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be laid, relaid or extended, it shall BID
the duty, Of the city council to main-
at sif the a expen nsse Of the the ci aS0"
Sec. 21. All private connections shall
be made with lateral sewers. unless some
scientific nature shall prevent, and no
private connection with any sewer what
ever shall in any event be made without tut
the city council, and the making Of all
private connections with any sewer shall
be subject to supervision and control by
the city council; provided, that such su.
BY the city council to the city engineer
or other person to be selected by the city
council in its discretion:
necessary for the city to exercise the
right of eminent domain for purposes in
Guided within this act, all proceedings
to the provisions of sections 1920 to 1892.
both inclusive, of the General statutes OF
Sec. %. This act shall not be con-
strued as in any manner superseding. re-
pealing, amending or qualifying the pro-
visions of any home rule charter here
tofore or hereafter adopted by any city
or village under existing laws.
Sec. "a. This act shall take affect ana
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Fl, 1903.
CHAPTER 513-s. F. NO. 465:
AN ACT requiring county commissioner
in all counties Of this state, having q
10000 inha bitants, or over, to give,
bond to the State of Minnesota for the
faithful performance of their duties as
county commissioners.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That each member Of the
board Of county commissioners Of all
which shall hereafter have a population
of two hundred thousand (20O,OOO) in
habitants: or oyer, shall before he en-
and subscribe the oath prescribed by
law, which oath shall be Endorsed on the
certificate Of his election, or appoint
ment, and shall also give bond, exc
cuted by surety, company authorized to
do business in the State Of Minnesota
payable to the State Of Minnesota in the
penal sum Of ten thousand dollars ($10.-
trict court Of the judicial district in which
said county commissioner is elected, or
appointed. Conditioned that the said coun-
ty commissioner shall we'll and faithfully,
in all things, perform and execute tho
duties of his office according to law, dur
ing his continuance in office, which bond.
together with the oath and certificate Of
be recorded in the office of the register Of
deeds Of such county and filed with the
public examiner of the State of Mime
sofa. provided, that the rate to be paid
for such surety bonds shall not exceed
the rate now prescribed by law in respect
to city and county treasurers surety
bonds a.5a .a ana the amount thereof shall be
Of the county revenue fund.
Sec. D All acts and parts Of acts,
whether general or special, inconsistent
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be IN fierce from and after the first day Of
May, nineteen hundred and three Q9O3).
Approved April Fl. 1903.
CHAPTER BIAS. F. NO. 55s.
AN ACT to provide free text books I'M
f cert lq.t Independent school districts in
Be It enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
sect SECTION ,u l.; That in all independently
within the Incorporated limits Of a city Of
Under ten thousand q0,00O) populati
and whose boundary lines are co-terminus
said city. the board Of education Of such
school district may. in their discretion,
Pro tree text books for such luse) Of
such school district, and the expense Of
securing such text books shall be pro-
vlded by a tax to be levied upon all the
property situated within such school dis
trict and collected and paid in the sans
manner as other taxes; and such tax levy
shall be deemed to be in addition to the
autherized limit Of taxation now existing
such text books shall be certified by the
board of education Of such district to the
county auditor Of the county in which
auditor shall forthwith proceed to levyy
q tax sufficient to meet such expense ana
f f|2sa the e same upon the tax list at the
Sec 2: Whenever the board Of educa-
ton shall receive a petition signed by at
school district, petitioning that such text text
books be- provided for the district, the
BOARD In the event Of declining to provide
e5 me son for such
council Of the city in which such district
is located, and shall request such city
council to submit the proposition Of pro-
viding free text books in such school dis
trict to all the qualified voters Of such
city at the next regular ensuing munic-
ipal election, at which election all this
voters of such city entitled to vote upon
questions relating to schools shall be en-
titled to vote upon the proposition to pro-
vide such text books, and in the event
such municipal election shall be in favor
Of providing such text books, it shall ba
the duty Of the school board Of such
school district to provide text books as
district.
Sec. 8. This act shall take affect ana
Approved April 81. 1908.
CHAPTER a1s-s. F. NO. 500.
and oa fhe swG ha%s Of
Minnesota for nineteen hundred and
one, and any acts am endatorv thereof,
being an act providing for the drain
ing the powers and duties Of county
commissioners and other officers in the
Pre- and funds for
scribing penalties for the violation
end aa acts s
said chapter is amended by chapter thir-
ty-eight Of the General Laws of Minne-
said chapter thirty.eight being an act
to amend chapter two hundred and f1f-
ty-eight Of the General Laws of nine
teen hundred and one.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF tho
State OF Minnesota:
Section 1. That section seventeen Of
charter two hundred AN and fitty-oight Of
teen hundred and one. being ''an act pro-
viding for the drainage, Of lands in GER
tain cases prescribing the power and du-
officers IN the premises. and appropriate
ments against state lands affected there
by, and prescribing penalties for the vio-
lation thereof, and repeating certain acts
therein mentioned and referred to-" as
ad N Is by ~
General Laws of Minnesota for nineteen
hundred and two, being an act to amend
the p General raj Laws OF Of min nineteen Kindred
and one. be and the same IS hereby fur
ther amended to read as follows:
Section II. The board OF county commits
sioners Of each and every county where
in any such ditch is proposed to be wholly
or partly located and established, are
hereby authorized to issue the bonds OF
their respective counties in such amount
as may be necessary to defray in whole
or in part the expense incurred or to he
incurred in locating. constructing and es-
tablishing SO much Of any such ditch as
may be located within such county; or
in such relation to such county as to af-