The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

| for the payment of any bonds ISSUED
under this act, and Of any obligations
act or authority at any time in anticipa
ton Of the collection of taxes levied by
| such city.
Sec. 7. No bonds shall be issued by
any such city under this act when its
| total indebtedness, inclusive of the bonds
issued for it's permanent improvement
revolving fund. water works, lighting
plant or other income bearing municipal
| service institution shall have reached ar
| amount equal to ten Q0) per cent of the
assessed valuation of all taxable prop
erty within its corporate limits, but
bonds hereunder as above provided may
be issued up to ten per cent of the as
sessed valuation, but not beyond, pro-
vided that no more than $500, 10000 PAL
value shall be issued under paragraph (2)
of section one of this act in any event
or any amount for any other purpose ex-
cept refunding bonds, as provided in
paragraph 81 of section one hereof.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1903.
CHAPTER 3o5-H. F. NO. s24.
AN ACT to legalize newspapers in GER
tain cases.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. No newspaper in this state,
which has been published weekly on regu-
lar days of publication for the last ten
years, and which confirms in all re-
spectS to the statutes defining a legal
newspaper, shall be deprived of its stand
ing as such legal newspaper, for the rea-
son that during two consecutive weeks in
the year 1902 the said newspaper was not
pubnshed. But such newspaper shall
hereafter be deemed to be legal news
paper, notwithstanding the fact that it
was not published during the said two
certain consecutive weeks.
affOPt
be in force. from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1903.
CHAPTER 3O6-s. F. NO. 5S1.
AN ACT to amend section / (H. F. No.
254 of IAN act to authorize and en-
power the city council or common coun-
Gil of cities in this state OF over 10000
inhabitants to issue and sell municipal
bonds and to use the proceeds thereof
for defraying the cost of making GER
tain local improvements in advance OF
the collection Of the special assessment
levied therefor, and to provide for as
pertaining, reporting and supplying any
impairment or depletion of the fund
into which the proceeds of said bonds
come" approved March 8, 1903
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section of said act be
amended in the following particulars:
Firstly striking out the words mot
to exceed ten years from the date there
Of" where the same appear in said sec
ton l Immediately blowing the words
at such times and insert in lieu there
thirty years from the date thereof"
Secondly striking out the words,
land to bear interest at a rate not to ex-
coed three and one-half (31@ per cent per
section Immediately following the
words, "as may be deemed best" and
insert in lieu thereof the following words,
land to bear interest at a rate not to ex-
f1t1p 4
Thirdly striking out from said sec
ton 1 the following words, land no bonds
shall be issued under the provisions of
this act after six months from the date
of its passage" where the same appear
at the end of said section 1.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1903.
CHAPTER Bots. F. NO. $40.
AN ACT fixing the regular terms of the
district court in the Fourteenth judicial
district.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. The regular terms of the dis
trict court in the following organized
counties, constituting the Fourteenth jul
dicial district, shall be held as follows:
In Polk county on the first Tuesday of
June and on the first Tuesday Of Decem-
Der of each year.
In Marshall county on the second
Tuesday in November in the year one
thousand nine hundred and three (1903),
and thereafter on the fourth Tuesday of
June and on the second Tuesday of No
Vember Of each year.
In Norman county on the second Mon
day of July and on the fourth Monday
of November of each year.
In Kittson county on the second Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and three 1908, and
thereafter on the second Monday of June
and the second Monday of December of
each year.
In Red Lake county On the fourth
Monday of March and on the fourth
Monday Of October of each year.
In Roseau county on the fourth Mon
day of January and On the fourth Mon
day of July of each year.
Sec. 2. All Writs, processes, bonds,
recognizances, continuances, appeals, no
tees and proceedings had, made, issued
or returnable to the district court afore-
said in said counties, or any of them, as
fixed by law prior to taking effect Of this
act, shall be and the same are hereby
made returnable to the terms of said
court as the same are prescribed by the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act, prescribing any
other time for holding any of the general
terms of said court are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April p, 1903.
CHAPTER 30S-S. F. NO. 316.
AN ACT authorizing the state board Of
control, the governor and state land
commissioner to compromise and settle
matters of dispute concerning damage
to, or affecting the title, possession or
other interest in or to, lands of certain
institutions subject to the control of
said board of control. and to carry out
such compromise and settlement
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Sec. !. That in any case where there is
now, or shall hereafter arise, a dispute
between any person or corporation and
the state board of control on account of
the claim by any such person or corpora
ton of right to the title, possession,
easement or other interest in or to any
of the lands of the State of Minnesota,
upon which is located, or which are used
in connection with any institution under
the control Of said board, or on account
of claim by or In favor of the State of
Minnesota against any person or corpora
ton for damages, past, present or pros
pective, by reason of injuries to any such
lands, and whenever In any such case 1t
shall be deemed by said state board CT
control to be for the best interest of the
State Of Minnesota and of the institution
whose land is SO affected, to compromise
and settle such dispute and claim, then
and in any such case the said state board
of control, with the approval of the gov
ernor and state auditor as land commits
sioner, may make an agreement with
such person or corporation to compromise
and settle such claim upon such terms as
they shall deem proper; and in accord
ance with such agreement Of compromise
and settlement, and for the purpose of
carrying out the same, said board of con-
troll may in any such case, and they are
hereby authorized, in the name of the
State of Minnesota and by and with the
signature of the members of said state
board of control, to execute and deliver
writings, or conveyances as shall be
proper and necessary in order to carry