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

among other things, to contract with
their assigns, for the furnishing of wa
ter, gas, electric light, heat or power, or
either of them, to such village, or the in
nab1tants thereof, and a7ty such person,
persons or corporation, Or their assigns,
has expended money in the construction
,al and maintenance of said water works, or
gas, electric light or heating plant, or
either Of them, and is now furnishing
y Wnfa, village and its 5;s inhabitants with
II, or either Of them, such grant and con-
tract are hereby in all things ratified,
.lega1zed and confirmed
= Sec 2. This act shall take effect and
g + De in force from and after it's passage
Approved April 13, 1905
l CHAPTER i70-I1. F. NO. 227.
-r AN ACT to authorize cities in this state
.s .- + having a population of not less than ten
thousand and not more than twenty
thousand inhabitants to repair, recon
struct and rebuild bridges, and to issue
.- bonds for such purposes
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section J. Whenever any city in this
state now. Or hereafter having a popula-
tlon of not less than ten thousand nor
according to the then last preceding of
hcial national or state census, has, by
authority of law. constructed. built, pur-
chased or otherwise lawfully acquired
any bridge across amy navigable stream
either wholly within the limits of any
a G Without PPhh e limits W of sa an ctv
= partly within the limits of said city and
connecting with and partly within any
= state bordering upon the State of Min
nesota, every such, city shall have the
TaasPoReE- and authority to repair, recon-
sic strQct and rebuild from time. to time any
sef4suGh, bridge, whenever the same may be
ff%determined to be. necessary by a two
thirds vote of all the members of the
city council, or other governing body Of
such city, and every such city is hereby
authorized to issue its bonds in the man
ner hereinafter specified for any or all
y Of the purposes aforesaid, provided that
the amount of bonds issued by authority
Of this act shall not exceed two per cent
of the assessed valuation of the taxable
property of such. city, according to the
tEen last preceding ,equalized valuation
of equalization.
Sec p ;,., Every City issuing any bonds
quired to levy each year thereafter the
necessary tax upon all the taxable prop
erty of such city, for the 1nsrpose of pay
OF creating sinking fund to pay such
bonds as they mature, said sinking fund
TO. be known the bridge bond sinking
fund. until the bonded Indebtedness here
by authorized shall be extinguished and
asuch sinking fund shall not be diverted
s 81 No bonds sban be issued here
under f ter BY any city for any sum in excess
repairing, reconstructing or rebuilding
any such bridge.
Sec. A. Any such city is hereby author
lied and empowered, by a two-thirds vote
of the common council or other govern
ing body thereof, to contract on behalf
ton or rebuilding of any such bridge,
and provide for the payment thereof on
such terms and at such times as to such
council, or other governing body, shall
seem proper. Provided however, that no
such contract providing for any expendi-
ture in excess of $500 shall be entered
into unless the resolution authorizing the
same shall be first approved by the mayor
of such city or adopted by three-fourths
~ vote of the city council other gov
erning body when not approved by such
mayor and an advertisement for sealed
hn Nprfn f.I9olr 400 ~ mol PNT-
tract shall be first published by the clerk
or recorder of such city at least once in
each week for three successive weeks in
the official newspaper of such city. The
council, or other governing body, shall
anIe amR2Ty to % bo such ms
such bids for such contract and relative
to the. security which each bidder shall
bid, as to such council or other govern
ing body, shall seem expedient and
ject any and all bids
Sec, 5. The. bonds of any such city,
issued pursuant to the terms of this act,
time as determined and authorized by
ordinance OF resolution adopted by the
members of the city council, or other
governing body of such city, and shall
be issued in such denominations and shall
be payable at such times and at such
place or places and in such installments
as may be provided in such ordinance
or resolution, and shall bear interest at
not to exceed four per cent per annum,
which shall be evidenced by coupons at
tached to such bonds and such interest
shall be payable at such times and at
such place or places as may be specified
in such ordinance or resolution. Such
bonds shall be sealed with the seal Of
the city issuing them and be signed by
the mayor and city clerk, or recorder,
and such coupons shall be signed by the
mayor and city clerk, or recorder; and
such bonds shall not be sold for less
than par value and accrued interest to
the highest responsible bidder after no
tiCe published once in each week in
daily newspaper, if one there be in such
in such city. and also in a daily news
paper published in the city Of st. Paul.
failure lure, to publish said NOTICES how
Sec 6. None of the proceeds Of any of
the bonds issued pursuant to the pro-
shall be used for any other purpose than
the purposes hereinbefore specified, which
purpose or purposes shall be distinctly
set forth in the ordinance or resolution
Sec. I. None of the bonds of any such
city, issued pursuant to the terms and
provisions Of this act. shall be deemed
or taken to be part of the Indebtedness
of such city within the purview of any
law limiting the amount of the bonded
or other Indebtedness of any such city,
and the bonds authorized by this act
may be issued Notwithstanding and with
out regard to any, limitation. Of the. in
debtedness Of such city. Nevertheless,
city is pledged to the full payment Of
all such bonds and interest.
Sec. ). This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER It'll. F. NO. 4ss.
AN ACT to amend section sixteen (16)
of chapter three hundred thirty-three
1888 of the Laws of 1903. being IAN
act fixing and regulating the collection
and disposition of fees Of clerks of the
district court in counties having or
which may hereafter have population
of two hundred thousand (2OO,OOO) in
habitantS or over"
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section sixteen Q6) of
chapter three hundred and thrty-three
1888 of the Laws of 1903 be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 16. In determining at any time
to: what counties this act shall apply
81 reference shall only be had to the United
States census last taken.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
3 be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1905