The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
ninety,four (lss4), relating to the elect

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Minnesota:( z
and fifty (1o50 Of the General Statutes ssi Of
one THOUSAND eight hundred and ninety
four GlS94)@ be and the same is hereby
Section 1850. The elective officers of each
city shall be mayor, treasurer, recorder,
and as many justices Of the peace as
shall be styled city justices, and who
may keep their offices at any place with
IN The h init Of SAID city al Of whom 9
SWo aldermen in each ward, who shall
be qualified voters therein; all other
ON for said city shall be appointed by
provided. At the. first general election
Tor city officers there shall be elected In
each ward two aldermen. one for one
annual election thereafter one alderman
shall! be elected from each ward, who
shall hold his Office for two years. and
The city justices shall hold their offices
for two years, and until their successors
are elected and qualified; all other elect
i've officers shall hold their offices for. one
year., and until their, successors are
elected and. qualified.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 18th. 1899. T., 80 :,
CHAPTER 6LS. F. NO. 81
AN ACT to amend sections two, six
and seven of chapter seventeen of the
General da%s of the State Of Mime
three dses), entitled. An act relat-
ing to societies organized for the pur-
pose Of securing homes for orphans p, Or
treated children, by adoption or other
wise, and providing rules for or the regu gu
thousand ' nd nine MIN Hundred and thirty:three
(2933y two thousand nine hundred and
thirty-seven (293D and two thousand
nine hundred and thirty-eight (293S), of
MiunPS<1rS eighteen
hundred and ninety-four us94).
Beaie enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section 1. That section. two of chap
ter seventeen of the General Laws of
Minnesota for 1893 be- amended so as to
Section 2. That such society shall have
the power to receive into it's hands and
under its control, and may become the
legal guardian of any child under ten
years of age Of the state, who is grossly
dll-treated by any person or persons or
exercising control over 1t, or VINO shall
havs been i, abandoned, or is without ia
moral influences, or whose living parent
or parents, by written authority shall
s sor ths and the to sgGh
thorized and empowered to consent
through its duly authorized agent in the
courts of this state in place Of, instead of,
and whenever it is by law permitted to
to consent to the adoption Of such child
manner provided for the adoption of
children. That such society shall have
the power and authority to enter into
children, but not legally adopting them,
as soon as possible after the period of
ninety dogs trial, upon which the child
and this contract shall provide for the
proper care of the child until the age OF
sixteen years in the case of a girl, and
eighteen years in case of a boy, and shall
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ward at the expirat ion of the period Of
thee contract, provided that in no case
of a sectarian or political nature regard
ing, the care, custody or education Of
such children;
seventeen 90 of the General Laws of
ty-three qses) be amended so as to read
Section 6. Whenever a complaint or
petition in writing of two of the COM
missioners of a county, or two Of the
of any incorporated village or town
s shah be m. made to the Judge Of pro.
minor child or children s 'u fs st ten
years. of age, residing in such county,
are, in their opinion, dependent upon the
doned or neglected, or are in a state Of
vagrancy or nendicity, or are: in state
Of want or SUFFERING, or are in peril Of
treatment, or by the habitual intemper-
ance or grave misconduct of parents or
guardians, it shall thereupon be the duty
OF such judge of probate to investigate
the facts in such cases and ascertain
whether such child or children are de-
an so Far e a a
sible, the whereabouts of the parents or
guardian, whether the condition and
treatment of said children and general
surroundings are such as to imperil the
life, health or morality in consequence of
their surroundings, or of the grave mis-
conduct, or habitual intemperance of
their parents or guardians.
And If said judge Of probate shall so
find he shall enter such finding in the
records of his court, and may in his dis
superintendent of such society, certify
and direct that such child or children
foy of ocev tS the The and
adoption, or to be placed by contract as
provided in section two of chapter
ssyent It en- "a and shall order
as soon as it can be conveniently done
10y said society, and shall deliver to said
society soc certified copy of such order,
finding, a statement of the facts, as far
as ascertained, as to the age of the child,
name, nationality residence and occupa-
ti on Of the parents, or either Of them;
parents Of said child shall be released
from al parental duties towards, and re;
thereafter have no rights over, or to the
custody, services or earnings of such
child, except as follows:
Whenever one or both Of the parents of
any ward of such society committed to
its care by any probate court, have be-
come able to support such child and edu-
adopted by the board of said society,", be
restored to the parent or parents making
the application therefor, in which case
parents shall be. aScertained by careful
investigation, and the action of such so
ciety shall be subject to the review of
commit tied. Subject also, to an appeal
from the decision of such probate court
to the district court as in other cases.
:, That in ga. case any parent or: other person
refuse to surrender said child to said So
ciety2or it's agent, said judge of probate
direct the sheriff, Of the county to take
possession of said child, and, if so direct,
ed, it shall be the duty of said sheriff to
deliver said child to the said society or
hereby authorized to compel the attend
ance of witnesses on such examination,
and it shall be the duty of the county
behalf of said child. Any friend of said
child may appear in it's behalf in said
probate court, and the said judge Of pro
county commissioner, town supervisor,
alderman or other officer of the town,
village or city where such examination is
pear in behalf of the; child and the rec
ords of such proceedings shall show who,
IT any one, appeared in behalf of the petit
An appeal to the district court from the
decision of the probate court may be
taken by the parents or either Of them,
cases IF appeal from the probate court. ..
Sec. 8. That section seven. Of chapter
seventeen Of the General Laws of Mime
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