The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

PROVIDED, further, that not more than one
pead nc 10 two electricians shall be en-
! SdSeu ny or allowed TO any master cleo
this act
ra3;an sec; H. H. Any person. persons or corpo-
| .lce or engage in the business or INSTALL
ing OF repairing electrical wires or ap
ing aeos nny iil any county OF this state hav-
| ing population of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand Q25,000) inhabitants
without having complied with the pro-
VISIONS tL5l OF sections FIVE C) and six co of
this act, shall be guilty Of a m.sdemean-
or ana upon conviction thereof before any
court snall be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than ten QO dollars or more
than one hundred 900 dollars or to i'm
| days.
Sec. L. No license granted or issued
| under the provisions of this act shall be
| assiSnaDle or transferable and every
such license shall specify the name Of the
person, persons or corporation to whom
Sec. II. All fees collected under the
provisions of this act shall go to be used
Tor the purpose of said board to defray
! us necessary expenses.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of said
! board before the first Monday in January
! Of each and every year to make a report
containing a detailed statement of the
| nature OF the receipts and the manner OF
| expenditure and any balance Of money
remaining at the end of the year after
payment of expenses, including per diem
| of members of board and other necessary
| expenses incurred by the members of the
board in the discharge OF their duty, shall
| be reserved by the treasurer OF said board
| to meet the necessary expenses OF en-
! suing year.
Sec. IA This act shall take effect and be
! in force from and after its passage.
Approved April goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 313-H. F. NO. 446.
| AN ACT to prevent messenger, telegraph
| ETC. carving COmDAnteS from sending
| minors to places Of Ill repute.
| Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
| State of Minnesota:
| Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person, firm or corporation who employ
persons under the age OF eighteen (lo)
| years as messengers for delivering let
ters, kilograms, packages or bundles, to
| send such minors in connection with their
business into any known house of prost1-
tuition or aSSignation.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm or corporation
who shall violate any of the provisions or
this act. shall be considered guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by
fine of not less than fifty (50) dollars or
more than two hundred (2OO) dollars for
each and every offense, or by 1mpriSone
ment in the county jail LOT a period OF
not less than thirty 800 days or more
| than sixty (6O) days, or both fine and i'm
| prisonment at the discretion of the court
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 20th, 1899.
| CHAPTER 314-H. f. NO. 2S3.
AN ACT requiring railroad companies or
freight trains with toilet rooms, and to
provide penalty for the failure thereon.
Be it enacted LED. by the Legislature OF the
Section 1. Every individual, company
| or corporation, owning, managing OF
operating, or who may hgreatfer ;,aad m 0wn}f nsn}
Of a railroad over bridges or through tun-
nels, as well as elsewhere in this, state,
who carry passengers a or whose etc du5y !.
common carrier, are hereby required to
furnish to all shippers of livestock, hav-
ing the right to accompany the same
and to emigrants, a caboose or other suit
able car for the transportation OF such
| shipper or shippers
Provided, that all such cabooses or cars
on all such trains shall>be furnished with
| a toilet room for the accommodation OF
passengers.
Any railroad company or corporation
| doing business in this state failing 10
comply with the requirements Of this act
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be hned en1
| in a sum not less than one hundred SlV0)
| dollars for each days negligence or 1all,
ure to comply with the requirements OF
this act.
| the county attorney Of the several couh-
ties of this state to prosecute all VIOLA
tions of this act.
in force from and after September first
GsD, eighteen hundred and ninety nine
Approved April goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 315-H. f. NO. 571.
AN ACT to enable counties towns, cities
and villages of the state to use auto
matte ballot machines at all elections
| therein.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The board Of county commits
sioners of any county, within. the state
may at any regular or special meeuns
called for that purpose, provide for the
use of automatic ballot machines in such
county or in one or more precincts tnere.
of at all elections held therein and II
any city, or the board Of trustees of any
Incorporated village within this state py
a two-thirds (2-3} vote to determine upon
the use of automatic ballot machines al
all elections to be held within such city
or incorporated village, or In one or more
precincts thereof; and 1t shall be laWIul
this state to determine upon the use OF
automatic ballot machines at all elections
to be held within such town; and there,
upon such ballot machine shall be used
for the purpose Of voting for all PUBLIC
officers, to be elected by the voters OF
such county, city, village or town. OF
which the same shall have been adopted
and upon all constitutional amendments
or propositions or questions which may
be lawfully submitted to such voters, and
for registering and counting the ballots
cast at such elections. :,
But nothing in this act contained shall
be construed as compelling the use OF any
ballot machines at any elections OF school
officers in any city, village or town, al
which no other public officer is to be
elected /,
Provided, however, that no automatic
ballot machine shall be adopted or used
within this state at any election held for
the purpose of electing any public officers
unless such ballot machine is so con
| structed and operated as to insure the ab-
solute secrecy Of each voters ballot, and
provided with mechanism which will eu-
tomaticauy keep an accurate numerical
register and count of all the votes cast at
any election wherein such machine may
be used, and which will also conceal and
keep from view the number of ballots
cast for any and all candidates balioted
for from the opening Of the polls to the
closing thereof.
Sec. 2 In case any county, city, in
state shall, through its proper officers
determine upon the use of any such bal
lot machines, to be used at any election
occurring therein, it shall be the duty OF
the chairman or presiding officer OF
said board Of county commissioners
common council, village trustees or town
supervisors to call a meeting of such
boards, common council, or supervisors
not less than ninety 900 days preceding
such election. for the purpose of pre-
duty of such boards, common council or
supervisors to prescribe, make and pub
lish at the same time and in the same
manner as under the existing laws cleo
and regulations for the use Of such au-
tomato ballot machines at elections
such rules and regulations so prescribed
by said boards, common council or su-
pervisors shall be submitted to, and ap-
proved by the attorney general Of this
| state before they are published and car