The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

tion may be compelled in like manner.
Sec. g. That section fourteen Q4 Of
shall be and the same hereby is amended
SO as to read as follows:
,Sec Il. Whenever it shall appear to
the, said public examiner from any ex-
animation made by him, or from the re-
port Of any examination made to him, or
from the report made by any such &C cor :.
of this act, that any such corporation has
committed any violation Of it's charter or
OF law, or is conducting its business and
manner, he may forthwith take possess
sion of the books, records and assets or
every description, of such, corporation,
ords and assets shall not be subject to
levy or attachment nor shall any appli-
cation TOR the appointment OF , rece sl,eT
De entertained by any courts during sucn
reasonable time as may pc necessary I Ior
further examination, and to enable the
pune to apply to the
ment of a receiver for such corporation,
and nder the direction Of ouch court
the receiver so apPonted shan ia take PCS
of every description Of such corporation,
collect all debts, dues and claims belong,
or doubtful debts, and sell all real OF
personal property of such corporations on
such terms as the court may direct, and
such corporation peGii e en- all Individual
liability Of the stockholders and directors.
Such receiver shall pay over all money
the court, and make report Of his acts
and proceedings, when required, to the
public examiner in such form and manner
as the public examiner shall prescribe.
No such corporation shall make an as
signment by. reason of. or in contemp!a-
ton of, insolvency, and whenever the a.
poration become satisfied that such cor
poration is insolvent, or about to- become
such, it shall be the duty Of such directors
ool prri, 0fHo tn
report to be made, to the public examiner
of such fact. Upon receipt of such report
the public examiner shall Immediately
poration and proceed in the manner pre-
scribed in this section for, the appoint
ment of a receiver for insolvent corpora
tailed examination the public examiner
finds that the condition of the corporation
is such that all creditors OF the corpora
ton, other than those represented by the
stock, can be paid in full from the assets
of the corporation, he may in such case
relinquish possession Of me assets ass is to the
provided further, if at any stage OF the
proceedings the directors or stockholders
show to the court that the corporation IS
represented by the directors or stockhold-
ers, If such showing is approved after que
examination by the pubic exam nm s t4e
court may order the return or the assets
to the directors or stockholders Tor lQul-
dalton or such other course as the STOCK
holders may In copadnf e W1 ch cas li the
receiver shall be discharged by order OF
the court. -
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1889.
CHAPTER 2O1-H. F. NO. 2O3.
AN ACT to provide fol-. the removal OF
snow and ice from sidewal ks in cities tH
of over fifty thousand (5OOOO 1nhapl-
tants, and assessing the expense OF the
same to the abutting property.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The city council of each and
every city in this state of over fifty thou
sand 100000 inhabitants shall have pow
err and authority and is hereby author
ICED and empowered, by ordinances, adop-
vote Of the common council or other gov:
erning body, not inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of the state and OF
or occupants of any building, grounds or
premises within the fire limits of such
city to keep the sidewalks along or in
ice, and to authorize and provide for the
removal. by the proper city officer of the
icity of the snow and ice from the side
walks along or in front OF any such build
,ings, grounds or premises in the city
whose owner or occupant shall refuse or
fail to remove such snow and ice, at the
expense of such owner or occupant and
removal a. lien upon the property and
premises along or in front Of which snow
or ice is removed from the sidewalks by
the proper officer of the city, and to make
and levy special assessments on such
property and premises for the amount of
the cost and expense of such removal of
or in front of the same.
Sec. 2. Whenever any city officer shall,
under the direction and authority of the
city council as provided in section one
CD of this act, remove or cause to be re-
moved any snow or ice from any side
walk or, sidewalks along or in front Of
in in: such city. he Shall report to the city
council the actual cost and expense Of
such removal of snow, or ice, and de-
land along or in front of which is the
sidewalk or sidewalks from which snow
or ice is SO removed, and such report shall
city clerk, and the city council shall once
in each year and prior to; the first (1st |
day of October assess and levy upon each
and described in such report or reports |
the cost of removing the snow and ice
from the sidewalk or sidewalks along or
preced i the time t of ieVying such assess
ments.
Sec. 3. Assessments for the cost of re- |
pursuant to this act may be substantial |
ly. in the following form. or any form
which the city council may adopt:
The city council of the city of .......... !
against the several lots and parcels of |
land below described, the respective sums
This assessment is made to defray the |
cost of removing snow and ice from the
sidewalk along or In front of each lot or
occupants failed to remove, and which |
have been removed by the proper street |
commissioners Cor other proper city Off
Serz IT, '9 The amount a ssss 81 against
and levied upon each of such lots and
parcels of land is the actual cost of the |
walks abutting upon such lot or ri parcel l
and so removed by such street commits
sioners Tor other proper city officers:
Name of Owner, if Known
r amount ; ,;,i,... $.... cts. Description Of
tb Rone at d %se I'll OF the city council
President of the Council
City Clerk.
The city clerk shall, on or before the |
first day Of August of every year, de-
tofore delivered to the county audit s5er Of
the county wherein is situated the city
making such assessments, and the county
a proper column on the proper tax books
and tax lists in his Office, and such as
sessments shall be collected and the pay
ment thereof enforced with, and in like
AAA~A "~o ose"IS' SOuAhly d11O VIIlcI lcAcS
are collected and payment thereof en-
forced; and such assessment when collect
ed shall be paid over by the county treas
urer to the city treasurer of such city,
together with all costs, penalties and in
terest collected thereon. at the time of
making payment of city taxes to such
city treasurer.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 2O2-H. F. NO. 343
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred