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

Sec. 2. The qualification as to age and
term of service, shall not apply to MEM
application for a pension on account OF
injuries or disabilities, which unfit them
for the duties of al active fireman, and
such s'on r. rel I;ch a5 memSaes' e ena 10 P Pss Widows a ssRs
and orphans of deceased remen IN such
sum-, and under such limitations and con-
ditions, as its articles, of incorporation
and bylaws shall provide and permit.
Sec. 3. Every such association shan at
all times ave and retain the right to re-
drce the amount of pensions or to IN
amount of funds on hand or for other
good reasons. such reduction or increase
seems advisable or proper to such relief
association, but said pension shall not
to any pensioner or to any one. family.
Sec. 4. The clerk of any city of the class
named herein having an organized IRE
department. shall on or before the 3isf
file with the insurance r1mmfssioner his
certificate, stating the existence of such
department, the number Of steam engines;
hook and ladder trucks: hose carts, and
number Of feet of hose in actual use, the
number Of organized companies, and the
system of water supply In use In such
department, together with such other
facts as the insurance commissions may
Sec. 5. The insurance commissioner
shall embody in his annual statement
t h1an cities e. 9 }harso 1ot entit T,dh to 'h sen nanss un n-
der this act, and require the companies
to report at the time of making their
annual statements the amount Of premi-
ending Dec. 81, in each and of the cities
named in said blank, and thereafter and
before the LIST day Of July the insurance
commissioner shall certify to the ST state
have organized fire departments as re-
ported to him under section 4 Of this act.
and the amount of premiums received by
the amount of tax paid in such year by
said companies upon such premiums.
Sec. 6. The state auditor at the end
Of the fiscal year: shall issue n deliver
rant upon the state treasurer for an
amount equal to the total amount. of the
existing 2 per cent tax so paid by. fire
by them received in any such city, as
specified in said certificate of said lnsur-
ance commissioner.
Sec. Z. The state treasurer is hereby
presentation to him of the said warrant
of the said auditor, he shall pay to the
treasurer of any such city, out OF the
amount in such warranty specified.
Sec. 8. The amount so paid to any city
under the provisions Of this act shall be
by it set aside as a special fund, and may
same manner hat other funds belonging
to such city are appropriated or dis
bursed, but only for the following pur-
First-For the relief Of sick. injured and
disabled members of any fire department
in such city, and their widows and or
phans.
pursuant to the provisions of sections 1
and 2 Of this act.
Provided that in case there exists, or
shall exist a fire department relief asso,
~ I,,1ry 0~c mind nv 1onrn0r0f tod
in any such city, as aforesaid, shall be
paid to the treasurer of such relief asso-
citation, instead Of to the treasurer of
such city.
every such relief association shall pre-
pare annually a report of all receipts
and expenditures Of such association for
pose the money was paid and expended.
and to whom, which report shall be filed
in the Office of the city clerk of the city:
in which such association is situated, and
filed will the state auditor before any
money hall be paid to any such relief
association. The money paid to such
for the pensioning and relief of sick. in
jured, disabled and retired members of
any fire department in such city. and
their widows and orphans, as authorized
For the purpose of this act no substitute
fireman, or any one serving on probation:
or any fireman in a city having a relief
association, in its fire department. who is
not a member of such association. shall
be deemed to be a fireman within the
meaning Of this act.
citation, before entering upon the duties of
his office. shall give a good n sufficient
bond to said relief association conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the duties
moneys which come into his hands as
such treasurer.
Provided, further, that no such n
Shall be paid to any such relief associa-
ton hereafter organized. unless such or
ganization is made with the consent Of
the council of the city to which such
organization belongs.
Sec. 8. No payments made or to be
made, by said association to Any member
on the pension roll, shall be subject to
other legal process. and no person en-
titled to such payment shall have the
right to assign the same, nor shall the
association nave the authority to recog-
sum which has been assigned.
Sec. 10. Said association, through It's
board of trustees and officers, shall have
full charge, management. and control, of
said funds herein provided for; which
said funds shall be derived from the fol-
lowing sources:
t1rst.From interest. rents, gifts or
Second-From funds received from the
State of Minnesota;
Third-All money raised by taxation as
The city ouncil or other governing body
Of every city of said class in which a
fireman's relief association exists as
aforesaid, shall: each year at the time the
tax levies for the support of the city are
made, and in addition thereto. levy a tax
of one-tenth of a mill on all the taxable
property Of the city. The tax SO levied
county in which the city levying the tax
is situated, at the time all other tax
l1evies are transmitted, and shall be col
lected and payment thereof he enforced
with and like ann as state and county
taxes are paid and the payment thereof
enforced.
The county treasurer Of each county in
or the city treasurer, in case such tax
class covered by this act, shall pay over
the same, together with all interest and
when collected, and all interest paid
thereon between the time Of collection and
the time the same is paid over to the
ton
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the pub
nc examiner to annually examine the
books and accounts Of the secretary Inc
treasurer of each relief association re-
ceivlng funds under the provisions of
this act, and if he find that the money
or any part of 1t has been or is being ex-
shall report the same to the governor.
The governor shall thereupon direct the
state auditor not to issue any warrant
for the benefit Of such city, or to such re-
lief association, until it shall be made to
appear to the public examiner, who shall
report the fact to the governor. that ali
money wrongfully expended has been re-
placed. And the governor may take such
mand. A"S "e-
sec: II: All acts or parts Of acts incon-