The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

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Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: THE ballots cast upon
such proposition shall be duly can
vassed by the judges of such 81. elec :,
the office of the village recorder or city
clerk; and if it shall appear from sucf
canvass and certificate or certificates tina
ratified by the electors, then and
in that case the president OF
such village or city council and
the village recorder or city clerk. shai
make further certificate under their ON
cial hand and seal certifying therein, tina i
such change had been duly petitioned FOR
that the same had been submitted to the
electors of such village or city the date
of such election, the form of the ballots ,t,
of ballots for and against such PROPOSE:
ton, which certificate shall be recorded
in the office Of the register of deeds OF the 4
Sec. g.. Section five % of said act
follows: From and after the record d.
ing of such certificate in the office e. OF u
village or city shall be designated
and known by the adopted name, and al
rights, benefits and privileges shall 1nure
to said village. or city under the adopted
and liabilities against such village. shall
have the same force and effect as before
the change
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1897.
CHAPTER 2s2-s. F. NO. 67s..
AN ACT to authorize incorporated VII
lagos to issue public Improvement ponos
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The village council of any In
and negotiate the bonds Of such village in
an amount not to exceed five per centun
of the assessed valuation of the taxable
property of such village, as indicated by
property, in such denominations as may
by said council be deemed proper payable
in not more than twenty (2G) years, and
bearing interest at rate not greater
than six (6) per cent per annum, Tor the
purpose of aiding any railway company
whose road extends and Is operated
through said village. in filling. raising an an
rprappngt its roadbed within fd ms SAID nrot v1
ton of said village against inundation by
high water. The said bonds shall be
known as .'public Improvement, bonds
than their par value.
Sec. 2. Before issuing any such
bonds, the village council Of such village
shall submit to the legal voters of said
votad by sad legal vpters at ne
or special election, duly called. which
proposition or propositions shall distinctly
state the amount of bonds to be issued,
when payable and the rate of interest
they shall bear, within the limits Of the
foregoing section: and if at said cleo
ton a majority of the legal voters voting
on said proposition or propositions sinai snail.
and in accordance Herewith
then said bonds may be issued in accord
ance with said proposition, and not 9TH
erWiSe.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 90, 1897.
CHAPTER 2s3-S. F. NO. 500.
AN ACT to legalize policies of insurance
companies in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That no policy of insurance
issued by any township mutual insurance
upon churches and schoolhouses
shall be declared invalid or void on the
ground that such company had no author
ity to heretofore issue such policy; but
that all policies issued by any township
mutual insurance company upon churches
and schoolhouses. If otherwise legally IS
sued and valid, shall from and after the
passage of this act be of the same force,
effect and validity as though such compa-
MES had the authority to issue such pol
icies of insurance.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 90, 1897.
CHAPTER 2S4-S. F. NO. 1874.
AN ACT to amend subdivision "a" Of
section seventeen 40 Of chapter ten
QO of the general laws, Of one thou
Gss7), entitled ''An act to regulate COM
mon carriers and creating the railroad
and warehouse commission of the State
of Minnesota, and defining the duties Of
such commission in relation to common
carriers t.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Subdivision "a" Of section
seventeen dO of chapter ten q0) of the
general laws of one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-seven QssO.
Sec. II. al That the commission
is hereby directed to require annual re-
ports from all common carriers, subject
to the provisions of this act, to prescribe
the manner in which said reports shall
be made, and to require from such car
riers specific answers to all questions
upon which the commission may need in
formation. Such annual reports shall
show, in detail, the amount of capita
stock issued, the amounts paid therefor
and the manner of payment for the same,
the dividends paid, the surplus fund, Il
funded and floating debts, and the inter.
est paid thereon; the cost and value Of
the carriers property, franchises ant
equipm, mt; the number Of employees and
the salary paid each class; the am cunts
expended for improvements each year
how expended, and the character Of such
improvem nts; the earnings and receipts
of each branch of business, and from al
the operating and other expenses;
the balance Of profit and loss, and COM
plete exhibit of the financial operations
of the carrier each year, including an an,
nual balarce >heet; also the total amount
of acres of land received as grants either
from the United States or from the State
of Minnesota: the number of acres of said
per acre; the number of acres Of grants
unsold and appraised value per acre
Such detailed reports shall also contain
sucn information in relation to rates OF
res ulations concerning fares or freights
and agreements, arrange nents or con
tracts with express companies, telegraph
companies. sleeping and dining car com.
panies. fast freight lines and other com
agreements or arrangements. Said report
shall contain, in detail, all the required
statistics for the period of twelve %
months ending on the thirtieth 900 day
of June in each year, and shall be veri-
fed by the oath of the president, vice
president, treasurer, comptroller, auditor
or receiver of such common carrier,
some officer authorized to adj
minister an oath by the laws Of the state
or territory where said oath is taken
and shall be made out and filed with said
at its Office in the city of St.
Paul, on or before the thirtieth (3O) day
of September in each year, unless addition
al time be granted in any case by the COM
mission: and if any common carrier sub.
ject to the provisions of this section shall
fail to make and file such annual report
within the time above specified, or within
the time extended by the commission fo1
to make specific answer to any Lawful
question authorized by the provisions Of
this section, such common carrier shall
($1OW dollars for each and every day it
shall continue to be in default with re-