The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-04-29
CHAPTER o2o-S r AL

Sec. g. This act shall take effect ana De
| in force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April II, 1905.
| CHAPTER 232--s. F. AL
| AN ACT entitled IAN act to provide Tor
commissioners to contract for and SUI
perintend the erection, construction and
furnishing Of any new court house and
for IN counties Of this state having at
any time a population of over seventy
five-thousand inhabitants when the
of the re expen r to be made for the
| erection, construction and equipment
thereof shall have been determined by
the board Of county commissioners OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
| State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. whenever in any county OF
! this state now or hereafter having pop
ulatlon of more than $4,000 inha b1tants
| the county commissioners thereof shall
| by appropriate resolution declare that the
existing court house of said county is in
| adequate for, it's needs and that a new
structure is necessary for the purposes OF
jail purposes, or for any one or more Of
such uses, and fixing sum IN their
Judgment sufficient to cover the cost of
uses adequate to the needs Of the county:
then and thereupon the county auditor OF
! such county shall Immediately upon the
passage Of such resolution forward to the
and for such county a certified copy
With to the choice fni Of STE
and equipment thereof shall be governed
by the provisions of this act. +
certified copy Of such resolution the
Judge or judges of the district court of
the judicial district in which such county
men, legal Voters Of said county. three
of whom shall be at the time of their
| appointment members of the board of
county commissioners Of such county,
| and not more than one Of such members
/ shall be resident within any one city or
municipality, and not more than three of
judges shall be resident within any one
| city or municipality In such county, who
shall constitute upon accepting their ap-
pointment and upon taking the oath here
commissioners whose duties and obli-
cations shall be those fixed and imposed
missioner before entering upon the duties
| of his office shall file with the county
auditor written acceptance of such ap-
pointment and shall take and subscribe 10
district court Of the district in which such
county is situated that he will faithfully
tuition of the United States and of the
| State of Minnesota, one of said COM
ingv permt a any fraud dishonest prac-
| tice or cheating by any contractor or
other person doing work or performing
in or abGu the erection or mir fb Of
| act nor will he knowingly. permit, any
| such fraud, dishonest practice or. cheat
| ing by any person or persons Whomso-
| ever
Sec: g. Such board shall organize at
| meeting which MAJ, be called by any
| three members on five days notice IN
| writing to the remaining members. At
such meeting such board shall adopt
| rules for their, own government, snail
elect president from their own number 5,,431 r
| shall be to keep the records aof sucn
| board, to conduct the correspondence and
| other clerical work of the board. and to
| may from time to time give, and he shall
the board. The records of the meetings
Which W chs shall " be preserved IN the office Of
| the county auditor after such board have
discharged their duties: A majority of
| and three votes shall be necessary to
penditure of money. The members of
for their services, but shall be reimbursed
! their expenses necessarily paid or in
CURED in the discharge Of their duties:
shall hold said office until a suitable
| building for the purposes above set forth
J shall have been built and fully complet,
ed ana furnished DIS HeIClIl plOV1OSu anu
| in case of vacancy occurring IN SAID
| board said vacancy shall be filled by ap-
pointment in the same manner as the
| original appointments were made.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the exclusive duty
of said board to superintend the erection
and construction Of the court house or
county budng so to be e fgd1 t6r tine the
equip the same, to choose the architect
| therefor and the superintendent of con-
| struction, If one is deemed necessary by
them, to let all contracts for such erection
| or construction, to purchase all material
and employ all workm except where the
visions of this act be let by, contract. and
in general to have full authority within
! the limits fixed by this act to bind the
erection i and furnishing Of said building,
| but the price at which the contract Tor
| such construction shall be let by SAID
not exceed the amount fixed by the board
! of county commissioners of such county
In their said resolution as the proper cost
of the same, and no steps shall be taken
until the site for said building has been
determined in the manner provided by
Sec g. The site for such court house
building shall be determined in the first
instance by the board of county commits
sioners Of such COUNTY p put t no t such de-
has been approved by said board OF court
house commissioners, and no proceedings
shall be taken toward the acquisition Of
any site by said county, either by pur-
| chase or condemnation until the selection
thereof has received the approval Of such
board of court house commissioners:
Sec. Z. The said board of court house
commissioners shall let by contract to
the lowest responsible and acceptable
bidder the contract for the erection and
construction of such building after notice
given in such manner as said board may
direct for the purpose of securing COM
power and discretion to reject any and
all bids. Any work subsequently found
| necessary and not included in such gen
| eral contract may be let by contract or
ton of said board, and. the furnishing
and equipping of said building after COM
pletion may be contracted for in such
| manner as to such board of court house
commissioners may seem best, but. where
| procure competitive bids therefor.
Sec. s. In no county of this state, hav-
ing at the time @ o6 Of
itants shall n therG BY or any ny
poses of court house, county Office
| or county Jail, or for one or more of such
purposes, erected or constructed or a
Site selected or acquired therefor, save
Sec. 9. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
| are hereby repealed.
Sec. TO- This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April II, 1905.
CHAPTER 2as-s: F. NO. 465.
AN ACT relating to the state training
school for boys and girls, regulating
| commitments thereto and the manage
| ment thereof, and repeating sections 2,
4, 5 and of chapter 153s Lays of 1895,
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