The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

tied to mileage, shall not apply to the
commissioners of Wright county. And
provided, further, that the number of
days for which said commissioners shall
draw pay shall not exceed thirty-five day.
in any one year. And provided, furthet.
that the provisions of this act, so far as
the same limits the number of days that
such commissioners shall draw pay, or
fixes the number of sessions for attending
upon which such commissioners shall be
entitled to mileage shall not apply to
counties where the population exceeds
twenty-elght thousand inhabitants, which
shall be aScertained by the last preceding
census. Provided further. that the num-
Der of days for which any commissioner
shall draw pay in any county in this state
where the population exceeds twenty
eight thousand inhabitants, which shall
be ascertained by the last preceding CEN
one year. Provided, further, that the pro-
visions of this act shall not affect the pay
and travelling fee of the commissioners of
any county where pay and fees are now
provided for by a special law regulating
the same. Provided, further, that in any
county IN which the duty of building and
keeping in repair the public bridges of
such county is imposed by special law
upon the county commissioners Of such
county, such commissioners may sever
any uraw pay for all services actually
performed as such commissioners for not
exceeding fifty (50) days in any one %
year. Provided, further that If any com
missioner district contains a CITY Of more
than 5000 inhabitants, the compensation
- of the commissioner for such district
first meeting of the board of county COM
missioners in each year. and shall not ex-
coed the sum of two hundred and fifty
t25Ol dollars per year. Provided, further
that in all counties of this state Wherein
the actual assessed valuation of all real
and personal property is more than ten
million dollars (Sl0,0O 000) and does not ex-
ceed twenty million dollars ($20 OOO 0O0)
each of the county commissioners of such
county, except the chairman of the board
OF county commissioners, shall bo entitled
10 receive pay for not exceeding sixty
toOl days service as such commissioner
each year; and that the chairman of the
said board of county commissioners shall
De entitled to receive pay for not exceed
ing seventy G0 days in each year Pro-
Nlded, that the provisions hereof granting
pay Tor not exceeding sixty days to each
or the county commissioners, except the
chairman, and for not exceeding seventy
days for said chairman. shall only apply
10 counties in this state having said as
sessed valuation as aforesaid wherein
- the boards of county commissioners
either by general or special law, are re-
CURED TO look after and superintend the
expenditure of any county moneys, voted
py them upon the basis of the assessed
valuation of the real estate in said county
TO aid in the repair or construction of
roads and bridges in their respective
counties. And provided further, that in
any county where county commissioners
nave done any work or rendered any serv-
Ice IN relation to public bitches under the
laws OF this state, the time so spent shall
not De included in the number of days for
Whlch they are allowed to draw paw Pro-
Vi@ further, that this act shall not ap-
ply 10 the compensation Of any county
commissioner designated under the special
laws TO act for any board of county COM
mlssloners in relation to the care of the
poor at compensation fixed by law"
sec. = All acts and parts of acts incon-
siStent with the provisions hereof are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CEJA IoTU,D 10 {, n >-o ~,
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
act to authorize the burial by the state
of the bodies of honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors, or marines, who NAV
hereafter die without having sufficient
means TO defray his funeral expenses"
being chapter $50, general laws of 1857,
approved March 2nd, 1887, and being sec
uon SO42 of the general statutes of 1891
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Sectlon L. That section 1 of chapter
80 general laws of Minnesota for the
yeaf 1887, approved March End, 1887. be and
the same is hereby amended by adding to
section the following: Provided that
all of the foregoing provisions of said SEQ
ton shall apply to the body of any hon
orably discharged soldier, sailor or marine
VINO has served in the army or navy of the
United states during the late Spanish war
or as to the body of any soldier, sailor or
marine who has died in the service of
come within the limits of the State of
Minnesota for burial; and the provisions
OF this act shall apply as we'll to the
bodies of those persons who have died
prior to its enactment as to those who
may die subsequent thereto"
Sec. , That section 2 of said chapter
year 1887, approved March End, 1887, be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
z to said section the, following: PRO
visions of said section shall apply ton
the body OF any honorably discharged
soldier, sailor or marine who has served
IN the army or navy of the United States
during the late Spanish war and to the
body of any soldier, sailor or marine who
mas died in the service of the United
States and whose body has come within
the limits of the State of Minnesota for
burial. and the provisions of this act shall
apply as well to the bodies of those per-
thereto"
Sec 3 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 179-s. f. NO. 427
AN ACT authorizing boards of educa-
ton Of special school districts created
and existing under the laws of this
state state except special school districts
more than fifty thousand 100000 inhab-
itants, to levy taxes for the purpose of
making sl1 payment of outstanding valid
prior to January first GsD eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine dS99). pursuant
10 d vote OF the legal voters thereof.
and to refund such outstanding bonds
by issuing new bonds instead thereof
and levy taxes for their payment.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. The board of education of
any special school district in this state.
except special school districts situated in
cities having a population of more than
fifty thousand (50,050) inhabitants that
has prior to January first 0st) eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine QS99), issued
bonds for any lawful purpose pursuant
to vote of the legal voters thereof in
favor of their issue, may at any time
while such bonds are valid existing in
debtedness against such school district
levy upon the taxable property of such
tax to pay such bonds and interest there
on as shall be due when such law shall
become payable, Notwithstanding any ex-
listing general or special law limiting or
restricting the authority Of such board of
education to levy taxes: and such board
of education may also refund any such
outstanding, valid bonds and issue and
negotiate instead thereof new bonds at
not less than their par value, payable
r not more than seven years from the date
of their issue, and drawing interest at
rate not higher than that provided for by
the bonds 50 refunded, and may there
after in like manner as above provided
levy taxes to meet the payment of such
new bonds and interest thereon as the
same shall become due Notwithstanding
any special or general law limiting the
power of such board of education to levy
taxes.
Sec 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage