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

! eral road and bridge fund of said Grow
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
| Approved March 8. 1903.
| CHAPTER 42-S. F. NO. 17s.
AN ACT to amend the Revised Laws OF
| tain fraternal societies to acquire, hold
or dispose of property.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
Section l. That the Revised Laws 1905.
section 1929 be and the same hereby is
amended so as to read as follows:
any o oad Feow a amy ur
nate lodge of the Ancient Order of Unit
\ ed Workmen, any subordinate lodge OF
free and Accepted Masons, Grand Chap
| mandery of knights Templars, any lodge
OF Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons of the Southern jurisdiction, any
| any state or county board Of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians any subordinate
lodge of the scandinavian Aid and Eel
branch lodge ays'e Of the T. |: KatolicSa sioven-
ska Jednota Spojenych Statoch Sew
ernej Ameriky. and any subordinate lodge
after organized, Installed under the au-
thority Of the grand bodies OF such orders
respectively, or of any other supreme
DOuy dutEOr1ZeQ TO 1nStlIut6 Sucn SuUUToi-
nate bodies, and any. post Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, may become in
corporated in the manner hereafter speci-
ned; and any body or ORGANIZATION mere re-
under any general or special law OF
the State of Minnesota, or which shall
hereafter become incorporated under
the laws Of the State of Minnesota,
| shall have the power to acquire or re-
ceive In its corporate name by purchase,
gift. grant or bequest any property, real,
personal or mixed and the same to hold.
transfer. sell, mortgage, convey, loan.
let or otherwise use, but not contrary to
the laws or usages Of the society or or
Sec. = This IS as act snail take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, 1909.
CHAPTER 43-S. F. NO. 229.
AN ACT entitled "An act empowering
cities however organized having a pop
ulation Of 10000 or less. to construct
municipal water works, or light plants,
condemnation water works or light
plants already in existence, and to ex,
tend, enlarge, or improve the same, and
to issue bonds for any or all of such
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section L. 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
fifths OF the legal voters, voting thereat,
so determine, each city in the State OF
Minnesota, having ten thousand tnhab-
itants or less, whether organized or ex-
listing under special or general law, or
chapter three hundred fifty-one (351) of
the general Laws Of Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred and ninety nine
snS as is nereI ~ ali
to Issue bonds conferred upon 1t by It's
city charter, or by virtue of any general
or special law, and in addition to al other
bonds that it is by law authorized to is
sue, to issue it's bonds in the aggregate
amount hereafter mentioned to be deter
mined as hereinafter set forth. and to dis
and to use the proceeds thereof for the
purpose of constructing, extending, en-
larging, improving or purchasing munlc-
or ali thereof. but in each case the said
city may either acquire such existing
water works system or electric light plant
its fair value, and on such terms as may
be agreed on between said city and 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 event
Of condemnation, shall be that prescribed
by chapter Al. Revised Laws of 1905, or
that prescribed by such .city's charter,
and the purchase price OF said plant or
system as SO fixed by agreement or con-
domination may be paid out of the pro,
to be issued, and the balance Of the pro-
ceeds, If any, may be used for the ex-
tension enlargement or Improvement of
Sec. q Whenever the city council of
any such city, at a regular called meet
ing thereof, determine by, resolution. duly
adopted by three-fourths majority vote
the minutes of the proceedings, that It is
necessary. either to acquire by purchase
or condemnation, water works or lgnt
o.. lao Ixy fr AxyfC nY~
extend, enlarge, or improve a municipal
water or light plant, or either or all
thereof as the case may be, and that the
able therefor, are not sufficient for such
purpose, and that 1T is necessary to issue
the bonds of such city in an amount to
be determined by such city COUNCIL aS In such
gate seven 90 per cent of the assessed
Valuation of the taxable property of such
city according to the last preceding as
sessment thereof, such city council may
cause the proposition of issuing such
bonds. in such an amount; to be sub
mitted to the electors of such city at any
therein. Such resolution shall fix the
time of said voting. If the same be sub
mitted at special election, which shall
date OF the adoption of said resolution,
and said special election shall be con.
Quoted as provided by law for general
elections The notice OF such eleStlG itt az
"
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. 8. In voting upon such proposition
nave 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 cross mark thus
(x) in one Of the two spaces left for the
purpose, upon the margin of the ballot
used as provided in section twenty-eight
(2s), chapter four %. General Laws of
Minnesota for 1893. The elector desiring
make a cross mark thus (x) in the place
left opposite the word yes and the
elector desiring to vote against the is
suing of bonds shall make cross mark
word mo" and no ballot shall be count
ed on said proposition except those
having said cross mark (x) opposite one
"a only of said words Yes mo" The
voting shall be conducted in the same
manner as provided by, law for the cleo
returned and canvassed in the same
manner, as provided by law for the cleo
ton of city officers, and II upon such
canvass 1t appears that a three-ffths
proposition shall be in favor Of issuing
bonds the same may thereafter be issued
in accordance with the provisions Of this
act, but not otherwise.
Sec, 4. Whenever the electors Of any
such city at any such election shall de-
clare in favor of issuing the bonds of
such city hereunder, such city, and the
city council thereof, is hereby authorized
and empowered by an affirmative vote
of three-fourths of the members Of such
city council, to issue the bonds Of said
city, in an amount to be determined by
said city council. not exceeding in the