The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-07
AMENDMENT NO. 8.

b pesn e q aWdfded therefor overc and above all
Oenents assessed as soon as sufficient
amount of the assessment shall have been
sGoilected Tor that purpose and inserting
~ NJ, pace thereof the following. viz: The
Sa.y OF ST Paul shall thereupon cause to
t re paid to the owner of such property
Inc tiae amount OF damages over and above all
tphS eraftos, which .1s may have been awarded
Ute or the confirmation of such assess
n neshe with interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum .
AMENDMENT NO. 9
mat Chapter XIII OF said charter be
a1jditinnaa, Dy addlnethereto the following
Section A. The Board of Park Com
ddii scraaniers is hereby authorized in its
OF any award or Judgment for land Con- Con
o oen for park or parkway purposes. in
Ease said board las on hand in the park
or 10 otb ol can Obtain By donation. beauest
moneys available theEefor. and ali pro-
tbSi OF the charter inconsistent with
ms provision are hereby repealed"
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
VT mar ia SECTION As of title III of Chapter
~ VI SAD charter be amended by strik-
ing out the following words:
tain raoVlded that nothing in this title con-
preiudic sii an be, pc construed to affect or
s which have been or may be levied upon
of tn pl stpsy under the General Laws
thereof the fo and by inserting in place
Sc
ol an assessments. Judgments and certi-
Gates of sale issued thereon under anv
p prdh,sioh or this charter. shall be CO
~; ;eate OF minnesota for general taxes lev
~ on Oil sucn property without regard to
me tne priority in point of time of the at
eaciiIs OF either of said liens"
AMENDMENT. NO. ii.
That section 1 of title III of Chapter vi
sect aeh th by by adding at the end of said
SeCeS1on the Following:
Sdid municipal corporation may also
50 Seaoilsn along any street or any portion
e oh;ereoI on one or both sidesl within said
Sly; building line upon the land adj
1oillng such street. and distant not more
o .ndn nifty feet from the margin thereof,
beir may acquire an easement in the land
me; SUCH that no building or structure
Snaii De erected or maintained upon said
ANU. ouch easement shall be known and
may be designated In the proceedings
for Its requirement as a building line
easement
sr Such easement may be acquired by
pe created by dedication by indicating
sueh building line upon the plat of any
p pr 9 fled In the Office of the Register
common Council shall have power to re-
IuSe 10 accept or approve plats of land
unless building lines are shown and des
The cost and expense of acquiring
any such easement shall be betrayed by
assessment upon property benefited there
BY In, proportion to such benefits, without
regard TO cash valuation. When such
easement Is acquired by condemnation
the proceedings therefor as we'll as for
the levying, collection and enforcement
81 81 the assessment against property bene-
nted, shall be similar to the proceedings
IN this chapter prescribed for the opening
and widening of streets and any COM
pensation awarded the owner or other
person interested in the land. by reason
OF taxing such easement, shall be paid
within the same time and in like manner
as is provided in cases of opening and
widening streets; provided, that no such
easement shall include or take in any
portion of a private residence existing
at the time of the taking effect of this
charter provision, except by consent of or
grant from the owner, and provided. fur
ther that no such easement shall be &C
CURED by condemnation, except upon a
written petition therefor. presented to the
Common Council. signed by the owners
OF two thirds of the property adjoining
the portion of the street or highway along
which the easement is proposed to be ac-
qutred.
AMENDMENT NO. 70
That section of title. III of Chapter
VI of said charter be amended by adding
thereto the following:
Provided. however. that no such as
sessment upon any lot or parcel of land
shall exceed twenty five per cent of the
assessed valuation of the same for the
purpose of general taxation. unless the
owners of a majority of the property
dDulIlIlS on the line or the proposed I'M
provement shall have filed with tie Com
mon Council a petition therefor in writ
ing prior to the passage of the final or
der"
AMENDMENT NO 10.
That section 10 of chapter " of said
charter De amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
ton.
Sixty third To define. regulate.
aG Gdnse the s s or eneT g2ns
away of trading stamps in connection
with the sale of merchandise. and to
license and regulate persons, firms and
or either of them.
AMENDMENT NO. "A.
That chapter XI of said charter en-
titled The free public schools" be amend
ed by adding thereto, at the end of sec
Section 3. Said Board Of School In
spectors Of the City of St Paul shall.
within one year after the taking effect Of
this charter provision. inaugurate and
thereafter maintain. in all of the free
public schools of said city, except high
schools, the free text book system. where
under such reasonable rules and Tegula-
tons as ii may adopt concerning the use
and preservation thereof. furnish. and
provide at p9p s t expense ennor fu and main
tenance of the free public schools OF said
city, all text books then. or thereafter. IN
use in such ScnOOlS. IOT use ny OH PuPHS
in attendance thereat. as the same are
needed and required by SUCH pupils; pro-
yided. that at the lime of inaugurating
such system said Board may as condl-
tion to furnishing books to any pupil then
in attendance on any of said schools, re-
ouire all text books owned by such pupil,
or his or her parents of any of the kinds
then in use in such schools, to be turn
ed over to and remain in the custody OF
in BOARD as the property OF said city,
and for use of said Board In inaugurating
and maintaining said system. The sald
Board of School Inspectors slal also
make provision for selling and sell at
noet nrice to any of the residents OF said
city desiring to purchase same, any text
hook of the kinds furnished free to the
pnnils of the public schools of the city
Of ST Paul under the provisions of this
section.
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
THAI section 10 of Chapter " of said
oharter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following subdivision: Us.
ga To provide and maintain pubic
play grounds and places OF recleatloh tor
children, and to levy the necessary tax
to acquire and support the same not eH-
ceeding in any one year the sum OF ten
dollars. = a., 40
posed amendments to the present CnaIteI
q nd adopted by the Commission appointed
bu the district Court of the Second Ju-
d}ciaI District of the State of Minnesota,
nnder and pursuant TO section 80. artlcie
Al of the constitution of the State or
Minnesota, as amended by that certain
of the State of Minnesota IN an acd %
said legislature known as Chapter 2SO
Of tho General Laws of Minnesota for 1897,
and duly adopted at the genera o etectlOii