The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

ifications shall be accepted by said board
Of county commissioners winch snau -eA-
vided, not except upon and after at least
four. (N weeks notice that such Doai9
will receive and consider such plans ana
specifications; which notice shall pc p1 una
Maes i 1 at least one daily or
newspaper printed and published In sald
county, and one % weekly or daily news n15
tai Of said I State tes1 The Board may reject
all plans and specifications submltteo anu
readvertise for plans and specificatlons:
Sec. 8: The contract for the erecti 1a
ing and erection thereof, shall be let 10
the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders;
for the whole or any part Thereon, ana
f1cient bond from any one with whom
contract shall be made for the Whole or
any part Of the work Of CONSTRUCTION;
Sec. 10. This act shall take erect ana
be in force from and after it's passage,
and shall cease to be in force AFTER one
year from the date of the passage OF this
act.
Approved March %, 1908.
CHAPTER Ssh. F. NO. 149.
AN ACT relating to the levying OF taxes Gses
for county purposes. and requiring cS &c;
board of county commissioners prelim-
mary to such levy. and llmltlng 'He
power and authority of such ooaro IN II
the, expenditure Of money ana IN me me
making Of contracts, and defining .tne
duties of board of county COMMISSION
ers, county auditors, and county treas
urers, in relation thereto, and PROVO
in all counties having one hundred and
fifty thousand Q50,OO0) inhabitants or
more.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. In all counties of this state
at any time having population OF one
hundred and fifty thousand Q50, OOO) IN
habitants. or over, according to the 1ast
sus, it shall be the duty of the board OF
county commissioners thereof, when de-
Gliding upon the total amount OF money
necessary to be raised to meet the antici-
next ensuing year, to make an item1zed
statement covering all county expend1-
lures for such year, divided into not to
exceed twenty-five general subdivisions
or funds, which amount shall be kept at
the lowest practical limit, and In no case
exceeding any maximum limit prescrlpeu
by law, and specifying, as near as posi-
bic, the specific amounts necessary tor
each purpose named therein, with ap-
propriate titles for the funds indicative
Of the purposes for which the money IS
to be used. And said board OF county u',.aS
make an estimate of all revenues the
county will receive for the next ensuing
year. exclusive Of the revenues derlv ufa
the amount Of money, if any. that will
be credited to the suspense, fund" at
the end Of the current fiscal year. as
provided by section Of fhg att Mtb sad
two ca estimates. shall be embodied IN
and form a part Of the official proceed
ings of said board and the amount final
re- by taxation, together with the
when the same has not been apportioned
by law be apportioned by the e; county MY
proportion and for the specific purposes
designated by the board of county COM
missioners in it's itenized statement
aforesaid as the basis for ta1d110n
that for the items for sinking funds Is;
bonds, interest on bonds, salaries ana al az
items the charges Of which are n [lia p by
law, the full amount actually required 70
meet such items shall be, apportloned::
The money so raised by the levying OF
taxes and from said estimated AMOUNT
Of all revenues WHEN tne co pun yai w. esti
when all is apportioned TO- the several
funds as hereinbefore specihed-shall be
SsEgnsfaa fGp 1 thd ased
and to which it is apportioned as adore-
said, and for no purpose in excess of the
specific amount apport!c1ed thereto.
fund" but no money shall be expended
from said emergency fund except IN
cases Of actual emergency. arising 1 a ir6m
designated fund, which has become ex-
hausted, and then only upon the unanl-
nous vote Of the. board OF county com
missioners, upon which vote. and not be-
fore, said board will be authorized to
transfer the amount necessary to meet
such emergency to the fund from which
such eugh ssd ep
transfer shall at once be made by war
rant upon the county treasurer:
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty OF the the
county auditor IN each d III ina
dicate the purpose for which such war
rant is ISSUED and the fund from which
it is paid, which in every instance snail
be the fund upon which such warrant
other fund, It shall be the duty of the
county commissioners, whenever con-
tract is awarded, to make an appropria-
ton for payment OF the e,s same out Oh inc
AS soon as such appropriation has been
made by the board, the county audltoI
shall draw a warrant on the proper luna
and charge the same thereto, and deliver
it to the county treasurer, who shall pay
the same at once.
The county auditor shall Immediately
indorse the check and return 1t to the
county treasurer, who shall give him
receipt therefor specifying the -appropr1a-
ton Under a suitable name designating
the purpose for which said appropriation
has been made.
account with each appropriation. by cred
iting the amount to such special account
under the general head OF "Appropria-
ton"
When any part or all Of said appro--
priation shall become due and be allowed
by the board of county commissioners,
commissioners warrant snail pc 1ssu ,ed
shall be charged to it's specific appropr1a-
ton bv the county auditor The county
treasurer need not keep the speclnc ap,
preparations account separattieiy, put SHAT
preparation account after the work Is
completed and paid for within the fiscal
year the county AUDITOR shal + TRANSFER fs,ed
If any balance shall be LETT In any a ap
cal year shall have expired, and the
work shall have been completed and paid
for. the county auditor shall draw ms
warrant therefor to the county treas
same and credit the amount to the coun-
ty revenue fund. as other miscellaneous
receipts are credited. 1t shall also be
the duty of the county audtor TO TO Pre- re
board of county commissioners, state
ment showing the apportionments MADE
to each fund, as required by sectlon OF
this act, for the various county purposes
for for the current year, together with the
actual balance i any Tem M sdIa to the
the tiu't first day Of the month of such reg
llar meeting, and the amounts, II any,
still unpaid on account; of contracts, or
on orders for all supplies. work, mate
rails. labor or services already made or
entered 11ti into by the board Of county
commissioners, SO as to shoW not only
the then present balance, II any, but
for the contracts already made and en-
tered into and orders given are deducted,
which statement shall be embodied IL. IN
official proceedings of said meeting.
Sec. A. 1t shall be. the, duty of the