The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
CHAPTER 180-H. F. NO. 463.


AN ACT to authorize cities containing
population Of ten thousand QO,O0O) In
habitants or less to issue bonds for the
purchase of lands for park purposes
along and adjacent to the shores of
any artificial lake within such city.
Be it enacted by the legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That any city in this state
containing a population of ten thousand
100000 inhabitants or less is hereby au
thorized to issue it's negotiable bonds for
the purpose of acquiring or purchasing
lands for park purposes along and ad-
jacent to the shores of any artificial lake
within such city.
Sec 2. Whenever the city council or
other similar BODY of any such city in
this state shall determine, by resolution,
duly passed and recorded, to raise the
amount of money stated in such resOlu-
ton, for the purpose of purchasing land
for park purposes along and adjacent to
the shores of any artificial lake within
such city, said resolution to describe
definitely said lands to be purchased; or
when a petition addressed to any city
council or similar body of any such city,
and signed by at least thirty 600 of the
voters and freehOlders residing in any
such city, setting forth in such petition
that it is the desire of such petitioners
that the said city shall purchase land for
park purposes along and adjacent TO the
shores of any artificial lake within such
city, the cost whereof shall not exceed
the amount described in such petition,
WIlICu SdIu ldlluS " ne purchased SIdll
be described definitely in said petition.
1t shall be the duty of such city council
or similar body to cause the proposition
expressed in such resolution or petition
to be submitted to the electors of such
city at the next annual city election to
be held therein, or at such special cleo
ton as the said city council or other
similar body shall by resolution designate.
Sec. 8. There shall be provided by such
city, in case of such election. a suitable
box in which all ballots cast at such cleo
ton shall be deposited. There shall be
printed in such ballots in apt terms the
substance of such proposition, following
which shall be printed in appropriate
manner the words yes and mo" on
two separate lines, and every person de-
string to vote in favor of such proposition
shall make his cross mark thus, x, OPP
poSite the word yes" and every person
desiring to vote against such proposition
shall make such mark opposite the word
no" The said election shall be con-
Quoted and the votes cast thereat shall be
canvassed and counted, and the result
thereof certified in like manner as in the
case of an election for city officers Of such
city.
Sec 4. If a majority of the votes cast
at such election be in favor of such
proposition, the said city council or other
similar body may issue and negotiate the
bonds Of such city to the amount neces-
sary for the purchase of such land, pro-
vided that such bonds shall not be ne
gotiated or sold for less than par value
Provided, that no such city shall be au-
thorized to issue or sell its bonds to an
amount so that the aggregate bonded in
debtedness thereof shall at any one time
exceed fifteen 90 per cent of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable property
Of such city, as indicated by the last pre-
ceding assessment of such property Pro
vided further, that all such bonds shall
be due and payable in not more than
twenty co years from date Of issue of
said bonds, and which said bonds shall
not bear to exceed five 90 per cent an
nual interest.
Sec. .. Before b. such city shall be
authorized to issue its bonds, as herein
before provided, the city council or any
other similar body thereof shall give no
tice by publication, for two CD consecu-
tive weeks in at least one weekly or daily
newspaper printed in said county, if any
be printed and published therein, and by
similar publication for the same length
of time in a weekly or daily newspaper