The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-30

sna ss,' psT q such e,ty g Issue . md NJ
of aoasr ssia Ety. soiaf the ane
pose Of improving land for public parks
and pathways and for tmproying lakes
Mtna mn the city and s. addition there @
q. sad City, for the purpose ef aequirinG
laad fos public Rasks and naE;kxEays yx
tion one W Of this act, or any portion
thereof, may be issued and sold by: any
such city. notwithstanding any limtta-
city or in any law Of this state. pres
scri6ing or fixing any limit upon the
bonded Indebtedness OF such city. but the.
sa at a aaa credit Sd ef any or sqSs fSe paS sy
ment of any bonds issued under this act
and for the current interest thereon. and
the common council Of such city shall
such city sufficient amount to provide
tor the payment Of such interest and for
the accumulation OF q sinking fund for
the the reaemption OF such bonds at their
Sec. g. No bonds shall be issued by
any such city for the purposes herein
than thirty years. or bearing a higher
rate Of interest than 3 per cent per an
nun. mum: but the the place OF payment ct the M
denonsinations d @ in S which ssG, the same N shall
be issued shall be such as may be de-
term1ned upon by the common council.
and may BE- IN the form Of eoupGn ponds
such bonds shall be signed by the mayor.
attested by the city clerk and counter
signed by, the city controller, of such
such city, except that the signatures to
the coupons attached to such bonds. IL
any, may be lithographed thereon: and
than their par value and accrued In
spenslbs n b1aaer GREY sS tn' <0e''
seo ct1 Tss sSt ha1 shall not aRp rue to
Sec. s. All acts and parts. Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed:
Approved April II. 1909.
CHAPTER 2o7-s. F. NO. 5o8
AN ACT amending chapter 40 OF the
General Laws OF Minnesota tor the
age commission. It's powers and duties.
BE +at it enacted e ssi by the Legislature OF the
General Laws Ai Of M.nnepoea Gnsss for for 1867 be- BE-
and the same hereby is amended by add
ing thereto section to be numbered 36.
g. f %he eeaa staes
mission In addition to its other powers
heretnbefore enumerated shall have the
power, whenever the same will be Of
mote the public health ana welfare.
First; TO clean out, repair. extend or
otherwise improve any state ditch here
determine and decide whether or not any
other public ditch shalt empty therein:
and If allowed so to do. to determine and
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state ditch.
Second. To make surveys of rivers.
creeks. or streams. within this state for
deepen, straighten., change the course Of,
river. creek or stream in this state
or shall hereafter overflow by reason Of
the water or sediment from any public
drainage ditch or bitches emptying there
m or 6y casne OF to
abutting or adjacent lands.
Provided, that the said state drainage
commission shall as condition precedent
ments or to the exercise by said commits
sion Of any of the powers conferred by
this M SECTION, require that any posstiS%n t%aro OF
by shall be paid by the town or county
or by. the person or persons benefited
or liable to be benefited by such Inn
sions Of this section is Hereby authorized
to enter into any necessary contract With
any such town, county. person or persons:
also have the power to acquire title to
any private property necessary for any OF
its authorized purposes, by purchase or
by the exercise of the right Of eminent
domain, and in such last-mentioned case
the said commission may request the at
torney general Of this state to take pro:
ceedings for that purpose, and It shall
thereupon be the duty Of the attorney
9bs Of this state to sS to
property In the manner and according
to the provisions Of chapter Al of the
Revised Laws Of 1905 and acts amenda--
tory snyhafn aaa ned
use Of the said lands for the purposes
aforesaid or either Of them or other
wise by the state drainage commission IN
the furtherance Of its lawful projects is
Said commission shall also have the
power to let contracts for all such work
and to change the plans thereof when
necessary. and to supervise. control and
accept the same when complete and to
cause the same and all preliminary ex-
pense in connection Herewith to be paid
for out Of any funds appropriated to the
use Of the said state drainage commits
sion.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April II. 1909.
CHAPTER 20s-s. =. NO. 61e.
AN ACT to amend section Of chapter
164 Of the General Laws Of the State
s 5 he 12s the rspf
roads and bridges in counties having
one hundred and fifty thousand
u5o.ooo) Inhabitants or over:
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