The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-04-29


chase and dedication, to administer and
govern the same as parks parks and ,I parkWays.
ha no m ana ahe auet
SO ACQUIRED shall be held for public use
Sec. 1. The village council shall an
lage taxes, levy such sum as it shall
upon the doliar Of Of ta Ak propefty Of
the village, for park purposes and such
taxes shall be collected with and as part
Of other village taxes, and paid into the
lage park fund. The board Of park COM
missioners shall have power to expend
such found in the acquisition maintenance
ways. All warrants drawn upon such
fund shall be accompanied by receipted
IS tne be ssn
ed by the president Of the board and by
the village recorder, and ,countersigned
by the president Of the village council:
with the consent Of the village council,
take any land within the village. which
has been acquired or dedicated as pub
minister and govern the same as II &C
quired by purchase under the provisions
Of this act. The board Of park comnisr
sioners may also, with the consent of the
village council, take as parkway any
street or highway or portion thereof, and
thereafter administer and govern tho
same in all respects and with IKE powers
parkway under the provisions of this act;
The board Of park commissioners snau
have power to regulate. control and GOV
way, and may exclude therefrom all We
hicIes excepting those in use for carry
ing passengers, or impose lesser restrlc-
lions thereon it may deem best.
Sec. s. All offenses against ordinances
of the board of park commissioners may
be 5fGre Of the OF
The penalty for violating such ordinance
shall be by Imprisonment not exceeding
ninety (9O) days or by fine not exceeding
Tense: and in case the fine is not paid.
by Imprisonment not exceeding ninety
Sec 6. For the purpose Of acquiring
lands for parks and parkway purposes.
the village shall have the power Of emf
nent domain, and the power of levying
special assessments to be EXERCISED e9t IN
242 inclusive. and sections POI to 26e In
elusive Of chapter Of the General LAYS
Of Minnesota for 1895: The proceedings proceedings
by the village council, and the duties pre-
scribed to be performed by the city con
ros and the city se1 TX BY be xege ter
corder. Duties prescribed to be perform
ed by the city engineer and city treasurer
may be performed by any engineer en-
Village treasurer respectively. Notices
may be published in any newspaper pub
lished In the village:
Sec. Z. The board of park commits
sioners shall have power to erect docks,
boat houses, bath houses, retreshment
booths, amusement halls pavilions and
people, and to operate and administer the
same and to make reasonable charges
therefor The board shall also have power
with the consent OF the Ha az tbe con
struction and operation of such buildings
for terms not exceeding ten d0 years.
Every such contract and lease snail pro,
vide that the structure shall be operated
for the public use and convenience. ana
that the charges shall be reasonable, and
shall reserve to the board OF park COM
rules and regulations from time to time
for the conduct Of the privilege.
sec 8. In case any such PARK or pa a,t
gable lake, the board shall have. power to
lease to private clubs the. privilege OF
occupying limited areas in the bed OF the
purposes, for periods not exceeding ten en-
11O) years In any case. The space to be
occupied by any one private club shall
not se as to %ts
navigation. Every such lease shall re-
serve to the board full power and , au-
sonable rules and regulations to secure
quiet and good order on the premises.
The lessee in such case shall have power
to retain the club house Tor the use eoo OF
area so leased shall be subject to all the
ordinances Of the village, and IN partlc-
ular to the ordinance relating to the sale
and gle uss Of @slt eaa aa5oxfSs
be in force from and after adte Its passage
CHAPTER 16s-H. F. NO. 1.
AN ACT proposing an Amendment 70 ar ar.
ticle nine Of the Constitution OF inc
State of Minnesota relating to taxa
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
to article nine of the Constitution. of the
State of Minnesota, to take the place Of
sections one, Two, three four our and u, the ne
s adopted in 1896, relating to tax
Of 9th the State Of Minnesota for their ap..
prevail or rejection when lan am M sanifan
one OF said article nine, that is to say:
never be surrendered. susRen de or con,
shall be levied and collected for public
purposes, but public burying GROUNDS li:,
seminaries of learning, all churches,
church property, and houses OF worship;
paSc p1ope ct
taxation, and there may be exempted
ne IA Sae sSo saeK 1ouse-
hold, Individual or head Of a family. an
the legislature may determine: Provid-
ed, that the legislature may authorize
lect assessments for local improvements
upon property benefited thereby without
regard to a cash valuation. and. pro-
vided further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to affect, mod
lily or repeal any existing law providing
for the taxation Of the gross earnings OF
Sec 2 Such proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people, for their ap-
prevail or rejection, at the general cleo
ton tor the year one thousand nine ed nun
Of tho state, in their respective districts
may, at such election, vote for or
ss an sSoh the sreof sSa By
made and certified within the time. such
votes canvassed, and the result thereof
declared in the manner provided by law
officers, and If it shall appear thereupon
that a majority Of all the electors voting
at such election shall have voted for and
the next section hereof. then the cover:
such amendment so ratified shall take
effect and be in force as part Of tho
Sec. g. The ballots used at said cleo
ton, on said proposed amendment, shall
have printed thereon: Amendment Of
article nine of the Constitution. relating
to taxation. to take the place Of see-
lions one, two, three, four and the amend
adopted in 1895. Yes No-.''
Each elector voting upon such proposed
amendment shall place cross mark,
thus, ''x," in a space to be left on tho
ballot opposite the words ''yes'' and
mo-" according as he may wish to vote
for or against said amendment, and his
vote shall be counted in accordance
with the expressed will Of such elector,