The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

ed upon the settlement with said count
treasurer.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and b
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18, 1908.
CHAPTER 27e-s. F. NO. 1853.
AN ACT to define and regulate fraterna
beneficiary, associations, corRora1ion'
and their buildings, and their assets
and all dues, assessments, money, pen
efits, reliefs and funds from the opera
Of this state relating to taxation, in
surance, garnishment, attachment OF
seizure, and declaring them to be IN
stitutions. Of public charity. -.
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That fraternal beneficiar,
association is hereby declared to be cor.
poration, society or voluntary assoclat1oi
benef1ciaries, and not for profit.
Each association shall have a lodge
system with rituaistic form OF work
and shall make: provision for the payment
make provision for the payment Of bene:
fits in case of sickness, temporary Oh
the result of disease, accident or old age
provided the period. Of life at which the
payment Of physical disability benefits nlI
not be under seventy co. years. -.
Ali: subject to the compliance of Its
members with its constitution and by
laws. The funds from: when me o1 Is
made shall be derived from assessments
and dues collected from its members.
Payment Of death benefits shall be to
danced husband or affianced wife Of: or to
persons dependent upon the member. Any
such fraternal beneficiary association
may create, maintain, disburse and apply
ance with it's constitution or bylaws, and
every such association shall be deemed
and held to be institutions OF public char
ity.
ciation," wherever used in this act, or in
any other law Of this state hereafter
enacted, shall be construed to mean any
association such as Is defined IN this Sec
ton. -. -.
charity relief or ala to be paid, provided
or rendered by any association authorized
to do business under this act shall not OF
other process, and shall not be seized,
taken, appropriated or applied by any
legal or equitable process or by operation
of law to pay. any debt or liability OF e. a
named in any certificate Of any person
who may have any right Hereunder.
And the buildings and other property
used by said association in carrying on
it's business and al duss
lions thereof, held and possessed by said
association for the payment or: deatn'
sick or disability benefits, and the the, re- g.,
funds Of said association shall be exempt
from taxation for state. county and
municipal purposes; .,
Provided that nothing tn this act shall
any an real real estate owned by any association
Incorporated or doing business under the
provisions of this act, except such as IS
occupied exclusively by such association
in carrying on it's business p IT am, ~ and rov-
ern any and all associations. corporations
and societies heretofore organized or au-
thorized to do business In this state ana
now or hereafter operating upon plan
in accordance with the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. H. Any and all acts and parts Of
acts in conflict with the provisions OF
th ssc act n her sef sSp take effect
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April ID, 1903.
CHAPTER FITS. F. NO. 90.
AN ACT to. permit one or more
school districts adjoining a school dis
trict which maintains state graded or
state high school to consolidate with
children to and from school at public
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota: "'.-,.
eral school districts may be CONSOLIDATED
with an adjoining school district when
maintains a., state graded or a state high
school, in the manner, hereinafter de-
tory now provided by law, for indePend-:
aad ceneHasaaa - sehaetk districts shaA a1ess
apply to districts consolidated under the
provisions of this act. 80.
y fbe ga29 6n ey
each of the districts, including the dis
trict which maintains g. state, graded OF
a. state high school, which are proposed
said s petition be certified to by the clerks
Of the several distrtcts) is presented to
the superintendent Of schools Of the coun
ty wherein that one of the districts which
school lies in whole or in major part, he
shall within ten (10) days cause written
or printed notices, to be posted In three
90 of the most public places IN each OF
electors thereof to assemble at some spec
flied time in some specified place In the
district which maintains a. state graded
or state high school, for the purpose OF
voting by ballot for or against the con-
solidation of said districts. The notice OF
such meetings shall be posted at least
ten QO) days prior to the date OF such
Sec 8. The electors Of the several dis
tricts Assem- bled pursuant to such notices
shall proceed to elect from their own
number a chairman, assistant chairman
and clerk, who shall be judges OF eleG ;
idation of the districts shall write. or
have written or printed upon their bal
lots the words: I'm favor of consol1da-
ton and those opposed, against con
ing shall, within ten QO) days thereafter,
certify the result Of such vote to the su-
perintendent Of schools above specified.
port that a majority Of the electors pres
ent and voting voted in favor OF conson.
dating the districts, said superintendent
shall, within ten QO) days thereafter, GER
wherein any of said districts lie that they
have been consolidated into one district,
the number Of which shall be the number
Of that one Of the districts which main
school, Which facts shall be immediately
entered upon the records Of said auditor
or auditors. The auditor Of the county
in which that one Of the districts which
maintains a state graded or state high
school, lies in whole or in major part,
shall Immediately notify the clerks of the
several districts of said record of consol1-
Sec. S. Within ten (1o) days from the
receipt of the. notice Of record by the
clerks Of the several districts the officers
of the several districts shall turn over
to the officers Of that one of the districts
which maintains state graded or state
high school the records, funds and effects
belonging to their several districts The
said officers Of the district which main.
school shall be the officers Of the consoli.
dated districts, and the organization OF
that district shall be the organization OF
the consolidated district, and the laws
governing that district shall apply to the
ent with the provisions Of this act.
Sec 6. The board of education or the
board Of trustees Of any district consoli'
dated from other districts. under the pro-
provide for the TRANSFORMATION Of children