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

the SELL of the nell of section a. township
5s range 1s, and other lands 49,,
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. The governor state auditor
and attorney general and such counsel az
they may employ are hereby authorized
and instructed to make a thorough in
vestgation of all the facts, matters ana
things pertaining to the validity of the
Duluth and Iron Rang Railroad comDany,
and the rights of the state in and to the
Following lands to wit: 81: of the sWA'
the swA of the seA of section 33, town
ship SO, range IS; lots numbers three and
four and the swA of the neA of section
3, and the sell of the ne4 of section q:
township 30, range IS, and to any other
lands where the rights of the state or any
grantee of the state are controverted az
to the right of the state and said grantee;
and to that end they are authorized and
instructed to institute such legal proceed
ings as they may deem necessary for the
protection of the state and the enforce
ment of it's rights in such regards. Ihe
governor, state auditor, and attorney gen
eral are hereby authorized and instructed
to employ suitable attorneys and counsel
and other persons to assist them IN carry
ing on such Investigation and ligitation
and to pay such attorneys and counsel
reasonable compensation for such serV-
ices
Sec g. The sum of ten thousand 100000
dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated out OF
any moneys in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose or
carrying out the provisions Of this act;
All the moneys hereby appropriated shau
auditor drawn upon the state treasurer in
favor of the persons entitled thereto
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and aft~- IT'S passage.
Approved April %, 1897.
CHAPTER NO. 314-H. F. NO. SIG.
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collection of a proportionate earnings
tax upon the gross earnings of all prop
erty within the State of Minnesota OF
all telephone companies or owners whose
lines are i'll or extend into or through
said state, in lieu Of other taxes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That any person or persons,
copartnership, association or corporation
now or hereafter organized under the laws
of this state, or any copartnership or as
sociation or corpora ton now or hereafter
organized under the laws of any other
state territory or country. owning, oper-
ating and conducting telephones and tele-
phone lines which are in or extend into in
or through this state. and carrying on
general telephone business and giving a
general service in this state, shall pay into
the state treasury on or before the first
day of January in each year the sum or
three 81 per cent of his or their or its
gross earnings, which said payment shall
be in lieu of all other taxes and assess
ments whatever upon each said telephone
company or system, its appurtenances and
appendages. and upon all its property held
or used for in or about the construction.
repairing. renewal, maintaining and oper-
ating it's system or lines and also upon
the capital stock of any such association
or corporation or the income of any such
person or persons.
Sec. g For the purpose of ascertaining
the gross earnings afoI esad, an accurate
account of all such earnings shall be kept
by such owner, owners, ccpartnershfp, as
ISOLATION or corporation, and an abstract
thereof shall be furnished by such owner
or owners. copartnership, association or
corporation to the treasurer of this state
on or before the 18th day of December in
each year. The truth of such abstract
shall be verified by the oath of such own
er or by the president and treasurer OF
said association or corporation, and for
the purpose of aScertaining the correct
ness of such abstract full power is vested
in the governor of this state, or in any
other person by law authorized to admin
lister an oath, to examine under oath tho
officers of any such association or the per-
son or persons owning and operating said
telephone lines If any person so exam
ined by the governor such other au-
thorized person or officer shall knowingly
swear falsely concerning any Of the mat
tiers aforesaid. every such person or Off
Ger shall be deemed to have committed
perjury, and in order to secure to the state
the aforesaid three 90 per cent tax. 1t is
hereby declared that the state shall have
lien upon all and singular the property,
estate and effects of any such telephone
company or system or lines The lien
hereby declared and secured to the state
shall have and take precedence of all de-
mands. DEGREES and judgments against
such owner. association or corporation.
Sec. g. Ali acts inconsistent with tho
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %. 1897.
CHAPTER NO. Ssh. F. NO. 1872.
AN ACT to amend section four % OF
"a nj tJro two nf
laws of 1885, relating to the sale and
lease of mineral and other lands belong
ing to the State of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section four a. of chap
ter twenty-five coz of the general laws OF
the State of Minnesota for the year 1888.
be and the same is hereby amended by
adding to said section the following, viz:
Provided, that any lessee Of state lands
leased for the purpose of mining ore there
| on shall be ertitled to receive the rebate
and repayment of the royalty herein pro-
vided upon producing to the state auditor
full and satisfactory evidence under such
rules and regulations as shall be pre-
scribed by the auditor and approved by
| the governor of this. state, that the iron
ore upon which such rebate and repay
| nlent is claimed was actually mined upon
| such state lands and was actually smelted
| or MANUFACTURED in smelling or manu-
featuring plant within the State of Mime
| scta. and that the smeltcr or manufac-
| turer thereof actually received the full
| benefit of said rebate or repayment in the
| price paid by such smelter or manufac-
turer for the iron ore so Snelted or manu-
| featured. The provisions hereof shall ap-
ply to and be considered part OF all
| leases heretofore made, as we'll as those
| hereafter executed under this act.
| Provided that this act shall not extend
| for a period longer than ten 40 years
! from the date of the passage of this act.
| Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after its passage.
| Approved April 3d. 1897.
| CHAPTER NO. SIGH. F. NO. $50.
| AN ACT to appropriate money to reirn-
| burse c. c. Clement for supplies fur
nished for the First regiment of the Min
| nesota National Guard at its encamp-
ment at Lake View, in July. 1895.
| Be it enacted by the Legislature OF thu
| State of Minnesota:
! Section /. The sum of three hundred
| forty-four dollars and sixty-two cents
| (S344620 or so much thereof as may be
necessary to pay for the supplies
and the same is hereby authorized
! tional Guard out of any funds heretofors
| appropriated to said ma ional guard, to
| reimburse c. c. Clement for supplies fur
| nfshed by him to the Minnesota National
| Guard at its encampment at Lake View,
| Minnesota, in the month of July. 1856;
| general of said national guard.
| Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be
| In force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April %, 1897.
CHAPTER NO. 317-H. F. NO. SIT.
| AN ACT to appropriate money to rein-
burse J. w. Mortified for supplies fur
,,tch a6 he Ti,,o MOI