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


habitants or over
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section twenty-four CD
OF chapter three hundred and sixty-five
( $3.50 of the Laws of 1908, be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section "a. That all the provisions of
this act, except said sections one. five,
fifteen and that portion of sections three
and eight described in section twenty
three, shall take effect and be in force
from and after the first day of January,
1904, except that the provisions of section
three of this act, relative to the employ
ing by the sheriff of one outside deputy
and one stenographer and deputy shall
take effect and be in force from and after
the passage of this act. In determining
at any time to what counties this act
the United States census last taken
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 15, 1905.
CHAPTER 1871. F. No. 44e.
AN ACT to amend section two (2 Of
chapter two hundred and eighty-seven
(2SD of the Laws of the State Of Min
nesota for the year eighteen hundred
chapter two hundred eleven GID of the
Laws of Minnesota for the year eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-nine 1s99), the
same being an act entitled IAN act to
provide for a county road and bridge
fund.-
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That section two (2) of chap
ter two hundred and eighty-seven esd Of
the Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
| five 1s95l, as amended by chapter two
hundred eleven GID Of the Laws of eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-nine QS99), be
and the same is hereby amended by add
ed, the following:
Provided, further, that in counties in
which the taxable valuation is more than
one million dollars (S1.0o0,OOol and less
than fifteen million dollars (S15,O0OOOO)
| and in which the road and bridge fund
| has been exhausted, and it has become
necessary to issue warrants for money
! to meet necessary expenses to carry out
the provisions Of this law, the county
commissioners may, at their annual meet
ing in July, nineteen hundred and five
| Q905), nineteen hundred and six (19O6)
and nineteen hundred seven Q90D levy
| an additional tax of not exceeding one
halt mill on the dollar for said fund.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1905
CHAPTER 1ee-H. F. No. 43s
| AN ACT providing for the establishment
of public hay tracks and the weighing
and inspection Of hay and straw at
| terminal points in this state.
| Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Terminal Points Terminal
| points as designated by this act shall
| mean the cities of ST. Paul, Minneapolis.
| Duluth and South St. Paul.
| Sec. 2. Public Hay Tracks-The rail-
| road and warehouse commission, herein
| after designated the commission shall
| designate at convenient places, on the
| several lines Of railway entering terminal
| points in this state tracks to be known
| as public hay tracks. The different rail-
| way companies either separately or
| jointly are hereby required to provide
| suitable tracks to meet the requirements
| of this act. Such public hay tracks may
| be established on each individual line Of
| railway or they may be so established
| G or
Sec. 3. All Hay and Stray to be De-
livered at Hay Tracks--All hay and
otherwise directed by the consignor shall,
| by the common carrier transporting the
! same. be brought to and delivered at one
or another of such public hay tracks. for
| the purpose of being weighed and in
| spected as hereinafter provided.
Sec. f. All Hay and Straw to be
| Weighed-A1l hay and straw so received
| appointed weighers and inspectors OF hay
| and straw under such rules and regula-
tons as the commission shall establish.
| Sec. 5. Common Carriers to Construct
| Scales. Some controlled by State Weigh
| masters. Cost of Inspecting Scales-1t
shall be the duty of all common carriers
| transporting hay to such terminal points
| to construct and maintain at such public
| hay tracks as may be established by the
| commission, suitable track scales Of
| shall direct. If in its judgment it is
necessary, the commission may order
|
a manner as to insure accuracy. All
i scales at such hay tracks shall be under
| the control of state weighmasters and
subject to inspection by them, exempt
| from the jurisdiction of scalers Of
| weights and measures. They shall be in
| spected at the request of any person in
Weighed thereon. If # found incorrect, the
| cost of inspection shall be paid by tho
owner thereof; otherwise by the person
1 he
and found correct. Provided that moth
| ing in this act shall be SO construed as
owner for the purpose Of weighing any
| other commodities in carload lots.
Sec s. Commission to Appoint Weigh
date Supervision of Chief Inspector OF
| Grain Reinspecting and Final Review
The commission shall appoint. a suitable
Weghing u and eh nspecting Of hay S and
straw. Such weighers and inspectors
shall be under the Immediate supervision
Of dissatisfactio ne Of any Interested per-
son with the official acts of any inspec-
tor, reinspecting may. be had upon applt-.
grain or either of his chief deputies. A
final appeal from the decision Of said
chief inspector of grain or his deputy in
spectors may be. made to the board of
final review. to be provided for by the
commission under the rules it shall eS-
tablish. The decision of such board Of
mission may provide suitable rules for
the cancellation of any certificate of in
spection issued upon original inspections:
reinspecting or upon final review when
it appears that owing to the manner in
which cars of hay or straw were loaded
it was impossible for the inspector to OBJ
tain fair sample.
Sec. Z. Commission to Make All Rules
The commission shall adoDt all neces-
sary rules and regulations for the weigh
ing and inspecting Of hay and straw at
such terminal points.
Sec. g. Penalty for Interfering With
Weighers or Inspectors. Official Bond
and Oath Of Weighers and Inspectors
In case any person or railway corpora
ton or any of their agents or employees
shall refuse Or prevent the aforesaid
weighers and inspectors of hay and
straw from having free access to their
| scales and tracks in the regular perform
ance Of their duties as such weighers or
inspectors Of hay and straw, they shall
forfeit to the State of Minnesota the
sum of one hundred f10O) dollars for each
ofense, such penalty or forfeiture to be
paid to the state treasurer for the benefit
Of the hay inspection fund hereinafter
created and shall also be required to pay
all costs of prosecution. ALI weigh
ers and inspectors of hay and
straw shall take an oath of Of
flee the same as required of deputy grain
inspectors and shall give a bond to the
State of Minnesota in the penal sum Of