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

Gent to pay said Judgment; the number
of bonds to be issued and the date and
denomination of each; the rate Of interest re It
bonds and said interest are payable.
Sec. 4. Said bonds and the proceeds
thereof shall be used solely and eXclu-
siyely for the payment and satisfaction OF
the Judgment ard interest thereon named
in the ordinance. and only one Judgment
shall be named or recited in any one or
Ginance
Sec ). Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued as limiting in any manner tho au-
thority of any court in this state to issue
it, writ of mandamus, directed to said
such village or the officers thereof, direct
ing the levy and collection of tax for
the purpose of paying any such Judgment.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April q, 1897.
CHAPTER 1911. F. NO. 1O22.
AN ACT to amend Fl. f. No. $50. entitled
to aid in building bridges and construct
ing roads and draining lands in Ger
tain towns and counties in the state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. That section ] Of title sew
enty-eight (7S) of House File No. SS9 of
the 30th session of the Legislature of this
state, being "a bill for an act to appro-
and constructing roads and draining lands
in certain towns and counties in the
state,'' be amended so that the same will
Title rs.
That the sum of $475, be and the same
is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the state treasury belonging to the in
ternal Improvement fund, or out OF the
first money which shall come into the
state treasury belonging to said fund, not
otherwise appropriated to aid the county MY
bridges in said county and repairing roads
therein.
and such money expended under the d1-
rection of the board of county commits
sioners of the county of Faribault. And
when such money has been expended by
said county, either in the. rebuilding OF
the said commissioners shall make re-
port to that effect to the state auditor,
which report shall be accompanied with
a statement, signed by said county COM
missioners, showing the expenditure OF
said money.
Sec. 3. Upon receipt of said report by
the state auditor showing that such work
and repairs have been made in all re-
spects in conformity with this act,
the state auditor shall draw his order in
favor of the county commissioners OF SAID
Faribault county on the state treasurer
for the said sum of $475.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April q, 1897.
CHAPTER 18Th. F. NO. ATT.
AN ACT to authorize and empower cities
in this state to acquire sites for public
docks for passenger purposes by pur-
chase or condemnation and to provide
for the erection and maintenance Of
suitable buildings and piers thereon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the common council Of
any city in this state is hereby author
lied and empowered by two-thirds (2-3)
vote Of all the members elect of said
IN Ia nd
with water or buildings, for sites for pub
lie docks for passenger purposes by pur-
chase; provided, the same can be done
upon terms satisfactory to said council
Sec. 2. That the common council of any
city in this state is hereby authorized and
empowered to condemn lands, lands COW
cred with water or buildings for sites for
public docks for passenger purposes in
the manner hereinafter provided; pro-
vided, that no site for such public dock
shall ever be acquired by any such city
by purchase or condemnation unless a
necessity therefor exists which necessity
shall be determined by twothirds (2-3)
vote of all the members elect of said coun-
Sec g. First-The common council, upon
determining by said vote that the neces-
sity for acquiring said property exists,
shall appoint three % commissioners, no
two ca of whom shall be residents of the
same ward of said city, and all of whom
shall be disinterested freeholders and
qualified voters Of said city, to view the
premises, ana assess the damages when
may be occasioned, by the taking of pri-
vate property for the purpose aforesaid.
Said commissioners shall be notified as
soon as practicable by the city clerk OF
time to be fixed by him, for the purpose
of qualifying and entering upon their
duties, and the commissioners in attend
ance shall be authorized to appoint an
other commissioner or commissioners in
place of any, absentee or absentees
or in lieu of any person appointed
as commissioner but not qualified
by reason of residence or other cause
to act as such, selected from some
ward Of said city not represented on said
board of commissioners, and possessing
the qualifications aforesaid.
In all cases of vacancy the common
council shall fill such vacancy.
Second-The commissioners shall be
sworn by the city clerk to discharge
ter with impartiality and fidelity and to
make due return of their actions and do
ings to the common council
Third-The said commissioners shall,
with all reasonable speed, with the as
sistance Of the city engineer of said city,
cause a survey and plat Of the property
proposed to be acquired or in1uriousEy
affected, to be made and filed with the
city clerk, exhibiting as far as practical
BILE the land or parcels of property re-
CURED to be taken, or which may be
give notice by publication in the official
paper of said city, for at least ten QO)
days, and to the owner personally, il
within the state, and his residence is
known, to the effect that such plat has
been filed, and that the said commission
ers will meet at a place and time des1g-
mated by them, and thence proceed to
view the premises and assess the dam
ages for property to be taken, or Which
may be injuriously. affected.
Fourth-At the time and place accord
ing to said notice, the said commission
ers shall view the premises, and may
hear any evidence or proof offered by the
parties interested, and adjourn from day
to day if necessary, for the purpose afore-
said shall be concluded, they shall de-
termine and assess the amount OF dam
ages to be paid to the owner or owners
of each parcel of property proposed TO De
taken or which may be inJurlously at
fected, and in so doing shall take into
consideration the value of the property
proposed to be taken, with such other
damage as may be incident thereto, and
also the advantages which will accrue TO
such property or any part thereon by rea-
son of the taking of the property or ease
ment sought to be acqurea by the Gity O.
standing in whole or in part upon the
land to be taken, the said commissioners
shall in each case determine and assess
the amount Of damages which should be
paid to the owner or owners thereon, in
case such building, or so much tnereor as
may be necessary, should be taken, and
shall also determine and assess the
amount of damages to be paid to such
owner or owners in case he or they should
elect to remove such building; and the
damages in relation to buildings afore-
said shall be assessed separately from the
damages in relation to the land upon
which they are erected.
Sixth-If the land and buildings belong
ing to the different persons, or il the
land be subject to a lease. mortgage or
judgment, or if there be any estate in it
less than an estate in fee, the injury or
damage done to such person or interests
respectively, may be awarded to them by
the commissioners, less the benefit result
ing to them, but in no case shall the ag-
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