Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

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: be In force from and after the frs
day Of May. 1916.
: Approved March Is, 1916.
CHAPTER BIS. r. No. 24s,
AN ACT to amend Section 464 of tn
, General Statutes OF Minnesota TO
) 1913. relating to places for holdini
| election.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of th'
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That Section 404 of ths
General Statutes of Minnesota for 1913
be amended SO as to read a follows:
404. The Council of every munich
Ipaiity shall by ordinance or resolu.
ton, and any town may by vote. desig.
nate the place of holding the election
In each district; otherwise the cleo.
ton shall be held as near as may be
at the place where the preceding cleo
ton was held, subject TO change be-
fore the opening OF the polls an provid-
ed by law: provided that In villages
and In cities Of the fourth class. now
or hereafter having two or more pre-
cincts the council of such municipality
may by ordinance or resolution provide
for the holding of all elections in such
village or city In some building CEN
trally located therein and the voters OF
said village or city may vote at such
place 30 designated irrespective oil
whether the voting place Is actually
located In their precinct or not; al
such place so designated there shall be
provided separate statutory voting
facilities for each precinct, and the
voting shall otherwise be conducted In
the same manner rs though the voting
places were located in the respective
precincts.
Approved March 10. 1915.
CHAPTER 52--S, r. No. 90,
AN ACT to repeal Chapter two hun
dred fifty -four (254) of the General
Laws OF Minnesota for 1911, entitled
An Act providing for the laying out
ana construction of highways out
side OF cities and villages and for the
substantial Improvement Of the same
and for the payment for the same by
the state and county and by the as =
sessment OF benefited lands"
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Minnesota:
Section J. That Chapter 254, Gen
eral Laws OF Minnesota for 1911, en-.
titled, An Act providing for the lay
| Ing out and construction OF highways
outside Of cities and villages and for
the substantial Improvement of the
same and for the payment for the va me
by the state and county and by the as
sessment of benefited lands" be and
the same is hereby repealed; provided
however, that said act shall continue
and remain In full force and effect
with respect to all State Rural High
ways heretofore constructed thereun-
der, or in process OF construction
hereunder and In all proceedings now
pending Hereunder where the petition
for any such Rural State Highway has
been filed with the County Auditor, and
the first hearing thereon has been held
by the County Board or Judge OF the
ihstriet Court as in said act provided.
Approved March 20, 1915.
CHAPTER 63-~s. r. No. 30.
AN ACT entitled AN Act Authorizing
any City now or hereafter having a
population OF over fifty thousand in
habitants TO issue and sell bonds au-
thorized by Its charter. at a rate of
interest In excess OF that limited by
such charter"
BE II enacted by the legislature OF the
state of Minnesota:
Section |. Any city Of this state now
or hereafter having a population of
over fifty thousand inhabitants, and
authorized by the terms OF It's charter
TO ISSUE and sell the bonds OF such city
Tor any purpose, at a rate OF interest
limited to less than Ave per cent per
annum. la hereby authorized and en-
powered, Notwithstanding any such
charter limitations, to issue and sell, to
the amount and In the manner and for
the purposes provided for In and by
Its charter any city bonds authorized
by the terms OF it's charter. bearing n
rate OF interest In excess Of that limited
ny Its charter. but not however. ex-
ceeding q rate of Ave per cent per
annum, payable annually or seml-an-
nually. Provided that the provisions
OF this act shall not apply TO any act
of the legislature heretofore passed au-
thorizing the issue and sale of bonds
In which the rate OF interest Is fixed
by the act
Sec. 2, This act shall also apply to
cities existing under charter framed
pursuant to Section Sc. Article 4 of the
Constitution.
See. s. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage
Approved March 20, 1915.
CHAPTER SIS. r. No, "a,
AN ACT legaltEing and validating con-
veyances and leases OF real estate or
either OF Them made by the Univer-
atty OF Minnesota, n corporation, as
vendor or lessor, by authority or tho
Board OF Regents Of said University
OF Minnesota, and confirming and
approving such conveyances and
leases, or either or any of them;
Be II enacted by the Legislature OF
the State OF Minnesota:
That any and all conveyancss of real
estate or leases of real estate hereto
fore made by the University OF Min
nesota, n corporation, organized by au~
thority OF the Legislature Of the state
OF Minnesota. and which said convey
ances and leases. or either OF them.
have been duly approved by the Board
OF Regents OF said University of Min,
nesota, be and the same are hereby
approved, ratified and confirmed, and
such convey anees or leases. or either
or any of them. arc hereby lexalized
and validated.
Approved March 30, 1918.
CHAPTER SIS. r. No. 47s
AN ACT to authorize counties to con-
struct railway tracks connecting
county buildings with railroads run
ming near such buildings,
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of
the State OF Minnesota:
Section |. In all cases where county
buildings, or buildings In which q coun-
~ is interested with other counties.
are situated upon land adjacent to or
near a railway track. such county, to-
wit The county In which such build
mss are located, may pay from the
general revenue fund thereof, or from