The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

affixed to the left side of the front fork
or the bicycle. so that the bicycle path
license snail show on the left side of such
bicycle. No person shall counterfeit any
such bicycle path license, or make, sell.
give away, CIR have en- his or her bicycle
a license purporting to be issued by any
county IN this state, unless regularly IS
sued by the commissioners appointed pur-
suant to law. No bicycle license shall be
Valld unless attached to a bicycle In the
manner as In this act provided, and any
mutllauonA of the name of the county is
suing such license, or of the number
tthereof, or of the year on the issuance
Thereon, so as to deceive, or be calcu-
lated to deceive shall render such bfcy-
Gle path license invalid. 1t shall be un-
iaWIul to use upon any bicycle ridden
upon any side path in any county in this
state in which a side path commission
exists, any bicycle path license in any
year except valid bicycle path license
issued by the authority of a regularly
appointed side path commission for such
year. Any valid bicycle path license Is
sued by a side path commission in any
county an this state shall have full rights
upon amy side path in this state.
Sec. 4. The license lees collected by
the said boards OF side path commission
ers snail be deposited on or before the
1lrst day of each month with the county
treasurer of their respective counties, by
whom they shall be credited to a special
luhd TO be called the side path fund, ;"
upon Winch the boards of side path COM
mssloners are authorized to draw war
iantS signed oy a majority of the board
but no warrants shall be drawn in ex-
cess or the amount actually on deposit;
flor snail any contract or purchase be
made exceeding the amount of such
funds at the time of making such con-
tract or purchase.
ALI bills shall be sworn to and verified
py the party presenting the same for
payment. Each board OF side path COM
nnSlohers shall report, on or before De
ceinber olSt of each year, to the county
auditor of their respective counties, Civ
Ing a detailed financial statement for
such year, and filing with said report
the vouchers of each expenditure, which
report and vouchers shall be deposited
ana Kept IN the county auditors office.
sec. o.. The said board of side path
commits lonel's shall use the money so
coMected for no other purpose than the
repairing OF existing side paths in their
respective counties, the cons Jruction Of
new size paths and the necessary and
incurred in carrying out the provisions
OF TINS act. Provided however, that the
board OF county commissioners SHALL
Wilen presented with a resolution adopt
ed by the board of side path commas
slonerS OF their county, wherein DIT is
reclted that the sum of money named is
necessary Ter the purchase of license
tags or devices and record books, appro-
pirate such sum therefor, and thereupon
the county auditor shall draw his war
. RANT upon the county treasurer in ia
Eor OF the board OF side path commits
SloIlefS Tor such purpose, and the moneys
PAID upon such order shall be imme-
diately paid into and accredited to the
Slde path fund, and tnereupon be dis
DufSeQ Tor such purposes CIR 50 much
thereof as may be Necessary therefor
1t shall be the duty of The BOARD Of side
path commissioners to pay into the
county treasury, out Of the first moneys
received by it from the issuance OF
licenses, sufficient thereof to reimburse
the county for The moneys so advanced
by it.
Sec: 6: No person shall wilfully lead,
stand, hitch, ride or drive any horse
CATTLE sheep, swine or other animals
upon any side path now constructed, or
hereafter to be constructed, in this state,
except for the purpose of access to and
egress from lands abutting on the high
way.
Sec. 7; No person shall wilfully OBJ
strucl, inquire or destroy any side path,
or any portion thereof now constructed
or hereafter to be constructed in this
state. Nor Shall any person throw, place
or deposit upon, or cause to be thrown,
placed or deposited upon any side path
IN this state, any glass, bottle, tack,
na1ls or iron, or anything calculated to
injure bicycle tires.
Sec. g. The side paths heretofore con-
structed, and hereafter to be construct
ed, in this state, are hereby placed
under the control and direction of the
boards Of side path commissioned of the
various counties in which they are To-
Gated.
Sec. 9. Any person who rides a bicycle
on any side path in this state in a dam
gerous or reckless manner, or in viola
ton of any of the sections of this act,
or does any of the acls, by the pro-
visions of this law forbidden, is guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall be puris h
able by fine of not less than five -
nor more than twenty-five (25] dollars,
and, in case OF failure to pay such fine;
such person may be imprisoned in a
county jailzrfer a period not exceeding
one day for each dollar of such fine
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
Approved April 2, 1901.