Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30

, eral road and bridge fund Of said Grow
Sec. :: This act shall take effect and
Approved March 5, 1909.
CHAPTER As. F. NO, ITS.
AN ACT to amend the Revised Laws of
1908, section 1929, and to authorize Ger,
tain fraternal societies to acquire, old
or dispose of property. +,o
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section l: That the Revised Laws l9oo,
section 1929 be and the same hereby is
am ns1Sa SO Q as to read as f loaps or en-
campment Of Odd Fellows, any su9ordl-
nate lodge Of the Ancient Order OF mt IT.
ed ed Workmen. any subordinate l9dgge OF
ter of Royal Arch Masons, or Com
mandery of knights Templars, any lodge
Of Ancient and Accepted scottish Rlte
subordinate lodge Of Knights Of Pyth!as.
any state or county board of the Ancient
Order of Hibevnians, any subordinatc
1o%ship of Sc sosis sSandi any aub h,S na1 fe or
branch lodge of the 1. katolicka sloyen-
ska Jednota v spojcnych, statoch sey-
ernej Amteriky,, and any subordlnaee io ars
after organized, installed under the au-
thority of the grand bodies Of such orders
respectively, or OF any other sup P T
Uody oull1OI1LCu u .iIlSlAIhtO oASH
nate bodies, and any, post OF the Gra in
Army CT the Republic, may become IN
corporated in the manner hereafter specl-
inbefore named Heretofore incorporated
under any general or special law Of
the State of Minnesota, or which shall
t hesed 1ass o. 5ec f6e state ineorP of Minne enass
shall have the power to acquire or re-
ceive in it's corporate name by purchase
gift, grant or bequest any property h rehi'
transfer, sell, mortgage, convey, loan,
let or otherwise use, but not contrary to
the laws or usages Of the society or Or
Sec. >. This act Shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 8, 1909.
cHAPTER 4s.s: F; NO; 229;
cities however organized having a pop
ulation of 10000 or less, to construct
municipal water works. or lght piahts,
or both, or to acquire by purchase or
condemnation water works or lght
plants already in existence, and to ex,
tend, enlarge, or improve the same. and
to issue bonds for any or all OF sucn
purposes"
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section.1. Whenever at any general or
| special election, held in any city in the
class hereinafter mentioned, the electors
thereof by an affirmative vote OF three
ffths Of the legal voters o ~ VOTING tn s dafrea 81
Minnesota, having ten thousand lnhaD-
itants or less, whether organized or ex-
lsting under special or general law, or
chapter three hundred hfty-one (35D OF
the general Laws Of Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred and n1nety-nlne
Gs99), as amended, is hereby authorized
and empowered, in addition to all powers
city Charter, or by virtue Of any general
or special law, and IN addltlon TO- az o. o,n isr
sue, to issue it's bonds in the aggregate
amount hereafter mentioned to be deter
mined as hereinafter set forth, n TO d1s-
| pose Of the same as hereinafter PROVIDED,
and to use the proceeds thereof Tor the
purpose of constructing, extending, en-
larging, improving Or purchasing munlc-
ipaI water works or light plants or either
or all thereof. but in each case the SAID
city may either acquire such existing
water works system or electric llght plaht
by purchase at such price not exceeulag
be agreed on between said city ana the
owner thereof, or if such arrangement as
to price and terms cannot be arrived at
may acquire such system by condemna-
ton thereof The procedure IN the EVEN
of condemnation, shall be that PRESCRIBED
by chapter Il, Revised Laws of l9oo, or
and the purchase price of said plant or
system as so liked by agreement Or con-
domination may be paid out OF the pro,
to be issued, n the balance of the pro
tension, enlargement or improvement of
SUCH plant or plants SO So ae cqtm ed,,nci, Of
ing thereof, determine by resolution, duly
adopted, by a three-fourth majority vote
the minutes Of the proceedings that 1t IS
necessary either to acquire by purchase
or condemnation, water works or llght
water or light plant, or either or all
thereof, as the case may be, and that the
funds in the treasury OF SAG cry ~ a yah
purpose, and that it is necessary TO issue
the bonds of such city in an amount TO
be determined by such city council In such
resolution, not exceeding in the aggre,
gate seven 90 per cent of the assessed
Valuation of the taxable property Of such
city according to the last preceding as
cause the proposition of issuing such
bonds. in such an amount. to be sub
mitted to the electors of such city at any
general or special sIo' Hlff11on sh 20 3 ax A the
time of said voting, if the same be sub
mitted at a special election, which shall
be not less than ten dW days after the
and said special election shall be con-
Quoted as provided by law for general
elections. The notice of such election at
winch SdlC DIOpOollloll Is ~ ~
whether general or special, shall contain
a statement, of the total amount of the
principal of said bonds, and the purpose
to which it is proposed to put the same.
Sec. 3. In voting upon such propos1tion
those in favor of issue of bonds. shall
have written or printed, or partly writ
ten and partly printed on the ballots
used. the words tissue of Bonds Yes
mo" and each %elector voting On such
proposition shall make a cross mark thus
...-...-a ~o- fh1 ronroin Nf tho h Q110f
used as provided in section twenty-eight
(2s). chapter four a.. General Laws OF
Minnesota for 1898. The elector desiring
to vote in favor ,,79r Of hiss 1svul 1H %, po4 fhs n sha,l
left opposite the word Yes and the
elector desiring to vote against the is
suing Of bonds shall make O. cross mark
thus G) in the place so left opposite the
word NO" and no ballot shall aaneb be c fbd.e
rs \ onlv of said words YES" mo" The
voting shall be conducted in the same
manner AS provided by. law for the cleo
ton of city % o%f1c e y, an Tsea sha IL bf &c eou zame
manner. as provided by law for the cleo
ton of city officers, and If upon such
canvass it appears that a three-fifths
majority of Ill the votes cast upon said
proposition shall be In fsver Of Issuing
in accordance with the provisions Of this
act. but not otherwise.
SEQ. 4. Whenever the electors Of any
s1;ch city at any " sq ies',, e'ec{ ion S 5nniI d e.
srch city hereunder. such city. and the
CITY council thereof, is hereby authorized
and empowered by an affirmative vote
of thr~ee-fourths Of the members of such
city. in an amount to be determined by
caid civ council not exceeding in the