The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
relating to school funds. education and

relating to school funds. education and
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The following amendment to
section six 90, of article eight 81, of the
Constitution of the State Minnesota, is
hereby proposed to the people of the State
OF Minnesota for their approval or rejec-
ton, that is to say, said section shall be
amended to read as follows:
Section 6. The permanent school and uni
versity fund of this state may be in
vested in the bonds of any county, school
district, city, town or village of this state,
but no such investment shall be made I'M
til approved by the board OF commits
sioners designated by law to regulate the
investment of the permanent school
fund and the permanent university fund
of this state; nor shall such loan or IN
vestment be made when the bonds TO be
tire bonded indebtedness exceed fifteen
Q5) per cent Of the assessed valuation of
the taxable real property of the county,
school district city, town or village Is
suing such bonds: nor shall such loans or
Indebtedness be made at a lower rate OF
interest than three CD per cent per an
mum, nor for a shorter period than rVe
90 years, nor for longer PERIOD Inan
twenty 600 years, and no change OF the
town, school district, city, village, or OF
county lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town, school district, county,
village or city in this state at the time
of the issuing Of such bonds from any
liability for taxation to pay such bonds:
Sec. 2. This proposed amendment sndll
be submitted to the people Of this state
for their approval or rejection at the
general election occurring next after the
passage of this act, and the qualihed
electors, of this state in their respective
districts may at such election vote for or
against such amendment by ballot; and
the returns thereof shall be made and
certified within the time, and Such VOTES
canvassed and the result thereof declared
In the manner provided by law with ref
erence to the election of state officers,
and if it shall appear thereupon that a
majority of all the electors voting at said
election, as provided in the next section,
have voted in favor of the same, then
the governor shall make proclamation
thereof, and such amendment shall take
effect and be in force as part OF the
Constitution.
Sec. 3. The ballots used at said cleo
ton on said amendment shall have
printed thereon, amendment to section
six 90, of article eight (S), of the Con-
stitution providing for loaning the per
manent school or university funds to or
the purchase of bonds of cities, villages,
towns counties and school districts,
Yes-No," and each eIector voting on said
amendment shall place a cross mark thus
* in a space to be left opposite either
the word 'Yes" or the word NO" and
shall be counted for or against the prop
osition in accordance with the expressed
will of the elector, as provided by the
election laws Of the state.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 3, 1903.
CHAPTER 26-S. F. NO. As.
A BILL for an act to amend chapter 239
of the General Laws of 1897, as amend.
ed by chapter 80 of the General Laws Of
1899 entitled An act TO permit voters
of any township in this state to hold
their elections within an Incorporated
village when such village is located in
said town"
Be it enacted by the legislature of tie
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section one % of chap
ter two hundred and thirty-nine (239( of
the General Laws of one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-Seven '(1S97) as
amended by chapter ffty-nine GOD OF the
General Laws Of one thousand eight hun
bred and ninety-nine QS99), be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section l. That whenever a majority of
the legal voters Of any township in this
state shall petition the board Of super
ViSorS of such town to change the place
of holding elections from where last heid
TO an incorporated village, or to an IN
corpOrated city containing less than ten
thousand inhabitants, located in whole or
in part within such town, then said SUI
perVisors may procure suitable hall or
building in such village or city WneTe
the voters of such township shall holu
their elections; and said township snail
have power to purchase and own neces-
Sary real estate in such Incorporated VII
however, that no village or city election
shall be held in hail. or place so procured
by said town for election purposes.
Sec. , That section two 90 of chapter
two hundred and thirty-nine (239} of the
General Laws of one thousand eight nun
bred and ninety-seven QS90, be and the
same is hereby amended by inserting
after the word village" occurring in the
third line Of said section two 90 the
words "or city,"
Sec. 3. This act shall take, effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 3, 1903.
CHAPTER 2T-S. F. NO. -
AN ACT to amend section 254 Of chapter
Minnesota for the year 1889, relating to
appeals from Probate Court.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
section /. That section 254 of chapter
A6 of the General Laws of the State OF
Minnesota for the year 1889 be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Section 254. In all other cases the appeal
can only be taken by a. party aggrieved
who appeared and moved for or opposed
the order or Judgment appealed from; or
who, being entitled to be heard thereon,
did not appear and take part in said pro-
Sec. 3 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 3, 1908.
CHAPTER 2S-S. f. NO. no
AN ACT to amend sections twenty-three
(23) and tWenty-seVen CD of chapter
one hundred and forty-fiVe Q45) Of the
General Laws Of 1885, the same being
sections 1240 and 1914 Of the General
Statutes of 1894, relating to the incorpo-
ration of villages and to their powers
and duties
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section twenty-three
(23) of chapter one hundred and forty-nVe
Q45) Of the General Laws of 1885, being
section 1910 of the General Statutes of
so as to read as follows:
Section %. Whenever the village council
shall intend to erect or construct any
pumps, water mains, reservoirs, engine
out and open, change widen or extend
any street, lane, alley, public grounds.
square or other places, or to construct
and open, alter, enlarge or extend drains,
canals or sewers, or alter, widen or
straighten water courses therein, or take
ground for the use or Improvement of a
harbor, and it shall be necessary to take
private property therefor, they shall
cause an accurate survey and plat there
of to be made and filed with the record
donation such grounds as shall be need
ed by agreement with the owners, and
take from them conVeyances thereof to
the village for such use or in fee; but
otherwise they shall, by resolution, de-
clare their purpose to take the same
and therein describe by metes and bounds
the location of the proposed improve
ments, and the lands proposed to be
taken therefor, defining separately each
parcel and the amount thereof owned by
each distinct owner, mentioning the
names of owners or occupants, so far
as known, and therein fix a day. hour
and place, when and where they will
apply to a justice of the peace, resident
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