Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

the General Statutes 1894. relating to
public libraries and reading rooms.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. The section one thousand
four hundred and twenty-five of the
General Statutes 1894. be and the same
is hereby amended by striking out the
words lone mill' where they occur IN the
fourth (4th) line of said section. ana M
sorting in lieu thereof the words 1.-TWO
mills, :,
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 6, 1908.
CHAPTER Sill. +. NO. 80.
AN ACT to authorizes and empower the
city council and common co ~ ncn OF
cities of this state OF over bO,O O0 an
l.. habitants to issue and sell municipal
bonds and to use the proceeds Thereon
for defraying the cost Of making Ger
tain local improvements in intersections
Of Streets and in front of property ex-
empt by law from special assessments.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. The city council or common
council of each and every city In TINS
state now or hereafter having over $4,000
inhabitants. in addition to all the rights
law. is hereby authorized and empowered.
for the purposes herein designated, TO
issue from time to time as needed the
negotiable bonds Of their respective city
CO an dulOulC III lI1C dSS1S6olO 1Ao ~
coed one hundred and fifty thousands dol
lars ($15O, OOO), said bonds to be made In
such denominations and payable at such
places and at such times not to exceed ten
| years from the date thereof as may be
deemed best, and to bear interest at a
rate not to exceed three and one-half Ga
per cent per annum. payable seml-an-
nually and to have interest coupons a.
tached, payable at such place or places
as shall be designated therein, and SAID
city council or common ouncil as the
case may be, Is further authorized to
negotiate and sell such bonds from time
therefor and upon the best terms that
can be obtained for said bonds. Provided,
that no such bonds shall be sold for a
less amount than the par value thereof
| yided further, that said bonds shall not
be issued until the issuance thereof Is
authorized by a resolution or ordinances
duly passed by a five-slxths vote of all
| the members of the city council or COM
mon council proposing to issue the same;
| and no bonds shall be issued under the
provisions of this act after the expiration
Of six months from the date of its
Sec. 2. Nothing herein contained shall
| authorize the issue at any time OF the
that the whole amount Of the principal
of the bonds actually issued by such CITY
and still outstanding, including water and
light bonds together with the proposed
ISSUE, less the dlllOuAlL VI l11o notAN VI
such city which shall be in and constitute
a part Of the sinking u Of SUCH city
for the payment of bonds shall exceed lO
per cent Of the assessed valuation OF the
non-exempt taxable property or Such city
as shown by the last preceding assess
ment.
Sec. 8. All bonds issued under authority
Of his act shall be sealed by ths seal s: S OF
mayor and attested by the clerk Sa , or
recorder and counters1gned by the CITY
controller, if such officer exists in such
issued and sold under authority OF this
act shall be placed in the city treasury
of the city issuing the same and shall
constitute a special fund and shall be kept
distinct from all other funds Of the city
and shall be used only for the purposes
of paying for the cost of paving, re-
paving or matchmaking in street inter-
sections, and the cost Of constructing curD
also the cost Of laying or relaylng OF
sewer pipes in the intersections Of streets,
and the cost of paving, repavlng or
empt by law from special assessments;
and the cost of constructing curb and
gutter in front of property, exempt by
law from special assessments, and also
the cost of laying, relaying or extending
sewer pipes in front of property exempt
bv law from special assessments, and
also for the increased cost OF sewers
which are larger than two feet In Qua
Gl6 dlu LlIS VI AtAAN SAN -"
any thereof shall not be used for any
other purpose h those ~hereinbetore spe-
cited.
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March g. 1903.
CHAPTER s5-H; F. No. 2o7: lo,>
AIN ACT to amend section ~thirty-one CID
of chapter three hundred and min 5000
Of the Laws of 1901, relating to the
appropriation for building a bridge
-s,-n S- The mn or
Mound Prairie. Houston county,, Min
nesOta.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
Section 1. That section 81 of chapter
300 Of the laws of 1901 be amended to
That the sum Of five hundred dollars
moneys in the state treasury belonging
to the Internal Improvement fund, or out
Of the first moneys which shall come into
fund, not otherwise appropriated to aid
may be, a bridge over Root river, in the
township of Mound Prairie, - HOUSTON snntton
thirty-one &1}, township 9 IN ha1,afed
county, Minnesota.
That said sun shall be expended I'm.
der the direction Of the supervisors OF
Mound Prairie township, and when said
work is completed said supervisors shall
certify the IdCC To L1lS SCdL0 duultOA, WL4O
shall draw his warrant upon the state
treasurer. for said amount In favor OF
said town.
Sec. 2: This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 6, 1908.
CHAPTER 3e-H. F. NO. I12.
AN ACT to authorize the issuing Of
bonds by organized towns for the pur-
pose of building roads, bridges and
town halls.
Be It enacted by the legislature of the
Section 1. Every organized town in this
state is hereby authorized to issue bonds
for the purpose Of raising money for the
town. halls within such organized town
by, conforming to the provisions of this
act.
Sec, 2. Whenever the town supervisors
of any organized town in this state shall
determine, by resolution duly passed and
recorded. to raise the amount of money
of building roads, bridges and town halls
in said town, said resolution to describe
definitely where such roads, bridges or
town halls are proposed to be built; or
supervisors of n organized town, and
signed by at least ten d0) of the voters
and freeholders residing. in. such town,
the desire Of such petitioners that such
town. shall build certain roads, bridges
or town halls within the said town, the
lOCdlIOu VI Sdlu pIOpOSeu TOduS, bridges
or town halls being definitely described
in said. petition, the cost whereof shall
petition, it shall be the duty Of such
town supervisors to cause the proposition
expressed in such resolution or petition
town at the next following annual town
meeting to be held therein or at such
| special election as the said town super
visors shall by resolution designate. No
tees of such election shall be, posted in
at least five 90 public places within the
said town not less than ten QO) Jays be-
ing is held, said notices to state definite