The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-04-30

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CHAPTER 4ss-H. F. NO. a.
AN ACT creating park districts I'M IN c't ten
having g4pSa1tG}n OF enf and for
board Of park commissioners, confer
ring power and authority upon sucn
board and district. and na, pr9v1dlne rules
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. (Proceedure) ANY n.y.. in Moor
city IN the Of less than
Thousand (iO;000) inhabitants may by a
two-thirds vote Of it's council by yeas
and nays at regular meeting tner go.
Sec. 2. Park Districts, How Created:
Any city desiring to take advantage OF
this act shall do so by the ordinance ex-
pressing it's intent and desire so to do,
whereupon the territory embraced IN
such city shall be deemed and it Is there
by declared to be park district OF 'ne
State of Minnesota
But before such resolution Or: ordi-
nance shall take effect the same shall be
submitted to the electors OF SUCH CITY at
proved by a majority of those voting
thereon.
The ballots may be substantially as
follows. to wit:
For the creation of park district to
be known as Park District Of the State
of Minnesota and creating board OF
park commissioners. and providing tor
the government thereof:
or against the creation Of park dis
trict to be known as Park District Of
the State of Minnesota and creating a
board Of park commissioners, and pro-
Sec. 8. How Designated, Power Of
Each park district so created shall be
known as Park District Of the City OF
and perpetual succession, with power to
sue and be sued, contract and be con-
tracted with acquire by purchase. gift.
devise or otherwise and nd, hold own pos
property in trust for the purpose of
parks, boulevards and ways, and to ex-
ercise all the powers hereinafter desig-
mated or which may hereafter be con-
Sec !: ELECTION of Commissioners,
Filling Vacancies. 1.-The powers Of such
park district shall be exercised by q
of five members who shall hold Office for
the period Of five years from and after
the date OF their election and qualifca-
bers Of the. first board. who shall hold
Office as follows:
One member until one year from the
two years from the last mentioned date
one member until three years from the
last mentioned date, and one member
until four years from the last mentioned
The members Of the park commission
ers shall qualify by taking and filing
with the clerk or recorder Of the city the
oath prescribed by law.
The city treasurer shall be ex-off1cio
treasurer Of the park district, he shall
take the oath prescribed by law and
shall furnish such bond as may be re-
Quired by the commission.
The members Of the commission shall
be elected by qualified electors of the
park district at the annual city election
election, and shall within twenty days
after said election organize by the selec-
ton OF president, vice president and
secretary.
The first board may be elected at q
regular annual city election or at a spe-
cial election called for that purpose by
the city council.
ceive no compensation for their services
as such and shall have the qualifications
OF electors of such district.
They shall not be interested in any
contract entered into by said commits
sion.
Vacancies on such board shall be filled
by the board until the next regular cleo
lIOl VI 1llcIlDcIS VI LIC UOdTus WITCH SUCH
vacancies shall be filed by election.
Removal Of residence from the park
district by any, member of the commits
sion shall create vacancy.
Sec s. Powers of Commission.-The
park commission shall have power:
1. To acquire by purchase, gift, de-
wise, condemnation or otherwise, land
within its territorial limits. or within
two miles therefrom. for parks. boule-
wards and ways. and shall have sole and
exclusive authority to maintain. govern
erect and improve the same.
2: To lay out. open. grade. curb. pave
and otherwise improve any path. way
or street, in. through. or around said
parks and to construct, erect, build
maintain. manage. govern and erect any
and all buildings, pavilions, play and
pleasure grounds or fields and such
other improvements Of a like character
as may be deemed necessary.
8. To pass all ordinances necessary.
requisite and needful for the regulation
and government thereof and to make.
change and enforce any order with ref
erence thereto.
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