The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

ceiye as compensation twelve hundred
Q.2Oo dollars per annum, payable in
monthly installments out Of the county
treasures of such counties, upon war
which amount shall be in full for ali serv-
ices OF such commissioners, including
service upon committees and as members
or the board of equalization, as well as
all travelling expenses incurred within
said counties, while performing such serv-
ices as county commissioners.
Sec. q All acts and parts of acts in
cohslstent t, herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved February 25th, 1899.
CHAPTER 29-s. F. NO 1ee.
AN ACT directing the county surveyor
IN al counties Of this state having a
over. to superintend the opening, con-
struction and improvement of county
roads and the construction and i'm
proVement Of county bridges, and for
the payment of certain expenses of
such surveyor in so doing.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the
county surveyor In all counties In this
state having population Of 100000 in
habitants or over, under the direction and
control of the board of county commits
sioners of such counties, to superintend
the opening. construction and improve
ment of all county roads hereinafter
VI,
construction and Improvement of all
county bridges hereinafter constructed or
improved in their respective counties.
Sec. 2. Such county surveyor shall re-
ceive out Of the funds of said county
such sums for travelling expenses while
SO engaged in the experimenting, open
ing, construction and repair of such
be deemed necessary by the board of
county commissioners of such counties.
Sec; 3; An acts or parts of acts incon-
a ad
Sec. A. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved February 25th, 1899.
CHAPTER 3o-S F. NO 2S9
AN ACT providing for appropriations, by
boards Of county .ygo GO commissioners of
more, to towns, under certain circum-
stances.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Wherever, heretofore the
board of county commissioners of any or
gan1zed county in the State of Minnesota,
having population Of 200,0 600 inhabitants,
or more, has appropriated money to any
organized town within the limits of such
county for the purpose of aiding such
town In the construction Of a road and
wagon bridge across any navigable river
or lake. or any portion thereof, within
the limits of said town, and said money
SO appropriated, or any part thereof, has
never been paid to said town by reason
amount allowed by law for such purpose,
said board of county commissioners is
hereby authorized and empowered to ap-
propriate to such town sum equal to the
amount originally appropriated for such
purpose; provided, that such town, rely
Ing solely and wholly upon receiving the
appropriation first hereinbefore men
toned, has constructed and completed
said bridge, and incurred Indebtedness by
reason thereof; provided, further, that
the money received by such town from
the appropriation herein authorized shall
be applied by such town to the liquidation
Of any and all indebtedness incurred in
the construction of said bridge.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved February 25th, 1899.
CHAPTER as. F. NO 16S
AN ACT regulating the levying of taxes
by county commissioners and defining
the duties of county commissioners,
county treasurerS and county auditors,
in relation thereto, in all counties hav-
ing two hundred thousand inhabitants
and over.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In all counties Of this state
having a population of two hundred
be the duty of the board Of county
commissioners thereof, when deciding
upon the total amount of money neces-
sary to be raised by taxation, to meet
the anticipated expenses of the county
for the next ensuing year, to make an
itemized statement covering all county
expenditures, with appropriate titles in
dicative of the purposes for which the
money is to be used and also specifying
the amounts necessary for each purpose
named.
bodied In and form part of the official
proceedings of said board, and the
amount finally determined upon and al
lowed to be raised by taxation, shall be
county auditor into different funds, In
the proportion and for the purposes des-
ignated by the county commissioners in
their itemiZed statement aforesaid, as the
basis of taxation for the ensuing year,
and the money so raised by the levy Of
taxes shall be expended for the particu-
lar purposes designated in said itemized
statement and for no other purpose.
Sec q One of the funds herein provid-
ed for may be designated Emergency
fund" but no money shall be expended
from the emergency fund, except in
cases of actual emergency, arising from
unforeseen demands upon some other
designated fund, which has become eX-
hausted, and then only upon the unani-
nous vote of all the members of the
board of county commissioners.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the coun-
ty treasurer to apportion all moneys re-
ceived by him for county purposes to the
commissioners, and to keep a separate
and distinct account for each fund and
every warrant shall be paid only from
the cash on hand in the fund from which
1t may be properly payable. In case of
payments of money under any special
contract, entered into by the board Of
county commissioners, such payments
shall be kept separate, under the name
Of the particular contract on account Of
which 1T was made, but under the gen.
eral title. of the fund from which such
warrant is payable.
county auditor to indicate in each war
rant drawn by him upon the county
treasurer, the purpose for which such
which 1t may be payable. It shall also be
the duty of the county auditor to present
at each regular meeting of the county
commissioners, a statement showing the
amounts levied for the various county
purposes for the current year, together
with the actual cash balance, If any, re-
naming to the credit of each fund at the
date Of such regular meeting and the
of contracts already entered into by the
board of county commissioners, which
statement shall be, embodied in and form
a part of the minutes of the official pro-
ceedings of said county commissioners.
Sec. 5. In all counties having a board
Of tax levy, it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners to prepare and file
with said board, at its annual meeting
the itemiZed statement required to be
made by the county commissioners in
section Of this act, together with
statement of the condition of each fund
from the previous year.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be misdemeanor for a
county commissioner to contract or vote
for the expenditure of any money, the
amount already set aside for that specific
purpose, as mentioned In the temized
statement of the county commissioners,
and any amount that may be remaining
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