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

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which the same shall have been adopted,
and upon all constitutional amendments
or propositions or questions which may
pc lawfully submitted to such voters. and
Tor registering and counting the ballots
cast at such elections
But nothing in this act contained shall
pc construed as compelling the use of any
ballot machines at any elections of school
officers in any city, village Or town, at
which no other public otncer is to be
Provided, however, that no automatic
ballot machine shall be adopted or used
Within this state, at any election held tor
the purpose OF ela,ting e1y public officer,
unless such ballot machine is so con-
structed and operated as to insure the alb
solute secrecy of each voters ballot, and
provided with mechanism which will au:-
tomaElcally keep an accurate numerical
register and count of all the votes cast al
any election wherein such machine may
be used, and which will also conceal and
east for drom y snd he of
for, from the opening of the polls to the
closing thereof. ~
Sec. ?. 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
Of the or p sad ps e 5as guy cf
said board of county commissioners,
common council village trustees or town
bords mo ca or OF
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 SUI
pervisors shall be submitted to, and ap-
proved by the attorney general of this
state before they are published and car
red into effect. -
Sec. 3. No ballot clerks shall be- en-
ployed IN any county, city, village or
town election district wherein automatic
voting machines are used at any election;
and no more than three 60 Judges Of
election shall be appointed or employed
for compensation, in any town, village
OF city precinct wherein such ballot ma
cnlnes are used at any election, and no
other person or persons shall be author
lzad to act In any capacity as election
ofncers In such election precinct.
Sec. 4 All election officers are hereby
charged With the proper carrying out of
the necessary regulations prescribed for
the use of any automatic ballot machines,
provided in their respective town, village
or city precinct.
Sec. 5. All laws and parts of laws now
IN force within this state which relate
eG a 90 ety. nv vage and n
ties of election officers 50 far as applica-
BILE, to the use of automatic voting ma
chlnes, shall remain in full force and
effect; and ALI laws and parts of laws
inconsistent herewith shall be suspended
In each county, city, village, town or
precinct wherein such ballot machines are
therein and nothing in this act contained
sllall be construed as repeating any exist
ing laW or aMhorizing any deviation or
for or set, forth therein.
Sec b. Any violations of the provisions
of this act or any. wilful attempet to
injure or render Intellectual any such au-
tCmatio ballot machine. provided in &C.
cordance with the provisions of this act,
shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 316-H. F. NO. S97
AN ACT for the relief of Joseph Nc
Knight for personal injuries sustained
while a patient in the Rochester hos
nesota, during A. D. eighteen hundred
and ninety-fiye QS95). and to appropri-
ate money therefor.
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the sum of fifteen hun
dred, q, 5000 dollars be and the same is
NJ hereby t4 app appropriated out of any money
proprlated, for the relief of Joseph Nc
Knight for personal injuries sustained
by him while a patient at the Rochester
state hospital for the insane at Roches-
ter Minnesota, during the year A. D.
eighteen hundred and ninety-ive 1905),
whereby he was injured by overt acts Of
attendants, and incapacitated from fol-
lowing his profession as an attorney at
iH sec H0t 2. The state auditor is hereby
and upon the approval Of this act, to draw
his warrant on the state treasurer for
fifteen hundred d,50o) dollars in favor of
and deliver the same to said Joseph Nc
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 9TH. F. NO. %.
AN ACT to amend section six CO. of
chapter three hundred and nine 5000 of
the General Laws Of eighteen hundred
taxation Of express companies.
Be it enacted by tha Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section six (6) Of chap
ter three hundred and nine 5000 of the
General Laws of eighteen hundred and
n1nety,seven 1s9D, be amended to read
Section s. 1t shall be the duty of the
state auditor on or before the fifteenth
G5tR day of March of each year to make
the sum in the nature of a tax to be com
puted by taking five ~ per centum of
the amount fixed by the state auditor
under le the provisions Of section four ~
companies for business done between
points within the State of Minnesota for
the year ending the last day of December
auditor and place the said draft in the
hands of the state treasurer for collec-
ton, which shall be in lieu of all taxes
upon all personal property of any ex-
press company so paying the same.
All taxes collected by state treasurer
under the provisions of this act shall be
paid into the state treasury and be ac-
credited to the general revenue fund.
Ii any express company fails or refuses
to pay said tax within sixty (6O) days
after demand therefor shall have been
thereupon add to the tax due a penalty of
ten QU per cent thereon for each sub
sequent month in which the tax remains
wthn sky daYs a{er pad
for by the state treasurer, he shall dis
train sufficient. goods and chattels be-
longing to such company, charged with
such taxes to be found within the State
of Minnesota sufficient, TO pay the same,
together with the penalty accrued there
on. ...
The state treasurer shall Immediately
proceed to advertise the property dis
trained by him, by a notice to be pub
lished in two, % newspapers. printed in
and place where the property will be
sold, and If the taxes for which such
property is distrained and the penalties
time appointed for such sale. which shall
not be less than ten QO) days after the
taking Of such property.
The state treasurer, or his deputy,
shall proceed to sell such property at such
public vendue, or so much thereof as
will be sufficient to pay such taxes and
penalties and the cost of such distress
and sale.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Goth, 1890.
CHAPTER 21S-S. F. NO. CIT
AN ACT to appropriate money for the
support of manual training in the state