Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

of the Department of Commerce is
hereby authorized to sign the name OF
the commissioner of banks and to act
for him in all matters connected with
the liquidation of insolvent corpora
tons under the supervision and con-
troll of the commissioner of banks,
with the same force and effect as
though the commissioner himself had
signed or acted. Provided. that said
examiner stall have no authority to
order An assessment against the
stockholders of an insolvent state
bank or trust company under the pro-
visions of Laws 1927, Chapter 254.
Approved April 9, 1881.
CHAPTER 1855. r. No. 1910.
AN ACT to amend Chapter Al, Laws
of 1929 as amended by Senate File
No. SS7 relating to old age pensions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Section 1 of Chapter
a, Laws of 1929 be amended to read
as follows:
Section 1. Any county in this state
Is hereby authorized to establish a
system of old age pensions. Before
SO doing the proposition of the es-
tablishment of such system shall be
duly submitted to the legal voters of
the county at the next ensuing gen.
eral election to be held therein, and
II majority of the legal voters vot-
ing at such election shall vote in
favor of the establishment of such a
system then it shall be established in
said county pursuant to the conditions
of this Act. A resolution submitting
such proposition to the legal voters
of the county must be duly adopted
by the county board by a majority
vote thereof before such proposition
shall be so submitted. After having
operated under such system for one
year or more any county may aban-
don such system by majority vote
of the county board voting in favor
of such abandonment"
Sec. 2. That Section 2 of Chapter
~, Laws of 1929, as amended by Sen
ate File No. S37 be amended to read
as follows:
''Sec. ?. ANY person who shall
comply with these provisions, shall
be entitled to a pension, while con-
tinuing to reside in the county in
which such pension is granted. The
amount of such pension shall be fixed
with due regard to the conditions in
each case, as herein provided, but In
no case shall it be an amount, which,
when added to the income of the ap-
plicant, including income from prop
erty, as computed under the terms
OF this act, shall exceed a total of
one dollar per day."
Sec. 8. That subdivision % of
Section 7 of Chapter At, Laws of 1929
be amended to read as follows:
'O If the board of county COM
missioners deems it necessary, it may
require as a condition to the grant
of a pension certificate, that all or
any part of the property of an appli-
cant for a pension be transferred to
the county. Such property shall be
managed by the board of county COM
missioners, which shall pay the net
income to the person or persons en-
titled thereto. The board shall have
power to sell, lease or transfer such
property or defend and prosecute all
suits concerning it and to pay all
just claims against it and do all
other things necessary for the pro-
lection, preservation, and manage
ment of the property, provided that
the property acquired by the county
under the provisions hereof shall be
sold, leased or transferred only in
the manner provided by Section 63S,
General Statutes 1928"
Sec. f. That Section s of
Chapter AZ, Laws of 1929, as amend
ed by Senate File No. S37 be amend
ed to read as follows:
Sec. s. An applicant for a pen
sion shall file his application in writ
Ing with the county auditor Of the
county in which he resides in such
manner and form as shall be pre-
scribed by the county attorney. All
statements in the application shall be
sworn to or affirmed by the applicant,
setting forth that all facts are true
in every material point Upon the
filing of such an application, the
board of county commissioners shall
make an order fixing a time and place
for the hearing thereon, which hear
ing shall be not sooner than thirty
days after the making of such order.
The county auditor shall forthwith
upon the making of such order mail
copy of the same and of the ap-
plication to the clerk or recording Of
ficer of the city, town or village of
which the applicant Is a resident; a
mailed to the applicant"
Sec. 5. That Section 8. CHAPTER
81, Laws of 1929, as amended by
Senate File No. 1877 be amended to
read as follows:
''Sec. 9. The board of county
commissioners shall promptly make
or cause to be made such investiga-
ton as it may deem necessary. The
board of county commissioners shall
decide upon the application, and fix
the amount of the pension, if any, and
such decisions shall be final. Provid-
ed, however, that in a county having
a board of public welfare as author
lied by Chapter 81, Laws of 1929, the
board of county commissioners may
delegate to such board of public well
fare, subject to the supervision of
the board of county commissioners,
such investigation, decisions upon the
applications and fixing of the amounts
of the pensions, if any. Provided,
that in any county having a Poor
Commission authorized to administer
poor relief with all the powers of the
county board in counties having the
county system of administering such
poor relief, the said Poor Commits
sion shall make or cause to be made
by competent authority, such investi-
cations, decisions upon applications
for pension, and the fixing of the
amounts of pension, if any, to be
awarded hereunder; all subject to the
final approval of said Poor Commits
sion by resolution and order duly en-
tered in its records, before any such
pension shall be paid by the County
Auditor. In any such county where
such poor relief is administered by
and under the supervision of said
Poor Commission, it shall be the duty
of said Poor Commission, and its sec
rotary or clerk, to carry out the pro-
visions of this act with the same
powers, duties and obligations as are
herein vested in the Board of County
Commissioners and the County Au-
ditor respectively, and for that pur-
pose said Poor Commission shall have
authority to employ such additional