The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
CHAPTER 2ss-s. f. NO. 4O4.

CHAPTER 29s-S. f. NO. 4O4.
AN ACT to provide for the aid of non
resident paupers.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any person not
having a legal settlement therein shall
be taken sick, lame or otherwise disabled
or for any other cause shall be in need
of relief as a poor person, and shall have
no money or property with which to pay
his board, maintenance attendance and
medical aid, in any town, city or village,
in any county of this state which has
adopted the town system of caring for
the poor, the supervisors or other proper
authorities shall provide such assistance
to such person as they may deem Just
and necessary, and if he shall die they
shall give him a decent burial. They
shall make such allowance for such
board, maintenance nursing, medical aid
and burial expenses as they shall deem
just and order the same paid out Of the
town, city or village treasury. The eX-
penses so incurred shall, if reasonable evil
dence is presented showing such charge
TO be a valid one under the provisions or
this act. be a charge against the county
in which such person is found; The
account thereof shall be audited by the
county board and paid out of the county
treasury, and the amount so paid may
be recovered by the county in an action
against the county, or In the counties
where the town system of caring for the
poor has been adopted, against the town,
city or village in which such person SO
relieved has legal settlement 1t shall
be the duty of the authorities within five
days after such person so becomes a
public charge within their town. city or
village, to notify the county auditor and
also the county commissioners of the
district in which such needy person is
found of such fact ana Inereupon the
county authorities may take charge of
such poor person and remove him to the
county poor farm or relieve him in such
other manner as they may see fit
Sec. 2. Chapter 251 of the General
Laws Of Minnesota Of the year 1901 is
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 20, 1903.
CHAPTER 299-H. F. No. 1874
AN ACT to prevent compulsory vac
cination and to prevent vaccination be-
ing made condition precedent to the
school attendance.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota.
Section ]. That hereafter 1t shall be
unlawful for any board Of health, board
of education or any other public board
or officer, acting in this state under
police regulations or otherwise, or under
any general law or city charter however
adopted, to compel or require, by resolu-
uon, order, ordinance or procedure Of
any kind, the vaccination Of any child
or to make vaccination a condition
precedent to the attendance at any school
III the SldIe Oh minnesota, or TO exclude
any child or other person from attend
ance on any school in this state on
account Of the fact that such child or
other person shall not have been Vaccin-
ated Except in cases of epidemic Of
smallpox such boards of health and
boards of education may, by joint action,
require such vaccination by a duly
licensed and ,practicing physician, to be
selected by the person to be vaccinated;
provided, that any child may be exempt
ed from the provisions OF this act where
a reputable physician certifes in writing
that on account Of said child's physical
condltlon such vaccination would be
dangerous to the health of said child
sec. :. This act shall take effect and
De In force from and after it's passage
Approved April 20, 1903.
CHAPTER 30O-H. F. NO. 744
AN ACT to regulate the publication Of
articles of incorporation.
BE 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Before any corporation or
ganized under titles one ~ or two (2) of
chapter thirty-four (34 of the General
Statutes Of Minnesota for 1894 or any
amendment thereof shall commence bust
ness, the articles of the corporations so
organized shall be published at length in
a legal newspaper published at the cap
itol OF the state or in the county where
such corporation Is organized. If publica-
ton be made in daily newspaper two
publications on successive days shall be q
Su4lC4Sul puDllCdllpl. IL the publication
be made in a weekly newspaper, publica-
lion for two successive weeks therein shall
be sufficient publication. Upon filing an
AhdaVit of proof of such publication in the
office of the secretary of state, persons
named in such articles shall thereupon
become q corporation with the authority
and powers in this chapter granted.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts incon-
Eistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
De IN force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1903.
CHAPTER 3O1-H. F. NO. 511.
AN ACT to provide for the construction,
equipment and regulation of hotels,
inns and public lodging houses.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any building or structure
kept, used or maintained, or advertised,
or held out to the public to be an inn,
hotel, public lodging house or place
where sleeping accommodations are fur
nished to the public, whether with or
without meals, shall have and be pro-
Tlded with more than Que way Of egress
from each story or floor leading directly
to the ground, and such ways of egress
must at all times be kept free and clear
OF any obstruction and in good repair and
ready and suitable for immediate USE
Sec. 2. Each outside bedroom or sleep
ing apartment on any other than the
ground floor of any building or structure
kept, used or maintained as, or adver-
inn, hotel, public lodging house, or place
where sleeping accommodations are fur
nished to the public, whether with or
without meals, shall be supplied with.
plain sight in each such bedroom or
sleeping apartment, and securely at
tached therein and thereto, a hempen
rope Of not less than three-eighths of an
inch in diameter, of sufficient length to
reach therefrom to the ground, and of
sufficient strength to sustain a weight
and strain of at least five hundred
pounds.
Sec 3. Any building or structure Kept.
used or maintained, or advertised, or held
out to the public to be, an inn, hotel
public lodging house, or place where
sleeping accommodations are furnished
TO the public, whether with or without
meals, while supplied and equipped with
proper and suitable metal fire escapes at
and on two ends or two sides, or one
end and one side, shall not be subject to
the provisions of section two (2) of this
act.
Sec.4 Any person owning, keeping.
maintaining, controlling, or managing
any building or structure kept used or
maintained as, or advertised or held out
to the public to be, an inn, hotel, public
lodging house, or place where sleeping
accommodations are furnished to the
public, whether with or without meals
which Is not constructed, regulated and
equipped according to the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction be punished by fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars. or in de-
fault of payment thereof may be imprfs-
oned for period of not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days.
Sec. 8. No innkeeper, hotelkeeper or
public lodging or boarding house keeper.
or manager, or other person who owns
keeps, controls, maintains or manages
any building or structure kept, used or
maintained as, or advertised, or held out
TO the public TO be. an inn hOtel D,,b1io