The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
CHAPTER 3s7-s. r. NO, 347.

ne III force from and after its passage.
Approved April p, 1903.
49,. CHAPTER 337-s. F. NO. 347.
AN ACT to amend section six hundred
ana forty-four CAD of the Statutes of
Minnesota of 1894, as amended by chap
ter three hundred and thirty-two (332)
of the General Laws of Minnesota of
1879. relating to claims against counties,
dlsalloWance thereof and appeals there
from.
BE it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
section 1: That section six hundred
and forty-four (644 of the Statutes of
Minnesota of 1894 as amended by chapter
three hundred and thirty-two of the Cen
eral Laws of Minnesota of 1899, be and
me same IS hereby amended so as to read
Section GA. When the claim of any
person against a county is disallowed in
whole or in part, by the board Of county
commissioners, such person may appeal
from the decision Of such board to the
district court in the same county, by
causing written notice Of such appeal
10 be filed in the office within fifteen days
after the decision appealed from was
made, upon giving security for costs, to
be approved by the county auditor. When
The claim Of any person against a county
IS allowed in whole or in part by the
board or county commissioners, no order
shal be Issued in payment Of such claim
or any part thereof until after the eX-
plration of fifteen days from the date Of
the decision; and the county attorney
lowed exceeds twenty-five dollars, he
shall, upon the request Of seven tax
payers of the county, on behalf of and
In the name of such county, appeal from
the decision of such board to the district
court in the same county by causing a
written notice of such appeal to be filed
In the Office of the county auditor within
fifteen days after the date of the decision
appealed from. And thereafter no order
shall be issued in payment Of any part
of such claim until the judgment of the
district court in the proceedings shall be
certified and filed in the office of the
county auditor. When notice of appeal
IS filed as aforesaid, the district court
shall have jurisdiction of the parties and
of the subject matter of the proceedings
and may compel a return to be made in
the same manner as in the case of an APP
peal from a judgment of a justice of the
peace; provided that the board of county
commissioners Of any county may. in
their discretion, at their regular meetings
in January and July, appropriate from
the revenue fund of the county a sum
of money not exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars to pay incidental expenses
of the county incurred for postage OF the
several county officers entitled thereto,
and express charges, chargeable to the
county, and the mileage of town officers
making election returns. and such other
purposes as the county board may direct;
provided further, that no person shall be
entitled to receive at any one time a
larger sum than fifteen dollars from such
appropriation; and the money so appro-
priated shall be paid on the warrant of
the county audiIOT, upon the representa-
ton Of a properly itemized and verified
bill, except in such cases where the audi
tor considers the sum charged to be ex-
cessive, in which cases he shall file the
bill. If requested by the person presenting
the same, for action of the board at its
next meeting.
Provided further that the county shall
pay itemized and verified bills by the
register of deeds, county auditor and
county treasurer for such sums as may
be necessarily expended by them for
postage in the conduct Of the business of
their respective offices in excess of said
sum of fifteen dollars, to be audited and
paid as other claims against the county
are paid; provided further that the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply to
counties having a population of over
10000
Sec. 2. The foregoing provisions of this
act shall not be construed as permitting
an appeal from the decision of the Board
of County Commissioners for the allow
ance Of a claim for a payment due on a
contract legally executed by the Board of
County Commissioners and filed with the
county auditor at least thirty 800 days
prior to the allowance of such claim.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and he
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1903.