The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-08

streets and alleys are hereby declared to be
inalienable.
Sec. 2. (D Every grant of any franchise,
right. privilege authority in and to any
Of the public highways or grounds shall be
by ordinance.
(b) No such ordinance shall he passed with
out having been first published in full once
In each week for two successive weeks next
following the Introduction of such ordinance,
nor without having received two-thirds
vote OF all the members-eect of each branch
OF the common council.
(c) The affidavit of the printer or publish
er Of such official newspaper shall be prima
facie evidence of such publication.
Sec. 8. (a) The grant of any franchise
right, priysiII:sge, Or authority in and to any
any lighting, heat, telegraph. telephone or
street railway service In said city, shall not
be valid beyond the term of twenty-five years.
(b) Every such grant shall be made only
upon pecuniary compensation and In constd
Grafton Of an annual license or gross earning
tax both tS ve be paid to said city
or authority heretofore granted by the com
mon council of said city in and to any of the
public mig highways or grounds or for an Ugh
railway service, in said city, for an in
definite term, shall expire and wholly termi-
nate on Dec. 81, 1898.
(b) Provided that no vested rights or the
obligation of any contract shall be affected
thereby.
Sec s. The common council of said city
shall have no power to grant any exclusive
franchise, exclusive right, privilege or
authority in and to any of the public high
ways grounds. for any lighting, heat,
telephone telegraph. or street railway serv
ice, in said city.
ec.6.(a) Every owner grantee CT any right
privilege, authority or franchise in and TO
any Of the public grounds highways,
for any lighting. heat. telephone. telegraph
or street railway service. in said city, shall
on or before the last day of each year, file
for record at his its own expense VITA
the register Of dseds CT Ramsey county, Mimi,
a written report containing a list of names
n n sir np thn Ctn hold
or individuals, if any, constituting such
owner or grantee, and an itemizsd statement
of the assets and liabilities. the mortgage or
bonded indebtedness thereof and the receipts
and expenditures Of the same during the
preceding year.
(b) The truth and correctness of such re-
port shall be duly verified by such owner
or grantee or the president or managing eff
Ger thereof.
(c) The books. bills and vouchers of such
grantee or owner. shall be open to the ia
spection and examination Of such officer OF
said city, person or persons as the common
council may direct.
Id The failure to make and file such an
nual report, or the refusal to permit the in
spection and examination of any such books.
pllls or vouchers shall at the option OF the
comm"n cour Gil, he a suffi ground fer the
forfeiture Of any such franchise right, privi-
lege CT authority vested in such owner or
grantee.
Sec. I. No franchise right. privilege or au-
tbority granted or conferred by the common
council of said city shall be assigned. trans
ferred. mortgaged. pledged or otherwise
hypothetical without the consent of the com
mon council and mayor OF said city ex-
pressed in the form of an ordinance or reso-
luton.
Sec g. The common council shall have full
power and authority to terminate and declare
a forfeiture of every franchise, right, privi-
lege authority v hich it shall grant con-
fer. upon breach or failure to comply
with any of the terms. limitations condi-
lions thereof; the same though in each
instance such power was expressly reserved.
On ion f Mo- oir ha 1t1n Of
the commiss ion requiring the presence
of ten members in order to transact
business, was an ended so as to make
eight members constitute quorum.