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


Of the making Of such transfer. sale OF
assignment, shall be absolutely. void.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 31o-H. F. NO. .25e.
AN ACT entitled an act to fix the salary
Of the chief fire warden OF the State OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The chief fire warden OF the
Of fifteen hundred (S15OO) dollars per
year, to be paid out of the amount ap-
propriated for forest preservation. >o>
chapter three hundred and sixty-three
1888 Of the General Laws Of Minnesota
for 1903 as conflicts with this act IS here
by repealed.
With het thi ana act ara Hereby
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10. 1905.
CHAPTER 311-H. F. No. 272:
AN ACT to amend Section al, of CHAPTER
An act providing ms for the drainage
Of lands in certain cases, prescribing
the powers and duties Of county com
premises. and u ap q funds for
the payment Of assessments against
state lands affected thereby. and pre-
Sereof and repea f1E e Certain aeta
therein mentioned and referred to-
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
25s, General Laws Of 1Soi, entitled HAn
act providing for the drainage of lands
in certain cases.. prescribing the pow
ers and duties Of county commissioners
appropriating funds for the payment
Of assessments against state lands af-
fected thereby, and, prescribing penalties
certain acts therein mentioned. and re:
ferred to-" be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section L. The board Of county com
er and 1t shall be their duty, at any
session when they shall find the condi.
tons stated in the second section Of
structed as hereinafter provided any
ditch, drain, creek or other water course
within said county, whether or not the
same or any part thereof be located with
in the corporate limits of any city OF
village in said county, and such ditch
may, in whole or in part follow an6
or river, whether navigable or not, an6
thsx aX hs ~asn sfe 5f ny e4gs
navlgable and whether meandered OF
not, and may confine any such creek
river or other natural water course by
means Of bikes, levees Or embankmen1
to its natural or artificial bed as lai6
out;
Provided, that when in any such pro.
ceedings the waters Of any creek, river
or other water course are diverted from
or drain. such ditch or drain shall. as
nearly as practicable, follow the gen.
eral direction of such river, creek OF
other water course and terminate there
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect ant
be In force from and after its passage
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 312H. F. NO. 50o.
AN, ACT to, provide for the consolidation
Of township mutual insurance com.
pantes In certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
ship mutual fire insurance companies OF
the same county, which have been OF
the business of fire insurance exclusively
upon farm property, within the same
townships, or where one Of said COM
panies Is authorized to and actually has
every town In which such other company
is authorized to transact such business,
may consolidate as a corporation in the
manner provided In this act.
Sec. 2. To effect such consolidation 1t
shall be necessary:
First-.That the board Of directors or
managing body of each of said corpora
such Consolidation is advisable and con-
tanning the proposed name of the cor
p9ration, as consolidated, its principal
directors and officers.
Second-That a special meeting Of the
policy holders of each of said corpora
lions. shall be. held, a notice of which
policy holders thereof at least thirty (SO5
days prior to the holding thereof, and
which notice shall embed the resolu-
ton adopted by said board of directors,
as provided for In subdivision one Q).
Third-That a majority Of the policy
holders of each Of said corporations pres
ent or represented at said special meet
ingS shall by resolution ion, approve and
provided for in subdivision one Cd hereof.
Fourth-That said proceedings and res
olutiOns be filed with the commissioner of
insurance of this state and approved of
F'ifth-Complete copies Of said proceed
ings, certified to by the president and
secretary Of said respective corporations,
of the towns in which said company pro-
poses to transact business.
Sec. 3. When full copies Of said pro-
ceedings have been filed with the COM
shall be certified by the president and
secretary of said respective corporations
and duly verified by said officers, and
approved Of by him, the consolidation of
sald e9rporati9nns shall be deemed 1e to be
said business shall be deemed to have
fully assumed all Of the obligations,
liabilities and risks, and to be the own
ers Of all the assets of the companies so
consolidating. If such consolidation is
made under any new name, the filing of
said proceedings and the approval of
shall be sufficient to constitute said con
solidated company a corporation, with
all the powers, privileges, and subject to
all the limitations Of a township mutual
insurance company under the laws of
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10. 1905.
CHAPTER 31s-H. F. NO: 27s
AN ACT to amend section 1908 of the
General Statutes Of 1894 relating to the
formation and. incorporation Of CO.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
Section /: Section 1908 Of the General
Section 2903.. A cooperative associa-
ton may be formed for the purpose of
featuring, agricultural or rural telephone
business. It's certificate Of incorporation
shall be filed for record with the register
Of deeds of the county. Of its principal
place Of business, and thereupon it shall
become a corporation. A majority Of the
incorporators that reside in this state
shall be residents of the county of its
principal place of business, and its dura-
ton without renewal shall not exceed
twenty (2O) years.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 314-H. F. NO. 673.
AN ACT to provide for the establishment
and maintenance of county schools of
agriculture and domestic economy.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota: