The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

ter one hundred and six QO6) Of the gen.
eral Jaws OF eighteen hundred and sew
snty-nlne. as amended, be and the same
after the words citg amenadfl or vllage G IN the
fifth line thereof. the following: "And. by
6nanst 6rainance' ce to set apart for the use and
er property belonging to the munich
pality," and by adding at the end of said
section one %, as amended. the following:
neheIer any council has as
set apart property forTts use and benefit,
It's action is hereby confirmed" so that
sag section snail nal read as follows
section l. That theccity council OF any
incorporated city, ors village, council OF
any lncorporatedsv village, shall have pow
er e to establish and maintain public
them, for the use and benefit of the in
habitants of such citylor village, and, by
ordln;ance' to set apart for the use and
Ell property belonging to the municipality,
and may levy a tax not exceeding one
mill mi on the dollar annually, and in cities
OF over tnlrty thousand inhabitants not
to exceed one-haf of one mill on the dol
lar annually. on all the taxable property
in the city; such tax to be levied and col,
taxes of said city or village, and to be
known as Library fund And the board
or directors in this chapter provided for
shali nave power, In their dlscretlon, TO
admit to the benefit of any such library
persons not residing within the corporate
limits of the city or village, and they
shall execute a contract in writing, IN
the form OF bond, to the village or city
council to be approved by the board OF
directors, conditioned to make good all
damages or loss Of books issued to them,
with Suf!ic1ent SuretieS, and coVenantlng
that the person so receiving the Dement'S
of the library shall at all times conform
to all the laws, rules and regulations gov
erning the said library. And such nom
resident patrons shall pay for such priv1-
leges such sums and at such times as
may be by the directors. prescribed, into
the village treasury, for the use of the said
library. Upon petition of fifty freehold
ing citizens in any such city or village
the council of any such city or village
ment of such public library or reading
room to the legal voters of such city or
village at the next annual election held
therein, and If two-thirds majority of
the votes cast on such question at such
election are In favor of the establishment
of such public library or reading room,
then the council Of such city or village
shall establish the same and shall annual
ly thereafter levy for the maintenance Of
such public library or reading room the
tax recommended by the said petitioners,
before provided. Whenever any council
has heretofore established a library, and,
by ordinance, set apart property for its
use and benefit, its action is hereby con-
firmed."
Sec. g. That section five (5 Of chapter
one hundred and six Q06) of the general
seventy-nine, as amended, be and the
same is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following: "Said board
shall have full power and authority to
improve lease and let any and all prop
erty set apart for the use of the library,
or otherwise acquired, upon such terms
and conditions, and whenever and as
often as it may deem best and to exc
cute and deliver leases thereof under
seal. 1t may receive and enforce sub
scriptions for the benefit of the library,
and may adopt a seal,i so that said Sec
ton shall read as follows:
Sec. g. Said directors shall, imme-
diately after appointment, meet and or
ganize by the election of one of their
such other officers as, they may deem
necessary They shall make and adopt
such bylaws, rules and regulations for
their own guidance, and for the govern
either of them, as may be eXpedient, not
inconsistent with this act. They shall
have the exclusive control of the expendi-
ture Of all moneys collected and placed
to the credit of the library fund, and of
the construction of any library building,
and of the supervision, care and custody
OF the grounds, rooms, or buildings con-
structed, leased or set apart for that pur-
pose; provided, that all moneys received
for such library shall be deposited in the
treasury Of said city or village to the
credit S:ca1 Of the library fund, and shall be
money of said city or village, and shall
be paid out only upon the properly au-
thent1cated vouchers Of the library board.
Said board shall have power to lease and
provide appropriate rooms for the use Of
said library; shall have power to appoint
suitable librarian and necessary as
sistants, and fix their compensation; and
shall also have power to remove such
appointees; and shall in general carry
out the spirit and intent Of this act
Said board shall have power, when ap-
proved by such city or village council,
to purchase ground and erect thereon
suitable building for the use of said
library Said board shall have power to
donations rendered as provided in sec
ton nine 90 Of this act, and for the
purpose Of maintaining and augmenting
collections other than collections Of
discretion, expend moneys or incur obli-
cations not exceeding in any one year
ten QO) per centum Of the whole amount
paid into the library fund for such year.
Said board shall have full power and au-
thority to improve. lease and let any and
all property set apart for the use of the
library. or otherwise acquired, upon such
terms and conditions, and whenever and
as often as it may deem best, and to exc
cute and deliver leases thereof under seal,
1t may receive and enforce subscriptions
for the benefit of the library. and may
adopt a seal" jtz-f ~
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved March 9th,a 1899. \
CHAPTER 49-S. F. NO e6.
AN ACT authorizing all villages incor-
porated under the general laws of this
state to construct and repair sidewalks
and to assess the expense thereof upon
the lots or parcels of land adjoining the
said sidewalk. 27.5
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever the village coun-
Gil OF any village Incorporated under the
general laws Of this state deem it neces-
sary to construct or repair any sidewalk
In said village, they shall require the
street commissioner to notify all owners
and occupants of any lot or lots or par
GELS of land adjoining such sidewalk to
their own proper expense or charge, with
In time designated by the publication
in the official paper Of said village, for
not less than two weeks of notice to
said owners or occupants, setting forth
what work Is to be done, and the character
Of the same, by such owners or occu-
pants, and the time within which they are
required to do the same
Sec. 2. If such work is not done, and
the said sidewalks not built or repaired
In the manner and within the time pre-
scribed, the village council may order the
same to be done by the street commits
sioner at the expense of the lots and par
cells of land adjoining said sidewalks,
and said expenses shall be assessed upon
able by the street commissioner and re-
turned by him to the village council
And said assessment so made and re-
turned If approved by the village council
shall become lien upon said lots and
parcels of land, as in case of city, county
and state taxes
Sec. 8. If said assessment be not paid
to the street commissioner or the village
treasurer. on or before the twentieth day
Of August, in any year, the village coun-
ell shall cause a statement of the same to
be transmitted with the village taxes lev
county on or before the first day of Sem