such affection of the eye or eyes, il
writing and within twelve hours after tn
ascertainment of the fact of such inflam
nation, to the health officer, county ply
sician or some legally qualified practitione
of medicine of the city, town, Villages O
immediate vicinity of the persons hayin
charge of said infant.
Sec .. 1t shall be the duty of any healtl
officer or county physician to whom ma,
have been reported any case of eye diseas
in a newly born child to forthwith visit sal
child, and to take immediate medical charg
Of the treatment of said child; provide
a competent medical practitioner.
See s. ANY failure to comply with tn
provisions of this act shall be punished b.
a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars
or imprsonment not to exceed threeVmonths
See T. This act shall take effect an
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved February o. 1898.