New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-24


Sec. 81. Disposition Of Fees-In all
counties in which the register of deeds
receives fees in lieu of salary, all fees
mentioned in Sec. so shall belong to
him. except one-half of those provided
for in subdivision A, which shall be paid
10 the county treasurer. In all other
counties all of such fees shall be paid
to the county treasurer for the use of
the county.
Sec. 50. Chapter 2s7 of the General
Laws OF the State of Minnesota for the
Laws of the State of Minnesota for the
year 1902 chapter 81 of the General Laws
Of the State Of Minnesota for the year
100: and chapter 234 OF the General Laws
OF the State of Minnesota for the year
1908, are hereby repealed; provided, how
ever. that all rights which have accrued
under and by virtue of said acts or any
Hereunder Shall be IN 1 no manner affect.
ed by such repeal Provided. further.
mat all rules. orders, judgments. de-
crees ana appointments of the district
CARED by virtue of or pursuant. to said
acts or any of them and not inconsistent
with this act shall be and remain in
aitered modified or revoked.
Sec. 49, This act shall take effect
from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 3O6-H. F. NO. 1888.
AN ACT to provide for a levy of taxes
for for, state purposes for the year ending
nine nine hundred and six dsoe). and July
hundred and seven QsO7).,
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
section i. For the purpose Of defraying
the expenses of the state for the fiscal
year ending July thirty-first (31st. one
tax of one million two hundred thousand
dollars ($1,20O, O0O, or as near that
amount as practicable, shall be levied
on all the taxable property of the state;
provided that the tax hereby levied shall
not exceed the rate Of one and fve-tenths
q 5-1O) mills on each dollar of taxable
property.
Sec. 9 For the purpose of defraying
the expenses of the state for the fiscal
year ending July thirty-first (31st), one
thousand nine hundred and seven $500,
tax of one million dollars ($1, 600, OOO), or
as near that amount as practicable, shall
be levied on all taxable property of the
state; provided that the tax hereby levied
snail not exceed the rate of one and two
taxable property.
Sec. 3. All taxes levied under the pro-
visions or this act, when collected and
PAID into the state treasury, shall be
nue. fund only.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 3O7-H. f. No. 566.
AN ACT to amend section three 90 of
chapter one hundred and twenty-six
l26) of the General Laws of Minnesota
for the years. nineteen hundred and
three Q9O3), relating to the membership
% OF :, the estate state AGRICULTURAL society
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section three 90, Of
chapter one hundred and twenty-siX G26),
OF the General Laws of the State of Min
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three Q9O3), be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. s. Its membership, except honorary,
shall be confined to citizens of Minnesota
and shall hereafter be composed as fol-
lows:
First--Three go delegates to be chosen
annually by, each Of the county and dis
and IN case any such society shall fail
or neglect to appoint such delegates then
and In that event the president, secretary
ana treasurer OF such society shall by
virtue of their offices be members of the
said State Agricultural society.
Provided, That If no county agricultural
society exists in any county, or any such
society shall fail to hold an annual fair
and any city therein shall maintain an
nually a street fair devoted to agricul-
tural interests, then any three g. dele
gates chosen by any such street fair
association, or If such such street fair as
sociation fails or neglects to choose such
delegates then the president, secretary
citation shall by virtue Of their offices be
members of the State Agricultural society:
and provided further, that when there is
IN any county more. than one such fair
association, the senior association shall
be entitled to such membership; and pro-
vided further, that all such societies and
associations shall maintain an active ex-
istence and hold annual fairs and shall
have paid out each year the sum of $500
in premiums and have an annual mem
bership Of twenty-five or more members.
nd ny~ r. Io1~ Is
county in the state. in which no agri-
cultural society or street fair association
exists, which delegate the county COM
missioners of each such county are all
thorized to appoint.
Third-Honorary members who by rea-
son of eminent services in agriculture OF
horticulture, or in the arts and sciences
connected Herewith, or Of long and faith
full services in the society, or of benefits
conferred upon it may, by two-thirds
(2-3) vote at any Of its annual meetings
be elected as such.
Fourth-Two delegates selected by, and
the. presidents ex-officio, of the following
societies and associations: State Horti-
cultural society, the State Amber Cane
society, the State Dairymen's association,
the State Forestry association, the State
Poultry association, the State Beekeep-
ers' association, and the Minnesota Stock
Breeders association, and any other state
society or association within the state,
having for its object the promotion of
any branch Of agriculture, horticulture,
chanics related to agriculture or horti-
culture.
Fifth-The members of the governing
board of said society and it's officers shall
by virtue of their offices as such be and
become members Of said society.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 30s-H. F. NO. 575.
AN ACT to provide for reimbursing per-
sons who have by mistake paid taxes
on railroad lands which were exempt
from taxation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That whenever 1t shall She
made to appear to the board of county
commissioners of any county that any
person has heretofore by mistake paid
taxes on real estate Of which he believed
at the time Of such payment that he
was the owner Of which real estate he
never owned any right title or interest
therein, and which real estate had never
been sold to any person by such rail-
road company, but was at the time of
the assessment and payment of such
taxes owned by railroad company and
exempt from taxation, and that such per-
son paid said taxes in good faith be1iey-
Ing that he was the owner Of such real
estate, the said county commissioners
shall certify the facts to the state au-
ditor and the latter officer shall. if he is
satisfied upon consultation with the at
torney general that the facts stated by
the petitioner requesting reimbursement
are true authorize the refunding to the
person who has paid such taxes the full
amount so paid, together with interest