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

the organization does not issue policies
of insurance on any one risk IN greater 4
sums than one-ffth of the aggregate OF
the subscriptions of the several under
writers or the amount to Which they
may become liable, the commissioner shall
license them under similar requirements
as are made and prescribed in this act
for the admission of foreign mutual fire
insurance companies SO far as the same
may reasonably apply. Said association
| of individuals known as Lloyds are herein
expressly authorized to transact insuf- 4
ance known as Sprinkler Leakage Insure
ance.
Sec. 2. Provisions of all acts or parts
| of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
| be in force from and after its passage.
| Approved April II, 1905.
CHAPTER 1915. F. NO $50.
| AN ACT entitled AN act providing for
| the employment of road foremen in
! counties of the state having a popula-
| ton of more than 10000 Inhabitants and
| an area of more than 5000 square mics,
| specifying the duties of such foremen
and providing for the auditing and pay
ment Of their bills and the bills Of the
men employed under them against the
! county"
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
| State of Minnesota:
| Section /. In any county in this state
| now or hereafter having a population of
/ more than $4,000 inhabitants according to
! the then next preceding state or ma
! qonal census and an area OF more IMAM
! 1900 square miles, the county commits
! Sloners. Of such county may dlV1de the
! same into two or more road d1strlcts
| and appoint by a majority vote of the
| board one or more road foreman for each
| district whose duties shall be those liked
| by this act, and in addition thereto such
other and further duties as such board
| OF county commissioners may from time
| to time see fit to impose.
| Sec. 2. Any such foreman so employed
shall have charge Of the construction or
! repair of the county roads in his dis
, trlct or such portions of them as are
entrusted by the county board to his SUI
| pervision and shall see that the orders
of the board with reference to such con-
struction and repair are carried out; shall
| keep the time of the men employed upon
such road work and shall direct them in
care Of the tools and implements be-
| longing to the county used in such road
work, shall keep an inventory thereof
and at the completion or suspension of
the work shall return to such board a, list
of such tools and implements remaining
| in his care and make such disposition of
| the same as he may be directed to do by
the board; shall, in addition to directing
the work of the men so employed, work
| with them so far as practicable in cases
where the number Of men employed is
| less than fifteen; but such foreman shall
not be paid for any time not actually en-
| ployed in and about said work and in
carrying out the orders Of the board.
Sec. 3. Each road foreman SO appoint
ed shall present to such board on or be-
fore the second day of each month a
statement showing his own name, the
him during the month previous, each day
of the month on which any work was
done and the number Of hours Of work
performed by himself and each Of such
WOrkmen during each such day; and in
dicating what time checks, if any, have
been issued for any of said work Said
statement shall be verified by the oath
of such foreman to the effect that the
same is just and true in all respects; that
the services therein set forth were actual
ly rendered by the persons and at the
times therein stated and were of the value
therein charged; and that no part Of the
claims therein referred to or any Of them
has been paid.
When any such statement, duly verified
and containing the particulars in this act
provided, is presented to the board OF
county commissioners of any such coun-
ty, said board shall audit such state
ment or SO much thereof as may seem tc
them just and proper and so much Of the
same as is audited and allowed shall be
paid to the forman and the individual
Workmen or their assigns by warrants
/, upon the county treasurer in the same
manner as other bills against the county
, are audited and allowed but no sWorr
statement shall be required except thai
+ of the foreman herein provided.
Sec. At the end of the month, OF
at the date Of his discharge, the foreman
7 may issue TO any workman employed IN
: der him during the month Il time check
! showing the date of its issuance, the name
of the workman to whom issued, the
rate of wages, the full amount due an(
any offsets or deductions. Said tins
check may be assigned by endorsement
upon the back thereof, and SUCH en-
, dOrsement if agreeing with the name O.
the party to whom such time check il
E issued and if witnessed by at least one
= witness shall be prima facie genuine
|
+ ject to correction to conform to the sworr
: statement herenbefore provided and shall
not be paid until such sworn Statement
q has been audited and allowed as in THU
act provided. In case a time check has
= been given, no warrant shall be ISSUED
f for the work covered by it unless tn
/ ! time check is presented to the count!
p auditor except in cases where the tim
+ check has been lost or destroyed; il
= which case the party to whom the sam
n was issued or his assignee, before he i
= entitled to payment shall make affidavit
q to the facts relating thereto and file tn
!, same, together with bond to the count!
-. with sureties satisfactory to the count.
. auditor in an amount not less than doubl
~ the amount of his claim.
= Sec. 8. Any foreman who, with inten
to defraud such county either to his ow
:. advantage or to the advantage Of an
r. other person or persons, shall make
4 swear to, or present or cause to be pre-
g sented to the board of county commits
- sioners Of any such county any state
o. ment called for by the provisions of thi
9 act and containing any false or inacurat
~ particulars, items or charges, either as
- his own work or that Of any workman Q
r workmen employed under him. shall b
~ guilty of a felony; and the making, swear
ing to or presenting or causing to b
presented of any such statement sha
be prinla facie evidence of such inter
-. to defraud.
,e Sec 6. This act shall take effect an
i be in force from and after it's passage
- Approved April II, 1905.
"a CHAPTER 1911. F. NO. 49,
Ia AN ACT to establish a branch schot
" of agriculture at Crookston, as a. d.
10 partment of the University of Mime
~ sofa:
~ Be it enacted by the Legislature of tt
IN State of Minnesota:
q Section l.. There shall be established
ie or near the city of Crookston, in tt
20 county of Polk, under the direction an
is educational supervision of the board {
IS regents of the University of Minnesota
~ ~ school Of agriculture, which shall be
"a department of the University Of Mimi
20 sofa, under such name and Designate
70 as the board of regents may deternin
Al and wherein shall be taught such studio
IN and branches of learning as are relate
az to agriculture and domestic economy.
81 Sec. 2. This act shall take effect ar
al be in force from and after it's passage.
o. Approved April IL, 1905.