The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
and approval
Approved April 7th. 1899.
CHAPTER 1866. F. NO. 277.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred
and sixty Q6O of the general laws of
line and equipment companies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section five (5) of chap
ter one hundred and sixty Q6O) of the
general laws of Minnesota for the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven uS9O.
be and the same Is hereby amended so
as to read follows:
Sec. s. The state board of appraisers
and assessors SHALL on before the first
auditor the amounts fixed by it as the
value Of the capital stock representing
capital and amounts fixed by 1t as the
value of the property of freight-line and
equipment companies employed and used
in Minnesota; at the same time the board
shall file with the state auditor the state
ment of the various companies and other
papers before it. 1t shall be the duty of
the state auditor In the month OF No
vember. annually, to charge and collect
from each freight line and equipment
company doing business or owning cars
which are operated in this state, a sum
in the nature of an excise tax or license,
to be computed by taking two (2) per
cent of the amount fixed by the state
board of appraisers and assessors as the
value of the proportion of the capital
stock representing the capital and prop
in Minnesota. and certified to the state
auditor. after deducting the value Of the
real estate locally. If any there be.
All taxes collected by the state auditor
under the provisions of this act shall be
paid into the state treasury and credited
to the general revenue fund. If any
or refuses to pay said tax during the
month of November, the state auditor
shall add to the tax due penalty OF
fifty fit, per 81, centum thereon s ar ana snail ad
penalty by any means provided by law
for the collection Of taxes by county
treasurers, and for his service shall be
allowed five per eentum on the amount
of penalty collected, which he is author
lied to retain out of such amount. And
it shall be the duty of the attorney gen.
eral, or any county attorney, on request
of the state auditor to prosecute any
action or proceedings for the enforce
ment of this act. and all funds collected
by said attorney general or any county
attorney shall be paid into the state
treasury Immediately upon receipt there
of by him. Any action brought. under
brought in the name of the state in any
county in which any such company does
business; and service of summons
against any such company may be made
upon any officer agent of said COM
pany in the same manner as provided
by law for the service of summons In
CIVIL aCIlOnS.
Sec. @ This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 7th. 1899,
CHAPTER 1865. F. NO 292
AN ACT appropriating money for the
erection of a monument in commemora-
ton of the victims Of the great Hinck-
ley fire. of September 1st, 1894, at the
Hinckley memorial cemetery in the viii
lage Of Hinckley in Pine county, where
the remains of said victims are inferred.
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the sum of twenty-five
hundred dollars ($2,5OO), or as much there
of may be necessary, is hereby appro-
treasury, not otherwise appropriated for
the erection of monument in commem-
oration of the victims, Of the great
Hinckley fire" of September l, 1894, at the
Hinckley memorial cemetery in the vii
lage Of Hinckley in Pine county.
Sec. 2 That said monument shall be
erected under the supervision and direc-
ton Of Robert G. Saunders, Daniel Nc
Laren, John T. Craig, John X. Anderson
and John M. Currie of Hinckley, in said
county. who are hereby appointed ed COM ON
mission with full powers to have said
monument designed, planned, erected
suitably inscribed and completed, the
plans, specifications and design of said
monument, to be, approved by the village
council of the village Of Hinckley before
any contracts shall be let or work com
menced or authorized for or upon the
mission aforesaid A majority of said
commission may act in the premises.
Sec 3. Payment of all expenditures
made or in any manner connected with the
work Of designing, planning, erecting and
completing the said monument, shall be
made upon full and complete statements
or accounts, which shall be made and Ger.
titled to by a majority of the members of
said commission and approved by the
governor; such statement Of account shall
then be laid before the state auditor for
1aA 0of
and in compliance with this act, shall be
audited and shall be paid by the state
treasurer, upon the warrant of the state
auditor such warrant to be drawn in
favor of and to the order of the person or
persons entitled to receive the amount
therein named.
Sec t. Upon the final completion of
said monument, the said commission shall
make full and complete report of all Its
doings in the premises and of the work
done, which report shall include an item
ized statement of all the expenses in
CURED in designing, planning, erecting,
inscribing and erecting said monument.
Said report shall be duly verified by
majority Of the members of said commits
sion and addressed to the governor and
state auditor, and on its approval by
them. shall be filed with the secretary of
thereby to be due and owing by the
state, shall be made as provided in section
three of this act.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
Approved April 7th, 1899.
CHAPTER 1S7-S. F. NO. 105
AN ACT to provide for cuStoSfan OF
public documents and supplies in the
office of the secretary of state, defining
his duties, fixing his compensation, and
approprtating money therefor.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota
Section l. The secretary of state is
hereby authorized to appoint suitable
person to act as custodian for his office
and the basement connected Herewith,
and to have custody and control, under
the supervision of said secretary of state,
Of all public documents connected with
said office
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said Gus
todian to take proper care of the office
of said secretary of state to care for all
public documents and supplies, and at
tend to the distribution and shipment of
the same, and to perform such other du
ties in this connection as the secretary
of state may require.
Sec. 3. The salary of said custodian
shall be twelve hundred dollars per an
mum.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of carrying out
the provision of this act there Is hereby
annually appropriated the sum of twelve
hundred dollars.
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 7th 1899
CHAPTER 1875. F. NO pa.
AN ACT to regulate the Importation of
dependent children.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, association of persons, or corpora
ton, to bring or send, or cause to be
brought or sent. into the State of Mime
sofa, any dependent child for the pur-
pose or placing it out or procuring lJs