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

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sent te' It's adoption and the order of the
court made upon such consent shall be
b1ndlng upon the child and its parents or
guardian or other person the same as If
such person We're personally in court and
consented thereto whether made party to
the proceeding or not.
Sec. ID. The court in committing chill
dren shall place them, as far as 1t deems
praeIeabie in the care and custody OF
i1g1ous belief as the parents of said child,
or with some association which is con-
trciied by persons of like religious faith
OF the parents of the said child
Sec. IA. This act shall be literally con-
strued to the end that it's purpose may
pc carried out, to-wit: That the care, GUS
p.oximate as nearly as may be that which
should be given by it's parents, and in
az cases where it can properly be done,
t se,e Sliiia 10 De placed In an approved
Iamlly nome and become member Of
the family by legal adoption or otherwise.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
Of June. 1905. =
Approved April 10, 1865
CHAPTER 2s9H. f. No. 1850
AN ACT to authorize the establishment
of public wagon scales and to regulate
weighing thereon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota: -
Section 1. That any city containing not
to exceed ten thousand inhabitants or any
village or borough in this state, is here
by. authorized and empowered to main
tain public wagon scales therein as
hereinafter provided.
Sec 2 The common council of any such
municipality is hereby authorized and
empowered to buy, establish and MAIN
TAIN public wagon scales In such munich
patty, and said council is hereby author,
lzed and empowered to hire, buy and
maintain scales already in use in said
municipality, the same to be used and
m nnan as a pubic wagon scale in
such municipality for the public
therein. -
Sec. g. The common council of such
municipality wherein such public scales
are maintained shall have control of
such scales and shall make such rules or
regulations in regard to the maintenance
proper, and said council shall annually
appoint public weighmaster, whose duty
it shall be to have charge of such scales
ana properly weigh all articles and COM
modlt1es thereon as hereafter provided
and give a statement in writing of the
weight of such articles or commodities
weighed thereon to the person applying
to have such article weighed, and such
statement shall be prirna facie the cor
rect weight Of said articles or ,commodi-
ties, and the common council shall fix
which compensation shall be paid out of
the treasury of such municipality, and
shall, from time to time, fix the. price
to be charged for weighing any article
or commodity thereon and the Weighmas-
ter shall collect such charge at the time
OF weighing, such article or commodity,
pay all moneys collected by him for such
charge into the treasury of the municipal
lty and file with the recorder of such
municipality a statement of the amount
of such money collected. 49,.
Sec. 4. Such scales shall be tested,
stamped a;aL and sealed by. the sealer Of
and as often thereafter as may be neces-
sary. Any person either buying or SELL
ing I'M al any da article or COMMODITY by weight
wherein
tanned may have the same weighed upon
such public scales by paying the fee
charged for weighing thereon.
Sec. 5. Provided that this act shall not
apply to any city having a charter which
provides for a city weighmaster. -
sec. d. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 80, 1905
CHAPTER .2S7-H.> F. No. f.
AN ACT to provide for the bulletining of
trains.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
| State of Minnesota: g -
Section 1. That every corporation, COM
pany or person operating a railroad with
| in this state, shall, Immediately after the
| taking effect of this act, cause to be
| senger depot of such company, located at
any station in this state at which there
is telegraph office, a blackboard of suit
| able size, upon which such company or
person shall cause to DE written at least
twenty minutes before the schedule time
| Tor the arrival of each passenger train
! stopping upon such route at such station,
the number of the train, the time each
train is due and the fact whether such
train is on schedule time or not, and if
late, how much. But nothing in this act
shall be so construed as to compel a rail-
| road company to post the train number.
| schedule time, and lateness Of such. trains
as arrive or depart from such stations
aforesaid when there is not telegraph
operator regularly on duty at the sched-
! ule time of the arrival of such train.
Provided also that any passenger train
not more than ten minutes late shall be
deemed to be on time as to the operation
Sec. 2. For each willful violation of the
provisions Of this act in failing to report
or in making false report such corpora
tlon, company or person. SO neglecting or
of this act, shall forfeit and pay the sum
| of twenty-five Gs25) dollars, together with
al taxable costs, to be recovered in a.
civil action to be prosecuted by the pros
ecuting attorney of the county in which
the neglect or refusal occurs, in the name
OF the state of Minnesota, which shall be
proceedings are had, and shall be a part
of the road and bridge fund. =.
Sec: g. All acts and parts Of acts in
| conflict with the provisions Of this act are
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1905.
CHAPTER 2ss-H. T. No. 278.
AN ACT providing for taxation of and
fixing the rate of taxation on inherit.
ances, devises, requests, legacies and
gifts, and providing for the manner Of
payment as well as the manner of en-
forcing payment thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. A tax shall be and is hereby
imposed upon all inheritances, devises,
requests, legacies and gifts Of every kind
and description. of any and all persons
and corporations, the value Of which ex-
ceeds ten thousand dollars ($1O,0OO), and
upon such excess only.
Sec. 2. Such tax shall be computed
| upon the full and true value of such
| Inheritance, devise, bequest, legacy or
| gift, above such excess, at the following
| rates. viz: --.-,-
1. When such valuation is over ten
| thousand dollars (S1O,000) and less than
| fifty thousand dollars $50 900, the rate
| shall be one and one-half d7a) per cent
thereof.
2 When such valuation is fifty thou
| sand dollars ($50OOO) or over and less
than one hundred thousand dollars
| ts1OO,0oo), the rate shall be three 60 per
cent thereof.
| g. When such valuation is one hun
| dred thousand dollars (S1OO, 600 or over,
| the rate shall be five % per cent thereof.
Sec. 3. All taxes imposed by this act
lc1e fa1yo ont OF 3D. L.