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

than par and accrued interest from
! date of issue.
n Sec. 2 The county board OF any
county in this state that shall have is
: sued and negotiated the bonds of any
such county under the provisions OF
!, Section of this act. shall levy an
nualiy in addition to all other taxes a
! tax SUFFICIENT to pay the annual interest
due on said bonds and to pay the bond
maturing on the first of December Of
4 the following year. which taxes shall
4 be collected at the same time and In
the same manner as the general taxes
are collected, Provided that no such
bonds shall be issued unless the coun-
Ivy board OF the county issuing such
/ bonds shall pass a resolution authorize
Ing the issuance thereof under this act
within ninety days after the passage
\ and approval Of this act
! Approved April TO- 1915.
i CHAPTER 1e4-s. r. No. sas,
/ AN ACT entitled An act to provide
1 for the election and term Of County
4 Commissioners in all counties in the
state OF Minnesota. now or hereafter
having population OF over two hun
/ dred thousand, and not over three
1 hundred thousand inhabitants. and to
! repeal all inconsistent acts"
Be II enacted by the Legislature OF the
! State of Minnesota;
4 Section i. That In all counties lin the
/ State of Minnesota now or hereafter
having population of over two hun
ldred thousand and not over three hun
dred thousand population. the County
| commissioners to which any such
county Is entitled by law shall be elect
\ ed at the general election for county
ofsicers to be held In the year A.. d.
1913, and each four years thereafter.
and their terms OF Office shall be for
four years, and until their successors
are elected and qualified
/ Sec. 2. The terms OF ONCE of all
county commissioners now IN Office In
any county embraced in section one of
this act shall continue until their sue
lcessors are elected at the general cleo
ton In the year 1915. and until such
successors qualify as provided by law,
Sec. g. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. I. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its pas
sage.
i Approved April 10, 1915.
4 CHAPTER Io5-S. r. No, 10.
/ AN ACT defining as larceny certain
i acts OF contractors and sub-con-
tractors on improvements to real
/ estate. ..,. @
Be II enacted by the Legislature OF the
i Safe of Minnesota:
Section /. That any contractor or
sub contractor on any Improvement ia
real estate within the meaning OF Sec
ton 1920. General Statutes 1918, who.
with intent to defraud, shall use the
4 proceeds OF any payment made TO him
on account of such Improvement by the
owner OF such real estate or person
having any Improvement made, for any
Mt hn, Nn t,A fNy
labor, skill. material and machinery
contributed to such Improvement.
while any such labor performed. or
skill, material or machinery furnished
! for such Improvement at the time OF
such payment remains unpaid for,
shall be guilty of larceny OF the pro-
ceeds of such payment so used.
Approved April 10, 1915.
CHAPTER 1905. r. No. ile
AN ACT to amend Section 1872, Re.
u vised Laws 1906 as amended by Sec
ton 2, Chapter All, Laws 1907, and
| Section 1874. Revised Laws 1906 as
4 amended by Section 4. Chapter All
/ Laws 1907, relating TO mutual hail
and cyclone insurance companies.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Minnesota:
/ Section 1. That Section 1872, Revised
Laws 1905, as amended by Section 2
Chapter AL. Laws 1907. be amended Sc
as to read as follows
No such company shall insure any
other property than country churches
and school houses, farm dwellings
barns an other buildings, and hay
grain and other farm products therein
or stored or growing on the premises
bedding, wearing apparel, printed
books pictures and frames, household
/ furniture, family stores and provisions
while therein or in the cellar beneath.
! farm implements. vehicles and ma
chfnery on or off the premises. thresh-
ling machines or live stock thereon or
running at large. No company, In its
hail department. shall insure more
than 1900 acres in any one township;
l there shall be at least one-haif mile
between each risk assumed by such
company, except that risks may be
assumed which cover the growing
crops upon not more than 800 acres
OF contiguous or Immediately adjacent
| lands. No such company shall incur.
| lay out or expend, In any one calendar
year, as and for the expenses OF con-
Quoting such business, more than It's
application or survey fees and forty
(4o) per cent OF its total premiums or
assessments actually collected. But no
company shall be required to limit its
annual expenses TO less than one thou
sand dollars 81 ,600).
| Sec. 2. That section 1874 revised
laws 1905. as amended by Section 4.
Chapter All, Laws 1907, be amended so
as to read as follows:
Every such company shall create and
maintain a guaranty surplus fund and
shall annually set aside and credit
| thereto. on the day its annual assess
ment falls due, all the income Of the
| preceding year in excess Of the amount
required for the payment OF It's losses
and it's legal expenses. Whenever such
fund has to It's credit $I20. 900, the
directors shall by resolution declare n
dividend to its members OF $4,000
thereof The remaining 100000 shall
be invested according to law. Pro-
vided however. that any company or
ganized exclusively TO write insurance
against loss or damage by cyclone,
tornado and windstorm, or any one or
more OF them. upon the mutual plan,
which has heretofore In accordance
with law or otherwise esta blished and
maintained such guaranty surplus
fund, may hereafter use the same for
the payment OF its losses and expenses
in the same manner as any other funds
purpose and that such company need
not hereafter create or maintain such
guaranty surplus fund.
Approved April TO- 1915.
CHAPTER los. r. No 115.
AN ACT to amend Section 10. Cha pter
All. Laws 1909. as amended by Sec
ton 3 Cha pier 80. Laws 1913. relat-
ing to township mutual insurance
companies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of