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

ChAPIER B1o-H. #. NO. 2D2
q AN ACE TO amend section fifteen (15) OF chap
ter two " Of the General Laws OF Mime
sofa FOR the year eighteen hundred eighty-five
qSs5) as amended by chapter hfty-four (64)
OF the General Laws OF Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred ninety-seven Qs07)
relating to the assessment and collection OF
taxes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section |. That section fifteen G5) of chap
ter two (2) of the General Laws Of Minnesota
for the year eighteen hundred eighty five
1885, as amended by chapter fifty -four (5D of
the General Laws Of Minnesota, for the year
eighteen hundred ninety seven QSD7) be and
the same Is hereby amended SO to read as
follows: f-l
Sec. 10 On the first day of June of each
year a penalty OF ten (10) per cent shall i'm
mediately accrue and thereafter be charged
upon all unpaid taxes on real estate on the
lists IN the hands OF the county treasurer, and
any treasurer who shall make out and deliver
any receipt for such taxes without including
such penalty therein, and who shall receive
payment or such tax without including such
penalty therein, shall be liable to the county
Tor the amount OF such penalty; provided that
If one-half Cd of the amount of the tax on
any real estate shall be paid before the first
day OF June or each year, then no penalty
shall be charged collected on the one-haif
(1a) remaining unpaid; provided. that if one
half CD or said tax Is less than one dollar
($1.00), then the county treasurer shall not ac-
cept said one-half ca of the amount of said
tax. provided, such one-half Ga) remaining I'M
paid shall be paid before the first day of No
vember of each year, but If said remaining
one-half Cd of said tax shall not be paid be-
fore said first day Of November then penal
ty or ten lU per cent shall Immediately &C.
crue, and thereafter be charged upon the one
half CD OF any such real estate tax remain
ing unpaid On the first Monday in January
of each year, the county treasurer shall re-
turn to the county auditor the several tax lists
in his hands. having compared the same with
his duplicate receipts on file in the auditor s
Office, and written opposite the amount of each
tax so receipted for, the words paid in full''
or ''ore-half paid as the may be- and
the number of the treasurer receipt or re-
cefpts given In discharge of such tax, and each
tract or lot of real property against which the
taxes or any part thereof remain unpaid shall
be deemed delinquent, and thereupon an addi-
tional penalty of five % per cent on the
amount of the original tax remaining unpaid
shall Immediately accrue, and thereafter be
charged upon all such delinquent taxes; and
any auditor who shall make out and deliver
any statement OF delinquent taxes without in
Guiding the penalties imposed by this section
therein, and any treasurer who shall receive
payment of such taxes without including such
penalties, shall be liable to the county for the
amount Of such penalties omitted
Sec. =. This act shall take effect and ba In
force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18TH 1901.
CHAPTER 31G-H. f. NO. 25e.
AN ACT to prevent the abandonment and neg
left of wife or children by persons charged by
law with the maintenance thereof: TO make
such abandonment and neglect a felony; and
to prescribe the punishment therefor
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. Any person who wilfully omits
without lawful excuse to furnish proper food,
clothing, shelter or suitable care in case of
sickness to his wife or minor child under fiji
teen years Of age, shall upon conviction be
deemed guilty of felony and punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not more
than three years. less than one year
in a county Jail, or in workhouse at hard
labor for not more than year, nor less than
three months.
I Provided, however, If after conviction ard
before sentence he shall appear before the
court in which said conviction shall have taken
place, and enter into bond to the State of
Minnesota, in such penal sum as the court
may fix. to be approved by the court as to
surety, conditioned that he will furnish said
child or wife with necessary and proper home,
food, care and clothing, then the court may
suspend sentence therein;
Provided that upon failure of such person to
comply with said undertaking, he may be or
dered to appear before the court and show
cause why sentence should not be imposed,
whereupon the court may pass sentence, for
good cause shown may modify the order and
take a new undertaking and further suspend
sentence as may be just and proper.
Sec. = All acts or parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1901.
CHAPTER 317-H. T. NO. 2e0
AN ACT to provide for places of detention Tor
thousand 100000 or more inhabitants in the
State Of Minnesota, and to provide for the
commitment OF such alleged insane persons
to such places. and for the care. control and
management of such places and the persons
committed thereto, cd
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State OF
Section 1. There shall be established, and II
is hereby made the duty, of the board of con-
| troll to establj,.n in every city in the State
of Minnesota 9Th fifty thousand 100000 OF
more inhabitants, a place. to be known as a
place of detention. for alleged insane. Such
place shall consist of ward in the city OF
fol 9th
which place shall be under the charge, super
/ vision and control of the board Of control.
Sec. 2. That whenever the judge OF probate
or the court commissioner, as the case may be-
and the examining physicians constituting the
jury, in their judgment deem it advisable tc
commit any person alleged to be insane, whose
case is doubtful and who is before them fol-
examination. to place of detention, they shall
have power to do so in the way and I'M
der the same procedure as persons are now
committed to the state hospital for insane, anc
persons committed to such places of de-
tention shall be in said place until such time
as it shall be determined by the person il
charge of such place of detention, the judge
of probate and the physicians constituting the
examining jury that committed such person 4
such place, that the person SO committed is
cured fit subject for the state insane hos
pital If the person is cured, he or she shall
| be discharged on the recommendation of the
! judge of probate and the examining jury Of
| physicians and the person in charge of such
| place.
If the person has not improved, and in theil
| judgment is a Mt SUBJECT LOT the state lnSIlLu'
| ton, they shall so endorse on the warrant Of
! commitment, and the person shall be conveyed
! to the state hospital for the insane by some
| suitable person persons designated by the
Judge of probate or the court commissioner
making the commitment; and record Of hi:
| or her case shall be transmitted 10 me state
| institution Such person or persons while II
! places Of detention, shall be under the medlca
| care of the city or county physician, as the
case may be- and such other consulting physi
] clan as the person committed, or his or nel
relatives, may determine; but in 10 case shall
any patient be kept in a place of detention fol
more than six 90 weeks.
| Sec. g. No examiner in lunacy shall be en-
| titled to his or her pay such examiner until
| after the case is disposed of in the place OF
detention where such person has been COM
mitted, after which time they shall be paid as
| examiners in lunacy are now paid The cost
of establishing such places of detention anc
maintaining such persons in the places SO es
tablished shall be paid out of any funds In the
state treasury not otherwise appropriated tnd
sufficient money for that purpose Is hereby
appropriated.
Sec T. The person or persons in charge OF
such places shall be and are hereby deemed
to be the guardian of the person or persons
committed to such places Of detention for the
purpose of retaining them in SUCH places, put
all persons confined in such places shall Esve
the privilege of freely writing to and CORE:
spending with their relatives, friends and lee al
/ advisers, and they may also receive visits from
them, except when it is deemed inadvisable by
| the physician in charge.
See. s. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18th. 1901.
CHAPTER 31S-H. F. NO. 2S4.
AN ACT to amend section 720 OF the Genera
Statutes of 1894. relating to salaries and al
loWance Of clerk hire of county auditors.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state
of Minnesota:
Section l. That section 100 of the Genera
Statutes of 1894 be and the same be amended
so as to read follows: