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

" GOHSEguCIln& ana lIlpiOfillS IOduo
and bridges within this state.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
state of Minnesota:
SECTION 1. The following amendment 70
section sixteen (16) of article nine QX)
OF the Constitution of the State OF Min
nesota. is hereby proposed to the people
or the state for their approval or reJec-
ton; that is to say, change section sixteen
(l6) of article nine (IX) of said Constitu,
ton so that said section sixteen Q6) snail
read as followS
Section 16. For the purpose Of lending
aid in the construction and Improvement
Of public highways and bridges, there is
hereby created fund, to be known y, las as
fund shall include all moneys accrulng
from the income derived from invest,
ments in the internal improvement enr,,a da4 40
said fund, and shall also include az
funds accruing to any state road ana
bridge fund, however provided. ss -
The LEGISLATURE Is authorized TO add TO
such fund, for the purpose OF constructing IN
or improving roads and bridges OF t ms
state, by providing. in its d1scretlon, lor
this state Of not to exceed III any year
one-fourth % of one mill on all the tax
able property within the state; o.- :;
Provided that no county shall receive IN
any year more than three 90 per cent. or
less than one-half (la) of one % per cent.
of the total fund thus provided ana ex-
further that in no case shall more tnan
one-third 1-3) of the cost of constructing
or Improving any road DAD or f,,p nTiage De pSlhn
Sec .. This proposed amendment shall
be submitted to the people of TINS state
for their approval or rejection at the gen tan
passage of this act, and the quahned
electors of this state. in their respective
districts may at such election vote Tor
or against such amendment by ballot; ana
the returns thereof shall be made and
certified within the time, and such votes
canva ssed and the result thereof declared
erence to the election Of state officers,
and If 1t shall appear thereupon lnat
majority of all the electors voting at salo
election as provided in the next section
have voted in favor of the same, then the
governor shall make proclamation there.
Of and such amendment shall take erect
and be IN force as a part OIL tfle coiiS'i-
Sec, 8. The ballots used at said election
on said amendment shall nave prin taa
G6) Of article nine Qx9 of the Constl-
tuition. establishing the road and bridge
fund, and authorizing the Leg1slature 10
cor :, Ing al and Improving roads and
bridges within this state. Yes. No. ..
and each elector voting on said amend eY1.l.
ks in a space to be left opposite either
the word Eyes" or the word NO" and
shall be counted for or against the propo-
sition in accordance with the expressed
will of the elector. as provided by the
election laws of this state.
Sec. A. This act shall take erect ana
be in force from and after us passage
Approved April IT, 1905.
CHAPTER 213-H. F. NO. 533.
AN ACT entitled an act to authorize
cities having a population of more than
fifty thousand to acquire by condemnae
ton proceedings, under the r1ght %
eminent domain land or lands covef feL.
by water or an easement therein 1or
or to be used as slips or waterways
open or to be opened as public hlgnWays
into or conecting With Runhff b naV1 Tiaere
within adjacent to such CITY. ana
authorizing the assessment Of benefits
resulting therefrom-
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Each city in this state hay
ing at any time p6puaton OF +b over i HV
taken, is hereby empowered TO ACQUIRE
by proceedings in condemnation undeT
the, right of eminent DOMAIN MAJ any e ianu
ment therein. connecting with or ADJACENT
to public navigable waters, other than
rivers, within or adjacent to sq 1il,t Guy
such city, which shall be declared by the
city council by resolution necessary TO De
taken, damaged, injured or destroyed 1or
the purpose of laying out, opening: max
ing deepening widening or otherwise I'M
proving a slip or other waterway INTO
or connecting with such public naV1gable
Sec . Whenever any land or lands
covered with water, or an easement
therein shall be acquired by any city,
pursuant to the provisions OF this act,
such land shall thereafter be held as and
for a public water highway for travel
bv and the accommodations and passage
of boats, steamships, vessels ana water
craft of all kinds. ~
Sec. 3. The land or lands covered with
water or an easement therein spec1hed IN
section one of this act may be acquired
by proceedings to be conducted by the
city council in The manner provided by
chapter 1914, General Laws OF Mlnnesota
for the year 1908, enabling mun1clpantles
to establish and acquire building me
easement along streets, highways, parks
and parkways, and the city councll IN
any such city shall, under this act, eX-
ercise all the powers and perform all the
duties imposed in said chapter 1874, Gen
eral Laws Of Minnesota for the year l9o3,
on the governing body mentioned IN
Sec. 4 Upon the conclusion Of the
proceedings and the payment OF the
awards the. several tracts OF lana ;sahta az
for the purposes of this act, and such
land or the easement therein for the pur-
poses aforesaid shall vest absolutely In
the city in which the. lands are situate.
Sec, s. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1903.
CHAPTER 214-H. F. No. 1876.
AN ACT to amend cha 4pp5e one hundre ID
and and si5tyeght oo9 act Lays ao pr OF
vide for sending official ballots to viii
Iage and town clerks, and certain cleo
ton Judges, by registered mail or by
EXPRESS, and for sending election re-
turns to county auditors by registered
mail" .
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That chapter one hundred
and sixty-eight Q6s) of the General Laws
Of the State Of Minnesota for the year
1908, be, and the same Is hereby, amended
so as to read follows:
election laws now provide that the viii
lage and town clerks and judges Of cleo
ton in unorganized towns, 60 to the
county seat and receive the official bal
lots; hereafter the auditor of each county
shall, at least one week before the day
of election. send by registered mail or
express to the village and town clerks
and judges of election, the official ballots
that each Is entitled to receive; also,
sealing wax. stamp, and the necessary
postage to register and mail the election
returns and other papers, as provided in
section two CD Of this act.
Sec. 2. And wherever the said election
laws require the election returns and
other papers to be delivered to the county
auditor by one of the Judges or other
manager; hereafter such returns and
other papers shall, in the presence of all
the judges of election, be deposited in
duplicate, each in a separate envelope,
one Of which shall be seWed by drawing
a substantial Irvine through said envel-
ope and said returns, and tying the ends