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

twenty-five $3.50 dollars nor more than
fifty $50 dollars; and in default OF the
to the county jail for period of not
less than thirty 900 days
Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty of the state
dairy and food commissioner and his as
sistants, experts and chemists, by him
appointed, to enforce the provisions OF
this act. The said commissioner and his
ers by him appointed, shall have access
ingress and egress to all places OF busl-
ness and buildings where the same is kept
for sale or stored. They shall also nave nave
power and authority to open any tank
car, tank, barrel, key or any vessel OF
such OIL and may inspect the conteR nus
analysis. All clerks, boOkkeepers, express
agents, railroad agents or ofncials, en-
ployes or common carriers, or otner per
sons, shall render them all the assistance
in their power when so requested, IN trac-
ing, finding or discovering the presence
of any such adulterated oil.
Sec. s. In all prosecutions under this
act the cost thereof shall be paid in the
manner now provided by law, and such
fine shall be paid into the state treasury
and placed to the credit of the state dairy
and food commissioners fund.
Sec. 6. This act shall be in force and
take effect from and after it's passage.
Approved April 81 1897.
CHAPTER 21S-S F. NO. $50.
empower cities in this state having a
population Of more than fifty thousand
to purchase any water plant or any
combined water and light plant in oper-
alton in such city, and to issue water
and light bonds for such purpose.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That the common council or
any city in the State Of Minnesota, at any
time having a population of more than
fifty, thousand 100000, according to
sus, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to purchase subject to the
approval of the legal voters tar;as Of such
water plant. or any combined water
and light plant in operation in such
city; and the common council Of such
subject to the conditions hereinafter pro.
vided, to issue water and light bonds of
such city to such an extent as may be
necessary for the purpose of purchasing
and light plant in operation in such city,
the provisions of the laws of said state,
whether general or special, governing any
such city to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Water and light bonds of any
such city issued under this chapter shall
be issued in the following manner, to wit:
have voted in favor of issuing said water
and light bonds hereinafter provided,
the common council shall by ordinance
passed by majority vote OF all the alder
men, authorize the issue of coupon water
and light bonds of such city running not
more than thirty 900 years, bearing in
terest at not more than five 90 per cent
[perl annum, principal and interest paya-
BILE at such time and place as may be fixed
by the common council; such bonds to be
signed by the mayor, sealed with the seal
of the city, attested by the clerk and
countersigned by the comptroller, and shall
be sold at not less than par value to the
highest responsiblebiddera after notice pub
lished at least once in each week for three
(3) successive weeks in the official paper
of such city. Such water and light bonds
so issued shall be a special, exclusive first
lien upon all water and light franchises,
plants, appliances and structures of every
kind so purchased by such city, in whole
or in part by the funds derived from the
sale of such bonds and in estimating the
bonded indebt[ ednessl derived from the
sale of such bonds and in estimating the
borded Indebtedness of any such city for
the purpose of ascertaining whether, the
limitation of Indebtedness has been
reached such water and light bonds, and
any outstanding bonds on such plant
which may be assumed by such city shall
mon council may deem it exDedient to
make such purchase they shall submit to
the legal voters of the city at any general
city election or at any special election to
be called by said common council for that
purpose, the proposition of making such
purchase and of issuing said water and
common council desirable. Any such cleo
ton shall be called, If special election,
and whether special or general shall be
conducted in the same manner and with
the same formalitieS as general elections
in this state. The ballots to be voted at
such election may read substantially as
follows: - r-..----=-t
First-Shall water and light bonds
to the amount of (here state amount Yes.
he issued for the purpose of purchas-
ing the water plant owned by (here
state name of oWner) for there state No.
purchase Irice).
Second-Shall water and light bonds
to the amount OF (here state amount Yes.
be issued for the purpose of pur-
Dinad light
plant owned by (here state name of No.
owner for (here state purchase price,.
Provided that nothing in this section
contained shall be held or construed to
compel said common council to submit
both of said propositions at any one time.
and it is hereby expressly declared to be
the meaning of this act that the common
council shall have authority to submit
said propositions, separately or combined,
as they may deem eXpedient.
Sec. !. The common council of such city
may from time to time thereafter submit
to the legal voters of such city, the prop
osition of issuing additional water and
light bonds in such additional sums as
they may deem necessary for the purpose
hereinbefore mentioned, or for the pur-
pose Of extending any plant purchased
under the provisions hereof The ballots al
the foregoing form, with such changes IS
may be necessary.
Sec. 4. If majority of the voters pres
ent and voting upon said propositions at
such elections shall vote in favor of is
suing such water and light bonds. such
city through its proper officers shall is
sue said bonds to the amount voted, and
shall sell and negotiate the same in the
manner thereinhefore provided.
Sec. 5. 1t shall. lie the duty Of the COM
mon council of such city to expend the
money derived from the sale of all bonds
issued under the provisions of this act,
solely in the manner directed by the
voters at said election, and it shall be
unlawful for any officer, agent OF employe
of such city to eXpend said money or any
part thereof for any other purpose what
ever. Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one thousand (S1, 000)
dollars or by Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both such fine and imprison-
ment
Sec. 6. If any water plant, or any COM
bined water and light plant, so purchased
by any $: such city shall have bonds
not due. and the parties owning same
refuse to surrender the same, such
city may purchase the plant. leaving
such bonds outstanding; provided, that
the face value of the bonds so un-
surrendered and outstanding, with in
tie, est thereon to the date of payment
amount to be paid by such city for said
plant as declared in said election; and
provided, that in no case shall the price
to be paid by such city for such plant in
elusive of the bonds so unsurrendered, ex-
coed a sum equal to the face value of the
bonds voted to be issued for the purchase
of such plant.
Provided further, that if purchase Of
any such plant is made, leaving unsur-
rendered bonds outstanding, then an
amount of water and light bonds so au-
the amount of said bonds so unsurren--
dered and outstanding, shall be withheld
and not issued or sold until such unsur
rendered bonds shall be redeemed or paid,
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