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

tain, as herein provided, uniform
height at which the water in such lake
snail be maintained, with due regard fol
the navigation of such lake and the
rights Of the owners of the land adjacent
TO the shore of such lake, and if neces-
sary TO raise said water to and maintain
II at such height as nearly as practi-
Sec. 8. To carry out the purposes of
this act, such board of navigation of
SUCH lake is hereby authorized to acquire
BY GIT, purchase or condemnation. any
Gam or dams on any streams affecting
| the IeVel OF the water in such lake, and
also any land that such board shall deem
necessary in order to construct end main
! tain across any such stream a dam as
may be necessary for the purpose of rails
ing such water or maintaining it at the
established height, and also to acquire
any land necessary for approaches to
| such dam, and, if necessary or convenient
| 10 construct and maintain over such dam
a plank roadway, which may be used by
ali things necessary to a NJ the hy water aaq
| in such lake, as nearlySas practicable, at
the height so established. end to carry
INTO rug erect the purposes Of this act.
Sec q. The said board Of navigation
Tor such lake, in the matter Of acquiring
| by purchase or condemnation of any dam
or lands, shall be governed and follow the
| provisions of chapter SO of the General
| Laws Of the State of Minnesota for 1897,
J and such board shall have the same pCw-
ers as therein conferred upon the board
| poses. 1-
Sec. 7. The costs af acquiring
suc el1 Ok, dams or land and maintaining of
s s0S;a me- nel S of water shall be borne
| by taxation, or otherwise and audited
ana paid as. now provided by law for
other oohgauons Of such counties.
Sec. .. The title to all property &C.
CURED or taken by condemnation pro
| ceedings shall vest in such board Of navi-
| cation. 49,
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1903
CHAPTER 3SO-H. F. NO. 557
| AN ACT to amend chapter 13 Of the Cen
eral Statutes Of Minnesota of 1878, as
amended by chapter 46 Of the Laws of
1898, relating to public highways in
| Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That section l Of chapter
&c of the General Laws of 1895 be and
the same is hereby amended so as 70
! read as follows: That whenever petition
of at least ten of the resident taxpavrs
and legal voters of any township in this
state shall have been filed with the town
clerk of said town at least ten DAYS prior
to any town meeting, setting forth that
1T is deemed eXpedient to abolish the
eIectl3n OF oVerseers of highways in such
township, and to abolish the collection of
poll tax therein, the legal voters of such
town at any annual town meeting NAV nv
q majority of the votes cast, pass a reso-
luton directing that all roads in any
such township and the repairing of the
same, and the making of new roads al
ready laid out, or that may hereafter be
laid out, and the building and repairing
or bridges and the general MANAGEMENT
and care of the same, shall be under the
control and direction of the supervisors
OF such township, which resolution shall
be printed or written, or partly printed
h1 off col
lows
Resolved, That the election of over
seers OF highways and collection Of poll
tax be abolished and all roads in this
township and the repairing of the same,
and the making Of new roads already laid
out, or that NAV hereafter be laid
out and the. building and repairing Of
bridges and the general management and
care of the same, shall be under the con-
troll and direction of the supervisors of
this township
ton tlIy ;, shall make a cross opposite the
Yes" or mo" Provided, that whenever
such resolution is to be voted upon, the
town clerk shall give notice thereof in his
notice OF annual town meeting.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Il, 1903
CHAPTER 3S1-H. F. NO. IA
AN ACT to authorize all counties in this
state having bonded Indebtedness to
create sinking fund for the purpose of
paying said bonded Indebtedness and to
levy tax for the purpose of creating
said sinking fund
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of %ha
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That the board Of county
commissioners of any county in this state
having a bonded Indebtedness, is hereby
authorized to create a sinking fund TO be
known as the bonded indebtedness sink
ing fund.- for the purpose Of paying the
bonded Indebtedness of the county y;hen
the same becomes due, as herein pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. When the board of county COM
missloners of any county shall by reso-
luton decide to create a sinking fund, as
said board shall then decide by resolution
the amount Of money for said fund to be
raised the first year, and shall at the first
meeting in January in each year there
after, as long as necessary, designate the
amount, If any, to be raised for the wear
In which said meeting is held said sums
SO named to be raised by tax on the
taxable property In the county; provided,
that said bonded Indebtedness sinking
fund shall not at any time be larger than
the bonded Indebtedness.
sec. 3. When the board of county ccm-
mlssioners of any county have voted to
create a sinking fund, and have desig-
mated sum for any one year to be
raised raised, as herein provided, the county au-
ditor is hereby authorized and directed,
In addition to all other taxes now author
lied by law to be levied, to levy a tax on
al the taxable property of said county,
Tor the purpose Of raising the sum voted
by the board of county commissioners for
the year named by said board
sec. &. Inc county treasurer shall COL
lect the said tax SO levied in like manner
and at the same time that other taxes are
by them collected, and all moneys so COL
lected shall be credited to said bonded in
debtedness sinking fund, and shall be-
come part Of said fund.
sec: D. The county treasurer shall paw
out the said fund on the warrant of the
county auditor issued by order Of the
board of county commissioners
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
Approved April q, 1903.
CHAPTER 3s2-H. F. NO. 5s4
AN ACT relating to public improvements
lagos and in cities of ten thousand
(lOOOO) or less inhabitants, to the lew
ing OF assessments to defray the ex-
penses thereof. and to the issuance OF
evidence Of indebtedness in authorization
of their collection
Be it enacted by the legislature ~ tho
State Of Minnesota:
Section L. Whenever the village coun-
Gil or corresponding body of any civ
having population of ten thousand in
habitants or less shall deem it necessary
and eXpedient to extend open. grade
pave or otherwise improve any street IN
said village or city, or cause any other
similar local improvement to be made
within the corporate limits of such CITY
or village, 1t may, acting on its own mo-
ton, and SHALL if a majority of the own
erS OF the property abutting on such pro-
posed Improvement shall petition there
for, adopt a resolution to that effect
which resolution shall specify the pro,
posed location of such improvements and
It's general proposed character, and shall