The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


the year eighteen hundred and ninety
nine GS9O.
Sec; ,. This act shall take effect
ard he in force from and after its pas
Approved April Srd 1899.
CHAPTER 125-S. f. NO. 609
AN ACT TO provide means for partially
completing and furnishing any court
house and city hall building now IN
process of erection in any city in this
state having over fifty thousand (50000)
Inhabitants, and to authorize the issue
and sale of certificates of Indebtedness
therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. For the purpose of providing
further money for the partial completion
and furnishing OF any court house and
city hall building now in course of erec-
tlcn in any city IN this state having over
nifty thousand t5O000 inhabitants, the
board of court house and city hall com
mlssioners having in charge the erection
OF such building is hereby authorized to
issue and sell certificates of Indebtedness
to an amount not exceeding one hun
dred and seventy-tive thousand Q7500O)
ShalI bear interest. payable semi-annual-
~, at a rate not to exceed four per cent
um per annum, and shall not be sold for
i - than their par value
Sec. >. Said certificates shall become
cntrSe against the city in which such
building may be situated, and the pay
nent Of the principal thereof and the in
terest thereon shall be provided for by
the city council of such city, and it is
hereby made the duty of such city coun-
Gil TO levy tax of one-naif mill on ali
taxable property within said city annual
~, until the money received from such tax
shall be sufficient to take up and dis
charge all such certificates of indebted
ness, together with the interest thereon
Sec. 3. The funds derived from the sale
of such certificates shall be deposited by
the treasurer of said board according to
ffo.A Il lone 81 j
terest or income that may be received
upon such deposits shall be accounted for
to the said board, and shall pe a part
and parcel of the fund belonging to said
board to be by them applied to the pros
ecution of the work herein provided for.
Sec 4. The money realized from the
sale of said certificates shall be used by
SAID board in the completion and fur
nlShing of the ground floor and fiji st floor
OF said building, and no part of such
money shall be expended by said board
until they shall have definitely ascertain
ed, by means of itemiZed estimates based
upon detailed specifications and drawings,
mat the entire cost of completing and
furnishing such ground floor and first
floor, and making the same ready for
occupancy, including such necessary
heating and Ventilating apparatus.
plumbing, electric light plant, Office fur
niture and all expenses of supervision
and construction will in no event exceed
the said sum Of one hundred and seventy
fh nye thousand q75,OOOl dollars. it being
entire cost of completing and furnishing
said ground and first floors to the sum
aforesaid.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April Srd, 1899.
CHAPTER 126-s. F. NO. 12a
AN ACT to amend section six hundred
and ninety-seve1 (69O of the general
statutes Of one thousand eight hundred
ana ninety-four qS9D, relating to the
establishment OF section and meander
posts under the direction and author
= 1ity, of the county commissioners.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
Section l. That section six hundred
snd ttn ct sD Of aft the general
and ninety-four $3.50 be and the same
Is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 6s7. Commissioners to Re-establish
Section and Meander Posts. The board of
county commissioners of any county
where it shall be made to appear to their
saisffactioh, at any regular or, special
tien or meander posts or monuments es-
tablished by the United States have
been destroyed or are becoming obscure
shall have power to authorize and direct
the county surveyor of the county. or
some other competent surveyor, to re-
survey, relocate and re-establish such
section, quarter section or meander posts
or monuments by having permanently
placed at such government corners an
iron or stone or wood post. or monument
of a desirable character of such size and
construction as in their discretion may
be deemed desirable. In making such
survey the said surveyor shall keep full
and accurate notes thereof, giving full
data by which the entire survey may be
relocated in the future, and shall file
certified copy of the same together with
an accurate plat thereof, in the office of
the register of deeds of said county And
the points where said posts op- monu-
ments are relocated and re-established
as aforesaid, shall be taken and consid-
cred as prima facie evidence that such
points are the points where the section
posts or monuments were established bv
the United States government
Provided that said county commission
ers may, in their discretion, enter into a
contract with said surveyor for the per
formance of said work and furnishing
said material, or any part of either, for
such price and upon such terms as to
said commissioners may seem proper.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage
Approved April 3rd, 1899
CHAPTER 127-s. T. NO. $780,
chapter two hundred and twentv.nine
(229) of the general laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-five QS95), relating
to municipal courts in Incorporated
cities having population of less than
five thousand (5,0O0 Inhabitants
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
otCllOn 1. iltlt section three t3) of
chapter two hundred and twenty-nine
(229) of the general laws of one thousand
eight hundred and nlnety-five 0S95) be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 8. The qualified electors of such
city shall at the general city election to
be held in such city next after the passage
of this act, and at the general city cleo
tfon every fourth (4th year thereafter.
elect a suitable person to the office of
said judge of municipal court, who shall
be called municipal judge who shall
hold his Office for a term of four years
and until his successor shall be elected
and qualified
In case of any vacancy in the Office of
municipal judge, the governor of the
State of Minnesota shall appoint some
qualified person to said office. until the
next general city election, occurring more
than thirty days after the vacancy shall
elected for full term of four GD years.
The governor of the State of Minnesota
snail Immediately after the passage of
this act, and the acceptance of the pro-
visions of the same, as hereinafter pro-
Vlded, appoint some suitable person to
said Office, who shall hold the same until
his successor is elected and qualified
The judge of said municipal court shall
be a qualified elector of said city
Any municipal Judge of a CITY where
no general city election is held in the
year 1900 and whose term of office ex-
pres in the year 1900. shall continue to
hold his office until the next general city
election to be held in such city after
said year 1906, and until his successor. is
elected and qualified
Any municipal judge of city where
1901 and whose term of office expires in
the year 1901 shall cODtfn11a 70 boI5 hi.