The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
IF on account of any assessment for any

mon council shall, first, by ordinance
passed by a majority vote of all the alder
men, authorize the issue Of coupon bonds
OF such city, to take up and fund the
noating Indebtedness of such city. rum
ing not more than fifteen Q5) years.
bearing interest at not more than four
principal and interest payable at such
time and place as may be fixed by the
common council, and to be Of such de-
nomination or denominations as may be
fixed by the common council. Such bonds
to be signed by the mayor and sealed with
the seal of the city, attested by the clerk
and countersigned by the comptroller,
and shall be sold at not less than par
value to the highest responsible bidder
after notice published at least once in
each week for three 90 consecutive weeks
shall pay a commission exceeding one
and half per cent compensation for
the sale of such bonds. In estimating
the Indebtedness of any such city for
the purpose of ascertaining whether the
limitation Of Indebtedness has been
reached, such bonds shall not be consid-
cred.
Sec. g. No such city shall be permitted
to issue bonds for funding any of its
floating indebtedness except such as eX-
lists at the date Of the passage and ap-
prOval of this act, nor shall any such
city be entitled to avail itself Of the pro-
visions of this act unless it shall proceed
to do so within six months from the
date Of the passage and approval OF this
act.
Sec. 4. Any city which has already
reached the limit of it's bonded or other
indebtedness and which avails itself Of
the provisions Of this act shall thereafter
have no power to create any obligation
which shall bear interest, except such as
may be in renewal of an obligation now
existing.
No officer or officers of any city which
avails itself of the provisions Of this act
shall have power to draw any order on
the treasury of such city, nor issue any
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bond, unless there shall be at the time
such order is drawn or evidence of In
debtedness is issued, sufficient money In
the treasury to the credit Of the particu-
lar fund account, out of which the
same is payable, to pay the same. as we'll
as other unpaid claims before that time
audited and allowed against such fund.
Every evidence Of Indebtedness or order
issued by any such city, contrary to the
provisions of this section shall be void
and not voidable in the hands of every
body.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10th, 1899.
CHAPTER SIS. F. NO. 80.
AN ACT to amend section 26O4, title 1.
chapter a. Of the general statutes of
the State Of Minnesota, A. d. 1894, re-
lating to corporations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section 1904, of title 1,
of chapter "a, of the general statutes Of
the State Of Minnesota, A. D. 1894, be
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 1904. Any corporation organized
or reorganized under the provisions of
this title may obtain the right Of way
over. through. under and across any
lands needed for the construction of any
railroad, telegraph or telephone, pneumat-
ic tube lines, subway conduits for the pas
sage, operation and repair Of electric and
sites and grounds for depotS, shops and
other buildings requisite for the proper
carrying on of the business to be trans
acted, or may obtain the right to over
flow, by reason of any dam, lock, sluices,
or other erection necessary for the con-
venient prosecution of their enterprise
all and any lands damaged thereby, and
may obtain the right to the use of any
land for tow path, the erection Of nee
essary buildings for the purpose of said
business, and the right Of way in and
water course, and the banks thereof, to-
gether with the right to overflow, 1njure
or destroy any existing dams, mills or
other property, and to canal in and along
the valley of any such river, bay, stream,
lake or water course, and to purchase
and erect all necessary buildings for the
operation and prosecution Of any manu-
featuring business upon the water power
ment, and any such telegraph or
telephone company organized under the
provisions of this title may acquire right
Of way to construct it's lines over, along
and upon the right Of way and lands Of
any railway company within this state,
upon making just compensation therefor
to such railway company, by proceeding
as In this title provided; but the right
of any such telegraph or telephone COM
pany shall be at all times subject to the
right of any such railway company to
use it's right of way and lands for rail-
way purposes, and the said line of tele-
ha CO tod
constructed and maintained at all times
as not to interfere with the usual opera
ton of such railroad. Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
association or corporation any rights for
the maintenance of a telephone system
within the corporate limits of any city
or village in this state until such person,
persons, association or corporation shall
have obtained the right to maintain a
telephone system in such village or city,
nor for period beyond that for which
the right to operate such telephone sys-
tenn is granted by such city or village
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to or eff
feet any proceeding now pending to con-
denim lands for right Of way for any tele-
graph or telephone company.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 11th, 1899.
CHAPTER 52-H. F. NO. 423
AN ACT to amend section one thousand
and forty-five Q045) Of the general stat
utes Of eighteen hundred and ninety
four QS9D, as amended by chapter
sixty-one (6D of the general laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven
Qs9O, relating to the organization of
cities.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l: That section one thousand
and forty-five Q045) of the general stat
utes Of eighteen hundred and ninety-foutr
QS94, as amended by chapter sixty-one
l6D, of the general laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-seven QS9O, be and the
same Is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section one thousand and forty-five
Q045l. That cities may be organized
within the limits Of this state as herein
legal voters residing within the limits Of
the territory comprising not less than
one thousand inhabitants and not more
than fifteen thousand, whether all or part
gan1zed into a borough or village or not
and which territory they desire to have
Incorporated as a city. shall sign and
have fi presented to the judge of probate Of
situated petition setting forth the metes
and bounds of said city, and of the sew
eral wards thereof, and praying that said
city may be incorporated under such
names as may therein be designated. the
judge Of probate shall issue an order de-
claring such territory duly incorporated
as a city, and shall designate therein
the metes, bounds, wards and name there
of, as In said petition described. And the
said judge of probate shall In said or
der designate the time and place of hold
city, which shall be not less than thirty
G0) nor more than sixty (6O) days from
the presenting of said petition, and shall
cause said order to be posted In five (5)
least for thirty (30) days prior to the day
Of such election, and also cause the same