The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
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commissioners Of health and health Off
GERS on houses and buildings in which
are persons sick with smallpox. scarlet
fever, diphtheria, scaratina or other in
fectious pestilential or epidemic dis
ease.
Be il, enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the
commissioner of health and health officer
of the several cities. towns, villages and
boroughs of the state to cause a notice.
written or printed in large letters. to be
posted or placed on or near any house or
building within the territory over which
the board or department of health of
which he is member has Jurisdiction
and in which is or are any person or per-
sons affected or sick with smallpox, scar
infectious, pestilential or epidemic dis
ease, upon which notice shall be written
or printed the name of such disease, and
an order by such health commissioner or
health officer, forbidding any person or
persons. except medical attendants or
spiritual advisers, from going to or leav-
nG sueh house BUILDING or premises
mutilate, destroy. tear down or remove
any such notice posted as aforesaid with
out the perpnissSt1n Of the commissioner Of
same; and the occupant and person hav-
ing possession or control of any house or
building upon which such notice shall be
tWenty-four CA hours after tn d struc ion
or removal of any notice placed or posted
on his -, house or building as aforesaid,
er health officer of such destruction or re-
moval of the notice.
The fact of the alteration, destruction
or removal of any such notice shall be
prima facie evidence that such notice was
so altered, destroyed or removed, as the
case may be, by the occupant and person
having possession and control Of the
house or building on which such notice
was placed or posted.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons who shall
violate any of the provisions of this act.
or fail to perform any of the duties inn
posed by this act, shall be guilty of a mis-
ddemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine not to exceed
twenty-five dollars (S20. or, In default
thereof. by Imprisonment not to exceed
thirty 900 days.
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Is, 1897.
CHAPTER 1915. F. NO. 457
AN ACT to grant addit onal powers to the
state board of equalization
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l; When in the opinion of the
state board of equalization it would be to
their assistance in equalizing values on
property within the state, the board is
her by authorized to require county au-
ditors to furnish statements showing as
sessments of real and personal property
Of any Individual. firm or corpora ton
within the county. 1t is hereby made the
duty of county auditors to furnish such
statements.
Sec 2. The state board of equalization
shall consider and equalize such property
and may increase the assessment of in
| dividuals, firms or corporations above the
amount returned by the county board
of equalization, when it shall ap-
pear to said board to be under
valued, after giving notice to the in
dividual, firms or corporations whose as
S, ssh Mt s sought to b ,ttcrta as d OF
their intention to make such increase and
fixing a time and place where and when
hearing will be had. But the said state
board of equalization shall not decrease
any such assessments of individuals firms
by the county boards of equalization
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 16, 1897.
CHAPTER 1855. F. NO. 29S.
AN ACT to provide for the payment Of
any Indebtedness Of a township which
Indebtedness has been created prior to
the incorporation Of a village therein
and apportioning the same between the
township and such village.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In case Of any Indebtedness
against any town in which any village
or city has been or may hereafter be or
ganized since the creation Of said in
| is evidenced by any form of obligation, it
| shall be the duty of the county auditor to
| apportion for the purposes of taxation the
! respective liability of such town and viii
| lage incorporation, which shall be appor-
| toned in proportion to the existing valua-
| ton of real estate and personal property
| in such town and village Incorporation re-
| spectively as appears by the last assess