The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

1nent. 80 verified. be hledg with such au-
/ : Sec. g.. This act shall take effect and De-
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April IS. 1903 ,u .@ ;
CHAPTER 24s-H. F. NO. 7o2:
AN ACT to provide for the gaanettiin ns5
and compilation Of official informat1on
tom ann of the histe ery Of the Minnesota
volunteers in the Spanish war.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota: 4 ,ona,
together with the colonies or senior ne!d
teenth and Fifteenth regiments OF inf si[
who Except the adjutant generaD held
the positions above named when must cred
in the service of the United States 1or
with it Spas sta f9o of
CONSTITUTES a. board of five commissioners
under this act, and shall meet and or.
ganize as such. at the call Of the ad5utanta
general as soon as practicable AFTER 'no
passage Of this act. .
Sec. 2 Said board shall gather, COM
pile and edit the information and mate
official historical narrative Of the .sery-
ices OF each of said regiments while in
the service Of the United States during ring
t e h whr %t9 se oa R % 1
roster Of each organization and such 9TH
er official information as the COMMISSION
ers may deem pertinent thereto, the t;4inS
to be prepared in single volume me ent 1toe
Minnesota in the Spanish War, 1898
1S09," suitable for publication as COM
panion volume to volumes l. a n61 III acr oS
When said commission has completed Its
work, said commissioners shall attach g.
certificate thereto to the effect that tne
narrative Of the organization and serv-,
Minnesota troops therein contained has
been examined by them and found con-
formable with the facts. and thereupon
uscript. properly bound, in the office OF
the adjutant general for safe keeping.
Sec; g. No compensation shall be al;
lowed said commissioners for services as
such under this act, but they shall have
authority to employ, at a reasonable
compensation to be determined by them.
one OF their number or some other COM
petent person or persons to discharge the
duty and do the work Of editing and pre-
pairing the said work. and may incur
such other expenses as may be necessary
to the discharge Of their duties under
this act.
Sec 4. For tho purpose Of carrying out!
the provisions Of this act the state a I
various Spanish war claims of the State
Of Minnesota against the United States.
when collected; set aside the sum of
the use of the commission created by
section one C) Of this act, to be disbursed
man Of said commission and upon the
warrant Of the state auditor on the state
treasurer.
Sec s. This act shall take effect and ba!
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April IS, 1903. !
CHAPTER 250.-H. F. NO. 45s.
AN ACT authorizing boards of county
commissioners to pay for copying neg
looted records in the office Of the judge
Of probate in certain cases.
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That when any Judge OF pro-
bate has heretofore neglected to keep the1
books Of record required by law, and a4
repaired the neglect Of his predecessor.
and has made, or caused to be made. the
omce, and has recorded. or caused
to be recorded, all wills. bonds. let
tiers testamentary or Of administra-
ders, DEGREES, judgments, and other pa
pers required by law to be recorded In
said Office, and which should have been
recorded by his said predecessor but were
county commissioners of said county is
authorized to pay such fees for said serv-
ices in improving the condition of said
may seem reasonable and just, but not to
exceed seven CD cents per folio;
commissioners shall not be authorized to
allow any claim on the part Of any judge:
of probate for work in recording and
may may he have been filed in connection with
any estate or any matter, during any
term said Judge Of probate may have been
not be liable for the payment for. such
work without the county commissioners
shall order the same to be done
in irons and ffer its ana
Approved April ID, 1908.
CHAPTER 251-H F. NO. 6S4.
AN ACT to provide for placing guess
constitution, constitutional conventions
and all other questions and propositions
submitted to the vote Of the people
throughout the state on a separate ball
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 4. All questions relating to the
amendment of the constitution, constitu-
tional conventions and all other ques-
lions or propositions submitted at any
state shall be printed. on one separate
pink colored ballot, shall be prepared.
printed and distributed under the direc-
ton Of the secretary Of state. at the same
state ballots. Such ballots, when voted,
shall be deposited in separate ballot
box painted in a pink color, to be pro-,
voting precinct. Such ballots shall be
result thereof declared in the same man
under whose direction tally sheets. and
blanks for election returns are printed
shall print such tally sheets and blanks
for election returns in such manner as to-
provide appropriate spaces and columns;
proper returns for the question SO placed
on such pink colored ballot: .
consistent with this act are hereby re-
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be-
in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 18. 1908.
CHAPTER 252-H.. F. NO. 27s. !
AN ACT to fix the salary of the state
Be it enacted by the legislature of tho
State Of Minnesota:
Section I: The salary Of the superin-
1903, beginning with the month Of Janu-
airy thereof and annually thereafter, Is
hereby fixed at three. thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Section Of sub-chapter 2 OF
chapter "a Of the General Laws Of Min
for the 5S n
SO far as it relates to the annual compen-
sation Of the superintendent: Of public
instruction, is hereby repealed. l.,
consistent herewith are hereby repealed;
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10. 1908.
CHAPTER 253-H. F. NO. 422.
AN ACT providing for the o taxation Of
such such taxes and repeating acts incon-
sistent herewith.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
Section i Every railroad company