Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

height at which the water In such lake
shall be maintained, with due regard TOR
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
it at such height as nearly as pract1-
cable.
Sec. S. To carry out the purposes Of
this act, such board OF navigation or
such lake is hereby authorized to acquire
by gift. purchase or condemnation: any
dam Or dams on any streams afrectlIg
also any land that such board shall deem
necessary in order to construct end main
tain across n such stream a dam as
may he necessary for the purpose OF rai u.s.
established height. and also to acquire
any land necessary for approaches to
such DAM, and, If necessary or convenient
a plank roadway. which may be used by
the public as a highway, and do any and
all things necessary to maintain the water
IN such lake. as nearly as pr~acticaole, at
into full effect the purposes of this act.
Sec. =. The said board Of navigation
for such lake, In the matter Of acquiring
by purchase or condemnation of any Dam
provisions of chapter So Of the General
Laws of the State of Minnesota for 1897.
and such board shall have the same pow
ers as therein conferred upon the board
~ NoO1ASy CO1A1AAlloS1OlIC1S III ooSA 1oA-
poses.
Sec. 7. The costs al acquiring
such dams or land and maintaining Of
such heights Of water shall be borne
by taxation, or otherwise. and audited
and paid as now provided by law for
other obligations Of such counties.
Sec. s. The title to all property &C.
ceedings shall vest in such board Of navi-
cation.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April p, 1903.
CHAPTER 3sO-FI. F.. NO.. 557.
AN ACT to amend chapter 10 Of the Cen
eral Statutes of Minnesota of 1878, as
amended by chapter 40 Of the Laws Of
1895. relating to public highways In
townships.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That section / of chapter
46 of the General Laws Of 1895 be and
the same Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: That whenever petition
Of at least ten Of the resident %taxpayrs
state shall nave been fled with the town
clerk Of said town at least ten days prior
to any town meeting, setting forth that
it Is deemed expedient to abolish the
township. and to abolish the collection Of
poll tax therein, the legal voters Of such
town at any annual town meeting nay by
a majority Of the votes cast, pass a reso-
u township and the repairing Of the
same, n the making Of new roads al
ready laid out. or that may hereafter be
laid out, and the building and repairing
Of 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
or1 ~ rf1v 11~}ffon an ho110fo 0S fnI.
"Resolved. That the election Of over
seers Of highways and collection OF poll
tax be abolished and all roads in this
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"
Each elector voting on such PROPOSE
ti9n shall IL ..>3 make 3 a Gfess +S opposite Isl the
such a resolution is to be voted upon. the
town clerk shall give notice thereof in his
notice Of annual town meeting.
Sec. 2. h act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April p, 1903.
CHAPTER 3s1-H. F.. NO. 674.
AN ACT to authorize all counties in this
il a DSAAACu ~
create a sinking fund for the purpose OF
paying said bonded indebtedness and to
:, levy a tax for the purpose Of creating
said sinking fund. -
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section i. That the board Of county
commissioners Of any county in this state
authorized to create a sinking fund to be
known as the '1bonded Indebtedness sink
ing fund.- for the purpose Of paying the
bonded Indebtedness Of the county when
t vided same becomes DUE as herein pro-
Sec. 2. Whep the board Of county com
mtssioners of any county shah by reso-
provided in section one Of this act, the
said board shall then decide by resolution
the amount Of money for said +und to be
raised the first year., and shall at the first
after, as long as necessary. designate the
amount, if any, to be raised for the year
in which sal meeting is held, said sums
so named to be raised by a tax on the
that said bonded Indebtedness sinking
u shall not at any time be larger than
the bonded Indebtedness.
Sec. 8. When the board Of county COM
missiOners of any county have voted to
create a sinking fund. and have desig-
mated a sum for any n year to be
raised. as herein provided, the county au
IN Gl' add ii aet to an I othep taxes a now 'l1 autheT.
tied by law to be levied, to levy a tax on
all the taxable property Of said county,
for the purpose of raising the III voted
by the board of county commissioners for
the year named, by said board.
Sec. 4. The county treasurer shall col
lect the said tax so Levied In lik manner
and at the same time that other taxes are
lected shall be credited to said bonded in
debtedness sinking fund, and shall be-
come a part Of said fund.
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 end
Approved April 81, 1903.
CHAPTER 3s2-H. F. NO. 5s4.
AN ACT relating to public improvements
lagos and in cities Of ten thousand
100000 or less Inhabitants, to the levy
Ing of assessments to defray the ex-
penses thereof, n to the issuance OF
Of their collection.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. Whenever the village coun
Gil or corresponding body of any city
having. a. population Of ten thousand In
habitants or less h a deem it necessary
and expedient to extend, open, grade,
pave or otherwise improve any street Ia
said village or city, or cause any other
similar local Improvement to be made
within the corporate limits OF such city
or village, it may, acting on its WI mo-
ton, and shall, If a majority Of the own
posed Improvement shall petition there
for, adopt a resolution to that effect,
which resolution shall specify the pro-
posed location Of such improvements, and
its general proposed character, and shall
also specify a time and place, not less
than two, nor more than four weeks after
the date Of the first publication or post
ed, when and where the parties interested
therein shall be hard in reference to such
Improvement. Provided that if any such
village or city council, or the correspond
ing body of any such city or village, shall
on fta own motion by reanlution ordar