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

proceedings respecting the same shall
e go1eGrm as ot asari Special ss ma eled Fl 9e the r aam
AND al ballots as to n proposition or
question submitted pursuant to the terms
Of this act shall be delivered to the cleo
ton judges, h be deposited in a sep
arate box and shall he counted, can
vassed and returned, as Is provided by
law In case of other ballots, and the tally
sheets and return blanks shall contain
suitable columns and spaces therefor.
Sec. Z. Nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to authorize any city
to to make any grants or to lease any pub
co. years from the making Of such grant
or lease; provided, that when a right to
maintain and operate a public utility for
IS contained in a mortgage or deed of
trust to secure any Of the certificates
ereinbefor mentioned. (and no such
commence as provided in section 8 of this
act.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 25, 1907.
CHAPTER Ash. F. NO. 43s.
AN ACT to tax sleeping car companies.
State Of Minnesota: +
Section 1. Every sleeping car company,
as defined In section 1928, Revised Laws:
1905, whose cars are run on any railway
in this state, may, during the year 1907
and annually thereafter pay into the
treasury of this state in lieu Of all
taxes and assessments upon all
such sleeping a company, a sum of
money equal to four a. per cent Of the
gross earnings derived from the operation
of such sleeping cars, tourist cars and
gross earnings as used in this section is
hereby declared and shall be construed
to mean all earnings on business Begin
ming and ending within this state, and
a proportion based upon the proportion
Of the mileage within the state. to the
entire mileage over which such. business
is done, of earnings on all interstate bust
ness passing through, into, out Of the
state.
Sec. 2. Any sleeping car company de-
String to avail itself of the method Of
taxation provided in section / of this act
next after the passage of this act, file
with the state auditor a resolution Of it's
board Of directors, artested by it's secre-
tary, setting forth its acceptance of such
Sec. 3. In case any sleeping car COM
pany as defined in section 1 Of this act
shall not accept the method Of taxation
erty shall in and for the year 1907 be-
come and thereafter be subject to taxa
ton, as hereinafter provided; provided.
however, that sleeping cars owned ex-
same shall not be affected by this act.
Sec. 4. Every such sleeping car compa-
ny shall, during the month Of une annu-
ally, under the oath Of it's president. Sec
rotary, treasurer, or general manager, or
of it's chief officer in Minnesota, make a
report to the state auditor for the year
ending June 30, preceding. showing:
ach class used within this state on rail-
roads which run in. into. or through the
State Of Minnesota, and the average
value Of the cars of each class.
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road track within and without this state
over which such cars were used, and the
total number Of miles Of railroad track
over which said cars were used within this
state.
Sec. s. The state auditor shall lay such
equalization, n said board, sit
ting as a board OF assessors, shall
tual number and average value Of each
class of such cars, and shall assess the
same. The cars subject to taxation ia
this state shall be the same proportion
act as the number Of miles Of railroad
track on which the same were used in
this state bears to the number of miles
of Ta Mif%;n track anG w; On Th 1Sts they hey were were
ing said year ending June 80, preceding
the assessment. Any such sleeping car
company may appear before the board
and be heard regarding the assessment Of
Sec. s. The same proceedings shall be
had as to the assessments, taxation. and
collection of taxes on the property Of
forfpa in Sections aionso 1925 p ' io2e I and ii Ioa a5e Re- Re.
vised Laws of Minnesota, 1905.
Sec. z. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 25, 1907.
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AN 2dT + to amen a54 seetio n; 3 HS; a 4si' 2141,
lection Of xitsl statistics. and pEoSid-
Be Ing t P snaated b for tb %Eio! hdEiala thSsso Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section !. That sections 214o and 2141,
Revised Laws, 1909, be and the same
and Deaths;-,(a) The state board Of
health shall have general supervision of
and deaths. n shall prepare n furnish
at the expense of the state, on forms to
be printed by the state printing, commits
ing a record Of the same. The secretary
Of said board shall be known as state
registrar. and shall be the administering
with. Al local registrars and sub-reg-
istrars to whom such blanks are furnish
ed. shall obey the directions of said
board, concerning the use, fling and
JUL / IL Oily SuCll w olldl
refuse or fail to obtain and furnish the
information so required, the state board
Of health may obtain the same BY other
proper. means, and the reasonable costs
by the, city, Incorporated village or
toWnship where the expense is neces'
"(b). Each city, borough, village and
township shall, for the purpose. Of this
act, constitute a primary registration
the health officer shall be. and shall be
ships, the town clerk shall serve in a sim
liar capacity. The governor may remove
from office, after notice, and an opnor-
tgnity r, t. be a, heard na9,as+s any y l9Gal regist t5a
duties of his office. n thereupon the
state board Of health may appoint anoth-
er in his place. The local registrar
z his stead apPG IN case ee 81 RHls G aSse nee illness $:
such appointment in writing and shall be
f fiHs5ec fot TO tine sane the ac an5es a al the eef ioca
necessary to said board. it may also ap-
point one or more persons to act as sub.
issue burial, or removal permits; and may
| designate the district, over which such
sub-registrars shall have jurisdiction.
a S%uta}erssls IT IS i hab1t 70 Rsr tSe same 9ne p sa@f
ties for failure or neglect so to do, as
herein provided for registrars, except
f fa4tt Sp6+re s 9 earfsc s9a1 ~ r9 h;rt the IRE Gea a1e
the tt ''i Same e'' and within n ten dW days a
thereafter. forward the same to the regis
ship.
81 20 &,+5 Local rSa 1f4}ct ana are hsrspy s5 Ghars-
18TH Of III u state ! BOARD alp Of hsslth ae Of the pro-
visions Of this act, within their respect