St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

CHAPTER 267-S. F. NO. 12s.
AN boa AGp Of e immigrati an a asi for 10 f the Sup =
port of such board"
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Minnesota state board of immigration is
hereby created.
Sec; .. The said board shall be com
auditor of state, and secretary of state,
shall be ex-otticio members. The other
two members shall be chosen by the
three ex-otticio members aforesaid. The
term of Office of said appointed members
shall be two years n until their re-
spective successors shall have been duly
chosen and qualified. and they shall
serve without any compensation whatso-
ever. Each member Of the board shall
be a citizen Of the United States Of
America: and a resident Of the State of
Minnesota and a qualified %elector. The
governor shall, ex-otiicio, be chairman Of
said board.
Sec. 5. The said board Of immigration
shall appoint a qualified elector of this
said board. and such agent shall be off.
cially known and styled, commissioner of
immigration. The said commissioner Of
such compensation as said board shall
determine, and shall perform such func-
tons as said board may designate. Re-
fore entrance upon the duties of his office.
the commissioner of immigration shall
make and subscribe an oath Of office in the
usual form and shall execute n deliver
to the g%overnor a bond to the State of
Minnesota. in the sum OF ten thousand
lS1O,GOW dollars, with sufficient sureties.
to be approved by said board. conditioned
Upon the honest and faithful perform
ance of his duties as such commissioner.
The said board shall, also. employ such
other servants and agents as In the
judgment of said board shall be neces-
sary. and shall define the duties, term Of
service and compensation Of the persons
SO employed.
Sec. H.. The Minnesota state board of
Immigration shall be provided with an
Office n suitable furniture and station
cry at the expense of the state
Sec. 5. The duties of said board of
Immigration, so far as practicable. shall
be to collect and arrange statistics and
other information in reference to the
Of the State Of Minnesota, and the ad-
v%antages of this state as a place of resi-
dence: to spread knowledge Of the same
throughout the civilized world by CORE
lectures and by all forms of legitimate
advertising; to facilitate the immigration
OF such persons of good moral character
10 answer all inquiries from persons re-
siding within or without the state, upon
the subjects aforesaid. At each session
OF the state legislature, the board shall
make a report of all it's transactions dur
ing tic, biennial period next preceding
the first dav of such session.
Sec. 6. The Minnesota state board of
immigration shall, in addition to the per-
Torrance OF the duties h~ereinbefore de-
Scribed, cooperate. as far as practicable.
with the state land commissioner in and
about the advertising and disposal of
public lands.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and
DC in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %. 1907.
CHAPTER 26S-s. F. NO. 357.
AN ACT to provide compensation for
clerks of the district court in certain
BE it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In all counties containing
q population Of $4,000 inhabitants and
over. where the salary of the clerk of the
district court is arbitrarily fixed at $500
or less, by special law, and where such
clerk is required by special law to nav
over to the county all fees collected as
such clerk, such clerk shall hereafter re-
ceive and retain ali fees collected and re-
ceived by them as such clerks of court,
in lieu of said $500 annual salary.
Sec. =. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1907.
CHAPTER 2G9-S. F. NO. 459.
AN ACT to prohibit unfair discrimination
between different sections, communities
or localities, unfair competition. and
providing penalties therefor.
BE it enacted by the Legislature Of the