The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

OFElClAL HFU Bill
o. appointment of inspectors, fixing
| saiaIaes and making an appropriation
sc e+ IT enacted by the Legislature Of the
section l. That section one 81 of
chapter twenty (20l of the General Laws
OF Of thus state for the year 1888 be- and
| read as follows: E
! Section l. There shall be appointed by
! the governor, by and with the consent of
the senate, suitable persaon. resident Of
this state, who Is not Interested in the
! manufacturing. dealing or vending ilIu-
m1nating oils manufa ctured from petro-
| whose term OF office shall be two years,
| or until his successor shall have been
appointed s;a ss and shall have qualified.
| said inspector shall receive an annual
salary OF two Thousand four hundred dol
lars Per annum, payable monthly, in
5 msoF to as o ReT p PgSS b. Law o T.
which salary shall be In full for his
| services, He shall make and file with
! the state auditor monthly statements,
| by himself or deputies under the provis-
ION or this act, and pay the amount SO
collected l TED to the state treasurer ON or be-
Ing, the state treasurers receipt therefor
! and filing the same with the state audi
tor on the day Of its receipt, the moneys
so received shall be Kept as separate
| fund f.4 TO be known and designated as che
Ii Eliminating oil inspection fund"
Tbs governor shall have the power %
| ever it shall Satisfactorily appear te him
that said appeantee has been guilty OF
| InaAfeasance or nozIfeasanoa In the per-
formancs OF hin duties. or Is inefficient,
or Incompetent, and may fill the Vacancy
arising by such removal CT by death, or
otherwise, by a new appeintnsent.
Sec. z That section thres "a Of chan.
ter twenty (2o) be, and the Same is hare
by amendad so as to read as follows:
Section 3: The state inspector of nlu-
1a na5 .. eas sr nay and he is hereby e4n-
that n each q che counties d Haas.es1,aSa
s pRomps as1 f hs ay s angs sw s he
ttAs act shall require saia nusaber ~
and not otherwise. Tbs said dea,u-
form under his dfreations and author
ity all the duties In reference 10 insssae-
ton herein required OF tina state dnspee-
alties. So <''''' " ''<Ol' ~ ZIG S<''''' '7'''
Said deputies are hereby authorized and
empowered to collect and receipt Fer all
T Iess earned "a ED by them that are now, or
the inspection Of oils, and shall, when
making their monehly reports to the
a verified statement OF all moneys re-
ceayed by them. and shall ACCOUNT for
ana ,asa; Pay ever. at the time OF makans SUCH
state inspector. Said deputy inspectors
shall receive as q Improvisation for their
h Sa1d seSv is3o salary not to exceed one
be paid and preportjoped by the state
inspector upon the basis OF the fees
earned and collected by the deputy dur
shah the dsputys salary exceed seven-
ty-fve (75) per centrum OF the amount
Of fees earned BY him during The pes-
h
atty {5o) dollars per month, In .whteh
case case,,, such deputy shall be entitled to
rec 5iGeiys e SO muca OF the fees earned by
said sum OF fifty $500 dollars; but in
no case shall he receive more than the
amount OF tees earned and collected by
| him.
spsot or on or before the tsnth (]othl
provisions OF this act the amount Of
salary due to each of his said deputies
Cor the preceding month, who shall draw
the amount SO certified, payable to the
| order OF the deputy named In the GER
t ut ont of the inspection fund here
Each deputy Inspector. before he enters
| upon the duties Of his office, shall take
a like oath or affirmation to that OF
aaa sha ezseute a bond asle 70 tBe 'T sssss
! Of Minnesota conditioned for tbs faith
Iu performances OF his duties under this
a s4;o, in lsa, sum not less than fvs hundred
sand (2oOO dollars, with good and suf-
t1cient salreties, to be approved by the
sn of t e. the ees7 si rs S ct t' s DIX
slsi be fled in the ef Hoe Of tSe '. sears
inspector may. for reasonable cause, re-
move amy deputy inspector, and appoint
another in his place, IT the service shall
For the payment of the salaries OF the
state and deputy inspectors, as provided
| IN this act, and In szsocIrizg ana Fur
for testing oils, or for branding, Or Tor
blanks, or for travelling expenses 1@ees-
s2rlly incurred by the btate iHapsesur Of
| illuminating oils, as may be necessary
and intent OF this act, the sum Of thdrty
| thousand dollars ($a0,Ooo), or SO much
shsreef as may be necessary shall he
OF the illuminating Oil Inspection fund
herein provided for. and all payments
! made pursuant hereto shall be charged
oil inspection fund hereby created; pro-
| vided. that No payments shall be made
hereunder except upon the waagsnts OF
the state Inspector filed with the state
auditor, both in respect to ga laries, as
authorized by the provision s OF this act;
provided, that nothing in this act con
tanned shall be construed rs waving the
| right of the state to maintain civil
action. or civil actions, tor the recovery OF
! the fees earned by the chief inspector
or bis deputies. under the provisions Of
| Sec. 8, That section eleven QD OF said
| chapter twenty COO be and the same Is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section II: The state Inspector OF nlu-
each n Goro11f loo
shall be entitled to demand, receive and
collect from the owner or party calling
oils under the provisions OF this act,
the sum OF forty (40) cents fog testing
| and marking a single barrel, easl or
Ra ,s 1 not containing more than fifty
each when not exceeding ten (o) In
number, OF above capacity each. submit
| TED at one time for Inspection; fifteen
lo) GENTS each where the number OF
barrels. casks or Packages exceed ten
| llO In number, and Like sum for each
| hfty-fve (55) gallons contained in tank
cars, or storage tanks. or other recep-
Sec, l. This act shall take effect and
6 pc n ,of f9ree .,, dtom ana after January
Approved Apr rae :, i ls0 '''AA 'I'ss'
CHAPTER 12-H- r. NO. At.
AN ACT to amend section six 60 Of
chapter three hundred and nina (3oe)
dred and ninsty-ssven usS7), refating
to the taxation Of express companies.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
| State OF MINNESOTA: =
| Section l. That section six (6) of chap
| ter three hundred nine 600 Of thu Gen
eral Laws of eighteen hundred and
nlnety-seven ds97) be amended to read
| as follows;
| Section 6. It shall be the duty Of the
| state auditor, ON or before the fifteenth
Qoth day Of March OF each year, to
make his draft on such express compa-
MES for a sum In the nature of a tax
| to be computed by taking six (6) per
centrum OF the amount fixed by the state
suditer under the provisions of section