The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

called to consider the same, of which
meeting written or printed notice shall
be mailed to each policy certificate
holder at least thirty days before the day
fixed for such meeting
Such vote of approval Of a contract of
reinsurance or transfer shall act as dis
solution Of the corporation and all liabi-
ity upon Its certificate shall cease at the
expiration Of hVe days following such
vote. but it's officers may thereafter per-
| form any act necessary TO close its af-
| fairs.
No such corporation, association or So
| ciety organized under the laws of this
| state shall transfer It's risks or assets or
| any part thereof to, reinsure it's risks
or any part thereof in, any insurance cor
poration or association Of any other state
| or country which Is not, at the time of
| such transfer reinsurance, authorized
to do business in this state under the
| laws thereof.
| fnsolvent, the receiver may apply the
amount remaining in the reserve fund to
the payment of all outstanding claims or
| other legal Indebtedness and il thereafter
| there remain a balance, the same shall De
paid to the commissioner of insurance and
! by him turned over to the state treasurer
! for the use and benefit of the state.
| Nothing in this act shall be construed
| to affect the grand subordinate lodges
| of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
| Free and Accepted Masons, Ancient Or
| der of United Workmen, Kn ghts OF
| Pythias, Order of the Sons of Hermann
Of the State Of Minnesota, and Modern
| conducted secret societies maintaining
grand and subordinate lodges with ritual
istic form Of work and representative
form Of government which may be now
or hereafter formed for the sole benefit
Of members and their benefciaries, and
not for profit from the business of insur-
ance.
Provided, however this section shall
not apply to any money received from
dues. fees or assessments upon or under
! policies certificates of membership
| o to
October. A. D. 1859
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force on and after the 1st day Of Oc-
Approved April 2Oth. 1899.
CHAPTER 845-s. F. NO. $685.
| AN ACT to provide for the free educA
ton of certain students of the Universi.
ty of Minnesota who enlisted in the
| United States army for the war of 1898
between the United States Of America
and the kingdom of Spain.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That any student. a resi-
dent of the State of Minnesota, who was
enrolled and pursued a course of study
1Sss IN amy ee coege euFag scRoo 5ne or de
partment Of the University Of Mime
sofa, and who enlisted and served In the
army of the United States during the war
of 1888 between the United States of
America and the kingdom of Spain, and
who has since or may hereafter be honor
| ably discharged from such service shall
be entitled to re-enter said university and
to continue his study studies in such
college, school or department thereof un-
til he shall have reached the end of such
course of study or studies as provided in
the curriculum of said university, without
further expense to such student for tut
| ton.
Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty Of
the board of regents of the University Of
Minnesota to accept in any college. school
| or department thereof any student who
| comes within the definition of section one
of this act, without further fees or
charges to said student for tuition.
be in force from and after It's passage.
Approved April 10th, 1899.
CHAPTER 1865. F. NO. 81s.
| AN ACT to legalize village bonds ano
village orders issued for the purpose of
erecting armories for national guards
and purchasing lands on which to erect
the same.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That no village bonds or VII
! lage orders heretofore issued for the pur-
pose of building and erecting armories
for national guards and purchasing lands
| village council Of any incorporated vii
age of this state, shall be declared in
| valid or void on the grounds that the vii
| lage council so issuing such bonds or Is
suing such orders exceeded their authOri-
| ty in heretofore issuing such bonds or
| issuing such orders: but that all bonds
so issued and ali orders so issued for the
building and erection of such armories
end for purchasing such lands on which
| to erect the same shall from and after
the passage of this act be Of the same
| force and effect and validity as though
such village council had had fun power
and authority in all respects to issue
| such bonds and orders
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April goth, 1889.
CHAPTER Sl7-s. F. NO. 2S2
AN ACT to amend sections one a. ard
two % of chapter ninety-seven go OF
the laws of Minnesota for the year
eighteen hundred and eiehty-scvcn
1SSO, general statutes of 1894, section
drains. and providing for the utilizing
OF rivers and other natural water
drains and bitches, and for cnlarging,
altering, Strengthening and changing the
channels of natural water courses
! Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That sections one IN and two
(2D Of chapter ninety-seven (9D of the
hundred and seventy-elsht GSz9. being
section seven thousand seven hundred
and ninety three C793) and section 1874 of
| the general statutes of Mfnnesota for
eighteen hundred and niuety-fOur QS9D,
be and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section /. That the board OF county
| commissioners of any county shall have
| power at any session, when the Same
shall be conducive to the public health,
| convenience or welfare, or when the
same will be of public benefit o. utility. to
| cause to be constructed, as hereinafter
provided, any ditch, drain, creek or other
| water course within said county; and
| such ditch, drain, creek or other water
| course may, in whole or in part, follow
| and consist of the bed of any stream,
creek or river whether naVigable or not,
and they may widen. deepen, straighten
and change the channel of any creek,
river other natural water course,
! whether navigable, and whether mean
dered not and may Confne any such
| means of dykes, levees and embank-
| ments to its natural or artificial bed as
laid out. Provided, that when in any
such proceedings the Watacs of any creek,
river or other water course are diverted
from their natural bed b. such artificial
as nearly as. practicable, follow the gen.
eraT direction of such creek, river Or
| water course and terminate therein"
Sec. g That before the board of COM
m1ssioners shall establish any ditch
drain or water course, there shall be filed
with the auditor Of such county a petit
ton signed by one % or more of the land
| affected by, or assessed for the expense
of the construction of the same, setting
! forth the necessity thereof, with a gen
| eral description of the proposed starting
point, route and terminus; and such petit
toner petitioners shall give a bond
with good and sufficient freehold sureties,
payable to the county, to be approved
by the auditor, conditioned to pay all
expense, in case the board of commits
sioners shall fail to establish said pro-