The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-10
.AMENDMENr Nn .


owner owner or such property or to his agent
lne amount of damages. which may have
ben been awarded therefor over and above all
penefits assessed as soon as a sufficient
amount of the assessment shall have sbeen
coilected for that purpose and inserting
~ pace thereof the following viz: The
SSa'y he yISt OF st. Paul shall thereupon cause to
tho ne PAID to the owner of such property
ha., he nount OF damages over and above all
trhenents. which may have been awarded
date of Of tba wltnln nnne nine months after the
ment with interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum. - :.
AMENDMENT NO. 9
Ihat Chapter XIII of said charter ba
aalIlsEinnqed aIsined by adding thereto the Following
ou0uud1tioiai section:
Section A. The Board of Park Conn
disnnosers diisssioners Is hereby authorized in its
~ ossscretion to pay the whole or anv part
s1enars5 my award wa or Judgment for land con-
f,1n5 SAID ooard has on hand in the park
or ~ otbacan VI can obtain by donation. bequest
uo,,e,la o.merwise under lawful authority.
fbit' ffb,isons rs OF the charter inconsistent with
'iiis provision are hereby repealed
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
VT nat ns section 45 of title III of Chapter
~, ~ oi SAID charter be amended by strik-
5Provided 9a. hhe following th6 words:
nrnie5. ,%lied shall be construed to affect or
p,teIJuoice 9t the lien of the state for all taxes
sucb ln1h nna nave been or may be levied upon
OF the state and by % nsertine efjI +, LAYS LAYS
~ oseaeof re- the following words: ''The lien
catas % asi assessments, judgments and certi-
nrovis;oln ol sale issued thereon under any
pr99;tisIon pr9;.n or this charter shall be CO.
Stote ottuttllaIe and equal with the lien of the
Seate i or Minnesota for general taxes lev
the the on nrio,;t s9eh property without regard to
'achlhg OF either of said liens.'
A AMICNJToAHr,Nrrr
Ihat section / of title III of Chapter VI
secfion ,ehded tha y, by adding at the end of said
astshiidd Eaid municipal corporation may also
therenf thIellsn "a along any street, or any portion
eitv eo1 ION ,Ii,o one or both sidesl within said
{{1pillhg such street. and distant not more
I ondn hfty feet from the margin thereof.
hatwaaay ,lay acquire an easement in the land
in;et"een i;e," such line and the exterior street
ilne; h;, such that no building or structure
ia,o5 I.,a5i ps erected or maintained upon said
',allu @ oucn easement shall be known and
easement -'-Ao
Such easement may be acquired by
bbeans ba nraot or 6y condemnation. 1t may also
De created by dedication by indicating
Sucn ss,o pullding line upon the plat of any
properly pr flied in the office of the Register
Go,,l,,ee q deeds ed of Ramsey County. and the
common Council shall have power to re-
IuSe to accept or approve plats of land
unless building lines are shown and des
lgnated thereon.
any such easement shall be betrayed by
assessment upon property benefited there
oy, III proportion TO such benefits, without
regard regard to cash valuation. When such
easement Is acquired by condemnation,
the proceedings therefor, as we'll as for
the leVy1ng, collection and enforcement
OF the assessment against property bene-
ilted, shall be similar to the proceedings
In this chapter prescribed for the opening
and widening of streets and any COM
pensatlon awarded the owner or other
person pc t5 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 ac-
CURED by condemnation except upon a
written petition therefor presented to the
common &c n Council, signed by the owners
OF two thirds of the property adjoining
tne portion of the street or highway along
quired."
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
purpose of general taxation. unless the
owners of majority of the property
abutting on the line of the proposed i'm
provement shall have filed with the Com
mon Council petition therefor in writ
ing prior to the passage of the final or
AMENDMENT NO. 10.
That section 10 Of chapter " of said
charter ne amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
'isixty-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
corporations engaged in such enterprises
or either of them"
AMENDMENT NO. H.
That chapter XI of said charter, en-
titled "The free public schools" be amend
ed by adding thereto, at the end of sec
Section 9. Said Board of School In
spectors of the City of st. Paul shall.
within one year after the taking effect OF
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-
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 MAIN
tenance of the free public schools OF said
citv. all text books then. or thereafter, in
use in such schools, for use by all pupils
in attendance thereat as the same are
vided. that at the time of inauguraunS
such system said Board may as a eendl-
tion to furnishing books to any pupil then
Of col schools o.
niliTe 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
. ND nd for use of said Board in inaugurating
and maintaining said system me salu %
Board of School Inspectors snaH also
make provision for selling. and sell az
cost nrice. to any of the residents OF said
cifv desiring to purchase same, any. text
hook of the kinds furnIshed nee TO the
nunils of the public schools of the city
Of ST. Paul under the provisions Oh thlS
section.
AMENDMENT NO. Is.
That section 10 of Chapter ~ Of said
charter be amended by adding at the emu
thereof the following subdivision:
"64. TO provide and MAINTAIN puplc
nlav grounds and places of recreation Tor
children, and to levy the necessary tax
to acquire and support the same me hoe' oe se,,
ceeding in any one year lhe sum VI ~oiA
thousand dollars - -,
'iiI The foregoing is a draft of the pro-
posed amendments to the present charteg
end o1 adonted by the Commission. appointed
Nv the district Court OF the Second Ju-
diciaI District of the State OF MINNESOTA,
under and pursuant 10 seftiH e fbe oS State Of
Minnesota, as amended py tnat csrtarn S,itiaI.n
amendment proposed by the LegislaturS
of the State Oh MINIS, Mti,nesoea "9lhsnter Ss0,'