The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
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CHAPTER 23S-S1 F. NO. 271
AN ACT to amend section twenty mine COZ Of
chapter one hundred and thirty-two QS2) of
the General Laws Of Minnesota for the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-three Qss3), as
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
Section /. That section twenty-rdne 600 of
the General Laws of Minnesota for the year
eighteen hundred and eghty-three qes3). as
amended, be and the same Is hereby amended
SO as to read follows:
Section %. It shall hereafter be the duty
of the chairman of any county, Incorporated
town, borough, town or village board of health
which has heretofore incurred or shall here
after incur expenses for the control of infec-
tious Or contagious diseases in any such town
or village to present statement thereof, CIV
ing the name and address, far possible,
of each person cared for duly verified to the
county 9titor of the county in which such
county, Incorporated town. borough. town or
village is situated. and thereupon it shall be
the duty Of such county auditor to place the
same before the board of county commissioners
at their first meeting thereafter; and it shall
county commissioners to audit the said state
ment. or so much thereof the said board
shall determine to be just and proper. When
ever any board of county commissioners shall
disa5low any such statement, any part
thereof, 1T shall be the duty Of the county
auditor of such county, within ten days there
after, to notify, in writing, the chairman of
the county, Incorporated town, borough, town
or village board of health, as the case may
he, of such disallowance, and such chairman
may thereupon, within thirty days after the
receipt Of such notice file with the clerk of
court a notice of appeal from the action of
the said board to the district court When
such notice Of appeal shall have been filed
with the clerk Of the court, as aforesaid, the
said clerk shall place the appeal upon the
calendar of actions Cor the ensuing term Of the
district court. The court at such term shall
fix day for the hearing Of such appeal, and
cause notice thereof to be served upon the
chairman of the town or village board of
health, as the case may be. The said chair
man may appear in person or by counsel at
the trial thereof The court shall render judg-
ment as justice shall require, regardless Of
the action of said board of county commits
! sioners. It shall be the duty of the clerk of
the court to issue subpoenas for the atten-
dance of witnesses when requested 50 to do,
in writing, by the said chairman. No bond
shall be required Of the board Of health
taking the appeal herein provided. All ex-
penses incident to such appeal shall be all
lowed by the court and paid out of the county
treasury. When the board of county commits
sioners shall audit such statement, or any
part thereof the said statement shall be paid
treasurer drawn by the county auditor, and
paid out of the general revenue fund of the
county, as other claims against the county are
Ali such expense incurred by any city board
of health shall in the first instance be borne
by and paid out of the city treasury. The
proper authorities of said city shall certify the
amount required to reimburse said city to the
county auditor at the time Of certifying other
tax list of the county tax sufficient to pay
the same so certified. which tax shall be col
lected other taxes and paid over TO the
treasurer Of such city.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in
Approved April II, 1901.
CHAPTER 239-S F. NO BIT.
AN ACT creating county board Of health and
defining the duties and powers of such board.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
of Minnesota:
state may have a board of health, who shall
have and exercise all the powers necessary for
the Tog aa Of neg meetngs
Sec. 2. Said board shall consist of not less
than three members, one OF whom, when prao-
clan shall be the health officer and ex officio
president of the board, ard shall receive such
compensation for his services as the board of
county commissioners Of such county shall de-
The remaining members Of such board shall
be elected by the board of county commission
ers from their own number at the first regular
or special meeting of the board Of county
commi ssioners held after this act takes effect,
and annually thereafter at the first regular or
special meeting Ct such board Of county conn
in each wear Each member of such county
board of health shall hold office after his cleo
ton thereto until his successor is elected and
qualities.
Sec. 9. Such county board of health shall
have jurisdiction and authority over all I'M
organized townships In such county, and Within
the limits of such unorganized township the
duties and powers of said county board OF
health shall be the. same as the duties and
powers of boards Of health prescribed by
sections 14e3 and 1894 of chapter 10 Of the
General Statutes Minnesota of 1894
Sec A. All naes collected eander this act
shall be placed 10 the credit of she general fund
of such county in which the ofense Is COM
mitted.
Sec s. This act shall take -...ct and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1901.
CHAPTER 240-s. F. NO $685.
AN ACT giving the board of county commits
sioners in all counties of this state having a
population of two hundred thousand Goo, 000)
inhabitants or the exclusive control of
the expenditures Of all moneys appropriated
out of he stCIeritral md