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

town clerk, the Town treasurer may
select one or more depositaries. not
exceeding four in number. for the
safe keeping of town funds and de-
posit town funds therein to the ex-
tent of not more than $1,000 in each
ldepositary SO selected, without re-
quiring security therefor.
Sec. 3. The town treasurer. in the
absence of negligence, shall not be
liable for the loss of moneys while
so deposited, within the limits above
specified, occasioned by the closing
or insolvency of q designated de-
positary.
Sec. 4. All interest received on
funds deposited under the provisions
of this Act shall be credited to the
respective town funds.
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER 2l7-H. r. No. 8Sl.
AN ACT to amend Section 2672
MasOn's Minnesota Statutes 1927,
as amended by Chapter 432, Laws
1929, and amending Section 1886,
MasOn's Minnesota Statutes 1927.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Section 2672, Ma
sons Minnesota Statutes 1927, as
amended by Chapter 432, Laws 1929,
be amended so as to read as follows
| "2672. Wherever in this act the fol-
lowing terms are used they shall be
construed to have the meaning here
in ascribed to them:
Application for Registration shall
have the same meaning as listing
for taxation, and when motor We
hicle is registered it is also listed.
Trucks used for transporting
things other than passengers shall be
classified and taxed as follows:
"Class II shall include all trucks
used for transporting agricultural,
horticultural, dairy, and other farm
products from the place of production
to the point of shipment, sale, or con-
sumption, and shall pay tax of 2.4%e
on the base value. Trucks regis
tered in this class may be employed
in hauling from the place of delivery
of the products specified herein a
return load of supplies required for
use or consumption on the farm OF
the owner of the truck.
"Class Y shall include all trucks,
trailers and semi-trailers used in the
business of transporting goods for
over any public highway in this State
between fixed termini or over regu-
| lar route, and shall pay q tax OF
1879 on the base value.
"Class 6 shall include all trucks.
trailers, or semi-trailers not included
under Class T or Class Y, and shall
pay a tax of $40 on the base value.
Commercial Passenger Transpor-
tation' shall mean the carriage OF
passengers for hire between points
not wholly within the limits OF the
same city, village or borough, or OF
two or more contiguous cities, provld-
ed that local bus lines carrying pass
engers from railroad station from
or to places in the vicinity thereof
shall not be construed to be engaged
in commercial passenger transporta-
ton.
Highway Any public thorough
fare for vehicles, including streets in
cities, villages and boroughs.
motor Vehicles Any self-propel-
ed vehicle not operated exclusively
upon railroad tracks, and any vehicle
propelled or drawn by a self-propelled
vehicle.
"'Owner.' Any person. firm, asso-
citation or corporation owning or
renting a motor vehicle, or having
the exclusive use thereof, under a
lease or otherwise, for period great
er than 80 days.
Tractor Any motor vehicle de-
signed or used for drawing other We
hicles but having no provision for
carrying loads independently.
Trailer Any vehicle designed
for carrying property or passengers
wholly on it's own structure and for
being drawn by motor vehicle.
Semi trailer A vehicle of the
trailer type so designed and used in
conjunction with a self-propelled We
hicle that a considerable part Of its
own weight or that of its load rests
upon and is carried by the towing
vehicle.
Truck Any motor vehicle de-
signed or used principally for carry
ing things other than passengers and
includes a motor vehicle to which
has been added a cabinet box, plat
form, rack or other equipment for
the purpose of carrying merchandise
other than the person or effects of
the passenger:
Registrar The registrar of mo-
tor vehicles designed in this act.
Sworn Statement Any statement
required by or made pursuant to the
provisions of this act, made under
oath administered by an officer au-
thorized to administer oaths.
Dealer Any person, firm or cor
poration regularly engaged in the
business of manufacturing, or SELL
ing, purchasing and generally deal
ing in new and unused motor vehicles
having an established place Of bust
ness for the sale, trade and display
of new and unused motor vehicles
and having in it's, his or their posses
sion new and unused motor vehicles
for the purpose of sale OF trade"
Sec. 2. That Section 1856, Mason's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927, be
amended so as to read:
1885,. (a) The Registrar of Motor
Vehicles is hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue licenses to dealers
in motor vehicles as above defined
Applicant shall make application for
such license, and for the renewal
thereof, to said Registrar in writing,
and shall submit such information as
said Registrar may require, and up
ON blanks provided by the Registrar
for such purpose. Upon PROOF salts
factory to the Registrar that the ap-
plicant is a dealer in motor vehicles
as defined herein, said Registrar shall
license such dealer for the remainder
of the calendar year, and issue GER
tificate of license therefor as the
Registrar may provide upon which
shall be placed distinguishing num-
Der of Identification of such dealer.
The applications for such license and
applications for the renewal there.
of, shall be accompanied by the sum
OF $1,000 which shall be paid into the
State Treasury and credited to the
General Revenue Fund. Such Ii
cense, unless sooner revoked as here
matter provided, shall be renewed by
the Registrar annually upon applica-
ton by the dealer and upon the max
ing of all listings. registrations, no.
tees and reports required by the
Registrar, and upon the payment of
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