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

showing that J. F. Bishop, sergeant
Company p, Fifth Minnesota Volunteers.
was In charge of gun at the fort dur
Ing the siege.
Sec. g. The said commissioners shall
cause the said grounds and monument to
be enclosed and otherwise protected and
improved and all expenses incurred in
the prosecution of their duties shall be
paid, from time to time, upon the pre-
by the chairman and secretary of said
commission, to the state auditor, who
shall thereupon draw his proper warrant
or warrants upon the state treasurer. The
said commissioners shall receive no COM
penSation for their services, but all of
their actual and necessary expenses in
Cured in the performance of their duties
under this act shall be paid in the man
ner herein provided.
Sec 4. Upon the completion of the du-
ties assigned them by the provisions OF
make a report of the services performed
and the work done, caused to be done,
by them, which report shall also contain
statement of their expenditures so in
CURED. Said report shall be addressed to
the governor, and upon its approval by
him shall be filed with the secretary OF
state.
Sec. ). This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April H. 1897.
CHAPTER 114-H. F. NO. 800.
AN ACT to amend sections five Co and
nine 90 of chapter one hundred and six
Q06) Of the general laws of 1879, relat-
ing to the establishment and main
tenance of free public libraries and
reading rooms.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota.
Section l. That section five 90 of chap
ter one hundred and six Q06) of the gen.
eral laws of eighteen hundred and sew
enty-nine QS79), be and the same hereby
is amended by adding at the end of said
section the following words
Said board shall have power to accept,
or in it's discretion to decline, donations
rendered as provided in section nine CD
of this act, and for the purpose of main
tanning and augmenting collections other
than collections Of printed books and
periodicals, may in its discretion expend
moneys or incur obligations not exceed
ing in any one year ten Q0) per centum
of the whole amount paid into the library
fund for such year
Sec. 2. That section nine co. of chapter
one hundred and six Q06) of the general
laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
nine 0S79), be and the same hereby is
amended so as to read as follows:
Amy person desiring to make donations
of money, personal property. or real
estate for the benefit of such library, or
for the establishment. maintenance or en-
largement of an art gallery museum in
connection with such library, for the
establishment, maintenance or endow-
ment of public lectures in connection with
such library upon any subject designated
by the donor in the field of literature,
science and the arts Except that lectures
in the interest of or relating to party
politics or sectarian religion are expressly
prohibited), shall have the right to vest
the title to the money personal property,
or real estate so donated in the board of
directors created under this act, to be held
and controlled by such board when ac-
copied according to the terms of the deed,
gift, devise or bequest of such property:
and to such property, the board shall
be held and considered to be special trus-
tee
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April IA, 1897.