New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26

AL PUBLIC CATION.
ceiye - Compensation twelve hundred
Q.2Ool dollars per annum, payable In
treasures OF such counties upon war;
which amount shall be in full for All serv-
service upon committees and as members
OF the board Of equalization, as well as
all travelling expenses incurred within
Ices as county commissioner
Sec. All acts and parts of acts In
consistent 81, herewith are hereby repealed.
in force from and after It's snssa ano
Approved February 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER q IS. F. NO. 1873.
AN ACT directing the county surveyor.
population Of 2oo, 600 Inhabitants or
struction and Improvement Of county
roads and the construction and i'm
Provement Of county bridges. and for
the tf,eh payment OF certain expenses OF
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. It shall be the duty OF the
county surveyor in all counties In this
state having population Of 200. 900 In
habitants or over, under the direction and
eGmtro Of the board Of county
the opening aa construction and improye-
opened. constructed or improved, and the
construction and improvement OF all
county bridges hereinafter constructed or
improved IN their respective counties.
sec. such county surveyor shall re-
such sums for travelling expenses while
50 engaged In the experimenting, open
Ing. construction and repair OF such
roads on nc az a. NaVy
be deemed necessary by the board OF
county commissioners Of such counties.
Sec. 8; All ACTS or parts OF acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved February 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 30 s.. r. NO. 2Ss.
AN ACT providing for appropriations, by
n boards OF county ~ GO commissioners Of
more, to towns, under certain circum-
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section l. Wherever, heretofore, the
board of county commissioners of any or
ganized county in the State Of Minnesota,
having population Of 200, 900 inhabitants.
organized town within the limits Of such
county for the purpose Of aiding such
town IN the construction Of road and
or lake or any PORTION thereof. within Thin
the limits Of said town, and said money
50 appropriated, or any part thereof, has
Of said appropriation exceeding the
amount allowed by law for such purpose,
said board Of county commissioners Is
hereby authorized and empowered to APP
propr1ate to such town sum equal to the
amount originally appropriated for such
purpose; provided, that such town, rely
ing solely and wholly upon receiving the
toned. has constructed and Completed
said bridge, and incurred indebtedness by
reason thereof; provided, further, that
the money received by such town from
be applied by such town to the liquidation
of any and all indebtedness incurred In
the construction Of said bridge.
consistent with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved February 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 8l-S. F. NO. 16a.
AN ACT regulating the levying Of taxes
by county commissioners and defining
the duties of county commissioners,
county treasurers and county auditors.
In relation thereto, In all counties hav-
and over. ~.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section ses l. In all counties OF this state
thousand Inhabitants and over. it shall
be the duty of the board of county
commissioners thereof. when deciding
upon the total amount OF money neces-
sary to be raised by taxation, to meet
the anticipated expenses of the county
for the next ensuing year, to make an
expenditures, with appropriate titles In
d1cative Of the purposes for which the
money is to be used and also specifying
the amounts necessary for each purpose
Such itemized statement shall be en-
bodied In and form a part Of the official
proceedings of said board, and the
lowed to be raised by taxation, shall be
apportioned by the county treasurer and
county auditor into different funds, In
the proportion and for the purposes des-
ignated by the county commissioners In
their itemlzed statement aforesaid. as the.
basis of taxation for the ensuing year,
and the money so raised by the levy OF
lar purposes designated In said itemized.
statement and for no other purpose.
Sec. 2. One Of the funds herein provid-.
fa bat no oe mos ss'Sn shai be expended
from the emergency fund, except In
cases of actual emergency, arising from
unforeseen demands upon some other
hausted. and then only upon the unani-
nous vote of all the members Of the
board of county commissioners.
sty. treasurer. to apportion all moneys re-
ceived by him for county purposes to the
different funds esta blished by the county
commissioners. and to keep a separate
every warrant shall be paid only from
the cash on hand in the fund from which
1T may be properly payable In case OF
contract. entered into by the board Of
shall be kept separate, under the name
Of the made bnt od fs
eral title of the fund from which such
warrant IS payable.
Sec; I It shall be the duty Of the
rant drawn by him upon the county
warrant is issued and the fund from
the duty Of the county auditor to present
at each regular meeting Of the county
commissioners, statement showing the
amounts levied for the various county
purposes for the current year.. together
with the actual cash balance, II any. re-
manning to the credit of each fund at the
date Of such regular meeting and the
Of contracts already entered into by the
board Of county commissioners. which
statement shall be embodied in and form
part of the minutes OF the official pro-
ceed1ngs of said county commissioners.
Sec. 5. In all counties having board
Of tax levy, It shall be the duty OF the
county commissioners to prepare and file
with said board, at its annual meeting.
the itemized statement required to be
made by the county commissioners In
section 1 of this act, together with a
statement Of the condition Of each fund
from the previous year.
Sec. 6. It shall be a misdemeanor for q
county commissioner to contract or vote
for the expenditure of any money, the
payment Of which shall exceed the
amount already set aside for that specific
purpose. as mentioned in the itemized