The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
CHAPTER 69-H. F. NO. 49,

CHAPTER OH F. NO. 2S5.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred
and seventy Q7O of the general laws of
minnesota for eighteen hundred and
eighty-five dSs5), relating to the. dis
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and
seventy Q7O of the general laws of Min
nesota for eighteen hundred and eighty
five QSS5), being an act to empower in
dependent school districts organized under
chapter thirty-siX 1850, general statutes
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight Qs7S), to dissolve the. organization
by two-thirds (2-3) vote of the qualified
electors OF the same, be and the same
hereby is amended by adding three CD
ter is so amended it shall read as follows:
Section 1. That any independent school
district organized under chapter thirty
sand eight hundred and and seventy sew t eight tiih
QS1S, or under any special law of this
state, may dissolve its organization at
any election held in such district in the
manner as nearly as may be as elections
are held under said chapter for the pur-
pose of organizing such Independent
school Districts, provided, that such
when two-thirds (2-3) of the legal voters
voting. at any such election shall cast
their ballots in favor of dissolving the
same.
pose Of dissolvng any such school district
the electors in favor thereof may deposit
ballots worded thus "Dissolving indie
pendent pendent school district yes" and those
worded thus, 'Dissolving Independent
school district, no.
Sec. 3. All taxes and assessments which
are actually collected on account of a dis
solved Independent school district shall
be paid and applied by the county treas
urer in payment of all and any indebted
ness incurred by the board of education
of such dissolved district remaining I'M
paid after the moneys in the hands of the
treasurer Of such district have been so
applied and exhausted. Such payment
shall be made on orders by the clerk of
such board of education and approved by
the president thereof, which shall be filed
with the county auditor, and warrants
thereon issued by the latter on the county
officers shall continue to exercise their
functions, and administer the affairs of
such district for the purpose Of this sec
tion.. until all such Indebtedness is paid,
or the taxes and assessments actually
collected and received by the county
treasurer are exhausted.
Sec: 4. Any surplus so as aforesaid col
lected and received by the county treas
indebtedness provided for by the last Sec
ton has all been paid, or after the time
limited therefor has expired, shall be paid
by the county treasurer to the treasurer
of the school district in which the terri
tory of the dissolved independent district
shall be Incorporated.
And in case such territory shall be di-
vided between two or more districts, then
such surplus shall be distributed and paid
to the treasurers of each of such two or
more respective districts in proportion to
the amount of such taxes and assess
ments originally contributed from the ter
ritory of said several districts respect
lively.
Sec. s. All the foregoing provisions
shall extend to cases of dissolution oc-
curing before as well as after, the pas
sage of this act.
Provided, however, that all such orders
shall be presented to the county auditor
within two ca years after the dissolution
of such district, in the case of independ-
and within two ca years after the pas
sage of this act, in the case of districts
which have been heretofore dissolved.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March "a, 1897.