The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

such city, the proceeds Of which bonds
| shall be used solely for the purpose of
| paying such Indebtedness, and there
after the CITY council Of any such city
| bonds. except as hereinafter provided,
! pnd except for the paying Of maturing
bonds of said city, until the total indebt-
| edness of said city. except as hereinafter
| provided. shall be reduced to an amount
| less than five 90 per cent of the total
value of the taxable property Of such
| sessment for the purpose of taxation, and
| thereafter the city council of such city
may issue bonds In accordance with the
/ provisions hereof and within the limits
| herein first prescribed.
| Provided, further, than any city having
| a population of less than eight thousand
| $4,000, an Indebtedness not to exceed ten
| (10) per cent Of the total value of the
! taxable property of such city may be in
Cured by the issuing of bonds in the
| incurring of Indebtedness not to exceed
Provided, further. that where any city
| under the provisions of this act, and for
| the purpose of constructing, regulating,
maintaining, or extending or improving
| suitable water and light plants, or either
| of such plants, or for the purpose of
! purchasing, maintaining, extending and
| improving any water and light plants, or
either Of sue. such plants, already IN existence
curing or paying for any real estate or
| other property needed In connection with
such such water vat or light plants or either Of OF
| the water supply, or otherwise, issued or
! authorized to be issued bonds so that
the amount Of said bonds when added to
| the other Indebtedness of said city shall
| cause the entire Indebtedness thereof to
exceed five (5) per cent Of the total value
of the taxable property of said city, &C
| for the purposes of taxation, then said
| bonds shall not be deemed to be part
of the total Indebtedness of said city,
| which said city is hereinbefore forbidden
! to make to exceed five (5) per cent of the
| total value Of said taxable property; and
| thereafter said city may issue such addt-
! ttonal bonds as may be necessary to ex-
| tend, enlarge or improve such water and
| light plants, or either of such plants, and
| such additional bonds, SO issued for such
purposes shall also not pc deemed to be
| city, which said city is hereinbefore for
hidden to make to exceed five (b) per
cent of the total value of said taxable
property. Such bonds shall be authorized
| Issued, negotiated and sold, IN the same
manner as other city bonds, and shall
be first lien upon all water and light
! issued for both; or If for only one, then
| upon the appliances and structures there
| of, and all the property acquired or used
In connection Herewith, erected, owned or
purchased by said city, and the pro-
| ceeds Of such bonds shall not be expended
for any. other purposes. than that for
| WHICH II6y aT0 lSSu0Q. NO CITY COQllCll
of any city in this state, shall issue bonds
| for any purpose. to the amount OF one
| hundred thousand 100000 dollars or over,
until the proposition to issue said bonds
| has been approved by majority Of the
| legal voters Of that city voting at a gen.
eral or special election.
| Sec. IL. In case Of rejection OF a
| charter proposed by such board, said
board may propose new charter In the
| same manner as is above provided for the
submission Of the first charter adopted
~ e.o{I III n,,1 r1A1 alao o,-ta .co rarn-
posed shall be voted on in like manner
and with the same effect as 1s above pro-
vided in the case of said first charter,
and if adopted may be amended in like
Sec II. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 10. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April Goth. 1899.
CHAPTER 352-H F. NO. 359.
AN ACT to encourage better condition
of the public schools and to appropri-
ate money therefor, and repeating chap
ter one hundred and forty-four Q44l Of
the general laws Of eighteen hundred
and eighty-one -QSSD, as amended by
chapter one hundred and one GOD Of the
ninety-three QS99); chapter sixty-one
l6D of the general laws Of eighteen
hundred and eighty-one QSSD. extra
hundred and eighty-three QSs3); chap
ter one hundred and eighty-three (1sS)
dred and ninetyfive QSs5); and chapter
two hundred and fifty-nine (259 Of the
general laws 9f e}6osS eighteen hundred and
jhIrty-nve dsS. Of he thirty,dTst
(a1st( session of the Legislature of MIN
eighteen hundred ninety-nine (1899),
chapter one hundred and ffty-one .Q51)
Of the general laws I5eoet Ct eighteen hun
two hundred and. ffty-si3 (25S of the
general laws of eighteen hundred nine
ty,seyen QSsD. relating to certain
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota
ARTICLE L
Section l.. The governor, superintendent
of public instruction and the president Of
the University of Minnesota, ex-off1cio,
are hereby constituted board of COM
schools for the encouragement Of higher
education in this state. Said board shall
be called the state High School Board"
and shall perform the duties and exer-
else the powers hereinafter mentioned.
The members Of said board shall serve
without compensation but shall be en-
titled to their actual and necessary eX-
penses.
Sec. 2. The state high school board Is
hereby authorized to appoint a suitable
person to inspect high schools who shall
be called the High School Inspector"
1t shall be the duty of such inspector
to visit each high school in the state
and make a report thereon as hereinafter
provided and to perform such other du-
ties as may be required by the board.
The salary Of the high school inspector
shall be fixed by the high school board,
and he shall also receive necessary trav-
cling expenses to be paid in the same
manner as provided by law in the case
of state officials
The high school board shall also ap-
point a suitable person to inspect state
graded schools who shall be called ''Grad-
shall be similar to those Of the high
school inspector.
The salary of the graded school In
spector shall be fixed by the high school
travelling expenses to be paid in the same
manner as state officials. Said board
may employ such assistant examiners as
shall be found necessary to carry out
the provisions of this act;
Provided, no such assistant examiner
shall be paid q compensation to exceed
three 80 dollars per day, or fifty (50)
cents per hour for services actually per-
formed, and no compensation shall be
paid to any person receiving a salary
from any state institution.
Sec. 8. The state high school board
shall have power to establish any neces-
sary and suitable rules and regulations
relating to examinations, reports. accept
other proceedings in connection with
aid. adh ana graded schoois claiming state
Sec. A. The said board shall keep a
shall on or before the first QsD day Of
September In each year make q report to
the superintendent Of public instruction
covering the previous year, showing in
names and number of high and graded
schools receiving aid and the number Of