The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-27
AMENDMENT NO .

lne amount OF damages which NAV hava
1 peen awarded therefor over and above all
eeneflts assessed as soon as a sltfficienf
amount of the assessment shall have beeIf
;G &c Zee Tor that purpose and inserting
~ page s thereof the following. viz: The
| lily sofSt Paul shall thereupon cause to
. 1e PAID to the owner of such property
t me amount of damages over and above ali
t pbeaelts. winch may have been awarded
cate of the confirmation of such assess
. lnehl with interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum.' .
AMENDMENT NO. 9
That Chapter XIII of said charter ba
amd9einded by adding thereto the following
Section A. The Board of Park Com
m1lssioners Is hereby authorized In its
Of any award or judgment for land con-
oemned for park or parkway purposes. in
case said board has on hand in the pa rR
lrnd l. !, or can obtain by donation bequess
moneys available therefor, and all pro.
visions OF the charter inconsistent with
lhls provision are hereby repealed
AMENDMENT NO. TO-
That section % of title III of Chapter
ing out the following words:
provided that nothing in this title con-
famed shall be construed to affect on
pTeJudiee the lien of the state for all taxes
which have been or may be levied upon
such property under the General Laws
OF the state. and by inserting in place
os s9i . the following words The lien
Gates of sale issued thereon under anv
provision of this charter, shall be CO.
ordinate and equal with the lien of the
state of Minnesota for general taxes lev
lea leo on such property without regard to
the priority in point of time of the at
tach1ng of either of said liens
AMENDMENT NO. H.
That section 1 OF title III of Chapter VIZ
pe amended by adding at the end OF said
sad municipal corporation may also
eStapllsh along any street, or any portion
thereof Con one or both Sides within said
city. building line upon the land adj
Joining such street, and distant not more
lhan h1ty rect from the margin thereof
ana may acquire an easement in the land
between such line and the exterior street
line. such that no building or structure
snail be erected or maintained upon said
iand. Such easement shall be known and
may be designated in the proceedings
Tor It's requirement as building line
Such easement may be acquired by
grant or by condemnation 1t NAV also
be created by dedication by indicating
such building line upon the plat of any
property filed In the office of the Register
Common Council shall have power to re-
fuse to accept or approve plats of land
unless building lines are shown and des-
ignated thereon.
The cost and expense of acullirius
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 well as for
the Ievying, collection and enforcement
of the assessment against property bene-
fitted, shall be similar to the proceedings
in this chapter prescribed for the opening
and widening OF streets, and any COM
pensatioh awarded the owner or other
intaPoGfpd ha 10 md NV Cccc
of taking 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
grant from the owner, and provided, fur
ther that no such easement shall be ac-
CURED by condemnation, except upon a
written Ietition 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 t the easement is proposed to be ac-
49, ~ AMENDMENT NO. -.
That section 7 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 foE the
owners of a majority of the property
abutting on the line of the proposed i'm
provement shall have filed with the Com
mon Council a petition therefor in writ
ing prior to the passage of the final orr
DER
AMENDMENT NO. IS.
That section 10 Of chapter " of said
charter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
ton:
USiytv-third. To define regulate
license OF prohibit gift enterprises
and the issuance, sale or giving
with the sale of merchandise. and to
license and regulate persons, firms ana
corporations engaged in such enterprises
or either of them.
AMENDMENT NO. IA.
That chapter XI of said charter, en-
titled THE free public schools be amend
ed by adding thereto, at the end of secs
ton 2, the following:
"Section 8. 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
by said Board Of School Inspectors shall.
under such reasonable rules and regula-
lions as it may adopt concerning the use
provide at public expense. out of the
funds provided for the support and mann
tenance of the free public schools of said
city, all text books then, or thereafter, IN
use in such schools, for use by an PuplS
in attendance thereat, as the same are
needed and required by such pupils; pro
vided, that at the time of 1nauguratlnS
such system said Board may as condl-
ton to furnishing books TO any pupil theh
in attendance on any of said schools, re-
uuire 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
said Board as the property OF SAID city.
and for use of said Board in inaugurat1ng
and maintaining said system. The sald
Board of School Inspectors sllaH als0
make provision for selling and sell at
cost price. to any of the residents or SAID
cify desiring to purchase same, any text
hook of the kinds furnished free TO thd
pupils of the public schools of the city
Of ST. Paul under the provisions OF this
section.
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
That section 10 of Chapter ~ of said
charter be amended by adding at the emu
thereof the following subdivision:
s64. TO provide and maintain public
play grounds and places OF recreation Tor
children and to levy the necessary tax
to acquire and support the same not eA
ceeding in any one year the sum OF ten
thousand dollars.
posed amendments TO the present e eL.Ie4i
and adopted by the Commission appointed
bv the District Court of the Second Ju-
diciaI District of the State of Minnesota,
under and pursuant to section - arllcIe
Minnesota as amended by that certain
amendment proposed by the Legislature
of the State Of Minnesota in an acd o OF
said Legislature known as Cnapssen 1 T9g
IF the General Laws of Minnesota tor 1891,
and duly adopted at the general elecuon
Of said state held iu-the year 1888, ana