The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


pnd except for the paying Of maturing
bonds of said city, until the total indebt-
ednesss of said city, except as hereinafter
provided, shall be reduced to an amount
less than five 90 per cent of the total
value of the taxable property of such
city according to the last preceding as
sessment for the purpose OF taxation, and
thereafter the city council of such city
may issue bonds in accordance with the
/ provisions hereof and within the limits
herein first prescribed
Provided, further, than any city having
population of less than eight thousand
5000, an Indebtedness not to exceed ten
taxable property of such city may be in
CURED by the issuing of bonds in the
same manner as above provided for the
incurring of Indebtedness not to exceed
five C5) per cent.
Provided further, that where any city
has, prior to It's becoming incorporated
under the provisions of this act, and for
the purpose of constructing, regulating,
maintaining, or extending or improving
suitable water and light plants, or either
Of such plants, or for the purpose of
purchasing, maintaining, extending and
improving any water and light plants, or
either Of such plants, already in existence
in such city, or for the purpose of ac-
quiring or paying for any real estate or
other property needed in connection with
such water or light plants, or either Of
them, for the protection of the purity of
the water supply, or otherwise, issued or
authorized to be issued bonds, so that
the amount of said bonds when added to
the other Indebtedness Of said city shall
cause the entire indebtedness thereof to
exceed five 90 per cent Of the total value
of the taxable property Of said city, &C
cording to the last preceding assessnent
bonds shall not be deemed to be part
of the total Indebtedness Of said city,
which said city Is hereinbefore forbidden
to make to exceed five (5) per cent of the
total value of said taxable property; and
thereafter said city may issue such addt-
tional bonds as may be necessary to ex-
tend, enlarge or improve such water and
light plants or either of such plants, and
such additional bonds, SO issued for such
purposes shall also not be deemed to be-
q part Of the total Indebtedness of said
city, which said city is hereinbefore for
hidden to make to exceed five 90 per
cent of the total value Of said taxable
property. Such bonds shall be authorized
issued, negotiated and sold, In the same
manner as other city bonds, and shall
be first lien upon all water and light
plants and structures of every kind, II
issued for both; or If for only one, then
upon the appliances and structures there
Of, and all the property acquired or used
in connection herewith, erected, owned or
purchased by, said city, and the pro,
for any other purposes, than that for
which they are issued. No city council
Of any city in this state, shall issue bonds
for any purpose to the amount of one
hundred thousand 100000 dollars or over,
until the proposition to issue said bonds
has been approved by majority of the
l6Sdl NOlSIS VI llldl CITY NOI1uS CT q
eral or special election.
Sec. IL. In case Of a rejection of
charter proposed by such board, said
board may propose a new charter in the
same manner as is above provided for the
submission Of the first charter adopted
by said board, and such charter so pro
posed shall be voted on in like manner
and with the same effect as 1s above pro-
vided in the case of said first charter,
and If adopted may be amended in like
manner.
81 o{o In
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 1s; This act shall take effect and
Approved April Goth, 1899.
CHAPTER 352-H. F. NO 359
AN ACT to encourage better condition
of the public schools and to appropri-
ate money therefor, and repeating chap
ter one hundred and forty-four Q4Q Of
sne tine gasa laws & 81 eghegn pd
chapter one hundred and one Q0D Of the
general laws Of eighteen hundred and
@ of the geneTs aNs Of efgReae
hundred and eighty-one QSSD, extra
session, as amended by chapter forty
ter one hundred and eighty-th1ree dsO
Of the general laws Of eighteen hun
two hundred and ffty-nine (25g Of the
general laws Of eighteen hundred and
ninety-seyen QS9D. as amended by
(s1stj session Of, Of the Legislature rec Of Mn
nesota. approved March eleventh q15tdh6},
chapter one hundred and ifty-one Q5)
of the general laws of eighteen hun
arsd ninety hnnSstythree 1922 and qsls, chapter
general laws Of eighteen hundred nine
ty,,seyen QSsD, relating to certain
schools.
L.
State of Minnesota:
ARTICLE I.
Section ]. The governor, superintendent
of public instruction and the president of
the University of Minnesota, ex-off1cio,
are hereby constituted board of COM
missi9ners on graded and preparatory
education in this state. Said board shall
be called the "State High School Board"
and shall perform the duties and exer-
cise the powers hereinafter mentioned.
The members Of said board shall serve
without compensation but shall be en-
titled to their actual and necessary ex-
Sec. 2. The state high school board is
hereby authorized to appoint a suitable
person to inspect high schools who shall
be called the High School Inspector"
to visit each high school in the state
and make report thereon as hereinafter
provided ?. and to perform such other, du-
The salary of the high school inspector
shall be fixed by the high school board,
and he shall also receive necessary trav-
cling expenses to be paid In the same
manner as provided by law in the case
of state officials.
The high school board shall also ap-
point q suitable person to inspect state
graded schools who shall be called Grad
ed School Inspector" and whose duties
shall be similar to those of the high
school inspector.
The salary of the graded school in
spector shall be fixed by the high school
board and he shall also receive necessary
travelling expenses to be paid in the same
manner as state officials Said board
may employ such assistant eXamiuers as
shall be found necessary to carry out
the provisions of this act
shall be paid q compensation to exceed
three 60 dollars per day. or fifty $50
cents per hour for services actually per-
formed, and no compensation shall be
from any state institution.
Sec. 8. The state high school board
shall have power to establish any neces-
sary and suitable rules and regulations
ance of schools, courses Of studies and
other proceedings in connection with
high and graded schools claiming state
aid.
Sec T. The said board shall keep a
careful record of all its proceedings, and
shall on or before the first Qst day of
September in each year make q report to
the superintendent of public instruction
detail all receipts and disbursements, the
names and number of high and graded
schools receiving aid and the number Of
pupils attending the classes in each, to
which report 1t may add such recon-
mendations as is deemed useful and prop
er.
ARTICLE II.
Section 8. The public schools of this
ii l. IL