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

assets Of each OF said banks in the dis
pOsal thereof, and in the event the State
OF Minnesota shall have bid In the assets
than the claim Of the state against such
bank then any amount which is realized
by the state in excess OF the amount so
bid. shall be credited upon the indebted
ness Of SUCH bank to the state: After
deducting therefrom the necessary ex-
penses, # any, incurred by the state In
the handling and sale Of any property so
bid under section one of this act, at the
rate of three 80 per cent per annum
from the time the property was bidi by
the tn st. state up to the time Of sale: Nothing
In this act shall be construed to prohibit
proceedings by the state against sureties
upon the bonds given by the banks in
question to the state to secure the funds
of the state on deposit in said banks or
either of them.
Sec s. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1909.
CHAPTER 251-S. F. NO. 339.
AN ACT legalizing electric light and
water works bonds heretofore voted
the@sa ng g5ss haHIng less than ten
provisions Of chapter two hundred and
State of Minnesota for the year eight
cen hundred and ninety-three (1S93),
and the acts amendatory thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota: =. -
water works bonds Heretofore voted upon pom
by any city containing less than ten
pursuant to the provisions of chapter two
Laws Of the State Of Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-three
l99s), and the acts amendatory thereof,
Tor the purpose Of constructing, erecting,
improving or purchasing water works or
gas works or electric light plants or other
light plants for the use and benefit of
the Inhabitants of such city, are hereby
tions of such city, when issued and sold
or disposed of, provided, that the prop
os1t1on to issue such bonds shall have
received two-thirds (79) of all the votes
bonds at the election when said PROPOSE
ton was. voted upon, and provided fur
Their, that all other requirements of said
have been fully complied with, and pro-
vided further, that the provisions of this
act shall apply only to cities having less
than ten thousand 100000 inhabitants:
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899. =.
CHAPTER 252-S. F. NO. 566.
AN ACT authorizing the extension of
the term of corporations in certain
cases. ~.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
OIdl0 VI N1luuGSOCd.
Section l. Any Corporation heretofore
organized under the laws of this state
for a term Of five years. for the sole
ct e ssng
whose original term has expired less
than three years prior to the passage of
this act, may at any time during the
UP it's affairs, renew it's corporate ex,
istence for a period not exceeding five
years, by adopting a resolution express
Ing Ing such proposed extension by "a two
same manner provided for filing and pub
fishing it's original articles. Provided,
that such proceedings to obtain such ,ex-
tension shall be taken within ninety 900
days after the passage of this act; and
provided further, that this act shall not
apply to any corporation which is insolv-
ciared forfeited BY the final i Judgment of Of
any court of competent Jurisdiction in
this state.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage. -.
Approved April 18th, 1899. ., 49,.
CHAPTER 253- IS. F.. NO. 5se.
AN ACT to appropriate the sum of eight
Cass. county, Minnesota, and certain of
it's citizens on account of extraordinary
expenses incurred in defending the Dor
er and Bear Island troubles and threat
ened outbreak of the Chippewa Indians
In Minnesota in the year eighteen hum
dred ninety-eight 1888.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota. -: :
Section l.. That there be, and is hereby
appropriated out of the general revenue
fund of this state, or out. of any fund
applicable thereto, the sum of eight hun
dred 5000 dollars, and the same is hereby
set aside as a fund to be used by the
state. auditor of this state in paying off
certain, extraordinary, expenses incurred
individual members of the board of
county commissioners Of Cass county,
Minnesota and: other citizens of .said
ammunition, bringing in outlying settlers,
and guarding against depredations Of life
and property, during the Pillager and
Bear Bear Island nd troubles and threatened out
Gs9sj. -. ~ ~
Sec. 2. The state auditor is hereby au-
thorized to draw his warrant for eight
urer in favor of the treasurer of Cass
county, Minnesota, for the relief of said
county and it's citizens on account of the
in section one set forth; said
money to be disbursed under the direc-
ton and by authority of the board of
county commissioners of said county.
~ Sec $; This act shall take effect and be
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 254-s F. NO. Ill. -:
AN ACT. to amend section ~ of chapter
"''An act to provide for new capitol
for the State of Minnesota" (being sec
ton 500, Of chapter 6, title IS, General
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section twelve Q2) of
chapter two % of the General Laws of
the same is hereby amended BY striking
out in the forty-fifth C5th) line Of said
section, the words and figures mot less
than ten QO)," so that when SO amended
''All labor, material, transportation, or
construction required by the provisions
Of this act, as vel as all job printing,
So done under this act, shall be done or
furnished by contract" 2a
The board is authorized to contract for
the construction of the entire building by
a contractor who may undertake the
whole work, or the said board may divide
the work into appropriate classes, and
make separate contracts as to- either of
them as may or may not seem to them
to be for the best interests of the state;
but in the event of separate. contracts,
the total amount to be paid for the
whole work, including. the purchase or
Of the site the pnns
expenditures of every nature to be made
or contracted for, by virtue Of this act,
shall not exceed said sum of two million
dollars as aforesaid, and every contract
shall be absolutely void which causes the
aggregate of said contracts and expend-
lures to exceed said sum of two million
dollars. All lettings of the work exceed
ing in amount the sum of five hundred
dollars shall be advertised in two daily
newspapers of general circulation in this
state for not less than fifteen days, and
shall call for sealed bids, accompanied by
such security as said board shall pre-
scribe.
All bids received by said board may be
by them rejected, and, whether accepted
or rejected, shall within thirty days after
decision thereon by said board be de-
posted in the office Of the secretary OF
state. - i
In all contracts. the interest of the