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

| shall be in lieu Of all other personal taxes
! of every nature against such freight line
| company. and shall be credited to the
general revenue fund In the state treas
ury.
Sec. Z. II any freight line company
shall fail to make the report herein re,
upon the best Information he ma pc
able to obtain to make a statement for
such company, to be laid before the state
board OF assessment, as herelnpelole
by registered letter of his action, Any
! such mpa may appear n be heard,
as hereinbefore provided; but when me
assessment is made the state ooara shai
add to the amount of the tax ten per cent
as a penalty for the failure Of such com
pany to make it's report And II any
such freight line company shall ran 70
pay the tax levied against 1T as nere,n1
shall proceed by action. In the name OF
the state, against such company, to col.
lect the same, together with a penalty OF Q,
ten per cent on the totai amount u SUCH
Sec. 8. All acts and parts OF acts IN
relation to the assessment and taXatlon
Of freight line companies, or In cohlllct
with the provisions OF this act are mere
Sec. 9. The state auditor h furnish,
upon application, the blanks to be USED
IN making the statement called for oy
this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April Il, 1908.
CHAPTER 377-H. F. NO. 632.
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 !. The board Of county com
| missioners of the various counties of the
state may authorize the destruction OF
crows at the expense of the county, ano
by resolution provide for the payment OF
a bounty not exceeding ten cents Tor
| each crow killed during the periods pc
tween the fifteenth day Of May ana the
| fifteenth day Of June, and between tne
! fifteenth day of August and the fifteenth
LAY of September Of any year.
Sec. 2. Upon proof being made to the
| county auditor of the destruction OF sald
crows within the county and the exhlniz
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
treasurer is authorized to pay the same.
Upon the issuance of such warrant the
county auditor is directed to cause to pc
removed one Of the feet OF each OF SAID
birds before returning them to the parry
entitled to such bounty.
Provided. that the resolution passed oy
the board of county commissioners pro
vided for by section l shall be In force
Anu eject Ollly uuI1l46 Lax JSHA
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 thereon, 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 o.
luton to any part Of the said county or
any part Of any township or town WITHIN
the same.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April p. 1903.
CHAPTER 37S-H. F. NC. SAT.
| AN ACT to amend section nine 90, chap.
ter one hundred and hfty-seven 600 OF
the laws Of Minnesota for the year OF
1898, being section seven thousand four
hundred and twenty-five 0425) Of the
General Statutes Of 1884. emitted "A
ma man al nesd'A'e Of county jails,' as
amended by chapter three hundred and
sixty-three (S63) 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 l. That section min 90 Ct
chapter one hundred and Hfty-sexen 80
1893, being section seven thousand four
General Statutes Of 1894, as amended by
CH2OCGr three u1luICu dllo ~ ~
3e$ 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 ma,nta1 mith ia a
consent and approval OF the Judges Of the
district court for a county, to appoint
a matron. either the wife Of the, sheriff
competent woman, who shall have eX-
| 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
in the jail. He shall have authority, with
the district court for said county, to ap-
point a jailor at such compensation as
the Judge of. the district court may from
time to time determine. not less than one
prisoners confined In the Jail. Whenever
the average number of. prisoners in any
! county Jail for the six months pre[o1ceding
shall have been ten or more. the sheriff
and approval of the Judge Of the district
court, to appoint a night Waterman. and
whenever the average number of prisoners
for the six months preceding shall have
been twenty or more. are [an1 assistant
Tailor; such night Waterman and assist
ant Tailor to receive such compensation
from time to time determine, not less
than eighty-three cents each per day;
provided, that such night watchman or
assistant Tailor shall be discharged when
! 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 15O, 600, and less than 2GO,-
600 inhabitants, that where the cells or
cell rooms Of any jail are situated on
separate floors of the Jail buildings, the
sheriff shall in addition to the appoint
| manf Nf a m9trOn. have 9llthOr1tV. wit
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 eleva,
tors are in use in said jail building, said
sheriff shall have power and authority,
with the consent and approval of the
such county, to appoint not to exceed one
person as operator for said elevator or
elevators, which, person shall be b y said
sheriff appointed a deputy sheriff: TIL
persons, able to read and write the Eng
fish language intelligently, and shall hold
office subject to the pleasure of the sher-
pensation shall be paid monthly out OF
the county treasury upon the warrant of
the county auditor.
ulation Of twenty thousand 10000 Or
less the sheriff may perform the duties
Of the jailor himself, n shall in such
case be entitled to such compensation
therefor as the judge Of the district court
for said county may from time to time
determine and allow.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts Of acts,
whether general or special, Inconsistent
herewith, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved April II, 1903
CHAPTER 18Th. F. NO. 553.
| AN ACT to authorize the establishment
and maintenance of uniform heights OF
water in the navigable lakes Of this
state, situated in part of three or more
counties, in order to improve navigation
therein, or to promote public health and
welfare.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota: