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r shah engage in any other business,

Z or shall engage in any other business,
shall thereby forfeit it's charter on the
suit of the attorney general.
! Sec. 2. Every such corporation which
shall establish or maintain cemetery
of more than twenty (20) acres in extent
within five miles of any, city of over fifty
of all money received from the
sale of cemetery lots as a per,
the. provisions of sections BIO to 3124.
| both inclusive. of title 81, chapter "a of
the general statutes of eighteen hundred
ninety-four QS94 shall be applicable
Sec. B. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
| Approved March ~, 1897.
CHAPTER 49, f. NO. 1876.
AN ACT to amend section 70 OF chapter
80 of the general statutes OF one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-eight;
as amended in chapter Al of general
laws of 1887 and chapter 107 of general
laws of 1891, relating to public schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section 70 of chapter 30
of the general statutes of 1878 as amend
ed by chapter Al of laws of 1887 and chap
ter iO7 of laws of 1891, be amended to
| read as follows:
Appointment Among Districts.
Sec. 70. The auditor of each county,
on the last Wednesday of March and on
the last Wednesday of October in each
year. shall make appointments of the
| money in the county treasury accrulng
from the current school fund, and from
| the liquor licenses, eStrayS and Tnes' as
| provided in this act among the severn
school districts in the county IN wntGn
| schools have been taught five months
| within the year by qualifled teacners,
which apportionment shall be MADE upon
the number of different scholars between
| the ages of five and twenty-one years
| lawfully enrolled in each schooi ana en-
titled to apportionment as reported to him
by the county superintendent OF scnools
and the county auditor shall transmit to
| the clerk of each district a copy or the APP
portionment of said district, and such
money shall be used only in payment OF
teachers wages, including board.
Provided, first, that no district shall re-
| ceive any share of the appOrtionment of
moneys accruing from liquor licenses I'M
less all sums paid for such licenses IN
such districts are appropriated to the
| county school fund; provided second, that
any district which, for the first year after
| it's organization, shall have made provi-
sion for four months school,, by the
| levy of sufficient tax, and shall have be-
| gun and continued a school for one
| month, shall be entitled to it's share in
| portion to the actual enrolment OF pupils
| between the ages of five and tWenty-one
years, which enrolment shall De reported
! by the clerk, through the county superin-
| tendent, to the superintendent of public
| instruction and to the auditor of the coun-
ty in which district is situated; and these
| officers shall include such enrolment OF
! scholars in the next succeeding apportlon-
ment Such district shall also be entitled
! to a share in each subsequent apportion-
ment for two years succeeding, in proper
| ton to the number of pupils who (m) have
| been in actual attendance thirty days
| on condition that the school is taught
| teacher; provided, further, that no district
| shall receive from the aDportionment in
any. given year an amount greater than
| that appropriated by such district from
| lev
| led in that year, unless such district is
! levying in such year for support of school
| the maximum rate of taxation allowed by
| law.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
| Approved March II, 1897.
CHAPTER sos. F. NO 900.
AN ACT to authorize all cities of the
| State of Minnesota having no more than
fifty thousand and not less than fifteen
| thousand inhabitants to sprinkle it's
| streets, lanes, alleys, avenues and public
| grounds and to assess the cost thereof
on abutting property
| Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
| State of Minnesota:
Section l. All cities in the State of Min
nesota having no more than nifty thou,
inhabitants are hereby authorized to and
shall have power to sprinkle the
streets, lanes alleys, avenues and public
! grounds of such city or any part thereof,
the same in accordance with this act on
| such terms and conditions as it's city
! council may deem best
Sec. 2. All cities in the State of Mime
sofa having no more than fifty thousand
and not less than fifteen thousand inhab-
itants are hereby authorized to levy as
sessments for sprinkling it's streets, lanes,
alleys, avenues and public grounds, upon
the property frontir. upon such improve
| ment as hereafter ~ ignated.
| Sec.3 The expense of any such improve
| ment shall be chargeable to and assessed
upon the lots and parcels of land abutting
upon the street lane alley or public
| contracted to be DONE upon the following
| basis:
The entire expense Of such improvement
| in each district, designat ted by the coun-
Gil Of such city for sprinkling purposes,
for each season. shall be chargeable to
| and assessed upon the lots and parcels of
streets. lanes, alleys and public grounds
or parts thereof in which such sprinkling
| is done: such assessment to be appor-
toned among the several lots and parcels
of land according to the number of square
| feet of territory sprinkled, abutting on
| such lot or parcel of land; but in deter
abutting on a lot or parcel of land shall
| in no instance be estimated beyond the
center of the street, nor shall any portion
of any street intersection be estimated as
| a part of the territory abutting upon a
corner lo1
All work authorized by this act shall
be paid for from the local Improvement
fund of such city upon monthly estimates
made by the person or persons designated
by the city council for that purpose, and
| approved by such council.
| Provided, if said city council shall by
| resolution determine that the cost of a
| portion of such Improvement shall be
borne by the city, such. portion to be des-
coed the street intersections and all ter
ritory abutting upon public parks,
squares and grounds, and lots and par
GELS of ground owned by sue such city: the
| of America, then and in such case such
portion so designated shall not be included
! in such assessment. and shall be paid for
out of the general fund Of such city.
Sec. 4. Before any proceedings are had
| by the council, said council shall each
| year by ordinance determine what terri
tory in said city shall be sprinkled, and
| more sprinkling districts, accurately de-
scribing the boundary lines of each dis
| trict; each district so determined shall be
designated by number, and thereafter all
| reference to such district by number shall
be deemed a sufficient designation; said
| ordinance shall further provide for all SUI
| shall designate what officer or officers of
| said city shall supervise and inspect said
| work in accordance with the plans and
| specifications therefor, and shall accurate
" determine the powers and duties of such
officer or officers with reference to all
| sprinkling contracts awarded by the city
| council.
Sec s. The contract price to be paid by
said city for the doing of such work shall
| be upon the basis OF sprinkl1ng one hum
| dred square feet per week, during the life
| of such contract; if in the opinion of said
council it is deemed impracticable, at the
time of letting said contract, to designate
! the exact length of time during which
| sprinkling is necessary in the district
| designated, during any particular season.
| said council may let such contract with
out so designating the beginning and end