The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-31
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Ihere shall thereupon be paid TO the
Hmher ths e OF sucn property or to his agent
Inc amount OF damages which NAV have
peen awarded therefor over and above ali
oenents assessed as soon as q sufficient
cnIeefad oI M tne t assessment shall have been
N u. place thereof the following, viz: THE
~ Sa'y u 81. Paul shall thereupon cause to
the e paoo pna,n3 TO u ane owner of such property
tpsenents, which may have been awarded
55nerefor within nine months after the
nase raant Of ,th the confirmation of such assess
per cent per annum y
AMENDMENT NO.
That Chapter XIII of said charter ba
AMENDED by adding thereto the following
additional section:
missioners is hereby authorizes In Its
discretion TO pay the whole or any part
81 6a,y any award or Judgment for land con-
eehsa casa se;d Tor P park or parkway purposes. in
ease SAID board has on hand in the park
fund, or can obtain by donation. beduest
or otherwise under lawful authority,
Visions a aVaabls aha therefor and all pro-
this provision are hereby repealed
AMENDMENT NO. TO-
That section 45 Of title III of Chapter
VI OF said charter be amended by strik-
ing ProTided S%S the f9hllowing fhst words:
tanned shall be construed to affect or
prejudice the lien of the state for ali taxes
which have been or may be levied upon
of the state and by inserting ring IL in nSms nlaes
thereof the following words: .'The lien
or all assessments, judgments and certi-
caoes naoess, OF sale issued thereon, under any
provision OF this charter, shall be CO.
ordinate and equal with the lien of the
state OF Minnesota for general taxes lev
ted .e' on such property without regard to
the priority in point of time of the at
taching OF either of said liens"
AMENDMENT NO. II.
That section 1 of title III of CHAPTER VT
De amended by adding at the end of said
section the following:
said municipal corporation may also
estaplish along any street, or any portion
lnereof ION one or both sides) within said
city. building line upon the land ad-
lolnlng such street, and distant not more
than fifty feet from the margin thereon,
ana may acquire an easement in the land
between such line and the exterior street
iine, such that no building or structure
snail be erected or maintained upon said
land. 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 may also
be created by. dedication by indicating
such building line upon the plat of any
property filed in the office of the Register
OF Deeds of Ramsey County and the
Common Council shall have power to re-
fuse to accept or approve plats of land
lsliated thereon.
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 levying, 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
pensation awarded the owner or other
person interested in the land, by reason
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
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 ac-
quired by condemnation, except upon a
written petition therefor, presented to the
Common Council, signed by the owners
the portion of the street or highway along
which the easement is proposed to be ac-
quired"
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
assessed valuation of the same for the
purpose of general taxation, unless the
owners of majority OF the property
abuttng on & the ne OF fdd the f PropG%Sedr t%e ro nm
mon Council a petition therefor in writ
ing prior to the passage of the final Or
AMENDMENT NO. 1S.
That section 10 of chapter ~ of said
charter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
s'sixty-third: To define, regulate.
license or prohibit gift gift enterprlises girins
away of trading stamps in connection
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 1.-The free public schools" be amend
ed by adding thereto, at the end of~see-
tion 2, the following CO.,
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 ana reguiA-
tions as it may adopt concerning the use
and preservation thereof, furnish and
provide at public expense, out OF the
funds provided for the support and mann
tenance of the free public schools or Sa1d
CITY, all text books then or thereafter IN
use in such schools, for use by all pupils
in attendance thereat, as the same are
needed and required by such puplis; pro-
yided. that at the time of inauguIatlnS
such system said Board may as a condl-
tion to furnishing books to any pupil then
in attendance on any OF said Schools, re-
ouire all text books owned by such pupll.
or his or her parents, OF any OF the xmas
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 inauguratlng
and maintaining said system. The SAID
Board of School Inspectors snail also
make provision for selling and sell at
cost price. to any of the residents OF sald
city desiring to purchase same, any teAt ~
pupils of the public schools OF the CITY
IF 81 Paul under the provisions OF this
section.
That section 10 of Chapter ~ Of said
charter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following subdivision: ~.
~64 TO provide and maintain pupilo
nlay grounds and places OF recreatloll - Lor
children, and to levy the necessary lax
to acquire and support the same not ea ,
ceeding in any one year the sum OF ten
III Tha foregoing is a draft Of the pro
rosaS amendments to the present charler
IF the CITY of st. Paul, made, frameo
and adopted by the Commission appointed
by the District Court of the SECOND Ju-
diciaI District of the State OF Mlnnesots,
W :. IL Y,,1rc11ant To section SO. artlci9