The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

coed the amount apportioned for such
purpose and shall be paid from the prop
ment, required by section 1 of this act,
or any amendments thereof that may be-
required under section of this act.
Sec; g. 1t shall be the duty of the
board of county commissioners to pre-
pare and file with the board of tax levy
or corresponding body, if any, in such
counties, at its annual meeting the
itemlzed statement and also the two CD
estimates required by section 1 of this
act to be made by said board of county
commissioners, or any amendment
thereon that may be required to be mads
by them by said board of tax levy or
corresponding body, if any.
Sec. 4. If, for any reason, the maxi
mum rate of taxation for the various
purposes respectively, for which the
board of county commissioners are au-
thorlzed to levy taxes. mentioned in said
ltemlzed statement, together with the es-
umated amount TO be derived from all
revenues of the county for the next en-
suing year, exclusive of the revenues de-
rived from taxation, and the amount es-
timated to the credit of the "susDensa
fund at the end of the fiscal year, az
provided for in section l of this act. does
not, when all has been properly apDor-
TONED, provide an amount equal to the
total amount mentioned in said itemiZed
statement, required to be made by Sec
ton of this act, or any amendment
thereof that may have been required bv
section u OF this act, then it shall be the
duty of the county auditor to reduce
proporuonately the several funds mem
toned in said iUemized statement, ex-
cept Tor the items. of sinking fund.
bonds, interest on bonds. salaries and
all other items, the charges for which
are fixed by law, which said fixed items
snail remain at the fun amount required
by law, and any reduction which NAV
be necessary shall be made in the other
items.
Sec. s. It shall be the duty of the
county auditor in all such counties. at
regular Of !,
OF county commissioners in November Of
each year, to have ready for and present
70 sald board, to be embodied in the Of
nclal proceedings thereof, a statement
showing the several amounts included i'm
the said itemized statement, required bv
section Of this act, or amendment
Inefeot' II any under section g of this
act, and in parallel column the
amounts of the several funds as they
Will be when the total tax levy for cour-
" purposes as finally fixed and deter
mined upon, together with the amount
estimated to be in the suspense fund.-
and the estimated amount of all rev.
enues OF the county for the ensuing year
exclusive of the revenues derived nv
taXation) when all have been prOperIy
apportloned to said funds, as by this act
directed. The amounts so appOrtioned
10 SAID several funds will show the sum
permitted TO be expended for each of the
Speclnc purposes mentioned in said item
lzed statement during the next fiscal year
OF the county; provided, however. that
the amount so permitted to be expended
Ior edch specllc purpose, shall. in no
case, exceed the amount mentioned in
such 1temiZed statement, or any amend
ment thereon. made as aforesaid.
sec. y. Any and all contracts entered
into by the board of county commission
ers which may provide for expenditures
during any one fiscal year, in excess Of
the amount apportiOned as hereinbefora
speclaed for the specific purpose. and the
voting Of any sum of money for any pur-
pose WnatsoeVer. IN excess of the amount
so specified for such specific purpose for
any one fiscal year. shall be null and
void. The county commissioners shah
Indicate upon the minutes of the pro-
ceed1ngs of their meetings and in the Of
nGlaI pubIicaton thereof the fund from
which each claim allowed by the board
IS to be paid, the amount thereof. TO
whom payable, the purpose and account
Tor which same was incurred, and no
such claim shall be charged to, or paid
from any fund. except it be the fund to
which it legally belongs
Sec 10. 1t shall be a misdemeanor for
a county commissioner to contract. vote
or bargain for the expenditure of any
money from any fund the payment for
which, including the amount already
contracted, voted or appropriated, shall
exceed in any one fiscal year the amount
specifically apportioned to any such
fund at the beginning of such fiscal year,
as required to be done by the previoui
sections Of this act
Sec, IL. All acts and parts Of acts
whether general or special, inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec II. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March %, 1903.
CHAPTER 96-H T.. NO 039.
AN ACT relating to changing and vacat>
ing roads.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any road is
changed by order of the board of county
commissioners of any county. or tho
board of supervisors OF any town, such
road, as located prior to such change.
shall remain open to public travel for
two % years from date of order making
such change; provided, that the board OF
county commissioners of such county. or
the board of supervisors of such town,
shall have authority to vacate such road
at any time, when, in the opinion Of
such board. the road as changed IS in a
passable condition, and fit for public
travel at all times of the year Provided
that this act shall not apply to any road
changed prior to the passage of this act
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March %, 1903.
CHAPTER 97-H. F. NO 90.
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