The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
grain. live stock and other commodities

grain, live stock or any other. commodity
that any railroad, company operating a
line of railroad in this state should erect
and maintain "a platform at any station
or siding upon the line of such railroad
. in the State of Minnesota for the nur-
pose of facilitating the loading Of any Of
into cars for shipment, or upon the petit
ton of any shipper of grain, live stock
or any other commodity or product from
any station or siding on the lines of such
railroad, alleging; that it is necessary for
the accommodation of the shippers Of
grain, live stock or any other commodities
or products that the railroad company OPP
ing or station named in the petition, a
PLATFORM for the londing into cars for
shipment Of any of the articles, conmnodi-
ties or products named in this act, or any
other articles. products or commodities.
1t shall be the duty of the said railroad
and warehouse commission to fix a time
and place for hearing and order said rail-
road company to appear and show why it
should not construct and maintain such
platform at the station or siding deemed
in the petition as the case may be: Such
order may be served upon any officer or
station agent Of said railroad company at
least ten nO days before the day fixed
Sec. 2. If. after hearing, the railroad
company required to appear by said or.
der, the petitioner and all other interested
parties who appear and desire to be heard
at the time and place fixed by the order,
or at such other time to which the said
commission shall adjourn the hearing, the
the convenience of shippers that plat
form be maintained at the station or Sid
Ing named in the order of the commissions
railroad company to within sixty (6o)
days from the date of the service of said
order ON it to erect and thereafter. dur
for, maintain at such siding or station, .,
platform Of such dimensions and con-,
structed OF such material and in such
manner. and at such place as said COM
mission shall find necessary, and desig.
nate by such order for loading grain, LEV
stock or other products or commodities
into cars for shipment. The said railroad
power to order the enlargement of any
platform erected under the provisions Of
this act or order additional platforms at
judgment the loading platforms at such
stations or sidings are insufficient to &C.
commodate the public.
shall fail to erect and maintain any plat
form ordered to be erected by the railroad
and warehouse commission within the
mission shall be liable to a, penalty Of
twenty-five go dollars for each and every
day the said platform remains uncon-
structd after the expiration of the time
fixed by order of the said commission
for its construction, said penalty to be
recovered by an action brought by the
attorney general in the name of the state.
and all money collected as penalties. un
der the provisions of this act. shall be
paid to the state treasurer and credited
Sec. 4. This act Shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 223-H. F. NO. 55S.
AN ACT to authorize and empower viii
lages under certain circumSta nces to is
sue bonds for the payment of their out
standing indebtedness:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That any village in this
state, whose Indebtedness at the time of
ceeds the sum of three Thousand dollars
besides it's bonded Indebtedness, may is
sue it's bonds for an amount as nearly as
may be equal to the amount of such in
debtedness, which bonds shall bear inter
est at a rate to be determined by the vii
lage council Of said village, not to ex-
coed the rate of seven per cent per an,
mum, payable Semi-annually, and shall
mature at such time as shall be deter
mined by said village council, not to ex-
coed fifteen years from the date of their
issuance. Such bonds shall be sold by
the village council of such village in such
manner as they shall deem advisable, but
shall not he sold for less than their par
sale thereof shall he applied to the pay
rnent Of the debts of said village not rep
resented by its bonds.
pursuant to the provisions of section one
(1) of this act, the village council shall,
by resolution authorize the issuance
legal voters of said Village, and by such
resolution such village council shall de-
termine the amount of bonds to be- is
sued the rate Of interest s which Ihny shall
shall fix a time, either at an annual vii
age election or a special election to be
called for that purpose, when the voters
" rri1 10 jcho a hn
ton of the issuance of said bonds, and at
the time so fixed by such village council
the legal voters of such village shall vote
upon the question of the issuance OF such
bonds. The form Of the ballot therefor
shall be as follows:
.'said village of ....... is ;.
sue it's bonds in the sum of
.......... dollars, bearing in
terest at the rate of ...... j
per cent per annum, payable .;
semi-annually and maturing | ]
.:...... years after the date /
thereof, pursuant to a reSolu-
ton of the village council of
said village, passed ON the go.
Voters who desire to vote for the issu.
anee Of such bonds ISL shall place cross 1ss
and those who desire to vote against the
issuance of such bonds shall place a
cross opposite the word NO on said
ballot If a majority of the voters who
vote upon said question shall vote for
the issuance of such bonds, then the same
shall be issued, otherwise they shall not
be issued.
Sec. 3. The right ito issue such bonds
shall not be affected by the amount Of
the bonded Indebtedness of such village at
the time of the issuance thereof pursu-
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899. -,
CHAPTER 224-H. F. NO. 473. a
AN ACT to provide uniform rate of tax
alton in all the villages of this state,
and repeating all acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this act. -.
Be is enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota: ~
Section 1. That all the villages in this
state, incorporated by any special law,
shall have the same right and authority
to levy. and collect taxes for the use Of
der the same limitations as are by law
allowed to and governing villages incor-
porated under the general laws of this
state. =,
Sec. 2 That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, whether the
same be a part of any special charter Of
any village in this state, or of any spe-
cial law, be and the same are hereby re-
Dealed.
st. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage. =
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 225-S. F. NO. 1O1.
AN ACT to license and regulate and de-
fine business of commission merchants
or persons selling agricultural products
and farm produce on commission, and
to require them to give bond to the
State of Minnesota for the benefit of
their consignors. and prescribing. a pen
atty for the violation Of any of the pro-
visions of this act. .z,, =
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota.
Section l. From and after June 1st,
1899, it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to engage in the bust
farm produce on commission, or to re-