New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22
NO. T0,-H. # No On

~ NO. 79.-H. f. NO, 20.
AN AL entitled An act to appropriate
n MIoneys u, ior the purpose Of opening OF
c!osed water courses leading into the Red
river and Its tributaries, and for open
ing existing streams in the Red river
W Sa,rey IN the, the counties of Wiliin, Clay,
ana traverse, for the purpose OF draining
land owned by the state OF Minnesota
onerein; ana also for the purpose Of re-
ginning swamp lands granted to the
approved September twenty eighth (zoth)
A. a; ID; s one thousand eight hundred and
Whereas, the State of Minnesota is the
owner OF large tracts of low, wet and
1Hiarshy lands of great value in the coun-
s ses OF k Milain' Clay Norman, Polk, Mar
snail; hlttson, Grant and Traverse which
age; and, ~
Whereas, there was granted to the State
OF Minnesota by the United States OF
tember tWenty-eighth (2StM one thousand
eight hundred and fifty $3.50 upwards Of
Two hundred and seventy, thousand seven
land situate in said counties of the value
OF upwards Of one million five hundred
thousand d,500. 0Om dollars. which said land
aassreEatlng upwards of three-fourths %
in value and acreage thereof has heretofore
state
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
IS Se nd, J. That the sum of fifty thousand
Proprated by ':',,{ chapter two hundred and
the State of Minnesota for the year one
thousand eight hundred aud ninety three
llS9SD. is hereby appropriated out of the
Ee i1e.ia revenue t fund to the counties Of
kittson. Grant and Traverse for the pur-
pose provided in said chapter two hundred
and twenty-one (221 of the General Laws
Of {If,S fn ~,
thousand eight hundred and ninety three
QS93), and as hereinafter provided.
The moneys so appropriated shall not
exceed in ar amount the sum of twenty-five
thousand (25,ONO} dollars annually for the
period Of two l2) years from the first GsD
dred and ninety.ive ls9ol.
priated shall be expended by and under the
direction Of the board of audit provided
for by said chapter two hundred and TWEEN
State of Minnesota for the year one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety three QS93).
Sec. 3. That said board is hereby au-
thorzed to determine in what manner the
provided: that such moneys shall only be
expended for the purpose of opening closed
water courses leading into the Red river
listing streams in the Red river valley in
this state for drainage purposes, to re-
claim swamp lands granted to the State
Of Minnesota by act Of c9 }gs1 aRp1tqSved
sand eight hundred and fifty uS50), and
lands owned by the State Of Minnesota,
and the further purpose of improving, the
public health, and such moneys shall be
paid by the state treasurer upon GER
tificate of said board of audit or major
ity of them
Sec a. 1t is the Intention of this act
that it be supplementary to said chapter
two hundred and twentv-one Cpd of the
General Laws Of the State of Minnesota
for the year one thousand eight hundred
APPROXIMATION for the years one thousand
eight hundred and ninety five 1S95) and
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six
1S06) shall be the full sum of nifty thou
sand (5O,O0O dollars for each of said years.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April II. 1895.