The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-17
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9sssS WORK OF The PRESENT LEGLSL A URE Xxx
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avs up to Date-Important Measures CB17
e More Day Ends the Grind X
In incorporated villages.
Authorizing the free distribution of
sugar beet seed purchased by the state In
Reimbursing counties for expenses in
| CURED In committing insane .non-residents
| to asylums
REQUIRING. commission merchants selling
| agricultural products to give bonds to
the state and placing the commission men
| under the authority of the railroad and
| warehouse commission.
Giving to foreign railroad companies
| who lease or purchase roads within the
state the rights and privileges of COM
panies so leased or purchased.
| Making bicycle and typewriting ma
| chine exempt from execution.
authorizing the governor to designate
a day to be known as Arbor and bird day.
| preventing occupants of public streets,
| highways or leveeS from acquiring title
thereto by adverse possession
Allowing terms of the district courts to
| be held outside the county seats for the
| purpose of naturalization.
Authorizing counties by the approval
or the electors to purchase lands for agri-
cultural fair grounds
For the establishing of boards of equal
izauon In cities having population of
! less than 10000.
Authorizing all Incorporated villages to
| SeSS the cost upon the adjoining property.
Submitting to the people at the next
general election an amendment to the
| constitution for the loaning of the per-
manent school funds.
ST. PAUL LEGISLATION.
Among the bills which affect St. Paul
ana which have been signed are the fol-
| lowing:
Repeating the law providing for the pay
ment of a salary to the abstract clerk of
ramsey county after Jan. l, 1901, and put
ing That official on fee basis.
| Defining the boundaries of the sena-
torial and representative districts in the
| Thirty-seventh district.
Prohibiting the levying and collecting
or water frontage tax for period longer
| than five years.
Providing for the election of the asses
| sor OF Ramsey county by the people at
| the next general election.
Authorizing the board of park commits
! sioners to plant shade trees along any
street and levy special assessment for
| the same.
| Allowing judges of the municipal court
| to accept cash bail for misdemeanors and
| exempting the same from garnishment or
| execution.
Authorizing the park board to keep the
| grass on boulevardS in good condition and
| levy special assessment for the same
Providing for the removal of snow and
| Ice from sidewalks where the owner neg
lectS to do so and assessing the cost of
| such removal against the abutting prop
! erty.
| Authorizing the appropriation of So, 600
| per year by the board of county commits
SlonerS for the Improvement of White
Bear lake.
Authorizing the city council to levy an
additional tax of IL mills for school pur-
poses.
Allowing the county attorney of Ram
sey an additional 81, 200 per year for clerk
hire.
Authorizing the transfer of the Broad
way bridge fund to bridge repair fund.
Abol1shing the law fixing the salary of
the. coroner of Ramsey county at So, 500
and placing that official on fee basis
after Jan. l, 1901.
The bills signed by the governor to date
follow:
HOUSE FILES
ii. F. 6o-An act to repeal chapter 427,
special Laws of Minnesota for the wear
1879, relating to salary of probate Judge
OF Mile Laos county. Approved Jan. 20.
n; F. S7-An act to fix the times for
court for the first judicial district of
kanabec county for the hearing and trial
OF all matters except issues of fact by
jury. Approved Jan. &c.
II; r l36-An act to fix the times for
holding the general terms of the district
court in the county of Sherburne in the
Eghteenth judicial district Approved
H. F. 126-An act to permit the Mime
sofa Valley Historical society to erect a
monument upon the ground to perpetuate
the names of the Indians faithful to the
whites in the Sioux massacre In 1852 An
proved Feb. g.
e: F. IAN act to 1egalize and validate
oeeds. mortgages powers of attorney
snerlHs certificates of sale and other in
sruments executed without a seal scroll
or service opposite the name of the gran
Feb 5. approved
II; F. Pan act to appropriate money
70 oetray the expenses Of the Minnesota
Iernational exposition held at Omaha
Neb., in 1898, and to reimburse the per,
SO sons VINO advanced the funds necessary
to make said exhibit Approved Feb )
II. F. 65-An act to provide for the dis.
trlbut1on of sugar beet seed purchased
Dy the state under the provisions of chan
Feb 8. i0''' approved
II San act defining the rights of
parties In actions involving title Of lands
IN Is feT r Ieo cases. Approved Feb. 10.
n f. I69-An act to appropriate money
70 ~ meet any claims or claims made under
I : n, PROVISIONS ls of chapter 2O5, General
laws as or 1898, relating to the manufacture
Vetoed Feb H. 'iiei eioi'
n; r. 62-An act to amend section 3s7S
b ~, general h Statutes of 1894, as amended
1879; as amended by chapter 1876 of the Cen
e , Laws of 1897, relating to school meet
n mgs IN re common school districts. Ap-
Il r. 22.An act to enable and authorize
e. res having population of 10000 or less
10 issue certificates of indebtedness in car.
tam cases. Approved Feb. II. VI
n. r. 59-An act providing for tho re;,,
oursement in which insane persons are
examined Or committed to a state hos.
pltal ana whose residence is in another
county OF the state. Approved Feb ~
~. +. H9LAn act to legalize sheriffs
o o1asin issued on mortgage fore
ci1suTe sales SO Approved Feb. H.
II f. San act to amend section 80
chapter lis Of the General Laws of MI VI
nesota for 1895, relating to the teachar,
university certificates. Approved Feb Ok
u. r I3S.An act to legalize acknowI.
s sts illsnI taken by officers, directors or
st0IChnoiders OF corporations as nota ries
public of instruments in which tha nn ars
porat1on was Interested Annroyad LII,
II. F. 35-An act to legalize the execu-
tlon and record of certain Instruments
eru.ra I'm attorneys to foreclose mort
cages py advertisement. Approved Feb
DEFINING FORGERY.
forgery In the third degree and n ,nau VI
Ing the false marking alteration. forar;,,cr
OF counterfe1t1ng of any letter ar rs
tiilcate purport1ng to have been issued h,
d corporation or person to an emnioyo3
Ii VI d caro- or receipt purporting to Ia We
emPioyeS: and prohibiting the alterinss
| ana publishing Of any such Letter ne,+ias
cate card or receipt and nrescribi 70. IL. IL
punishment I n therefor. Approved Feh Ok ne
n. r. Za5-An act to amend section 10 =.
| So ae az? OF the General Laws Of tba
ing ing to and providing fer chane jr gei at
boundary lines between adioini,sa the
tles Approved March 1. coun-
II r. 46-An act to amend section 70
amended ie BY OF se Ganera Laws Of 1856 as
| General Laws of 1897 ona ttt,.eI OF OF