New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

censtable, q speeial eenstabie 8 lsleepp e.
and during voting hours 10 allow no per-
s sons " approach within SIX ~ ieet OF the
naiiot boxes, or to pass behind the raining
COMPARTMENT herein provided, except cleo
LOTS engaged in receiving, preparing OF
aespositing their ballots. without the permits
nameQ officer neglects to perform said duty,
then the judges OF election shall swear In,
ahy private citizens to enforce order, who
snail nave power as .constables or con-
sser r Of the peace to make arrests for
breach OF the peace. S.
nf secs 2; That That section one hundred and
General Laws Of 1893, relating to elections.
sat AT al pH amended amended, to read as follows:
acL each regular judge Of election shall re-
ceive IS compensation for his services the
sum Of n twenty;fiye (29 cents per hour for
each and every day Of registrarion; and
the sum of twenty-five (25) cents per hour
ZOE 5a services during voting hours on election
ballots. =
Th The ballot judges shall receive twenty-five
voting. hours. and thirty GO cents per
hour for each and every hour necessarily
engaged in counting ballots
~
receive as compensation for his services
during voting hours and hours necessarily
used IN counting ballots, the sum Of twenty
nve (2o) cents per hour.
Any special constable shall be paid the
sum OF twenty (2O) cents per hour for such
time as the judges shall require his sery-
his s., bill to be certified by the Judges.
me compensation provided for in this
section, as well as the expense of providing
ballot boxes and polling places, shall be
borne by the several townships, cities and
villages where the election is conducted,
a ana me city and village council and town
DETER whether or not said judges or
clerks were necessarily engaged for the
length of time for which compensation Is
IN force from and after its passage
approved April 25 1895.
~ NO. 42-H. F. NO. $50.
AN ACT to provide for the bonding Of
counties to build court houses
oe II enacted l'y the Legislature of the
section l. Every organized county In
this state>~is hereby authorized to issue
ITS bonds for the purpose of raising money
to build and furnish a court house therein,
by conforming to the provisions of this act; ;
provided, that the bond issue hereby au-
| thorlzed shall in no case exceed three (3)
per cent Of the taxable valuation of the
county as shown by the last proceeding
assessment for the county.
| Sec 2. Whenever the board of county
commissioners OF any organized county
in this state shall determine by resolution
duly passed and recorded, to raise sun,
OF money which shall be designated in
such resolution, within the limitation
aforesaid, for the purpose Of erecting and
| furnishing court house at the county seat
OF such county, when petition setting
forth that it is the desire Of such petition
ers that said county shall erect and con
st ,.I court house at the county seat OF
0rfb fhn y,nt
OF money to be raised and expended in the
erection and furnishing of such court house
within the limitation aforesaid, which said
petition shall be signed by at least ono
hundred 600 legal voters, freeholders OF
said county, shall be filed with the county
auditor. of said county and addressed to the
BOARD OF county commissioners of said coun
ty, 1t shall be the duty of such board of
county commissioners to cause the PROPOSE
tion expressed in such resolution, or in sale
petition, to be submitted to the electors
OF such county at the next general election
to be held therein, or at such special cleo
ton as said board of county commissioners
shall by resolution designate.
Sec. 3. There shall be provided by the
suitable box at each voting precinct and
polling place in said county, in which all
ballots cast at such election for or against
such proposition shall be deposited. There
shall pc printed on such ballots in apt
terms the substance of such proposition,
following which shall be printed in appro
pirate manner the words ''Yes' and "No''
on two (2) separate lines, and every per
son desiring to vote in favor Of such
| proposition shall make his cross mark thus
X. opposite the word ''Yes' and every per-
son desiring to vote against such PROPOSE
tion shall make such mark opposite the
word mo -
The said election shall be conducted an6
the votes cast thereat shall be canvasse(
and counted and the result thereof certified
in like manner as in the case of the cleo
ton OF county officers,
Sec. 4. If majority Of the legal votes
cast at such election be in favor of sucl
ploposltlon, the board Of county commits
sloners may issue and negotiate the bonds
OF such county to the amount specified anG
stated IN such resolution, or petition, with
In the limitation stated in section one a.
for the erection and furnishing of such
court house, provided that such bonds shall
not be negotiated or sold for less than theil
par value, nor shall said bonds bear rate
OF interest exceeding six Co. per cent pei
annum.
Sec. 5. The denominations of said bonds
shall be in such amounts and shall be
payable at such times, not less than five
% years nor more than twenty coy years
from the date of their issue, as the board
OF county commissioners shall determine by
the resolution Of the board. The interest
thereon shall be payable semi-annually at
such place rs shall be fixed by resolution of
the board. g..
Sec. g. Said bonds shall be signed ty
the chairman Of the board and counter
signed and sealed by the auditor of thu
county and shall have interest coupons at
tached thereto, which coupons shall bt
signed by said chairman and countersigne(
by the auditor of said county, and sale
auditor shall keep a true anu correct rec
ord Of all bonds issued under the provision,
OF this act, giving numbers, dates ant
amounts. to whom issued and when pay.
able.
Sec. Z: Said board and the proper author
tiles OF said county SHALL and they are
hereby authorized and required, to levy an
annual tax on the taxable property OF
SAID county, over and above and in addition
to all other taxes required by law to be
levied, sufficient to pay the interest accru.
ing upon said bonds as it natures, and also
to levy an additional tax sufficient i1
amount to pay the principal of said bonds
at maturity, which tax shall be levied ani
collected in the same manner as Other
taxes are levied and collected.
Sec s. Before any such county shall be
authorized to issue it's bonds as herein pro
Vlded, the board Of county commissioners
thereof shall give notice by publication
for three consecutive weeks in at least one
weekly or daily newspaper, printed and
published in said county, and by simiIa,
publication for the same length Of tim,
in at least one weekly or daily newspape
printed and published at the capital of tn,
state, which said newspapers shall be desis
mated therefor by resolution of such boart
of county commissioners. that said board
of county commissioners will receive bid
for the sale of such bonds at the time am
1 place to be named in such notice
Sec. 8. At the time and place named /,
such notice the said board of county com
mlssloners shall open and consider the sal,
bids, and may thereupon award the sal
of such bonds to the person, company O
corporation offering to negotiate the sam
: upon terms the most advantageous for tn
interests of such county, and within tn
limitation of this act; provided, that tn
said board of county commissioners ma,
4 reject any and all bids offered for tn
purchase of such bonds, If they deem tn