Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
ment. so verified. be filed with such au
ditor.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and b.
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10. 1909.

ment. so verified. be filed with such au
ditor.
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18. 1903,
CHAPTER 24e-H. F. NO. 7o2..
AN ACT to provide for the gathering
and compilation Of official information
and material necessary to the prepara1
ton Of the history Of the Minnesota
Be it enacted by the legislature Of thu
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the adjutant general,
officers of the twelfth, Thirteenth, Four
teenth and Fifteenth regiments OF 1nfan-
try, Minnesota volunteers, respectively,
who Except the adjutant generaD held
in the service Of the United States TOR
war with Spain, and who are now resi-,
dents of the State Of Minnesota, shall
constitute a board of five commissioners
ganize as such. at the call Of the adJutant
general, as soon as practicable after the
passage Of this act.
Sec. 2. Said board shall gather, COM
pile and edit the information and mate
rial necessary for the preparation Of an
official historical narrative Of the serV-
Ices Of each of said regiments while IN
the service Of the United States during
the war with Spain and up to the time
of their muster out, including a complete
roster Of each organization and such 9TH
CA N1lAS1o4 DIS III
ers may deem pertinent thereto, the same
to be prepared in a single volume entitled
minnesota in the Spanish War, 1898
1809," suitable for publication as a COM
panion volume to volumes 1. and II. Of
minnesota in the Civil War, 18e1-1S65."
When said commission has completed its
work, said commissioners shall attach a
certificate thereto to the effect that the
narrative Of the organization and serv-
ices Of the respective organizations OF
Minnesota troops therein contained has
I-z- I-r +h1rp1 ~>l am
formable with the facts. and thereupon
said commission will deposit said manu-
uscript, properly bound, in the office OF
the adlsutant general for +; safe s kegpihh g s,-
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 the purpose Of carrying out
ditor shall, from the net proceeds Of the
various Spanish war claims Of the State
Of Minnesota against the United States:
when eo o. set aside , the sum Of
much thereof as may be necessary, for
the use of the commission created by
section one % of this act, to be disbursed
upon vouchers approved by the chair
man Of said commission and upon the
warrant Of the state auditor on the state
treasurer.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved April Is, 1908.
CHAPTER 25O.-H. F. NO. 45s.
AN ACT authorizing boards Of county
commissioners to pay for copying neg
lected records in the office of the judge
Of probate In certain cases.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That when any Judge of pro-
bate has heretofore neglected to keep the
books Of record required by law, n a
repaired the neglect Of his predecessor,
and has made. or caused to be made, the
necessary entries in the register Of said
to- be 1aa ads ali aSoo wis, Bonds Sa eaq Ieta
ton or g~uardianship, al Claims, Or
ders, DEGREES, judgments, and other pa
said office, and which should nave been
recorded by his said predecessor but were
not, h and In that event, the board of
eD4hoy,z e6m tn nav a17cb 81 9aes sa for e eonne ssry Is
ices in improving the condition of said
records, by making such entries and
copying such records, as aforesaid, as
may seem reasonable and just. but not to
exceed seven 90 cents per folio;
Provided, however, the board Of county
commissioners shall not be authorized to
Of probate for work in recording and
copying instruments and papers which
may have been filed in connection with
any estate or any matter, during any
term said judge of probate may have been
in office. That hereafter the county shall
not be liable for the payment for such
work without the county commissioners
shall order the same to be done.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April IS, 1908.
CHAPTER 251-H. T. NO. 6s4.
AN ACT to provide for placing ques-
lions relating to amendments Of the
constitution, constitutional conventions
s ana I'll Sthf fo ata hs Tote a of P the peopls
throughout the state on a separate bal
lot.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
Section 1. All questions relating to the
amendment of the constitution, constitu>
tional conventions and all other uues-
election to the electors throughout the
state shall be printed on one separate
pink colored ballot, shall be prepared,
printed and distributed under the direc-
time and in the same manner as other
state ballots. Such ballots. when voted.
shall be deposited in a separate ballot
DOx pdAAtcu LII pAAAA COAOA, " ~ q pAO'
cured by the local authorities at each
voting precinct. Such ballots h be
canvassed, counted and returned and the
result thereof declared in the same man
ner as other state ballots. The person
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
for counting, canvassing and making
proper returns for the question SO placed
-.~l -S,J1 1@1o~11 o11nf
Sec. 2. All acts and parts OF acts In
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 18, 1903.
CHAPTER 252-H. F. NO. 27s.
superintendent Of public instruction:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
te 1eealt1 of public instructor for the year
1908, beginning with the month Of Janu-
airy thereof and annually thereafter, Is
hereby 1a fi1e ID n at y three ,1 5R9IIann a0''ars'
Sec. 2. Section 8 Of s%ub-chapter 2 Of
chapter IA of the General Laws of MIN
: gs ESQ af f4 45e tie Gen ysaF s 5s.ts ns'o of 1881 Saa.'G in
SO far as it relates to the annual compen-
sation of the superintendent of public
in Str + All Is a etgs agd 'I parts Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April IL, 1903.
CHAPTER 253-H. F. NO. 422.
AN ACT providing for the taxation Of
railroad properties, the collection OF
such taxes and repeating acts incon-
sistent Herewith.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l.. Every railroad company
owning or operating any line of railway
situated within, or partly within, this