Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

ed upon the settlement with said county
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in forco from and after It's passage
Approved April is. 1908.
CHAPTER o76-S. F. NC. 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, pen
efits, reliefs and funds from the opera
ton Of certain provisions OF the laws
Of this state relating to taxation, in
surance punishment. attachment or
stitutions Of public charity.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature OF tho
Section l.. That a fraternal benenciary
association IS hereby declared to be q cor
poration, society or voluntary association
formed or organized and carried or i9r
the sole benefit Of its members and their
benelciaries, and not for profit.
system with ritualistic form OF work,
and representative form OF government
Of benefits in case of death, and may
make provision for the payment OF bene-
fits in case of sickness, temporary OF
permanent physical disability, either g as
payment Of physical disability benefits
on account Of old age commences shall
not be under seventy go years r., ira
members with its constitution ana ny-
laws. The funds from which the dis
bursements Of such association shall pc
made shall be derived from assessments
and dues collected from Its members.
Payment Of death benefits shall be to
the families. heirs, blood relatives, at
hanced husband or affianced wife of or to
persons dependent upon the member; ANY
such fraternal beneficiary association
may create. maintain, disburse and apply
g. reserve or emergency fund IN accord,
ance with its constitution or bylaws, n
every such association shall b4# deemed
and held to be institutions Of public char
The term, "fraternal beneficiary assoc
ciation," wherever used In this act. OF 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. 2. The money, or other benefit,
charity. relief or aid to be paid, PROVIDED
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
Of law to pay any debt or liability of a
certificate holder or Of any beneficiary
in any certificate or any person
who may nave any r1ght t~hereunQer.
used by said association in carrying on
It's business, and all dues, assessments
and other payments and the accumula-
lions thereof, held and possessed by said
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
Provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to exempt from taxation
any real estate owned by n association
incorporated or doing business under the
provisions Of this act, except such as Is
IN carrying on its 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 upo 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 s. This act shall Jake effect and
be IN force from and after Its passage.
Approved April Is, 1908.
CHAPTER 277-s. F. NO. BOT.
AN ACT to permit one or more
school districts adjoining a school dis
trict which maintains a state graded or
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 !. Any school district or sew
eral school districts may be CONSOLIDATED
with an adjoining school district which
maintains a 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. 2. Whenever q petition signed by q
majority Of the resident freeholders Of
each Of the districts, including the dis
trict which maintains a state graded or
a state high school, which are proposed
to be consolidated (which fact shall in
said petition be certified to by the clerks
Of the several districtsl is presented to
the superintendent of schools of the coun-
ty wherein that one Of the districts which
maintains a state graded or a state high
school lies in whole or in major part, he
shall within ten qO) days cause written
or printed notices to be posted in three
90 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 a 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 C1U days prior to the date Of such
Sec. 5. The. electors of the several dis
tricts assembled pursuant to such notices
shall proceed to elect from their own
and a clerk, who shall be judges of cleo
ton. The electors in favor of the consol-
idation Of the districts shall write. OF
have written or printed, upon their bal
tion," and those opposed, Against con-
soldation." The chairman of such meet
ing shall, within ten (10l days thereafter.
certify the result Of such vote to the SUI
perintendent of schools above specified.
Sec. 4. If 1t hall appear from such re-
port that a majority of the electors pres
ent and voting voted In favor Of CONSOLE
dating the districts, said superintendent
shall, within ten dO days thereafter. GER
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
tains 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 a 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 CONSOLE
datiOn.
Sec. s. Within ten (1O) 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 a 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
tains a state graded or a state high
school shall be the officers of the consoli-
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-
ent with the provisions Of this act.
Sec. g.. The board of education or the
board of trustees Of any district CONSOLE
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 public expense,
subject to such rules and regulations as
they may adopt; provided, however. that