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

year 1908, relating to appropriations for
the construction Of roads and bridges:
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
Section 1. That section 10 Of the Laws
| Of the State of Minnesota for the year
1903 be and the same is hereby amended
section IS. That the sum Of five hum
dred dollars ($5OO) is hereby appropriated
out Of said fund to aid in the construc.
or neal the point where the congressional
township line between townships forty
six .46) and forty-seven 40, in range
twenty (2o), in said county, crosses SAID
That the said amount shall be expended
under the supervision Of the three chair,
men Of the respective tow boards 10, OF
Kalavala and Split Rock, In said county.
Said appropriation is made on the ondi-
ton tina each Of said towns shall make
an appropriation to aid in the building
by the respective town boards Of said
! towns, but neither Of said towns shall
c coast = iess Of Said bridge than the sum
Of three hundred l3o0) dollars.
That the further sum Of five. hundred
lsoo) collars Is hereby her 5y aR;pESTfG gr ! %r,G out ut
across the St. Louis river at Thompson,
in said county. -.
That said money, be expended and said ID
| the board Of county commissioners of
Approved April %. 1907.
CHAPTER s25-H. F. NO. s12..
AN, ACT relating to asking or receiving
brides by public officers or members of
either house Of the legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Every executive or admins
trat1ve officer, or person elected or ap-
| pointed to an executive or administrative
off no xyhN oSkd raN0ivao Nr agrees f0
receive any bride, or any consideratlon
upon an agreement or understanding that
his vote. opinion, or action upon any
law be brought before him in his official
capacity shall be Influenced thereby; ev-
cry member of either house Of the legis-
agrees to receive any bribe, or any con.
sideration, upon any understanding that
his official vote, opinion, judgment, or &C;
ton shall be influenced thereby, or shaH
IN any particular side Of any question or
matter upon which he may be required
to act in his official capacity, or VIC
cial vote in consideration that another
member Of the legislature shall give any
such vote. either upon the same or an
cry ryo person who executes any Of the func-
tions of a public office, not h~ereinbefore
specified. and every person employed by
offlc as:li il the business Of the state. who
asks, receives or agrees to receive a
bride, or any consideration, or any mon
ey, property, or value Of any kind, or
any promise or agreement, therefor, up
on any agreement or understanding that
his vote, opinion, judgment, action. de-
cision or other official proceeding shall
be influenced thereby, or that he will do
or omit n act or proceeding. or in any
way neglect or violate any official duty
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
state prison not exceeding ten years, or
by fine not exceeding five thousand dol
lars, or by both, and in addition thereto
he shall forfeit his Office and be forever
disqualified from holding any public office
under the state. No person shall be ex-
cused from attending and testifying be-
fore any court or magistrate upon an in
| v~estigation, proceeding or trial for a NO
lation Of any of the provisions of this
act upon the ground, or for the reason,
that the testimony Or evidence, docu-
mentary or otherwise, required Of him
may tend to convict him of a crime or
subject him to a. penalty or forfeiture,
! but no person shall be prosecuted, or sub
jected to any penalty. or forfeiture for,
or thing concerning which he may so tes-
tify, or produce evidence, documentary or
otherwise, and no testimony so given or
| produced shall be received against him
Upon any criminal investigation or pro-
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1907.