The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

SEQ. Inat any timber hereafter cut
or any minerals hereafter mined from
any tract of land In this state and re-
moved therefrom, subject to the lien
hereinbefore provided, or much there
by the state auditor, or by any of his
agents. or by the sheriff of any county,
when appointed and authorized by the
state auditor in writing, and sold In the
manner provided for the sale of personal
property in satisfaction of personal taxes
All moneys received from any such sale
In excess of the amount necessary to sat
isfy the taxes delinquent and the costs
and expenses incurred in making such
seizure and sale, shall be returned to
the owner of the timber or minerals so
seized and sold, If known, and, IL un-
known, the same shall be deposited In the
county treasury subject to the right of
the owner thereof.
sec o. Any person who shall remove
or attempt to remove any timber or min
eral from any tract of land subject to a
hefo iien lor lake taxes, as In this act provided,
and discharged, shall be guilty of the
crime of unlawful removal of timber. or
the unlawful removal of minerals, as the
case may be, and, upon conviction there
oL, De punished by fine of not more
than one thousand q ,OOO dollars. or by
Imprisonment of not more than one %
year, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 17th, 1899
CHAPTER 236-H. F. NO. 4s5.
AN AL to amend chapter 227 of the
laws or Minnesota for the year 1897 re-
lat1ng to the settlement and compromise
:. of claims in cities
re 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State or M1nneSotai
Section l.. That section one % Of chap
ter two hundred and twenty-seven ~,22O
OF me laws of Minnesota for the year
elghteen hundred and ninety-seven QS9O
be and the same is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
That each city of the State of Mime
sofa be and Is hereby authorized and em-
powered. acting by it's city or common
council. to compromise and settle any
claim or demand heretofore made against
such city on account of damages alleged
to have been sustained in the perform
ance of any contract with any such city,
and to authorize to be paid to any per-
son suffering any such damages any sum
or amount in such cases as has been here
tofore recommended by the committee or
committees Of any such city or common
such committee has been heretofore
adopted by such city or common council.
Sec z This act shall take effect and
De In force from and after its passage
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 237-H. F. NO. 6S5.
AN ACT to amend section two (2) of an
act entitled 'An act providing for the
issue of bonds for the purpose of build
ing, enlarging. furnishing and equip
ping scnooI houses in school districts
porated cities having a population OF
less than ten thousand O6,O0N inhabit
ants" approved April 18th, 1899.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section two of the act
entitled An act providing for the issue
Oh bonds for the purpose of building en-
larg1ng, furnishing and equipping school
houses In school districts embraced with
In the limits of Incorporated cities having
1o 2 Pp60puiation p6dp OF less than ten thousand
Sd0,oO0) inhabitants" approved April 18th,
lS9S, be and the same is amended SO as to
read as follows:
BOARD or body to issue bonds under the
provisions of this act shall be by resolu-
tlon In writing, which resolution shall be-
recorded at length in the minutes of its
proceedings. Provided, that no such
bonds shall be issued or be valid until
after the proposition to issue the same
shall have been submitted to the vote of
the people of said school district at a
general or special election, notice of
which shall be given and which shall be
conducted In the same manner as cleo
tions for city officers are had under the
provisions of the city charter of the city
In which such school district is situate
II ma Iortty of the voters voting at such
election shall vote in favor of issuing
such bonds. then SAID board of educaticn
may proceed to issue the same for the
purpose above specified. Unless a ma
jority of the voters voting on such propo-
sition shall vote in favor of issuing such
bonds, such bonds shall be void.
"A copy OF the aforesaid resolutions of
the board of education may be de-
livered to the city clerk of said city, who
shall present the same TO the city council
at their next meeting, and it shall there
upon be the duty of the city council of
said city to order special election to be
held in said city for tie purpose of vot-
ing upon the the issuance of such bonds.
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April 17th 1899
CHAPTER 92S-H t. No e.,
AN ACT to amend section o. of the mill
tary code, relating to the reserve forces
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section % of the mill
tary code be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2 Reserve Forces-The comman-
der in-chief may, in his discretion or
gan1ze reserve companies, battalions and
regiments, and commission their officers,
or transfer to the reserve forces any COM
pany, battalion regiment of the ma
tional guard; and he may assign for duty,
with the regular organizations of the ma
forces during the absence on leave of am
equal number of said regular organiza-
tions. When so assigned, such reserve
forces may. subject to The requirements
of this code, receive the allowa1ces of
regular organizations i'll the Rational
guard. not exceeding in amount the total
allowances OF such absent organizations;
provided. however. that no such reserve
company. battalion or regiment or MEM
Der thereof shall, unless so assigned re-
cefVe any pay, compensation, supplies
or other allowance from the state
Sec. g This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Approved April nth, 1899
CHAPTER 239-H. F. NO. 675
AN ACT to require superintendents to
visit schools in certain counties, and
providing salary for same.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In all counties containing a
population of twenty-eight thousand in
habitantS and over, where the salary of
the county superintendent of schools is
arbitrarily fixed at one thousand Isl 000)
dollars or less. by special law. and no
provision is made requiring said super
intendents to visit the schools of the
county. nor to pay the expense thereof,
and no provision is made by said special
law for clerk hire, such superintendent
are hereby required to visit the schools
as provided in the general law, and shall
be paid as salary the sum and amount
as provided by the general law.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April I7th 1S99
CHAPTER 240-H. T. NO. 6C6
AN ACT relating to the drawing and
court in counties having more than two
hundred thousand inhabitants.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the clerk of the dis
trict court in counties having more than
two hundred thousand Goo, ,0o0) inhabi-
tants, shall, In open court on the second
court, under the direction of the judge
or Judges of said court draw from the