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

for the charter commission of such mu-
nicipal corporations.
Be 1T enacted. by the Legislature Of Hhe
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. Any municipal corpora ton in
the State of Minnesota In which a board
of fifteen freeholders has been, or may
hereafter be, appointed for the purpose
of framing a charter under the provisions
of chapter 351 of the General Laws of
Minnesota for 1890, is hereby authorized
and required to pay reasonable com
pensatfon for any stenographer which said
board of fifteen freeholders may deem it
ADVISABLE to employ, to assist In doing
ing of such charter and also for printing
such charter if SO directed by the board.
such expenditure, however, not to exceed
the sum of FIVE hundred ($500) dollars.
Sec. 2. The bills for such services when
approved by said board of which approval
the certificate Of the presiding officer and
secretary OF such board shall be sufficient
evidence. shall be audited and allowed
in the same manner as other bills against
such municipal corporation, and shall be
paid out OF any funds in the treasury of
such municipal corporation which may be
available for such purpose.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
approval.
Approved April 4, 1901.
CHAPTER 1905. F. NO. 4s.
AN ACT to amend section one ID Of
chapter two hundred and ffty-siX $3.50
of the General Laws of the State Of Min
neSota for the year one Thousand eight
hundred ninety nine QS99), entitled can
Act to create a system Of district poor
houses"
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section one Q) Of chap
ter two hundred fifty-six (256) of the Gen
eral Laws of the State of Minnesota for
the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-nine $500 be and the same hereby
is amended so as to read aus follows:
Section 1: There may be established
and maintained in two % or more coun-
ties of the State of Minnesota having a
joint population of not less than ten
thousand 100000 inhabitants. as deter
mined by the last preceding official census
reception. proper accommodation and
maintenance of all paupers for whose
permanent and complete support the coun-
ties of such district may from time to
time become chargeable, according to the
provisions Of this chapter; and for that
purpose the chairman of the respective
counties Of such district shall be, ex-
officio, the board of directors of such poor
house. Any county E2y, through its
board of county commissioners, invite the
cooperation of one or more ether counties
in the establishment Of a district poor
house and the board of directors of the
district poorhouse thus established shall
by resolution set time. and place at
which they will hear and consider bids
and inducements which may be offered by
any county. city, borough, village town
OT person. Wlllllu SUCH OESlI4CI, 1Ot JIG Pun :
pose of any farm lot or tract of land
within such district, upon such terms as
to time and manner of payment or other
wise as said board may deem most ad-
vantageous to the district, and in ac-
cordance with such resolution such board
may at such adjourned meeting or at any
later time to which they may adjourn,
negotiate for and purchase any such
farm lot or tract OF land. and contract for
and procure the erection of a poorhouse
and other buildings thereon and necessary
equipment and suppl IS, and provide for
the employment of such paupers support
ed thereat as may be able to labor; pro-
vided that before locating any such farms
or erecting any such poorhouSe or SUCH
other buildings, drawings and spec1hca-
tons setting forth the location and plan
of sllch farm and poorhouSe or other
such building shall be forwarded to the
state board of control and the said loca-
ton and erection shall be finally made
only upon the return Of such specifica-
lions with the certified approval of such
state board endorsed thereon
Provided, further. that in case such
district consists Of but two counties, such
board of directors shall consist Of five
(5) members, to include the chatrmen of
the respective county boards, and Of one
other commissioner from each county &c
the district, to be chosen annually by the
respective county boards at their annual
meeting in January of each year, and
some suitable resident elector of the dis
trict to be chosen by the two chairmen
of such two county boards. and the two
county commissioners thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.