The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
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CHAPTER 276-S. F. NO. 35S.
AN ACT to define and regulate fraternal
beneficiary associations, corporations
and societies, and eXempting the same
and their buildings, and their assets,
and all dues. assessments, money. ben
ef1ts, reliefs and funds from the opera
ton of certain provisions of the laws
of this state relating to taxation, in
surance, garnishment, attachment or
seizure, and declaring them to be in
stitutions of public charity.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That a fraternal beneficiary
association is hereby declared to be a cor
formed or organized and carried on for
the sole benefit of its members and their
beneficiaries, and not for profit.
Each association shall have a lodge
system with ritualistic form of work,
and representative form of government,
and shall make provision for the payment
of benefits in case of death, and may
make provision for the payment Of bene-
fits in case Of sickness, temporary or
permanent physical disability, either as
the result of disease, accident or old age,
provided the period of life at which the
payment of physical disability benefits
not be under seventy C70) years.
All subject to the compliance Of its
members with its constitution and by
laws. The funds from which the dis
made shall be derived from assessments
and dues collected from its members.
Payment of death benefits shall be to
the families, heirs, blood relatives, af-
famed husband or affianced wife Of or to
persons dependent upon the member. ANY
such fraternal beneficiary association
may create, maintain, disburse and apply
a reserve or emergency fund in accord
ance with its constitution or bylaws, and
every such association shall be deemed
and held to be institutions of public char
ity.
The term, "fraternal beneficiary asso-
ciation," wherever used in this act or in
any other law of this state hereafter
enacted, shall be construed to mean any
association such as is defined in this sec
ton.
Sec. .. The money, or other benefit,
charity, relief or aid to be paid, provided
or rendered by any association authorized
to do business under this act shall not
be liable to attachment, garnishment or
other process, and shall not be seized,
taken, appropriated or applied by any
legal or equitable process or by operation
of law to pay any debt or liability of a
certificate holder or of any beneficiary
named in any certificate or any person
who may have any right hereunder.
And the buildings and other property
used by said association in carrying on
its business, and all dues, assessments
and other payments and the accumula-
lions thereof, held and possessed by said
association for the payment of death,
sick or disability benefits, and the re-
serve, emergency and other mortuary
funds Of said association shall be exempt
from taxation for state, county and
municipal purposes;
Provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to exempt from taxation
any real estate owned by any association
incorporated or doing business under the
provisions Of this act, except such as is
occupied exclusively by such association
in carrying on it's business.
Sec. 8. This act shall apply to and gov
ern any and all associations. corporations
and societies heretofore organized or au-
thorized to do business in this state and
now or hereafter operating upon a plan
in accordance with the provisions Of this
act
Sec. 4. Any and all acts and parts of
acts in conflict with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April is, 1903.
CHAPTER 277-S. F. NO. 3O7.
AN ACT to permit one or more
school districts adjoining a school dis
trfct which maintains state graded or
state high school to consolidate with
the latter, and for the transportation of
children to and from school at public
expense.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any school district or sew
eral school districts may be consolidated
with an adjoining school district which
maintains state graded or a state high
school, in the manner hereinafter de-
scribed and the limitations as to terri
tory now provided by law for independ-
ent and common school districts shall not
apply to districts consolidated under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 9. Whenever a petition signed by a
majority of the resident freeholders of
each of the districts, including the dis
trict which maintains a state graded or
state high school, which are proposed
to be consolidated (Which fact shall in
said petition be certified to by the clerks
of the several districts) is presented to
the superintendent of schools of the coun-
ty wherein that one of the districts which
maintains state graded or state high
school lies in whole or in major part, he
shall within ten (10) days cause written
or printed notices to be posted in three
CD of the most public places in each of
said districts, requesting the qualified
electors thereof to assemble at some spec
flied time in some specified place in the
district which maintains a state graded
or state high school, for the purpose of
voting by ballot for or against the con-
solidation of said districts. The notice of
such meetings shall be posted at least
ten Q0) days prior to the date Of such
meeting.
Sec. 8. The electors of the several dis
tricts assembled pursuant to such notices
shall proceed to elect from their own
number chairman, assistant chairman,
and clerk, who shall be judges of cleo
ton; The electors in favor, of the consol-
idation of the districts shall write, or
have written or printed, upon their bal
lots the words: 'In favor of consolida-
ton" and those opposed, Against con
solidation." The chairman of such meet
ing shall, within ten (10) days thereafter.
certify the result of such vote to the SUI
perintendent of schools above specified.
Sec; 4. If it shall appear from such re-
port that majority of the electors pres
ent and voting voted in favor of CONSOLE
dating the districts, said superintendent
shall, within ten QO days thereafter, GER
tify to the county auditor of each county
wherein any of said districts lie that they
have been consolidated into one district.
the number of which shall be the number
of that one of the districts which main
ta1ns a state graded or a state high
school, which facts shall be Immediately
entered upon the records of said auditor
or auditors. The auditor of the county
in which that one of the districts which
maintains state graded or a state high
school, lies in whole or in major part
shall Immediately notify the clerks Of the
several districts of said record of consoli-
dation
Sec. 5. Within ten QO) days from the
receipt OF the notice of record by the
clerks of the several districts the officers
of the several districts shall turn over
TO the officers of that one of the districts
which maintains state graded or a state
high school the records, funds and effects
belonging to their several districts. The
said officers of the district which main
ta1nS a state graded or a state high
school shall be the officers of the consoii-
dated districts. and the organization of
that district shall be the organization of
the consolidated district and the laws
governing that district shall apply to the
consolidated district when not inconsist-
emit with the provisions of this act.
Sec. 9. The board of education or the
board of trustees of any district consoli-
dated from other districts, under the pro-
visions of this act shall have power to
provide for the transportation of children
to and from school at nuhlic eynenSa