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

Sec. 70. Whenever any such sewer shall
be laid, relaid or extended, it Shall be
the duty Of the city council to MAIN
tain and keep h sans in repair.
at the xpense of the city.
Sec. q. All private connections shall
be made with lateral sewers. unless some
insurmountable obstacle Of a practical or
scientific nature shall prevent, and no
private connection with any sewer what
ever shall in any event be made without
formal permission therefor granted by
the city council, and the making Of all
private connections with any sewer shall
be subject to supervision and control by
pervision and control may be delegated
by the city council to the city engineer
or other person to be selected by the city
council snn % in is discretion r. snau naoon.
necessary for the city to exercise the
right Of eminent domain for purposes in
Guided within this act, all proceedings
therein shall conform as near as may be
to the provisions of sections 1920 to 1852,
both inclusive, Of the General Statutes OF
strued as in any manner superseding, re-
pealing, amending or qualifying the pro-
visions Of any home rule charter here
tofore or hereafter adopted by any city
or village under existing laws.
Sec. "a. This act shall take affect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April q, 1903.
CHAPTER 313-s. F. NO. 465.
AN ACT requiring county commissioners
in all counties Of this state, having a
population OF two hundred thousand
l(20o,0W) Inhabitants. or over, to give a
bond to the State of Minnesota for the
faithful performance Of their duties as
county commissioners.
Be 1t enacted by the legisla ture Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That a member OF the
board of county commissioners of all
counties in this state now having, or
r-hi T. Cno lnr1n pto h-,y~
Of two hundred thousand GOO, 00O) in
habitants, or over, shall before he en-
ters upon the duties of said office, take
and subscribe the oath prescribed by
law, which oath shall be Endorsed on tho
certificate Of his election, or appoint
ment, and shall also give a bond, exc
cuted by a surety ompan authorized TO
10 business in the State Of Minnesota
payable to the State Of Minnesota in the
penal sum Of ten thousand dollars (S1O.-
O0e) to be approved by a judge of the dis
trict court of the judicial district in which
said county commissioner is elected. or
aDpoin:ed. conditioned that the said coun-
ty commissioner shall we'll and faithfully,
IN all things. perform and execute the
DUTIES OF his office according to law, DUR
ing his continuance in office, which bond,
together With the oath and certificate Of
election, OF appointment, aforesaid. shall
be recorded in the office of the register OF
public examiner of the State Of Mime
sota, provided, that the rate to be paid
for such surety bonds shall not exceed
the rate now prescribed by law in respect
bonds, and the amount thereof shall be
a charge against the county, payable out
Of the county revenue fund.
sec; Z. All acts and parts Of acts.
whether general or special, inconsistent
With this act, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
pc 69 IN force from and after the first day Of
May, nineteen hundred and three Q9O3I.
Approved April p. 1903.
CHAPTER s14:-s. F. NO. 500.
Az ACI TO provide free text books IN
certain independent school districts in
this state. . &
Be It enacted by the legislature Of the.
State of Minnesota: "a
school districts in this state Situated
within the incorporated limits of a citv 81
under ten thousand 100000 population,
a and wnose BOUNDARY lines are co-terminusl
SAD city. the board Of education of such
school district may. In their discretion1
t h}ev p91eil tFe ee a ext st. books for such luse) III
such school district. and the expense 81
securing such text books shall be pr7J
n n1aea ~ a tax to be levied upon all TN
frsop sltuated within such school diIs
lrct and collected and paid in the san#s
manner as other taxes; and such tax leg
snail ne deemed to be in addition to s.
a. hut mon limit Of taxation now exist s
L1AO DULL LG De D1I0 T. III
such text books shall be certified by ! a
oeard OF education Of such district to lie
county, auditor Of the county in with
auditor shall forthwith proceed to ~
a tax sufficient to meet such expense 1Yld
spread s1yoe a. the same upon the tax list at the
county or school district.
Sec. 4. Whenever the board Of educa-
aon snail receive a petition signed by at
least n live qualified voters of such
school district, petitioning that such text
BOOKS be provided for the district, the.
BOARD in the event of declining to lJpvide.
OF their own motion for such text BOOKS.
shall transmit such petition to the city"
council Of the city in which such district
is located. and shall request such city
council to submit the proposition Of pro-
trtct to all the qualified voters of such.
city at the next regular ensuing munic-
1pal election. at which election all the,
voters OF such city entitled to vote upon
questions relating to schools shall be en-
titled to vote upon the proposition to pro-
vide such text books, and in the event
that a majority Of all the votes cast at
such municipal election shall be in favor
the duty Of the school board Of such
school district to provide text books as
district.
Sec. 3. This act shall take affect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 81. 1909.
CHAPTER s15-s. F. NO. $50.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred
and fifty-eigllt Of the General Laws of
Minnesota for nineteen hundred and.
one, and any acts amendatorv thereof,
being IAN act providing for the drain
age Of lands In certain cases., prescribe.
commissioners and other officers in the.
premises, and appropriating funds for
the payment Of assessments against.
scribing penalties for the violations
thereof, and repeating certain acts
therein mentioned and referred to-" as:
said chapter is amended by chapter thir-
ty-eight of the General Laws of Mime
sofa for nineteen hundred and two;,
said chapter thirty-eight being an act.
to amend chapter two hundred and fit
ty-eight of the General Laws Of nine
teen hundred and one.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section seventeen Of
chapter two hundred and fifty eight Of
the General Laws Of Minnesota for nine
teen hundred and one, being AN act pro-
viding for the drainage Of lands in GER
tain cases, prescribing the power and du-
ties of county commissioners and other
officers in the premises. and appropriate
ing funds for the payment Of assess
ments against state lands affected there
by, and prescribing penalties for the VIC
lation thereof, and repeating certain acts
therein mentioned and referred to- as
said section seventeen is amended by Sec
ton ten of chapter thirty-eight Of the
General Laws of Minnesota for nineteen
hundred and two, being a II act to amend
chapter two hundred and fifty-e1ght of
the General Laws of nineteen hundred
and one. be and the same is hereby fur
Their amended to read as follows:
Section II. The board of county commits
%sioners Of each and every county where's
In any such ditch is proposed to be wholly
hereby authorized to issue the bonds Of
their respective counties in such amount
as may be necessary to defray in whole
or in part the expense incurred or to he
incurred in locating, constructing and es-
tablishing so much of any such ditch as.