St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10
onthly installments as his 9

monthly instal1ments as his annual
salary.
Sec. = This act shall not include or
mon colncf or city ccu1cil. Of which
now or hereafter shall receive a greater
amount than herein provided as salary
or compensation.
Approved April %. 1907.
CHAPTER 2s5-H. r. NO: 42o.
AN ACT to amend section 1921, Revised
Laws 1905; relating to township delin-
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
state of Minnesota:
Section /. That section 1881, Revised
Laws 1905. be and the same is hereby
appended to read as follows:
section 1881: Delinquent Road Taxes
the clerk shall deliver to the county au-
ditor q list containing q description of
each tract of land on which the road tax
TAX. together with the nan of the owner
or each tract, If known, and, If not
Known, a statement OF thai fact. Said
ilst shall also contain a statement of all
unpaid road taxes upon personal property
with the names Of the owners of such
property, as shown by the corrected list
on ME IN his office: Opposite each amount
or or, unpaid x In said list said clerk
ITlct In which such road tax was levied.
he shall append to said list his certificate
that the same is a correct list of all road
taxes remaining delinquent for the year
therein stated. The auditor shall extend
such unpaid taxes and penalties upon
the tax list Of the current year, setting
opposite each amount the number of the
road district in which said tax was
LEVIED. "NS
Such road taxes, when collected, shall
be paid to the town treasurer upon the
certificate of said auditor, and applied
to the construction and repair of roads
and bridges in the road district in which
SUCH tax was levied, upon the order Of
the town board; provided, that no part
Of the town board.
Immediately after every tax settlement
the auditor shall mail to each town clerk
a statement showing the total amount Of
road taxes collected in each of the sew
eral road districts Of said town, since
the last tax settlement. The town clerk
snail keep a proper record showing the
taxes in each road district, and shall. at
the annual town meeting, present a COM
plete report Of such collections and ex-
pendltures for the previous year.
In towns containing two or more con-
gressional townships said road taxes shall
be expended in the township in which
the said taxes are levied.
Sec. 2. This act shall only apply to
such road taxes as are levied during
the year 1907 and thereafter.
Approved April %, 1907.
CHAPTER 236-E. F. NO. 627.
AN ACT entitled. An act to authorize
n city in the State of Minnesota now
over fifty thousand Inhabitants to pro-
vide necessary funds for the support
and maintenance of it's fire department,
each year therefor.
Be 1t enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1: That n city in this state
over fifty thousand inhabitants, in addi-
ton to all powers now possessed by it,
shall have the power and authority, act
ing by and through it's common council,
to fix the maximum expenditure each
year for the support and maintenance of
Its fire department, and to include the
amount so fixed in the current annual
tax levy for such city
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1907.
CHAPTER 2S7-H. F. NO. 628.
AN ACT to authorize any city in this
state now or hereafter having a popu-
latlon Of oyer 10000 inhabitants to is
sue and sell bonds for the purpose of
acquiring SITES and construction of new
fire engine houses and acquiring new
equipment for it's fire department.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any city in this state now
or hereafter having a population Of over
$1,000 Inhabitants is hereby authorized
the common council or city council Of
such city, by ordinance duly enacted by
an affirmative vote of not less han three
fourths OF all members elect Of such COM
mon council or city council, to issue and
sell not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars l~$lOO,OOO) par value in and Of the
Eonds of such city for the purpose Of ac-
struction and equipment Of new fire en-
CINE houses and for acquiring additional
equipment for the fire department OF
such city.
Sec. 2. The bonds authorized by SEQ
ton one % Of this act, or any portion
thereof, may be issued and sold by any
such city. Notwithstanding limitation
in any law of this state prescribing Or
fixing any limit upon the bonded indebt-
edness Of such city, but the full faith
and credit of any such city shall at all
times be pledged for the payment of TN
bonds issued hereunder, and for the cur
rent interest thereon, and he common
council or city council Of such city shall
s sach YEA yfar q. 'n aEfieien IN a the tax 70 le nrov f9e
for the payment Of such interest as it
accrues and for the accumulation Of a
sinking fund for the redemption of such
bonds at their maturity.
Sec. 8. No bonds shall be Issued by
any such city, under this act, for the
purposes hereinbefore named to run for
a longer term than thirty years, or bear
ing a higher rate of interest than 4 per
cent per annum, but the place Of pay
ment of the principal and interest thereof
and the form and denominations in which
the same shall be issued shall be such as
may be determined by the common coun-
Gil or city council, and the same may be
in the form Of coupon bonds or registered
certificates, so-called; all such bonds
the city clerk and countersigned by the
city comptroller, and shall be sealed with
the seal Of such city, except that the sig
natures to the coupons attached to such
on, and none Of sue bonds shall be sold
for less tina their par value and accrued
interest, and then only to the highest re-
sponsible bidder therefor; ont. IN
Sec. S. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1907.
CHAPTER 2sS-H. F. NO. 642.
AN ACT creating and establishing q hos
ing the state board of control to pur-
chase lands therefor, and to provide
means for the building and ma1nte-
nance of such Institution.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of minnesota:
established a hospital farm for inebri-
ates,- and for that purpose the state
select and acquire by purchase or other
wise a suitable tract Of land not to ex-
coed six hundred and forty (64o) acres,
upon which shall be erected suitable
eriy eauip the same, and to appoint a
superintendent who shall be a duly
licensed physician, and to fix the COM
pensation for his services.
Sec. 2. The term '~inebriate," as used
in this chapter, includes every species of
chronic inebriety, whether. caused by the
excessive use of intoxicating liquors,