The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
in force from and after July first qst),
Approved March 10th, 1899. s

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota: &
Section 1. School districts now or here
after having over fifty thousand inhabi.
tanfs are hereby empowered to raise an.
nually by taxation Independently of and
in addition to other sums for school pur
poses authorized by law, an amount not
exceeding one and one-half mills ON eacf
BILE property within such district for the
purchase of school sites and the erection
repair, furnishing and fitting of public
sen 1907 buildings 10 and the general mainte:
district, and to appropriate the same to
such or any Of such uses.
Provided i; that such sum- to the extent
only, may be appropriated to general
maintenance; and the remainder thereof
shall be applicable to the erection, re;
buildings and the acquisition of school
sites or one or more Of such uses. but
shall be appropriated to no other purpose.
Sec. 2. This act shall be construed as
in independent and separate grant Of
power and SMALL in no wise supersede
existing provisions of law for raising
whether under general or special laws,
but the powers here given may also be
exercised concurrently with other pow
ers and to provide greater revenue for
the schools within such district, limita-
withstanding. - . 49,
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved March Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 7s-s. F. NO. 1877. $50
AN ACT to require all railroad CON-
panies owning railroads in the State of
Minnesota, Of less than four feet, eight
s and en as inches s,o gauge to adopt
as may be fixed by the railroad and
warehouse commission. -,
Be 1T enacted by the Legislature of the
fo >,
Section l. That all railroad companies
who at the date of the passage of this
act are the owners Of and operating a
railroad in the State Of Minnesota, Of a
gauge less than four feet eight and one
half inches in width, shall within such
reasonable time as may be fixed by tho
change the gauge Of said railroads, tc
four feet, eight and one-half inches. -
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the rail-
one year after the passage of this act to
examine all the railroads in this state
now in existence, that are less than four
ana. # they find that it Ft'' is fe gabS
or in their Judgment necessary and rea-
sonable to change the gauge Of any such
h bafoaa ach e f0a thew fest s Hght af and Ser
time within which such gauge shall be
changed to that width, In making such
sideration the amount and probable life
of the rolling stock of such narrow
gauged road, and all other facts bearing
on the reasonableness Of the time to be
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be
in. force from and after its passage.
Approved, March Goth, 1899.
49, CHAPTER IS. F. NO. s21.
streets, alleys and public grounds in in
cities having population Of over fifty
=! thousand inhabitants; and repeating all
4 acts and parts of acts inconsistent
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That no vacation of any
having, according to the then last state
or national census a population Of over
hfty thousand inhabitants shall be here
and conditions as well as to the com. nm.
pensatlon, II any, to be paid by the
persons seeking such vacation, or other
wise, as shall be specified in the resolu-
ton ordering such vacation.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts re-
lating to compensation otherwise than
as sf herein Pre-, proylded are hereby repealed
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 21st, 1899. .r~7 -. -. .
CHAPTER sos. F. No.51so. <%
AN ACT to provide for attachment OF
property In certain cases. go = ~
Be DIT enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That in cases pending in a
9ustlce court, or pending in the district
count court on appeal from justice'court, the
attachment upon making and filing in the
court where said cause is pending. an
affidavit made by the plaintiff or some
Is Indebted to the plaintiff in sum ey-
ceedfng five dollars $50, and specifying the
amount of such Indebtedness as near as
may be over and above all legal set-offs.
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express Or implied, or upon Judgment or
decree of some court, and containing a
further statement that the affiant has
fral1dulently conveyed or disposed of, or
is about fra udulently to convey or dispose
OF any OF his property Or. effects, SO as
Sec. 2. Before issuing writ of attach
ment the Justice shall require bond on
the part of the plaintiff with sufficient
fSgiEety CONDITIONED that If the planting
shall pay all costs that may be adjudged
against him and all damages which the
defendant may sustain by reason of the
attachment, not exceeding the sum Of one
hundred dollars ($1O0).
Sec. B. When the cause is pending in
the tn district court On an appeal from the
tied to writ of attachment the same as
if said action had been commenced in the
district court, upon filing the affidavit pro-
vided for in section of this act, and
and requirements provided by law for the
issuance of attachments in the district
court.
Sec. 4: All laws relating to the attach
ment of property in the district court not
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
chapter, are hereby made applicable to
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved March 21st, 1899.
CHAPTER SIS. F. NO. 545..
AN ACT to fix the. amount of money
all counties Of the State of Minnesota
having a population OF. one hundred
thousand and not more. than one hun
itants, for clerk hire and to provide for
the appointment Of such clerks. -
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l.: In all counties of the State
Of Minnesota, having according to the
then last completed state or national
one hundred thousand and not more
than one hundred and eighty-five thou
sand inhabitants, the county attorney
IN such e eog11s shell be entitled to the
year for clerk hire in said county attor-
ney's office. and the county attorney is
hereby authorized to appoint clerk or
clerks In said county attorneys Office,
and said clerk or clerks shall receive as
salary or salaries such proportion of the
said sum of twelve hundred ($1, 2OO) dol
lars per year as the county attorney snail
direct, which salary or salaries shall be
payable in equal monthly installments
out of the county treasury Of such coun-
ty, provided that the total amount Of said
salary or salaries shall not exceed twelve
hundred ($1,20O) dollars for each year.
Sec. 2. Whenever according to the then
tion of any county in this state. which
now has a population of less than one
hundred thousand Inhabitants shall ac-
quire said population of one hundred
fhnI n {S1tn
at once become subject to the provisions
of this act, and whenever, according to