The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

be entertained by any courts during such
reasonable time as may be necessary for
further examination, and to enable the
public examiner to apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for the appoint
ment of receiver for such corporation,
and under the direction of such court
the receiver 50 appointed shall take pos
session of the books records, and assets
of every description of such corporation,
collect all debts, dues and claims belong
ing to ii and sell and compound all bad
or doubtful debts, and sell all real or
personal property of such corporation on
such terms as the court may direct, and
may, if necessary to pay the DEBTS OF
such corporation, enforce all lndlViuual
liability of the stockholders and direc-
tors. Such receiver shall pay over all
money so collected or received upon the
order of 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 pre-
scribe.
No such corporation shall make an as
siSnment by reason Of, or in contempla-
tion Of insolvency, and whenever the
directors and managing officers of such
corporation become satisfied that such
CCme such, it shall be the duty of such
directors and managing officers to re-
port. or cause report to be made. 10 the
public examiner of such fact. Upon re-
CENT of such report the public examiner
shall Immediately take charge of the
property of such corporation and proceed
in The manner prescribed in this section
for the appointment of receiver Tor
insolVent corporations. Provided that if,
upon more detailed examination the pub
lie examiner finds that the condition of
the corporation is such that all creditors
of the corporation, other than those rep
resented by the stock, can be paid in
fun from the assets of the corporation,
he may in such case relinQuish possession
OF the assets to the proper officers of
such corporation; and. provided further,
al nrOCaeHlnPS
directors or stockholders show to the
court that the corporation is able to pay
all creditors other than those represent
ed by the directors or stockholders, II
such showing is approved after due eX-
animation by the public examiner, the
court may order the return of the as
sets to the directors or stockholders for
liquidation or such other course as the
stockholders may. in compliance with the
law determine to pursue, and in such
case the receiver shall be discharged by
order of the court.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899
CHAPTER 2O1-H. F. NO. sos.
AN ACT to provide for the removal Of
snow and Ice from sidewalks in cities
of over fifty thousand 10000 inhabi-
tants. and assessing the expense of the
same to the abutting property.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The city council of each and
every city in this state of over fifty thou
sand $4,000 inhabitants shall have power
and authority and is hereby authorized
and empowered, by ordinances, adopted
by not less than a fve-siXths go vote
of the common council or other govern
ing body, not inconsistent with the con-
and laws of the state and of the
United States, to require the owner or
occupants of any building, grounds or
premises within the fire limits of such
city to keep the sidewalks along or in
front of the same free from snow and ice,
and TO authorize and provide for the re-
city. 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
expense of such owner or occupant. and
to make the cost and expense of such
removal lien upon the property and
premises along or in front of which snow
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
ID 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 any such buildings, grounds
shall report to the city council the actual
cost and expense of such removal of snow
or ice, and a description Of the lot. lots
which IS the sidewalk or sidewalks from
which snow or ice is so removed, and
such report shall be carefully filed and
preserved by the city clerk, and the city
to the first QsD day of October assess
and levy upon each of the lots and par
cells of land mentioned and described in
such report or reports the cost of re-
walk or sidewalks along or in front of
the same during the year next preceding
the time of levying such assessments.
moval of snow and Ice from sidewalks,
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 ........
doth hereby assess and levy upon and
against the several lots and parcels of
land below described, the respective sums
Of Of; money set opposite each lot or parcel.
This assessment is made to defray the
cost of removing snow and Ice from the
sidewalk along or in front of each lot or
parcel, which the respective owners and
have been removed by the proper street
commissioners (or other proper city off,
Serf I{nee FFS TSe amount aaay aayyesaed 81 against
parcels Of land is the actual cost of the
removal Of snow and ice from the side
walks abutting upon such lot or parcel
and so removed by such street commits
sioners (or other proper city off1cers)i
Name of Owner If Known,
Land, 1t Blk
Done at q meeting of the city council
this ........ day Of A. D. H..
Attest: .................
President of the Council.
City Clerk.
The city clerk shall. on or before the
first day of August of every year,
deliver all such assessment rolls not there
the county wherein is situated the city
making such assessments, and the county
auditor shall extend the assessments in
q proper column on the proper tax books
and tax lists in his office, and such as
easements shall be collected and the pay
ment thereof enforced with and in like
manner as state, county and other taxes
are collected and payment thereof en-
forced; and such assessment when col
lected shall be paid over by the county
treasurer to the city treasurer of
such city, together with all costs. penal
ties and interest collected thereon, at the
time of making payment of city taxes TO
such city trea asurer.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage
Approved April 18th, 1S99
CHAPTER 2O2-H. F. NO. 343
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred
and ninety-nine $3.50, of the general laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven
QS9O, and to repeal sections eighteen
hundred and thirty-nine $780, eighteen
hundred and forty-one QS4D and eigh-
the general statutes of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-four QS9D: relating to
laying out altering or disseminating
county roads.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota
Section l. That section two (2) of chap