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

I of appointment of inspectors, fixing
salaries and making an appropriation
| Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
| State of Minnesota:
| Section l. That section one ID of
| chapter twenty COO OF the General Laws
| of this state for the year 1898 be, and
| the same is hereby amended so as to
! read as follows:
Section 1. There shall be appointed by
| the governor, by and with the consent of
| the senate, a suitable person, resident of
| this state, who is not interested in the
J manufacturing, dealing or vending illu-
/ minating oils manufactured from petro-
| leum, state inspector of illuminating oils,
whose term of office shall be two years,
| or until his successor shall have been
appointed and shall have qualified
Said inspector shall receive an annual
| salary of two thousand four hundred dol
| lars per annum, payable monthly, i'm
manner as now provided by law in re-
spect to other salarvied state officers,
which salary shall be in full for his
| services. He shall make and file with
| the state auditor monthly statements,
1 verified under oath, of all fees collected
| by himself or deputies under the provis-
| ION of this act and pay the amount so
! collected to the state treasurer ON or be-
| fore the tenth day of each month, TAX
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 a separate
| fund to be. known. and designated as the
illuminating Oil inspection fund"
The governor shall have the power %
remove such appointee from Office when
| ever it shall satisfactorily appear to him
that said appointee has been guilty of
malfeaSanCe or nonfeasance in the per-
! Torrance of his duties, or Is inefficient,
or incompetent, and may fill the vacancy
arising by such removal or by death, or
otherwise, by a new appointment.
Sec. .. That section three 90 OF chap
ter twenty (20) be, and the same is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Section 3. The state inspector of illu-
minating oils may and he is hereby en-
powered to employ one deputy inspector
in each county in this state, provided
and Ramsey he may appoint two, if the
prompt and faithful performance of the
duties imposed by the provisions of
and not otherwise. The said deDu-
ties are hereby empowered to per-
form under his direction and author
ton herein required of the state inspec-
tor, and shall be liable to the same PEN
alties.
Said deputies are hereby authorized and
empowered to collect and receipt for all
fees earned by them that are now, or
may be hereafter, provided by law for
the inspection of oils, and shall, when
| making their monthly reports to the
state inspector. as provided in section
five 90 of this act, include in such report
a verified statement of all moneys re-
ceived by them, and shall account for
and pay over, at the time of making such
report, all sums collected by them TO the
state inspector. Said deputy inspectors
shall receive as ct improvisation for their
said services a salary not to exceed one
hundred (S1O0) per month, the same to
be paid and prcportored by the state
inspector upon tha basis of the fees
earned and collected by the deputy dur
ing the preceding month; but in no case
shall the deputy's salary exceed seven-
ty-tive G5) per certum of the amount
OF fees earned by him during the pre-
ceding month unless said seventy-f1ve 60
per centum will amount to less than
fifty 600 dollars per month, in which
case such deputy shall be entitled to
him, if sufficient therefor, as will equal
said sum of fifty $500 dollars; but in
no case shall he receive more than the
amount of fees earned and collected by
him.
1t shall be the duty Of the state in
spector, on or before the tenth Q0th)
with the state auditor, Dursuant to the
provisions of this act. the amount of
salary due to each OF his said deputies
for the preceding month. who shall draw
a warrant upon the state treasurer for
the amount so certified, payable to the
order of the deputy named in the GER
tiffcate, out of the inspection fund here
by created.
Each deputy Inspector, before he enters
upon the duties Of his office, shall take
a like oath or affirmation to that of
the state inspector, as herein provided,
and shall execute bond to the State
of Minnesota conditioned for the faith
ful performance of his duties under this
act, in a sum not less than five hundred
| (oOO) dollars, nor more than two thou
| sand 5000 dollars, with good and suf-
flcient sureties, to. be. approved by the
! judge or one of the judges, of the dis
| trict court of the county in which such
| deputy resides, and when so approved.
| shall be filed in the office of the secre-
! tary Of state. Provided that the state
inspector may, for reasonable cause, re
move any deputy inspector, and appoint
another in his place. if the service shall
REQUIRE it.
For the payment of the salaries of the
state and deputy inspectors, as provided
In this act, and in procuring and fur
n1sh1ng such implements Or instruments
for testing oils, or for branding, or for
blanks, or for travedng expenses neces-
ssarily incurred by the Etate Inspector of
Illuminating ellis, as may be necessary
! and suitable to carry out the provisions
and intent of this act, the sum of thirty
| thousand dollars ($3O, OOO) or so much
Thereon as may be necessary, shall be
| and rs hereby annually appropriated out
| of the Illuminating oil inspection fund
| herein provided for, and all payments
made pursuant hereto shall be charged
to and paid out of the said illuminating
! oil inspection fund hereby created; pro-
| Vlded, that no payments shall be made
hereunder except upon the warrants of
| the state auditor, and such warrants
snail issue only, upon the certificate Of
! the state inspector filed with the state
! auditor, both in respect to salaries, as
herein provided, and to disbursements
cIuO4AOl1ASo ny lllO pIONuSIO1lS OIL LQlS5 ACT,
| provided, that nothing in this act con-
| tanned shall be construed as waiving the
| right of the state to maintain civil
/ action, or civil actions, for the recovery of
! the fees earned by the chief inspector
| or his deputies, under the provisions of
! this act.
| Sec. 3. That section eleven CID of said
| chapter twenty (2O be and the same is
| hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
! Section IL. The state inspector of illu-
Tnlnatng oils, and each of his deputies
shall he 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 for testing
| and marking a single barrel, cask or
| package, not containing more than fifty
'hVe (ool gallons; twenty-five (25) cents
| each when not exceeding ten 1O) in
number, of above capacity each, submit
! ted at one time for inspection; fifteen
/ (lo) cents each where the number of
| barrels, casks or packages exceed ten
| 90 In number, and a like sum for each
| hfty-t1Ve go gallons contained in tank
| cars, Or storage tanks, or other recep-
| tacles.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and
! be in force from and after January
| hrSt (l9O3) nineteen hundred and three,
| Approved April 2, 1901.
CHAPTER 124-H. F. NO. Al.
AN ACT to amend section six i6, Of
chapter three hundred and nine (3O9l
of the General Laws of eighteen hun
I dred and nlnety-seven QS9O, relating
| 10 the taxation of express companies
| Be dt enacted by the legislature of the
| State of Minnesota: