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

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and its affairs as they may deem proper,
and also rules prescribing penalties and
lin g foc any violation thereof, such rules
and regulations shall be posted in con-
spicuous places in the rooms occupied by
the library. Such judges are authorized
TO direct such purchases of books,
pamphlets and documents for the library,
and to direct such sales and exchange Of
books, pamphlets and documents in the
library as they may deem best.
Sec. 6. Every officer of the state who
shall receive any volume of the laws,
journals, reports or other documents of
any other state or territory of the United
States or any foreign country, or any Of
the officers thereof for the use of this
state shall Immediately deliver the sams
TO the state librarian for the state
library.
Sec. Z. All moneys received for books
sold or for injury TO or failure to return
books or other property of the library, or
for fines shall be expended for the bene-
fit of the library.
Sec. s. The librarian is hereby author
ICED under the direction OF the judges of
the supreme court to expend not to ex-
coed the sum of four thousand dollars
tS4W,o annually in the purchase of books
for the library; seven hundred dollars
SI00J annually in binding and repairing
hooks for the library, and five hundred
dollars $4,000 annually for contingent
SEC. 9. For the purposes of this act
there shall be and hereby is appropriated
the sum of rIne thousand six hundred
dollars C$9,600l for the fiscal year ending
July thirty first, nineteen hundred and
four, ard annually thereafter.
Sec. 10. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pcaIed. Provided, further, that all stand
irg appropriations heretofore male for
any of the purposes herein specified are
hereby repealed.
be in force from and after August first,
nineteen -hunCI ed and three.
Approved April is, 1903.
CHAPTER -278.-s. F. NO. 46s.
AN ACT entitled IAN act to authorize
savings banks, annuity, safe deposit and
trust companies to invest in certain Sc
curitieS.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section L 1t shall hereafter be lawful
Tor the trustees of any savings bank to
invest the moneys deposited therein, and
for any annuity, safe deposit and trust
company doing business in this state, to
invest any of its capital or the moneys
under its control, in the debenture stock
Of any railway company owning and
operating a line of road in whole or
in part within the State of Minnesota;
provided that said debenture stock shall
bear at least four per cent interest per an
mum, and shall be secured by trust deed
as a first lien upon said line Of railway;
provided, that no annuity, safe deposit,
trust companies, or savings banks shall
ever loan upon or invest in the debenture
stock of any one railroad company to eX-
coed in the aggregate five % per cent OF
its deposits.
Sec. >. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Is, 1908.
CHAPTER 274-s. F. NO. ATS.
AN ACT to authorize and empower VII
lagos under certain circumstances to is
sue bonds for the payment Of its float
ing indebtedness.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
state of Minnesota:
Section l. That any village in this state
which has a floating indebtedness in
CURED 10y legitimate expenses for i'm
prOvementS on streets, for procuring fire
protection, or for construction or repairs
of village hall or for any and all such
improvements amounting to three thou
sand dollars $4,000 or ever besides its
bonded indebtedness, Jaay issue its bonds
for an amount as nearly equal as may be
. to the amount of such floating indebted
ness, not to exceed in the aggregate with
bonds already issued, fifteen per cent Of
the assessed valuation of such village,
which bonds shall bear interest at rate
TO be determined by the village council of
Sad village not to exceed six per cent
90 per annum, payable semi-annually
and shall ma ture at such time as may be
determined by said village council. not
to exceed fifteen 15) years from the date
of their issuance; such bonds shall be
sold by the village council OF such village
in such manner as they shall deem adj
visable. but shall not be sold for less
than their par value, and the proceeds
arising from the sale thereof shall be
applied to the payment of the debts of
said village not represented by its bonds;
provided, that this act shall apply only
10 such indebtedness as shall be actually
existing against such village en- the 1st
day of April 1903.
Sec. 2. Before bonds shall be issued
pursuant TO the provisions OF section one
% of this act the village council shall
by resolution duly passed and recorded,
authorize the issuance thereof, subject t.
the approval of the legal voters of said
village and by such resolution the village
council shall determine the amount Of
bonds to be issued, the rate of interest
which they shall bear and the time of
their maturity, ard shall fix a time
either at an annual village election or a
special election to be called for that pur-
pose when the voters of such village shall
vote upon the question of the issuance of
such bonds.
The form of the ballot therefor shall he
as follows.
Shall the village of --- is-lYes. mo.
sue its bonds in the sum Of
s. bearing interest at the
1ate OF - per cent ner annum,
maturing years after
cate thereof, pursuant to resolu-
tons of the village council
---, 100.
Voters who desire to vote for the is
sEance of such bonds shall place a cross
OK opposite the word Yes on said
ballot, and those who desire to vote
against the issuance Of such bonds shall
Ilace a cross (X) opposite the word mo-
on sald ballot. The said election shall
be conducted, and the votes cast thereat
shall be 'canvassed and counted, and the
result therefor certified in like manner as
In the case of an election for village Off
GERS. If a majority of the voters who
vote upon said question shall vote for
the issuance Of said bonds, then the same
Shall be issued by said council and sold
but not otherwise
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its passage
Approved April IS. 1903.
CHAPTER 275-S. F. NO. 415
AN ACT to provide for and authorize the
CONVICTION of any person or persons for
morse steal ing, where application for
such bounty has not heretofore been
MADE by the person or persons claiming
the same, within twenty days after the
conviction of the criminal
BE IL enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That whenever any person or
persons, clairatng bounty for the arrest
ana CONVICTION of any person or persons,
under the provisions of section 1869 of
tie General Statutes Of Minnesota for
1894, as amended by chapter 81 of the
laws of 1887 ard by chapter 90 OF the
laws of 1901, mas failed to apply to the
Judge, or TO lie such application with the
clerk OF the district court of the county
wherein such conviction was had, for the