The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29


bind the state. to make payment. of any
sum earlier than the same shall be by
law made appl able thereto
Sec. 2. The. SAD BOARD, snail not in any
manner modify or change any of the con-
d1t1ons. OF any contract or contracts ex-
listing between said board and any. con
tractor or contractors, at the time Of the
passage of this act except after having
nrst obtained upon the surety or suretles
upon the bond of said CO.. tractor or co =
tractors the assent and cons mt, in writ
and every such intended modification or
change, the said surety or sureties fur
Their agreeing to remain and continue to
be responsible under said boz d. the same
as if said modification or change had not
been made; CT in lieu there the said
board shall demand and receive a new
Sec. 5. This act Shall take e effect and BE-
in force from and after its, passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 255-H F. NO. 49s.
AN ACT to perfect the record violence
of title to. certain lands and to make
an appropriation therefor.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That whenever under any
law heretofore existing, any deeds, mot
ings or any other Instruments affecting
the title to any lands in this state here
tofore, owned by any ra lroad company
secretary of state: but not in the, county
in which such lands are situated: it shall
be- the duty Of the secretary of state
upon the application of the county com.
missioners of any, county in which any
portion of the lands affected by any such
instrument. may be situated, or of any
te Of
certified cop es of the record of each ard
all such deeds, mortgages, trust deeds,
in sns
title to any land in such county, and the
register of deeds shall index and record
the same in the same manner as original
deeds and mortgages are indeXed and
recordeu.. Ano sucn ,ertlned copies ana
the record thereof and certified copies of
such record, shall have the same force an |
effect. as the record of the original instru-
ments.
i. Sec: 2. For all services performed un-
der this act the secretary of state shall
shall receive the same fees as they are
by law allowed for other similar services
to be audited and allowed by the state au--
itemized and verified bills and paid by
the state treasurer upon the warrant of
the state auditor.
Sec 8. There is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated belonging to the
general fund the sum of three thousand
l3OOU dollars or so much thereof as may
feet:
Sec. T.. All acts or parts of acts incon-
.sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
" Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 256-H. F. NO. so5.
AN ACT to create a system of district
poor-houses.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section i. There may 10 established
and naintained in two or more counties
having g joint population of not less than
twenty-five Thousand C25,ooO inhabitants
as determined by the last preceding o1
cial census of Minnesota, a district poor
house for the reception, proper accom-
mediation and maintenance of all paupers
port the counties Of such district may
from time to time become chargable ac-
cord1ng to the provisions of this chapter;
ana for that purpose the chairman Of the
respective boards OF county commission
ers' Of the counties of such district shall
be. ex-off1cio, the board of directors of
such poor-house. -
county commissioners, invite the coop
eratlon OF one or more other counties in
the establishment of a district poor-house
trict poor-house thus established shall
by resolution set q time and place at
VIII which they they will hear and consider bids
by any county, city, borough, village,
town or person within such district, for
the purchase of any farm, lot or tract
terms as to time and manner Of payment
CIR otherwise as said DO ard may deem most
advantageous to the district; and in &C
icordance with such resolution such board
may. at such adjourned meeting, or at
any later time to- which they may adjourn
negotiate for and purchase any such
farm tar lot or tract of land; and contract
necessary equipment and supplies, and
provide for the: employment of such
to labor; provided, that before locating
any such farm or erecting any such poor
house or. such other buildings, drawings
and Specifications setting forth the loca-
house or other such buildings, shall be
Forwarded to the state board of correc-
and erection shall be finally made only
upon the return of such specifications
with the certified approval of such state
board endorsed thereon.
district consists Of but two Counties mites Such
board of directors shall consist of five %
members, to include the chairman Of the
respective county boards, and Of one other
commissioner frcm each county of the
district. to be chosen annually by the
respective county boards at their annual
meeting in January of each year, and
trict to be chosen by the two chairmen
of such two county boards, and the two
county commissioners thereof
ing such farm: lot, or tract Of land and
district pOor-house and such other build
tngs, equipments, supplies and other nee
essary expenditures shall be assessed pro
rata among the several counties of the
district, according to the tax valuation
of each county in said district as such
valuation stood for the year previous to
equalization thereof; and it shall be the
duty of said board Of directors to certify
to. the county auditors of the respective
counties Of the district the amount as
sessed therefor against each county.
The expense of maintaining such dis
trict poor-house and permanently sup
porting paupers at such house shall be
borne by the respective counties of the
district .proportionately according to the
number of paupers kept thereat by each
county and said board shall fix a, weekly
the several counties; and If at the end
of any fiscal year it appears that such
rate has mot been sufficient to pay. all
upon each county of the district to meet
such deficit an amount to be determined
by the proportion which the number, of
days board provided for paupers of each
thereat bears to the total number of
days board provided for paupers kept at
such poor-house;. which, amount shall be
auditor of the proper county.
SEE. 3. AS soon as such district poor
house is established and as often there
after as any vacancy. occurs in such Of
fee the board Of directors Of such dis
trict poor-house shall appoint a suitable
person, resident of the State of Minnesota.
overseer Of the district poor-house Of said
district; the term of appointment of such
overseer shall be six CO. years, and until
his successor in office is duly appointed
such board; he shall be liable to be re-
moved by said board at any time; and
his compensation shall be fixed by said
board annually. Every person appointed
overseer of the poor-house shall, before
he enters upon the duties of such office.
make. and file with the treasurer Of such
hoa 1d Of diroofnrS % h0Had ] 1uifb fxuo- OR.