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

may be.
Sec. 10. In all cases where the city
treasurer, county auditor or county treas
urer shall be unable to enforce the col
lection of any special assessment author
lied by this act by reason of irregularlty
or omission of any proceedings subse-
quent to the confirmation of such assess
ment, the clerk and mayor of such city
are hereby authorized and empowered to
issue new warrant to the treasurer Tor
the collection of any assessment which by
reason of such irregularity or omission
remains unpaid or not collected.
Thereafter all proceedings shall be had
under such new warrants to enforce the
assessments therein specified in the same
manner, as near as may be, as is pre-
the enforcement and collection of special
assessments after the same shall have
been confirmed as in this act provided,
and as often as any failure shall occur by
reason of such irregularities or omissions
a new warrant may issue and new pro
ceedings be mad in like manner until such
special assessment shall be fully collect
ed as to each and every tract and parcel
of land charged Herewith;
Sec 20. In all cases where work con-
templated by the provisions of this act
shall be suspended before final completion
by failure of the contractor to perform
the same, or for any other cause, the city
of such work in the same manner, as
near as may be, as provided in this act
for the letting of contracts, and in every
case of such new contract the work shall
be paid for in the same manner as con-
tracts for other like improvements.
Sec u. When any notice is required to
act an affidavit of the publisher or printer
of such newspaper, or of the foreman or
clerk of such publisher or printer annexed
to printed copy of such notice taken
from the paper in which it was publlShe&s
and specifying the time when, and ttss
paper in which such notice was published,
shall be evidence in all cases and in every
court or judicial proceeding of the facts
contained aftldaVlt.
Sec. %. If for any cause the proceed
ings of the city council or of any officer
may be found irregula or defective,
whether jurisdictional or otherwise. the
city council may order new assessment
from time to time, and as often as need
be, until a sufficient sum is realized from
the real estate abutting on the street
in which such Improvement has been
made to pay the costs, damages and ex-
penses incurred thereby it being the true
intent and meaning of this act to make
the cost and expenses of all public inn
provements provided for in this act local
to such city and payable by such abuttlng
real estate.
Sec. 80. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved March II. 1897.
CHAPTER 51-H. F. NO. 156.
AN ACT to amend section 10 of chapter %
of general statutes of 1878. being section
2230 of general statutes 1894 relating to
the time of payment of bills and notes
due or payable on holidays and con.
tracts to be executed on holidays and
relating to the protest of bills and notes
due or payable on such holidays
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Section 10 of chapter % Of
general statutes of 1878. being section
2230 Of general statutes 1894 is hereby
amended so that the same shall read
follows:
Bills of exchange, drafts. promissory
notes, and contracts due or payable OF. to
be executed on Sunday, Thanksgiving
day, Good Friday, the first Monday of
first Monday of November of each even
numbered year, Christmas day New
Years day. the tWenty-second day OF
February, the fourth day of July, the
thirtieth day of May, the twelfth day of
February, or on the following day when
either of the six days last mentioned oc-
ours on Sunday, shall be payable or per-
formable upon the business day next pre-
ceding said days: and in case of non-pay-
ment or non-fulfilment shall be noted and
protested upon such preceding day: but
notice of the dishonor non-payment or
non-fultilment need not be given until the
business day next following the days
above specified.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 13, 1897
CHAPTER SIS. F. NO. -154
AN ACT to permit villages or cities sit
uated in one or more towns to separate
themselves from the town government
for all purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That any incorporated VII
lage city or town in this state situated
in one or more towns may at any annual
or special election, by an affirmative ma
jority of votes cast at such election, be
made a separate election district, and
separate assessment district and become
separate from the town or towns in which
such village, city or town is situated, for
a1,1 tnyrr n
manner separate itself from any village
or city within its limits; provided that it
shall be lawful for any towns in which
any village city or town so separated is
situated or partly situated to hold its
town meeting and any election within the
limits of said village, city or town, al
resident of such village. city or town
shall have, the right to vote at any such
town meeting or election.
Sec. 2; Whenever it is desired to sub,
nit such a proposition to the voters OF
any such village city or town, notice
thereof, signed by at least twenty elect
ors of the village, city or. town to be
separated shall be filed with the village,
city or town recorder. When any such
notice is filed with the village, city CT
town recorder not less than twenty days
election, he shall give notice thereof, in
the notice of such annual election, but
where such notice is filed more than
twenty days before the annual election, it
shall be the duty of the village, city or
town recorder to give notice of a special
village, city or town election for the pur-
pose of voting upon such proposition in
the manner provided for calling special
village city or town elections in such vii
lage, city or town. If a majority of the
votes (Which are cast at any such cleo
ton upon such proposition be in favor
thereof. the said village, city or town.
from and after the determination of such
results. shall be separated for all purposes
from the towns or townships in which it
is situated.
Sec g. In case any village city or town,
and the town or towns in which any viii
lage city or town is located shall
contracted any bonded or other indebted,
ness then and in every such case, it shall
he the duty of the county auditor in the
county in which such village, city or
town and towns are located, to apportion
the amount of the taxes necessary to be
levied in each year to pay the interest
and principal of such Indebtedness. as the
same may become due and payable. upon
the taxable property of such village, city
the valuation of such town. towns and
village or city until such joint indebted
ness with the interest thereon is fully
paid. Where such Indebtedness is to be
erty of such village. city and town, or
towns jointly, it shall be the duty of the
board of supervisors in each of the towns
thereby affecter to file with the county
auditor a statement showing the amount
of taxes to be raised for such purpose.
Sec. 1. If, by a majority vote, the prop
oSition carries. then within ten days aft
er the election the village, city or town
recorder shall notify the county auditor
of the county in which said village, city
or town is located; and the county auditor
shall after that time keep the records
and tax list separate and distinct from
the town or towns in which such village
city or town is located. in the same man
ner as the town records and tax lists are