St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

shall visit state and county omcials with
out previous warning, and examine their
DOCKS. accounts and v~oucherss ascertain
ments. verify and inspect the moneys. as
sets, and securities held by them on pub.
lie account, n discover the amount and
CHARACTER Of any commission. percentaEe
exacted by them. Should any such Off
Ger refuse to obey q lawful direction
Of the examiner, the attorney general
eempl,aPn 1egR Essrew tahs r nst'e eaam aa snf shai1
report any failure Of duty on the part
of such officers to the governor, who
may suspend the delinquent from the
examination can be, had, or security OBJ
tanned for the public funds.
1858. Financial Officers Of st. Paul
All the powers and duties conferred and
1889 shall be exercised and performed
by him In respect to the comptroller,
treasurer. and other revenue and f1nan-
e fha;, officers Of the ee, city Of rs St, a paul' sh an q
pay to the state treasurer six lila TOT
each day of service SO rendered, mo- ex-
ceeding. six hundred dollars in n one
in thirty days after the reauisition by the
treasurer therefor. -
1884. Gross Earnings Tax.-1n like
manner and with like powers, the exam.
all railroad and other corporations and
companies which are required by law to
pay taxes to the state upon a gross
account and all other records and papers
gross receipts upon which, under the
l ang t TsDart sh 70 'aba be Stats Raia t tn tn's state tss
amount of UGH receipts for each calen-
dar year; and he shall from time to
time make like report Of amounts so as
Ali evasions and violations Of iaw in
respect to such gross earnings which the
examiner may discover shall be reported
by him to the governor forthwith;
all matters relating to his official duties.
ers possessed by courts Of law to Issue
subpoenas and cause them to be served
cials, n their respective deputies and
employees, all officers, directors, and en-
MES required by law to pay taxes to the
state upon a gross earnings basis, and all
persons having. dealings with or knowl-
edge of the affairs or methods Of such
s son a Facilities ifat for = such s;hh's examinations,
make such returns and reports to the
examiner as he may. require: attend and
answer under oath his lawful Inquiries,
pIOuuC6 dAu SAlllOII u OoOASs az
counts, documents and property as he
may desire to inspect. and in all things
aid him in the performance ct his duties.
1856: Refusal. Obstruction. Etc
to obey any lawful direction Of the. ex-
aminer. or Of his deputy, or of any of his
assistants; withhold any information:
for S1ef By rf Si% fo Pa {Sa p Sn Ssns1 Of 5a' e4Eam ea1aso
ton: wilfully obstruct or mislead him
in the execution Of his duties; or swear
falsely concerning any matter stated I'M
minimum penalty. whereof shall Be q fine
Of one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment
in the state prison for n year.
ox a15s7; DEP Deputy tyyna and Ass AsSis af h1eas1re
remove, a deputy examiner. four assist
ant public examiners, q first and Sec
ond assistant corporation examiner, an
az may be necessary and for whose com
pensation provision is made by law. Such
deputy and assistants shall each give
bond to the state in the sum of $4,000:
the examiner said deputy examiner shall
perform all the duties Of the office. The
duties Of the several assistants and other
employees Sraso shall be- be such UGH az az t the ex mnn Se
assigned to perform any special duty i'm
posed by this chapter upon the examiner
or his deputy. In such case the assistant
may e nece1ssr all to the tb pow psoge Of d hls priRs
SAoo S@S fHOFoH
'15ss. Biennial Reports.-rhe exam
iner shall report to the governor bi-
Ing abstracts Of the statistics and coaadi-
ton Of the various offices, institutions
and corporations to which his duties re-
late. and making such recommendations
be printed and included in the vol
ume Of executive documents.
1859. Salaries and Expenses.--The
salary Of the public examiner shall be
compensation for his services. The SAL
AIRY of the deputy examiner and first
assistant corporation examiner shall be
$500 per year each. Tbs salaries r, o., Of
$500 per year each. The salaries Of one
assistant public examiner and of the
second assistant corporation examiner
shall be S1,s0o per year each; and of the
executive clerk ST. O per year. The sal
aries of the several other employees sub
ject to appointment by the public ex-
arniner shall be such sums as the ex-
aminer shall prescribe. and together with
deputy and assistants and other m
ployes, necessarily incurred in the dis
charge of their duties and in the adj
ministration Of the office, shall be paid
out Of the contingent f.nd provided for
penses shall not exceed the aggregate
sums appropriated and allowed therefor
1880. There is hereby annually ap-
treasury not otherwise appropriated, a
sun sufficient for the payment of the
salaries of the persons so appointed"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after July 81, 1908.
Approved April %, 1909.
CHAPTER 45o-H. F. NO.. 17s.
AN ACT to amend section 1899 of the Re-