The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-17
CHAPTER 4o-s. F. NO. 4s.

L.
AN ACT to amend section six hundred and
siXty-tive $3.50 of the General Statutes Of
one thousand eight hundred and rinety-four
$3.50, amended by chapter one hundred
and nine GOD of the General Lave of one
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven
QS3D, as amended by chapter one hundred
and eeventy-seven Q7O of the General Laws
Of thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine Q839), relating to the pay of county
commissioners.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
Of Minnesota:
Section /. That section six hundred and
sixty-five 1861 of the General Statutes of
thousand eight hundred and ninety-four $3.50,
amended by chapter one hundred and nine
(10O CT the General Laws of one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven 0S97) as
amended by chapter che hundred and seventy
seven Q77) of the General Laws OF thou
sand eght hundred and ninety-nine $500, be
and the Same is hereby amended so that the
same shall read as follows:
Section 665 The county commiss toners shall
each receive three ~ dollars per day for each
day they are necessarily en- ployed in trans
acting the county business, and 10 cents per
mile for every mile necessarily travelled in
going to and returning from the meetings of
the board, in the discharge of any official
duty under the direction of the board. COM
puted by the nearest Travelled route, but no
commissioner shall receive ray fer more than
twenty 600 days attendance at meetings of
said board mileage for attendance upon
more than six 90 sessions in any one % Of
fetal year nor paw for more than twenty-five
(25) days for all his services as commissioner
in any one (D year; and the county auditor,
urer for the pay and travelling fees prescribed
in this section shall specify upon the face of
such warrant the number of days of service
and the amount of mileage for which such
warrant is issued; and any county auditor
who shall issue his warrant for the payment
of any amount in excess of the pay and trav-
cling fees prescribed in this section shall for
felt to the county the amount of such excess
to be deducted from his salary; provided, that
whenever extra meetings of the board of
county commissioners are rendered necessary
to protect the property and interests of the
county, because of the default, malfeasance
Or misconduct in office Of any county officer,
or because Of the erection or repair of county
buildings, the commissioners may receive
mileage and pay for the attendance at so
many meetings and so many days as are nee
eSary for said session, in excess of the limits
hereinbefore prescribed. The provisions of
this act shall not affect the pay and travelling
fees of the commissioners of any county
where the pay and fees are provided for
by special law regulating the same. And
provided further, that the provisions of this
act, SO far as the same limits the number of
days in each year that such commissioners
shall draw pay, or fixes the number of ses-
sonS for attendance upon which such COM
nlissioners shall be entitled to mileage, shall
not apply to the commissioners of Otter Tail
county. Provided further, that the number
OF days for which said commissioners shall
draw pay shall not exceed sixty 900 days in
one % year. And provided further, that the
provisions Of this act SO far as the same limit
the number of DAYS in each year that such
commissioners shall draw pay, fix the
her of sessions for attendance upon which
age, shall not apply to the commissioners of
Wright county. And provided further, that
the number of days for which said commits
sioners shall draw pay shall not exceed thirty
five $3.50 days in any one year. And provided
further that the provisions of this act, far
as the same limit the number of days that
such commissioners shall draw pay, or fixes
the number of sessions for attending upon
which such commissioners shall be entitled to
mileage shall not apply to counties where the
population exceeds twenty-eight thousand in
habitants, which shall be ascertained by the
| last preceding census. Provided further. that
the number of days for which any commits
sioner shall draw pay in any county in this
state where the population exceeds twenty
eight thousand inhabitants, which shall be as
certained by the last preceding census, shall
not exceed forty (40) days in any one ID
year. Provided further. that the provisions
of this act shall not affect the pay and travel
ing fee of the commissioners of any county
where pay ard fees are now provided for by
a special law regulating the same. Provided,
further, that in any county IN which the duty
Of building and keeping in repair the public
bridges of such county is imposed by special
law upon the county commissioners of such
county such commissioners may severally
draw pay for all services actually performed
as such commissioners for not exceeding fifty