Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-17
COULD YOU USE IT?
What Do You Think of a Law
That Allows Bonds for :
Roads and Bridges2

'.% 7OaOS dIIO 0IlO60St 9.
! Considering the number OF county
bridges that have been swept away.
and the damage done to roads by
the freshet, it Is an utter impos-
sibility for the county to repair the
damage and also continue the needed
extensions and improvements OF
roads with the funds now available.
1t tho old roads cannot be improved
and new roads extended into recent
ly settled parts Of the county this
year the condition will be an absO-
lutte hardship to many communities.
The settlement and development of
the county will he delayed, and the
prosperity of the present settlers re-
tardad. In view OF these facts the
public generally will consider with
interest the provisions Of the follow
law:
CHAPTER 2S9.
An ACT TO AUTHORIZE BOARDS OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO ISSUE
BONDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF
the state of Minnesota:
SECTION l. The county commits
sioners OF any county in this state
are hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue the bonds OF their
county to an amount not to exceed
one per cent Il per cent) IF the as
sessed valuation Of the county for
the ,purpose of constructing free
wagon roads and bridges wherever
such road or bridge may be deemed
necessary.
Provided, that no bonds shall be
issued under this act until the ques.
ton of issuing such bonds for the
construction of such roads or bridges
shall have been first submitted to a
vote of the people OF the county in
which said road or bridge is proposed
to be constructed.
SEC. 2. II a majority of the clectors
present and voting at any election
at which the question Of issuing such
bonds has been submitted shall vote
in favor of issuing such bonds the
board of county commissioners OF
snch county shall therenpOn issue
the same.
SEC. 3. The question OF issuing
bonds as herein provided may be
submitted to the voters Of any
county at any general or special
election.
All elections provided for in this
act may be called by a resolution IN
writing of the board of county
commissioners, passed bya majority
vote, which resolution shall distinctly
state the purpose and the time OF
the election.
Upon the passage of such resolu.
ton the county auditor shall notify
each town, city and village clerk in
his county that the question OF issu-
ing bonds for constructing Of road
or bridge shall be voted upon at the
time stated in the resolution.
Such election to be called, governed
and controlled by the existing cleo
ton laws.
The ballots to be used at such cleo
tor shall have printed or written,
or partly written and partly printed
on them the following words:
For issue Of bonds for bridge,
"Yes' or;
For issue of bonds for bridge Cor
DAD as the case may be) NO"
And such vote shall be cast in the
manner as votes are cast for town
and city officers, and shall he can
vassed by the same officers.
SEC. 4. All bonds issued under this
act shall by their terms become pay
able within twenty (20) years from
the date Of issue, shall bear interest
at rate not to exceed six per cent
(6 per cent per annum; and all bonds
issued under this act shall not he
negotiated for less than par value Of
the same.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts
inconsis tent with this act are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect
and be in force from. and after it's
passage.
Approved April 10Th, 1895.
REPLACE BRIDGES.