The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

authorized capital stock, and the amounS
OF capital stock actually paid In; and if
ceased so to do; the amount of its In
ueDtedness; the amount and character OF
us personal property; and the amouns
shall also state the grounds upon which
dissolution is sought and the interest," OF
sne Petltloner and pay for proper relleIi
p popstGeo however, that when any cor ,n-
Ger any law of this state having capital
STOCK actually paid in exceeding the sum
OF forty thousand dollars $4,000 and
mas heretofore or shall hereafter con-
clnue IN the business for which it was
Incorporated for more than three years
ana IN the carrying out of such business
stock so paid in has become impaired
so as to be worth at least twenty-five
per cent (25 per cent? less than its par
S Saug th canrf and in any such case the
hereby given power to dissolve any such
corporation upon petition of stockhold-
ers owning not less than forty per cent
paid In. provided that such stocl1holder
SO petitioning shall have paid the full
value Of their stock"
sec. z. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1909.
CHAPTER PITS. F. NO. 629
in special school districts in the State
of Minnesota to employ clerks or Sec
retaries who are not members of such
boards
Be it enacted bv the LEGISLATURE of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. The board Of education
IN any special school district in the State
OF Minnesota, at it's annual meeting for
organization, may, at its option, appoint
as its clerk or secretary person not a
member of such board, and may make
provision for his compensation in accord
ance with existing law
sec. z. All acts and parts of acts,
whether general or special, inconsistent
"i sec THIS act act; are hereby repealed: -.
be in force from and after its passage.
approved April 20, 1909.
.r CHAPTER, PISS. F. NO. CAT.
venting collisions upon the lakes and
rivers of the State Of Minnesota.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
state of Minnesota:
Section l. That the following reglla-
lions Tor preventing collisions shall be
followed by all vessels navigating all
lakes and rivers Of the State Of Mime
sofa:
PRELIMINARY.
In the following rules every steam
vessel which is under sail and not under
sci, and every vessel under steam,
whether under sail or not, is to be con-
Sidered steam vessel.
The word "steam-vessel" shall include
any vessel propelled by machinery
A vessel is under way within the
meaning Of these rules. when she is not
at anchor. or made fast to the shore,
or aground.
RULES coNcERNJMG LIGHTS.
The word visible in these rules,
when applied to lights, shall mean visi-
BILE on a dark night with a clear atmos-
phere.
Sec. 2. The rules concerning lights
shall be complied with in all weathers
from sunset to sunrise, and during such
time no other lights which may be mis-
taken for the prescribed lights shall be
exhibited.
Sec. g., A steam-vessel, when under
(a) On or in front of the foremost, or,
II a vessel without a foremost, then in
the fore part of the vessel, bright
white light so constructed as to show
horizon of twenty points of the compass
so fixed as to throw the light ten points
on each side Of the vessel, namely. from
right ahead to two points abaft the
acter as to be visible at a distance Of at
least five miles.
OBJ On the starboard side a greeS
broken light over an arc of the horizon
of ten points of the compass so fixed al
to throw the light from right ahead to
board side, and of such a character aa
to be visible at distance of at least
two miles.
Co On the port side a red light so
light over an arc Of the horizon Of ten
points of the compass, so fixed as to
throw the light from right ahead to two
points abaft the beam on the port side,
and of such a character as to be visible
at a distance Of at least two miles.
I'D The said green and red side lights
shall be fitted with in board screens
projecting at least three feet forward
from the light, so as to prevent these
lights from being seen across the bow.
(e) All steam vessels Except sea go
in addition to green and red lights re-
quired by article two (b) (c) and screens
as required by article two (dD a central
range Of two white lights. The head
an unbroken light through twenty points
of the compass, namely, from right
ahead to two points abaft the beam on
either side of the vessel, and the after
light so as to show all around the hori-
zon.
Sec. 4. sailing vessel under way or
being towed shall carry at the masthead
white light in a lantern so constructed
as to show a clear uniform and unbrok-
en- light visible all around the horizon
at a distance of at least five miles.
oar or sail. shall have ready. at. hand a
lantern showing white light which
shall be temporarily exhibited in suffi-
cient time to prevent collision.
STEERING AND SAILING RULES.
Preliminary-Risk Of Collision.
Risk of collision can, when circum-
stances permit be ascertained by careful
watching the compass bearing Of an APP
preaching vessel. If the bearing does
not appreciably change such risk should
be deemed to exist.
Sec. g. When two sailing vessels are
approaching one another so as to involve
out of the way Of the other, as follows,
namely,
(a) A vessel which is running free
shall keep out of the way Of a vessel
Cb) A vessel which is close-hauled on
the port tack shall keep out of the way
of a vessel which is close-hauled on the
starboard tack.
(c) When both are running free, with
the wind on different sides. the vessel
which has the wind on the port side
shall keep out Of the way of the other:
the wind on the same side the vessel
which is to the windward shall keep out
of the way Of the vessel which Is to the
(e) A vessel which has the wind aft
shall keep out of the way of the other
Sec. 7. Rule 1-when steam vessels
are approaching each other head and
head, that is end on, or nearly so, 1t shall
be the duty Of each to pass on the port
side of the other. and either vessel shall
give as a signal Of her intention one short
and distinct blast of her whistle which
the other vessel shall answer promptly by
a similar blast of her whistle, and there
upon such vessels shall pass on the port
side of each other, but If the course Of
such vessels are so far on the starboard
of each other as not to be. considered
as needing head and head either vessel
shall Immediately give two short and
distinct blasts of her whistle. which the
other vessel shall answer promptly by
two similar blasts of her whistle. and