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


Sec. l. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April H. 1901.
CHAPTER 241-S F. NO. 440.
AN ACT to provide for, the revising and codi-
LEGATION of the General Laws OF the State of
Minnesota
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. The justices of the supreme court
of this state authorized before the
hrst day of May, 1901, to appoint three per
as a commission to revise, codify and
annotate the public statutes of this state,
exclusive of the statutes on the subject of
taxation designating one member of said COM
mission to chairman.
1t shall be the duty of said commission to
examine and compare the existing General
the present legislative session, together with
the judicial Interpretation and construction
thereof, and to propose and recommend such
revision and cod1hcation thereof shall, in
their opinion, simplify, harmonic and
plete said PUBLIC statutes of this state, The
vision and oodification including the full
text OF all the laws recommended by them, in
Guiding annotattons, with a full and complete
index of the whole, with the secretary of state,
and deliver ITO him five hundred 500 copies
OF said report, printed and bound. on OF be-
state shall Immediately deliver copy Of such
report to the governor, the attorney general,
each Justice of the supreme court, each clerk
of the several district courts and each MEM
ber-elect of the state legislature, and the re-
manning copies shall be subject to the DISPOSE
tion of the justices Of the supreme court I'M
mediately upon such filing, the secretary OF
state shall cause q copyright of the report 10
be entered for the benefit of the people Of this
state.
Sec. 2. The justices of the supreme court
are authorized to determine the compensation
of the several commissioners, and the amounts
to be paid for their clerical assistance and
for printing the said reports, not to exceed
the sum of thirty-f1vs thousand 1885, 00O) doll
lars in ALL Payments shall be made from time
tha war
rants OF the state auditor, issued upon receipt
Of vouchers OF the commissioners verified by
three 10 or the justices Of the supreme court,
provided that not more than ten thousand
(S1O,O0O dollars shall be paid cut during
the year 1901, and not more than ten thousand
($1O, 00O dollars additional before the delivery
Of the reports as herehnbefore provided for
And in no event shall more than such second
during the year 1902. Any remaining amounts
due shall be paid ON vouchers herein pro-
vided, accompanied by the certificate of the
secretary of state, that the five hundred 5000
copies of the report have been delivered to him
in accordance with section of this act But
such final payment shall not be made before
the first day of February, A D. 1903
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated. out
OF any money in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum Of thirty-f1ve thou
sand (S35, COO dollars or such portion thereof
as may be necessary to carry out the pro-
Sec. f. This act shall take effect and be
in force , from IA and after TT it's passage.
CHAPTER 242-S. F. NO. 454
AN ACT to create a Board of Poor Com
mtssioners in counties having a popu-
latlon of over seventy-five thousand
05,OOO ard an area of over five thous-
and 5000 square miles, and to define
the duties of such board.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Whenever any county in this
state shall have a population of over
seyenty-five thousand $4,000, and an
miles, the judge of the district court of
such county, or if there is more than one
judge of said court, then the judges there
of, shall appoint three (3) qualified elect
ors Of said county, who shall constitute a
board to be known as the board of poor
commissioners of such county. The term
of office of one member of said board
shall expire on the first Monday in jan
uary next after said appointment; the
term of office of the second member of
said board shall expire on the first Mon
day Of the second month of January
after said appointment; and the term Of
Office of the third member Of said board
shall expire on the first Monday of the
third month Of January after said ap-
pointment, and the judge or judges max
ing such appointments shall designate
therein when the term of office of each
member respectively shall expire. And
thereafter, on or before the first Mon
day of January Of each year, the judge,
or judges, as the case may be, of said
district court shall appoint a qualified
said board for a period of three (3) years,
from the first Monday of January, to
succeed the member of such board whose
term of office expires on said last men
toned date. And whenever a vacancy
shall occur in said board by death, res
ignation or otherwise, the judge or judg-
court shall appoint a qualified elector
of said county to fill such vacancy. Any
member of said board may be removed
by the judge or judges, as the case
fnTs
after an opportunity to be heard in de-
Tense of the charges against him, but
an appeal from an order of removal may
be had to the supreme court of the state.
Each member of said board shall quail
fly by filing in the office Of the county
auditor Of said county an acceptance.
with an oath to support the constitution
Of the United States, and the constitution
of the State of Minnesota, and to faith
fully discharge the duties of his said
Office, to the best of his ability. And the
members of said board shall serve as
such until their respective successors are
appointed and have qualified.
Sec. 2. Immediately after the appoint
ment of the first members of said board,
they shall meet and elect one of their
number president, and one Of their num-
Der Vice-president, and ANNUALLY there
after, at the first meeting of said board
after the first Monday in January, they
shall elect one of their number president
and one of their number .vice-president.
to serve as such for one a. year, and
until their respective successors are
elected.
A majority of said board shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of
business. They shall make rules for the
government of their proceedings, and fix
ing the times for holding meetings OF
the board; and they may alter or amend
such rules from time to time.
Sec 3. The members of said board
shall receive no compensation for their
uaI expenses incurred by them in per-
forming the duties of their office, a state
ment Of which expenses shall be itemized