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

mission to order such railroad company
to comply with any reasonable require.
ment prescribed by the said railroad and
vent the recurrence Of any such wreck,
accident of casualty, and it shall be the
duty of the said railroad and warehouse
biennially a summarized statement Of all
wrecks, accidents or casualties that have
come to their knowledge by reason OF this
such additional legislation as they deem
proper for the greater protection of pas
sengers and employees Of such railroad
Sec 3 Every person who Isl, shall ~ violate oEd;1
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by fine Of not less than one
hundred ($1OOl dollars, nor more than one
in the county Jail for not less than thirty
(3O) days nor more than one % year, or
shall suffer both such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court
Approved April Z, 1905.
CHAPTER 18Th. F. NO. 49,
AN ACT to authorize villages to issue
bonds for the purpose of retunding their
floating Indebtedness.
Be it enacted by the Legislature. of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any village in this state hav-
ing floating Indebtedness may issue
of refunding such Indebtedness in the
manner hereinafter provided; but no such
bonds shall be issued or sold, by said
village, which, with bonds already issued,
shall exceed ,hfteen. per cent of the as,
sessed valuation of real estate of said
village. Such bonds shall bear interest
at a rate not to exceed six co. per cent
annually, as may be determined by said
village council, and may run for period
not exceeding fifteen years. Such bonds
shall not be sold for less than their par
nrOcAa6S thereof shall
used exclusively for the payment of such
outstanding floating Indebtedness Of said
village.
Sec. 2. Before bonds Shall be issued
pursuant to section one O of this act,
the village council, by resolution duly
passed and recorded, shall authorize the
of the legal voters of said village, and by
such resolution the village council shall
determine the amount of bonds to be is
bear and the time of there ana
shall fix a time, either at the annual
village election or a special election to be
called for that purpose, when the voters
of such village shall vote upon the ques-
ton of the issuance Of such bonds.
The form of ballot therefor shall be
as follows.
Shall the village Of - is Form Of
sue it's bonds in the sum Of Ballot.
s., bearing interest at the IT,
rate of - per cent per annum, Yes. mo.
maturing - years after date
hereof pursuant to resolutions
Of Of the Village lag Is council 1d passed on
w Voters WY who ~ desire i to vote for the issu
ance Of such bonds shall place cross
Cx) opposite the word Yes on said bal
lot, and those who desire to vote against
cross @ opposite Po the e,o wGrd No on
conducted. and the votes cast thereat
result thereof certified
as in the case of an election for village
officers. If five-eighths Of the voters who
vote upon said question shall vote for
the issuance Of said bonds then the same
shall be issued by said council and sold,
but not otherwise
Sec. f g. This s act shall l+ take effect and
Approved April Z, 1905.
CHAPTER 124-S F. NO. 40.
An h CT to PrSyaf for cen ns t9 ok the a 9s
of Minnesota and to appropriate money
therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section I. That a census Of the popula-
ton of the State of Minnesota shall be
taken as of the dates hereinafter pro-
Sec. @ There shall be established in the
office Of the secretary of state bureau to
be known as the Census Bureau Of Min
nesota," Of which bureau the secretary
tendent, and that said secretary Of state.
as such superintendent thereof, shall be-
and he is hereby empowered to secure
such necessary assistance for the emu
meration of the population of said state,
and for the clerical work necessary thoro
in as shall be required for the carry
ing out by said bureau of the provisions
Of this act. The secretary of state in his
official capacity, as created by this act,
shall be known as the superintendent Of
census, and it shall be his duty. to super
(5th) decennial census of the State Of
Minnesota under the rules, conditions
and provisions Of this act, and to other
wise perform all duties in connection
Sec. 3. The information to be gathered
as to enumeration Of inhabitants and the
statistical information herein provided
for shall include and embrace an enumer-
alton of the inhabitants residing in each
city. town. village borough, together
with unorganized portions of the state.
ton Of all. the soldiers and sailors of thc
War of the Rebellion and the Spanish
war residing in this state, on the first day
Of Juns one M n4G hndred ana
not entitled to the right of suffrage under
the constitution and laws Of this state.
shall be included in the census provided
for by this act.
In addition to the enumeration Of the
inhabitants. the enumerators hereinbefore
provided for shall also obtain and report
the distinguishing sexes Of persons, their
respective ages, color. nativity. occupa-
ton, parentage, whether foreign or other
wise, and period Of residence in this state,
and in their respective enumeration dis
trict
Sec 4. Such enumeration shall COM
mence on the first Qst) day of June, one
thousand nine hundred and five 09O5),
and shall be comPG;ted on Or before the
hundred -and. five d9O5): and shall be in
the hands Of the superintendent Of cen
sus not later than the tenth GOth day
of July, one thousand nine hundred and
Ave d9o5)
Sec. 5. The superintendent of, census
shall, for the purposes Of carrying out
purpose Of securing the information here
inbefore required. appoint census enumcr-
ators for the various civil dcvisons here
using basis t1 of
United States census Of nineteen hundred
$1,000, and he shall so apportion the
enumeration. DISTRICTS that the provisions
Of section three 60 of this act shall be
faithfully and duly performed.
Said superintendent Of census may also
employ such special agents or enumer-
ators as he may deem , proper for the pur.
returns from each Of said civil divisions.
or for assisting in the correction Of i'm
proper or incorrect returns. and In re1a-
ton to such other field work as may
require the employment Of such extra
assistants.
Sec 6. The compensation Of census emu
merators shall be fixed and allowed as
follows:
In cities having a population Of five
thousand $4,000 inhabitants and over the
enumerators shall receive two co dollars
for each one hundred inhabitants SO emu
merat ted.
In. cities. villages and townships con-
tanning not less than five hundred $500
Inhabitants nor more than five thousand
$4,000 inhabitants, the enumerators shall
receive two dollars and twenty-five cents
(S225) for each one hundred Inhabitants
SO enumerated.
In ali other enumeration districts, ex-