Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

| zach district for the purpose Of voting
Of such independent district. These
meetings shall. he held at the same time
IL all the districts included in said Pc
posted at least ten 10) days prior to the
date Of such meetings.
Sec. 8. The electors Of zach district
] assembled pursuant to said notices snail
at their several meetings proceed to elect
from their own number a chairman. as
sistant chairman and clerk who shall be
zation Of such Independent district Shall
write or have written or printed. upon
t d%Hstrlot balletS s ana tSesa op ,15nasPa tSsrst
to, Independent districtENo." The
chairman and clerk Of each meeting shall,
+ within iaa, ten 6 GO a,c day yot %ehf fn tSs ax neerify
tendent of schools above specified.
Sec. 4. II It shall appear from these
trict voted in favor Of the Organization
of such Independent district, said super
]1ntsnde e1a, shall shgtIfiv within VI fhs ten EN- 60 ss,d dagg
or auditors of the county or counties
wherein such districts lie that they have
been organized into one Independent dis
trict which fact shall be Immediately
entered upon the records Of said auditor
or auditors. The auditor Of the county
wherein the a|PsRPrfcf nat &c een II ae Of guc n
independent ulSLI1CI LICE SI1dL4 dSSA6A q
number to said district.
Sec. 5. The superintendent Of schools
above specified shall within thirty 800
days after the nr nat, meetings IN 81 cause USED %r1 IN
five 90 Of the most public places OF the
newly organized independent district re-
guessing the electors nsa thereof to % assem- as qnr
the purpose Of electing a board of edu-
cation and transacttng u other bust
ness as may properly come before tne
| at least ten (1O days prior to the date
Of such meeting. The officers Of the sew
| eral districts shall continue to exercise
their respective duties until the organ'za-
ton of the independent school has been
completed by the election Of a board of
education as provided by Law.
provisions Of this act shall be governed
| by the laws relating to independent schoo1
districts when not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act.
| organized as herein provided shall have
power to provide for the transportation
Of children to and from school at pupllc
expense, subject to such rules and regu-
lations as they may adopt; provided,
however, that every person employed for
this purpose shall be required to give a
reasonable POND for the faithful discharge
of his duties as prescribed by said board
Of education
Sec. Z. Independent districts organized
succeed to ali the rights and be subject
to all the liabilities Of the several con-
solidated districts; and said independent
districts may, by complying with the pro-
hundred and ffty-two (35g Of the Cen
eral Laws of one thousand eight hundred
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April II, 1901.
263-H. n MO 54n
AN ACT to restore full civil rights and
citizenship to all persons who nave been
fenced to Jail or to pay a fine, and who
have served or who shall serve said SEN
tence, or who have paid or who hall
pay and discharge said fine.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l.: All persons residing or hav-
ing their domicile in the State of Min
victed Of a felony and sentenced by a
court of this state 60 Jail or to pay a fine
for such offense. and who have served
fine, so imposed, shall be restored to ali
their civil rights and, to full citizenship
with full right to vote and hold Office,
the same as though said conviction and
sentence had not taken place in the man
ner hereinafter provided. Before said res
t%oration to civil rights shall take effect
ssid person or persons, shall at the end
first apply to the district court in the
district where such person or persons
three witnesses to testify as to his or
their good character during the time since
said conviction, and if said judge is sat
isf1ed of such, good character he shall
civil rights, which order shall be filed
with the clerk Of said court, %thereupon
said restoration to civil rights shall take
effect and be In full force.
Sec. 2. All persons who shall hereafter
be convicted Of a felony in any court of
this state and sentenced to jail, or to
pay a fine therefor and who shall serve
said sentence or pay and satisfy said
fine, upon complying with the provisions
Of section ! Of this act, shall have all
their civil rights restored as therein pro-
vided.
Sec. 8. This act shall AXE effect and
be in force from and after it's ~passage-and
Approved April II. 1901.
CHAPTER 264-H. f. NO. ga.
AN ACT relating to the levying Of taxes
for county purposes, and requiring GER
tain statements and estimates Of the
board Of county commissioners prelim-
mary to such levy, and limiting the
power and authority Of such board in
making Of contracts, and defining the
duties of board Of county commits
%sioners, county auditors and county
! viding a penalty for the violation there
of, in ali counties having two hundred
thousand (2OO,OOO Inhabitants, or more.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section i. In all counties Of this state
having a Population Of two hundred
t Il aps; q. {2oo' 9G}r IN i1h thd ants or o. over,
ty commissioners thereof, when deciding
Upon the total amount Of money neces-
sary to be raised to meet the anticipated
expenses Of the county for the next en-
suing year, to make an itemized state
ment covering all county expenditures
for such year divided into not to exceed
which amount shall be kept at the low
est practical limit and specifying, as near
as possible, the specific amounts neces-
with appropriate titles for the funds In
dicative Of the purposes for which the
money is to be used. And said board OF
time, make an estimate Of ali revenues
the county will receive for the next en-
suing year, exclusive Of the revenues de-
rived from taxation, and shall also es-
that will be credited to the suspense
fund" at the end Of the current fiscal
year, as provided by. section 8 Of this
with said two 90 estimates, shall be en-
bodied in and form a part Of the official
proceedings of said board and the amount
be raised by taxation. together with the
amount Of said two ~ estimates, shall.
when the same has not been apportioned
by law. be apportioned, ~ the county
portion n for the specific purposes
DESIGNATED by the board Of county COM
missioners in its itemized statement
aforesaid. as the basis Of taxation for
the ensuing year: Provided, however,
that for the items for sinking fund.
bonds, interest on bonds, salaries and
all items the charges Of which are
fixed by law, the full amount actually
required to meet such items shall be
apportioned. The money so raised by
the levying Of taxes and from said esti-
will receive for the ensuing year and
said estimated amount In The 1sllsnensa