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shall be in lieu of all other personal take,
of every nature against such freight line
company, and shall be credited to the
general revenue fund in the state treas.
ury.
Sec. Z. If any freight line company
snail fail to make the report herein re.
CURED, the state auditor shall proceed
upon the best information he may be
able to obtain to make a statement fol
such company, to be laid before the state
board OF assessment, as hereinbefore
provided; and shall notify such company
by registered letter of his action Any
such company may appear and be heard
as hereinbefore provided; but when the
assessment is made the state board shall
add to the amount of the tax ten per cent
as penalty for the failure OF such COM
pany to make its report. And if any
pay the tax levied against it as herein
before provided, the attorney general
shall proceed by action, in the name OF
the state, against such company to col
lect the same, together with a penalty OF
ten per cent on the total amount of such
tax and costs of suit.
Sec. g. All acts and parts of acts in
relation to the assessment and taxation
of freight line companies, or in conflict
with the provisions Of this act, are here
by repealed.
Sec. 9. The state auditor shall furnish,
upon application, the blanks to be used
in making the statement called for by
this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
be III force from and after its passage.
Approved April Il, 1903.
CHAPTER 377-H. F. NO. 532.
AN ACT to authorize the various coun-
ties of the state to pay bounties for
killing crows.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The board of county COM
m1ssioners of the various counties of the
state may authorize the destruction of
crows at the expense of the county, and
by resolution provide for the payment of
a bounty not exceeding ten cents for
each crow killed during the periods be-
tween the fifteenth day of May and the
fifteenth day of June, and between the
fifteenth day of August and the fifteenth
day OF September of any year.
Sec. q Upon proof being made to the
county auditor OF the destruction of said
crows within the county and the exhibi-
ton of the same to him, he is authorized
TO issue a warrant upon the county treas
urer OF the county, payable out OF any
general fund, in payment of the amount
provided for in said resolution; and said
treasurer is authorized to pay the same
Upon the issuance of such warrant the
county auditor is directed to cause to be
removed one of the feet of each of said
birds before returning them to the party
entitled to such bounty.
Provided, that the resolution passed by
commissioners
Vided for by section l shall be in force
and effect only during the calendar year
in which it shall be adopted; but the same
may be annually renewed.
The board of county commissioners may
IN the said resolution designate the
Whole county or any part thereof, or any
part of any township or town in said
county, as the territory to which the pro-
visions Of said resolution shall apply, and
may restrict the provisions of said reSo-
luton to any part of the said county or
any part Of any township or town within
the same.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 81, 1908.
CHAPTER 37S-H. f. NO. 547.
AN ACT to amend section nine 90, chap
ter one hundred and fifty-seven Q5O of
the laws of Minnesota for the year of
1893, being section seven thousand four
hundred and twenty-five (7425) of the
General Statutes of 1894, entitled, can
act to regulate the construction and
management of county jails,' as
amended by chapter three hundred and
siXty-three 1888 of the General Laws of
the. State of Minnesota for the year of
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section nine (9) of
of the laws of Minnesota for the year
1898, being section seven thousand four
hundred and twenty-five 7425) of the
General Statutes of 1894, as amended by
(363) of the laws of Minnesota for the
year 1901, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: The
sheriff of each county maintaining a
county jail shall have authority, with the
consent and approval of the judges of the
district court for each county, to appoint
a matron, either the wife of the sheriff
or jailer, or some other discreet and
IA ha
elusive charge, under the direction Of the
sheriff, of all female prisoners, and shall
receive such compensation as the district
judge shall from time to time determine
not less than fifty cents for each day
when there are female prisoners confined
in the Jail. He shall have authority, with
the consent and approval of the judge of
the district court for said county, to ap-
point jailor at such compensation as
the judge of the district court may from
time to time determine, not less than one
dollar for each day when there are male
prisoners confined in the jail. Whenever
the average number of prisoners in any
county jail for the six months preTo1ceding
shall have been ten or more, the sheriff
shall have authority. with the consent
and approval OF the judge of the district
court, to appoint q night Waterman, and
whenever the average number Of prisoners
for the six months preceding shall have
oeen twenty or more, are lan] assistant
jailor; such night Waterman and assist
ant Jailor to receive such compensation
as the judge of the district court NAV
from time to time determine, not less
than eighty-three cents each per day:
provided. that such night watchman or
assistant jailor shall be discharged when
ever the average number of prisoners for
the preceding six months shall have fall
len below the number above prescribed,
Provided, however, that in counties that
have or may hereafter have a population
of more than 10000, and less than 200
600 inhabitants, that where the cells or
n ini c,iE
floors of the Jail buildings, the
sheriff shall in addition to the appoint
ment of matron, have authority, with
the consent and approval of the Judges
of the district court for each county. to
appoint not to exceed two jailors and two
Watchmen, and where one or more eleya-
tors are in use in said jail building, said
sheriff shall have power and authority,
with the consent and approval of the
judge or judges of the district court for
Such county, to appoint not to exceed one
person as operator for said elevator or
elevators, which person shall be by said
sheriff appointed a deputy Sheriff The
said officers shall be sober, responsible
persons, able to read and write the Eng
fish language intelligently, and shall hold
office subject to the pleasure of the eher-
iff or the district judge. and their COM
pensation shall be paid monthly out of
the county treasury upon the warrant of
the county auditor.
Provided, that in counties having a Pop
ulation of twenty thousand (20,0OO) or
less the sheriff may perform the duties
of the Tailor himself, and shall in such
case be entitled to such compensation
therefor as the judge Of the district court
Tor said county may from time to time
determine and allow.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts,
whether general or special, inconsis cent
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Sec. j. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April u, 1903
CHAPTER 310-H. F.. NO. ma