The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-05
AMENDMENT NO .

49, and aDOVn n 1T
o oelleiits assessed as soon as sufficient
amount amount of the assessment shall have been
iG in nee zee Tor that purpose" and inserting
~ ~. pace thereof the following viz: THE
City of ST. Paul shall therellpon cause t to
t pe paid to the owner of such property
Tue tlds amount. of damages over and above all
tberefoS,.. Wh i1, may have been awarded
dafa ei oe within nine months after the
aate OF the confirmation of such assess
ner ii ea, Mi.n interest at the rate of seven
pei cent per annum. -
AMENDMENT NO.
Ihat Chapter XIII of said charter be
adgi tiIea ny adding thereto the following
Section a: The. Board of Park Com
d1nidssloners Is hereby authorized in it's
Of e,, s,ioirs1o pay the whole or any part
~ da,s ely award or Judgment for land con-
uslahed FOR park or parkway purposes. in
SSass 5 SAID board has on hand in. the park
orid nt6 or can obtain by donation. bequest
moneys available therefor, and al pro-
US; OF the charter inconsistent with
'iiis provision are hereby repealed
AMENDMENT NO. TO-
VT mat ma section As of title III of Chapter
na, o OIL sa ai Charter be amended by strik
1iii out the following words:
-, crowded that nothing in this title con-
, rrliS9 snall be construed to affect or
Pbei}Tdiee the lien of the state for ali taxes
s se n, property under the General Laws
OF the state" and by Inserting in place
Of e ali sne following words The lien
Gates Of esIa iG judgments and CERT
PROVISION of this charter. shall be CO.
otdlnate and equal with the lien of the
sac ;ad OF minnesota for general taxes lev
leu on ON, such property without regard to
t tne priority in point of time of the at
taching of either of said liens
AMENDMENT NO. II.
Ihat section 1 of title III of Chapter VI
o oe amended by, adding at the end of said
sectlon the following:
Said municipal CORPORATION NAV also
eeISlapllSn along any street. or any portion
lnereof ton one or both sdes) within said
G Ivy; building line upon the land adj
than nfty feet from the margin thereof
ana may acquire an easement in the land
between such line and the exterior street
Iine;; 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
Ior It's requirement as a building line
Such easement may be acquired by
grant or by condemnation. 1t may also
be created by dedication by. indicating
property fled in the office of the Register
or Deeds of Ramsey County. and the
ION Council shall have power to re-
unless building lines are shown and des-
lgnated thereon.
The cost and expense of acquiring
any such easement shall be betrayed by
assessment upon property benefited there
Dy, 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 levying. collection and enforcement
Of 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 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
Their 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 wo-thirds of the property adjoining
the portion of the street or highway along
which the easement is proposed to be ac-
AMENDMENT NO. p.
That section Z of title III of Chapter
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 majority of the property
abutting on the line of the proposed i'm
mon Council a petition therefor in writ
ing prior to the passage Of the final or
der"
AMENDMENT NO. 49,
That section 10 of chapter " of said
charter DE amended by adding at the end
thereof the following additional sub-sec-
''Sixty-third To define, regulate,
license or prohibit gift enterprises
and the issuance. sale, or giving
with the sale of merchandise. and to
license and regulate persons, firms and
corpora lions engaged in such enterprises
or either of them.
AMENDMENT NO. Il.
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:
within one year after the taking effect OF
this charter provision inaugurate, and
thereafter maintain. in all of the free
schools. the free text book system, where
by said Board of School Inspectors shall,
under such reasonable rules and reglla-
lions as it may adopt concerning the use
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 an pupIlS
in attendance thereat, as the same are
needed and required by such pupils; pro
vided that at the time Nof lnauguratlnS
such system said Board may as a condl-
ton to furnishing books to any pupil then
in attendance on any OF SAID ScnoolS, re-
ouire all text books owned by Sucn pupl,
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 cry,
and for use of said Board IN lnaugurdtlIS
and maintaining said system. The sald
Hoard of School Inspectors shall also
make provision for selling and sell at
cost nrice to any of the residents OF sald
civ desiring to purchase same, any text
hook of the kinds furnished free 10 tne
pupils of the public schoois .oI tnS thi
IF ST Paul under the provisions OF TINS
section"
AMENDMENT NO. Is.
That section 10 of Chapter ~ Of said
charter be amended by ad 9i1nis;a at the emu
- 9e4 TO provide and maintain pupnc
NAV grounds and places of recreation LOT
ppbiidren and to levy the necessary tax
to acquire and support the same not eA
ceeding in any one year the sum Oh ten
dollars. -. 20 49, nro-
,oseS amendments to the present charter
IF the CITY of st. Paul., made, Irameu
o ~ adonted by the Commission appointed
by the District Court OF the Se S;0nas9 9a
,Inder and pursuant to section sc. article
d Of the constitution of the state OF
Minnesota, as amended by that certain
proposed by. the LeSlsIdtuiSs
of the State of Minnesota .. n an rc SS0'
o &c ~ SseneraI Laws of Minnesota for 1897,