The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-29
AMENDMENT No

the amount of damages which NAV have
Len p,ssu "a awarded therefor over and above all
SenSuts iosLl assessed as soon as a sufficient
aano aannount or the assessment shall have been
/ =; ;So,ected a1ss Tor that purpose" and inserting
~ M, page thereof the following. viz: THE
/ Lity OF st. Paul shall thereupon cause ia
ne paid to the owner of such properly
p tne amount of damages over and above ali
trbeneats. tbnrafn,. which I1s may have been awarded
| GATE or the confirmation of such assess
ras mshe with interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum.' -
| AMENDMENT NO. 9
I That Chapter XIII of said charter ha
amended by adding thereto the following
! additional section: .
Section A. The. Board of Park Com
mlssioners Is hereby authorized in its
| of any award or Judgment for Land con con
oemned for park or parkway purposes. in
| case said board has on hand in the park
frnd, ol atbad OF can obtain by donation. bequest
moneys available therefor, and ali pro,
visions Of the charter inconsistent With
| THIS provision are hereby repealed
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
That section 45 of title III of Chapter
| VI of said charter be amended by striS-
| ing out the following words:
provided that nothing in this title con-
! tanned shall be construed to affect or
pIelndiee S the lien of the state for all taxes
| which have been or may be levied upon
sucn property under the General Laws
OF the, state" and by inserting in place
/ anereor the following words: The lien
Gates of sale issued thereon under any
provision of this charter, shall be CO.
ordlnate and equal with the lien of the
state OF Minnesota for general taxes lev
led on such property without regard to
the priority in point of time of the at
tachlng OF either of said liens"
AMENDMENT NO. II.
That section l of title III of Chapter VI
oe amended by adding at the end of said
said municipal corporation may also
establish along any street, or any portion
tnereof lon one or both sides) within said
CITY. a building line upon the land ad-
Joining such street. and distant not more
than fifty feet 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
shall be erected or maintained upon said
land. Such easement shall be known and
may be designated in the proceedings
for its requirement as building line
easement
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
unless building lines are shown and des
ignated thereon.
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 condemnat ton.
| the proceedings therefor, as we'll as for
| the levying, collection and enforcement
| 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
nQTSOn infaroStn6 in no and hJyT
| 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 q 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 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-
AMENDMENT NO. IL.
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
owners of a majority of the property
abutting op the line of the proposed i'm
| provement shall have fled with the Com
mon Council a petition therefor in writ
deF. der prior . 'is passage 'ls A'l"i u
AMENDMENT NO. 13.
That section 10 of chapter " of said
charter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
ssixty third: To define. regulate.
license or prohibit gift enterprises
and the issuance. sale or giving
away of trading stamps in connection
with the sale of merchandise. and to
license and regulate persons, firms and
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 Sec
ton 2, the following:
"Section 8. Said Board Of School In
spectors of the City of ST. Paul shall:
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 regula-
tions as it may adopt concerning the use
and preservation thereof, furnish ana
provide at public expense, out of the
funds provided for the support and main,
tenance of the free public schools Of said
city, all text books then, or thereafter, IN
use in such schools, for use by all pupl4S
in attendance thereat, as the same are
needed and required by such pupils; pro-
vided. that at the time of inauguratlng
such system said Board may as condl-
ton to furnishing books TO any pupil then
in attendance on any of said scneoIsi re
ouire all text books owned by such pupit'
or his or her parents, of any or 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 maintaining said system. The said
Board of School Inspectors SHAH also
make provision for selling and sell at
cost price, to any OF the residents ot sald
city desiring to purchase same, any teXt I
hook of the kinds furnished free to the
Dl1Dils of the public schools of the CITY
of st. Paul under the provisions OF this
section
AMENDMENT NO. Is.
That section 10 of Chapter ~ Of said
charter be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following SUBDIVISION: ,,,1i.
"64 To provide and maintain pupnc
nlay grounds and places of recreation Tor
children, and to levy the necessary tax
fo ACQUIRE and support the same not ex-
ceeding in any one year the sum OF ten
'iiTTs The FOREGOING is draft of the pro.
nosed amendments to the present charter
of the City of St. Paul., mace, IIaLneu
and adopted by the Commission appointed
dieiaI District of the State of Minnesota,
under and pursuant to section 80, article
"A of the constitution of the State OF
Minnesota, as amended by that certain
If the State of Minnesota in an act OF
said legislature known as "ChapIef N- ZSV
of the General La ws OF Minnesota ior s IoS.
and duly adopted at the genera coz ana