Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
1866, be amended SO as to read a.

1870. The board OF trustees OF
every firemen's relief association of
this state shall be composed of the
| following persons, to-wit: six trustees
elected annually by such firemen's
relief from its own members and
also the following ex officio men,
bers taken from the officers of the
municipality in which the relief asso-
citation is located, viz: The mayor
or president, the recorder or clerk,
the treasurer and chief Of the fire
department thereof, and any such
board of trustees of a duly incorporat-
ed relief association shall have ex-
elusive control and management of all
funds received by it's treasurer under
the provision of this act, and all
moneys or property donated, given,
granted or devised for the benefit
of said funds, and the funds received
under the provisions of this act shall
be kept in a special fund on the books
of the secretary and treasurer Of
said association and shall never be
|disbursed for any purpose whatever
except the following, viz: dst) For
the relief of sick, injured and disabled
members of any fire department in
such village or city; (2nO for the
payment of pensions to disabled fire
men and the widows and orphans of
firemen: (3rO for the payment of
pensions to retired firemen pursuant
to the laws of the state; (4th) for the
payment of the fees, dues and assess
ments in the Minnesota State Volun-
teer Firemen's Benefit Association so
as to entitle the members of any fire
department to membership in and
benefits of such state association.
Provided, that the funds received by
any relief association from dues,
fines, initiation fees and entertain
ments shall be kept in fund called
the general fund, and may be dis
bursed for any purposes authorized by
the articles of incorporation and by
laws of said association. Provided,
further, that said relief association is
hereby authorized and empowered to
| invest its funds in such income pay
| ing properties and securities as the
council of the village or city in which
such organization is located shall
from time to time authorize. Provided,
further, that none of the money
raised by taxation as provided here
in shall be paid to any firemen's re-
| lief association, or other trustee or
officer, except the treasurer Of the
municipality wherein the same Is
levied, unless such firemen's relief
association, or the treasurer thereof,
or trustee authorized to receive the
same, shall file bond with the city
clerk or village recorder as the case
may be, with sufficient sureties ap-
proved by the common council, or
other governing body of such munich
pality, in double the amount received
by virtue hereof, and shall from
time to time, whenever required by
such council or other governing body
of such municipality, file a new or
additional bond conditioned to safely
keep all of said money and to dis
burse the same only for the purpose
authorized by this act"
Approved March IS, 1881.
CHAPTER 72-S. F. No. S37.
AN ACT to amend Sections 2, and
8, Subdivision Cd of Section 10, and
Section 20 of Chapter Al, Laws of
Minnesota for 1929, relating to old
age pensions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Section of Chap
ter AZ, Laws of Minnesota for 1929
be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. Any person who shall COM
ply with these provisions, shall be en-
titled to a pension, while continuing
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
o1IoI m tho of tho anoli-
cant, including income from property,
as computed under the terms of this
act, shall exceed total of one dol
lar per day.
Sec. 2. That Section 8 of Chapter
AZ, Laws of Minnesota for 1929 be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. s. An applicant for pension
shall file his application in writing
with the clerk of the district court
of the county in which he resides in
such manner and form as shall be
prescribed by the judge of the dis
trict court. All statements in the ap-
plication shall be sworn to or affirm
ed by the applicant, setting forth
that all facts are true in every ma
ter:al point. Upon the filing of such
an application, the district judge shall
make an order fixing the time and
place for the hearing thereon, which
hearing shall be not sooner than
thirty days after the making Of such
order. The clerk of the district court
shall forthwith upon the making of
such order mail copy of the same
and of the application to the clerk =
or recording officer of the city, town
or village of which the applicant is
resident and copies thereof to the
investigator hereinafter provided for
a like copy of such order shall be
mailed to the applicant
Sec. 8. That Section 9 of Chapter
AZ, Laws of Minnesota for 1929 be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9. The district judge shall
promptly make or cause to be made
such investigations as he may deem
necessary, either in person or through
probation officer designated for
that purpose or through an official
investigator appointed as provided in
Section S676. General Statutes 1928.
or Section SGT, General Statutes 1928
except that the entire court shall
make such appointment provided for
by said Section SGT or an investigator
may be appointed by the county at
torney with the approval of the dis
trict court at the salary provided
for therein. The investigator shall
represent the public. The district
Judge shall have the power to make
all necessary citations, orders and
judgments requiring support for the
applicant from relatives under legal
obligation to render such support and
to enforce the same. All findings
and orders provided for herein may
be made upon the written reports of
official investigators with like eff
feet as if based upon competent
testimony given in open court. The
district judge shall decide upon the
application, and fix the amount of
the pension, if any, and such de-
cisions shall be final. An applicant
whose application for pension has