The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 567-H. F. No. 12O.

1unOTed SlXty-n1ne (40S) OF Tue 0CAc43A x
of Minnesota for 1909, as amended by Sec
Eighty-four (ssi, Of the General Laws Of
the n9r Of drainaee M
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the o'a'e
Of Minnesota
Section l. That Section seventeen lIl OF
chapter two hundred thirty 230l OF the Gen,
eral Laws OF Minnesota for l9oo as a hedned
sixty-nine 4e9) Of the General Laws of Min
nesota for 1863, as amended by section thir-
@ of of for
1911 be and the same hereby are amended SO
that the same shall read as follows:
Section II. 1t shall be the duty OF the
engineer, on being notified by the contractor
that his job is completed, to inspect the same,
contract, plans and specifications, he shall
report that fact to the county board ana give
to the contractor certificate stating mat sa1d
of construction, are completed according to
the contract, plans and specifications, as set
forth in the report of said engineer;
PROVIDED, That when the work for which
than one county, proportionate certlncates
shall be issued to each county; Wnereupon. II
approved by the county board OF the county
or counties, the case may be, and upon
the presentation and surrender of said certl-
hcate with such approval endorsed thereon
the .aa of the dsaw nr
the county treasurer of his county for the
proportionate amount found to be due from
such preliminary certificate, as herein pro,
vided: and that said warrant shall be paid
out Of the general ditch fund to be provided
by the county board hereinafter specified
Said warrant shall become due and payable
out Of said fund at once, and If there shall
be no cash in said fund to pay said warrant
urer shall endorse said warrant mot paid for
want of funds and date and sign such en-
dorsement and the amount of said warrant
shall draw interest at the rate Of six 60 per
cent per annum until called in by the treas
urer or auditor Of said county and paid
At any time during the progress of the
preliminary certificates for work done and
approved for material or supplies fur
nished and delivered along the line of said
ing to the contract therefor and to be used
for the construction or installment OF tile or
other enclosed drains or for bridges or cul-
verts along the line of and as a part of the
said proposed ditch system; which preliminary
certificate shall contain the station number
or numbers Of the work covered by such Ger ;a
certified, and the total value thereof accord
ing to the contract Of construction or IN case
the same is for material furnished then an an
Certificate t'tihcs shall further show the per
material to be paid by the county or counties
and II the proportion has been fixed by the
district court, such certificate shall further
be paid by the respective counties. Said GER
tiicate shall be executed In duplicate by the
said engineer: or in such number as may be
plicate'' shall be delivered to the contractor
as there are counties affected. and such en-
County auditor of each county affected pro-
vided that except as hereafter provided no
engineer in drainage proceedings shall BY
Tor payment and no county auditor shall
cause to be paid sum exceeding seventy,
1S fave per or fse Gsff done OF s and sp
proved or exceeding fifty per cent f50Gh)
Of the total value Of material or supplies fur
gshed as such value
Except that in case the total estimated cost
Of construction of any drainage ditch shall
exceed the sum Of 100000 and the ex-
t509a) or more completed, and the contract
OF construction shall not be in default the
engineer may after the said is sc.
tfcate and recommend for payment and
the County Auditor shall cause to be paid
Eighty-five per cent ts59O of the total value
of such work done and approved.
Thereupon the said county auditor shall
forthwith issue his warrant for such amount
TO- be so BY by such county sa
full completion Of contract Of construction.
In case where the total estimated e., cost Of
eeT cent 'Ae e eS Of 81 e total @ Of
IS Complete as and Whepe the is not
in default. the engineer may issue a fur
ther PRELIMINARY creae setting forth the
heretofore certified complete by the en-
gineer the total amount Of warrants issued
such on for such Sn
the county counties involved. from prelim-
mary estimates heretofore made. and the
$.l do ANfny va inn
heretofore finished and certified by engineer
and the proportion of the cost OF construction
be pad By t the sst ee9f
cate shall be executed, delivered and filed
by the engineer as other preliminary Ger
presentation thereof to the county auditor,
such auditor shall thereupon forthwith issue
to the contractors presenting the same his
warrants for such county's proportionate share
of 1871 of the balance Of such sums retained
by the county counties involved from
forth in such further preliminary certificates
provided for in this paragraph. provided that.
in Of ditch proceedings wherein the
contract Of construction has been entered into
prior to the passage Of this act. before the
issuing and delivering Of the said warrant
to such contractors there shall oe ne filed with
bond. such assent to provide that such pay
cate shall not in any manner effect or reduce
the liability of such surety upon such con-
tractors bond.
The provisions Of this Section shall apply
hereafter instituted under any. law Of this
State. except State and Township bitches.
Provided, that no certificate or certificates
material shall be furnished or delivered by
the engineer unless the said certificate GER
tifcates shall be accompanied by the eng-
neer's written certificate that no loss will
result from such partial payment Provided
further, that the county or counties paying
q preliminary estimate Of the engineer on MAJ
terial furnished OF delivered shall have a lien
payments made thereon by such county or
counties.
Provided. that the said certificate or certifl-
Gates OF the engineer in the matter of any
other estimate certificate required under
any Of the drainage laws of this state to
be made by him.. shall not constitute prima
contents thereof. or Of the completion Of any
or otherwise, or of the fulhllment Of the
said certicate y is ea approved by RESOLUTION Of
the county beard. : 49,. l.
It shall also be the duty of the engineer
to inspect the laying Of tile, excavation and
time. as provided for in the Specifications and
provisions In his report and as provided for
in the contract for construction and every
thirty days during the tSe Of the work
the judge Of the district court as the case
may be-, as to all work completed since the
last prior report: and his services for max
rate and in the same way as his services in
making his original survey and report. > =
Approved April %, 1913. +, E;,
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