Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
Approved March Is, 1881.
CHAPTER 56-H. F. No. 50.

members.
Approved March 10, 1881.
CHAPTER 56-H. F. No. 50.
AN ACT creating a board of directors
of the first class having over $4,000
inhabitants, providing for its ap-
pointment and specifying its powers
and duties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That all rights. powers
and duties of any city of this state
of the first class having over $4,000
inhabitants, concerning all property
and estate whatsoever, donated to
any such city for the establishment
or maintenance of a hospital or hos
pitfalls. the administration and man.
agement of which is now or shall
hereafter become vested in or con-
fided to such city, shall be exercised
and discharged by such city through
the instrumentality of a Board con-
sisting of seven persons, to be called
Directors of Trusts, who shall exer-
else and discharge all such rights.
powers and duties and have control
and management of any such hospi-
charities to the extent that the same
have been or hereafter may be by
grant, statute or otherwise vested in
or delegated to such city.
Sec. 2. The Mayor of such city
shall be ex officio a member of the
Board of Directors of Trusts and the
other six members shall be residents
=, of such city and appointed by the
Judges of the District Court of the
State of the District in which such
city is located, by concurrent action
of a majority of such Judges. for the
following terms beginning with date
of appointment; two for a term of
two years; two for term of four
years and two for a term of six
years. and thereafter as such terms
expire the vacancies caused thereby
shall be filled by appointment for six
year terms. Said Judges by like con-
current action shall appoint members
to fill out the unexpired term of any
member who for any reason ceases
to be member before the expiration
of his term.
The Judges of said District Court
shall meet and take action upon any
of the matters in this section speci-
fed. upon call of the senior Judge of
such District or upon the petition of
the Mayor or any resident taxpayer
of such city.
Sec. 8. The Directors of Trusts
shall have power: To make rules and
bylaws for the proper conduct of
their business; to appoint and remove
from time to time such agents and
employees as in their judgment may
be required for the proper discharge
Of their duties, and to determine the
duties and compensation of all such
agents and employees; to make such
contracts and agreements in accord
ance with the conditions of any such
donation as in their judgment may
from time to time be required in the
administration and management of
such property; and in conformity
with the provisions of the city char
ter of such city and existing or flu
ture ordinances enacted by the COM
mon council relating to the award
and conditions of contracts and gen.
orally, it shall be the duty of the Di-
rectors of Trusts, for and in the
name of such city, to do, perform and
discharge all and singular whatever
acts and duties are or from time to
time may become proper or neces-
eary to be done by such city in dis
charge of its duties in connection with
such use or trust, and to file with the
City Clerk on or before February 18th
of each year report for the preced-
ing calendar year showing all re-
ceipts and disbursements with
sources and purposes thereof, to-
gether with statement of assets
under their control and property ac-
uuired or disposed of during such
year, and such other general infor.
nation as to the management and
control of the trust property as in
their judgment is proper.
Sec. 4. The Treasurer of such city
shall have custody of and be respon-
,sible for the safe keeping of all cash.
securities, title papers, records and
documents appertaining to the prop
'erty, the administration and manage
ment of which devolves upon the Di-
rectors of Trusts, and shall furnish
such information as to such cash and
other property held by him as may
be requested by said Directors of
Trusts. He shall keep the cash and
other property of each trust separate
and pay out and deliver the same
from time to time upon order of such
Board of Directors of Trusts made
in accordance with their rules and
regulations in carrying out their du-
ties as such Board of Directors of
Trusts.
Sec. 5. The Directors of Trusts in
the discharge of their duties and
within the scope of their powers
aforesaid shall be considered agents
of the city. but no compensation or
emolument whatever shall be receiv-
ed by such Director for such service.
nor shall any such Director have or
ever acquire any personal interest in
any contract whatever made by such
Directors of Trusts in carrying out
their duties or powers as such: nor
shall any such Director receive d.
rectly or indirectly any compensation
for services rendered or material or
supplies furnished to anT person
while an inmate of any institution
conducted by such Directors of
Trusts. Any such Director violating
any of the provisions of this section
shall thereby be disqualified from
further acting as such Director and
the vacancy so caused shall be filled
under the provisions of Section 2
hereof.
Seq. g. This act shall apply to all
cities of this state of the first class
having over $4,000 inhabitants. in
Guiding any such city operating I'M
der a charter adopted pursuant to
Section SO, Article 4 of the State
Constitution, except that it shall not
apply to any city operating under a
charter adopted pursuant to Section
So, Article 4 of the State Constitu-
ton providing for a department or
board with authority to exercise and
discharge the rights, powers and du-
ties herein provided to be exercised
and discharged by the Board of Di-
reetors of Trusts, nor to any city
which now has erected andIor now