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

passage.
Approved March q, 1881.
CHAPTER SIS. f. 30. 312.
AN ACT amending MaSOn'S Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 52S5-1,
relating to the inspection of meters
for measuring electricity, gas and
water.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Masons Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 52S5-1, be
amended to read as follows:
"52S5-1. The railroad and ware
house commission shall have power
TO inspect and test all meters, me-
chanical devices and measures of ev-
cry kind, and tools, appliances and
accessories connected herewith, used,
employed, kept, sold or offered or
exposed for sale within this state for
the purpose of measuring the amount,
quantity or extent of electricity, gas
or water furnished, sold or distribut-
ed to the public by any person, assO-
citation, corporation or municipality
except cities of the first class having :
or which may hereafter have, meter
inspection departments. Upon petition
of at least 10 consumers of electricity,
gas or water within the territorial
limits of any municipality and upon
the deposit with the clerk of such
municipality by each of such consum-
ers of fee of % cents for each such
meter mechanical device and measure
installed or used upon the premises
of each such petitioning consumer,
the governing body of such munich
pality may request the commission
to make an inspection and test of all
such meters, mechanical devices and
measures upon the premises of such
petitioning consumers. Thereupon the ,
commission. within a reasonable
time after the receipts by it of such
request, shall proceed to make an
inspection and test of all such>meterS,
mechanical devices and measures up
on the premises of all such petition
ing consumers and upon the premises
of all other consumers within sucl
municipality who, at the time of such
inspection and test, shall have de-
posted with the clerk of such munich
pality said fee of % cents for each
such meter, mechanical device and
measure upon the premises of such
consumers. All such fees collected
by the clerk of any such municipality
Shoii NC iSlilIllSu ny SuSl IlOlISlpoi-.
ity to the commission within 80 days
of the completion of such inspection
and test, and deposited to the credit OF
the Weights and Measures fund. All !,
such meters, mechanical devices and
measures found, upon inspection, to
be correct and accurate, shall be
sealed with proper devices to be ap-
proved by the commission. The COM
mission. or any of its employees, shall
condemn, seize and destroy all in
correct and inaccurate meters, me-"
chanical devices and measures which.
in the judgment of the commission
cannot be satisfactorily repaired; and
such as are incorrect and inaccurate q
and yet may be repaired shall be
marked as Condemned for Repair, .
in the manner to be prescribed by the
commission The owners of suchn
meters, mechanical devices and meas
ureS which have been so Condemned
for Repair shall have the same re-
paired and corrected within 80 days
and such meters, mechanical devices
and measures shall not be disposed cfo
without the consent of the commits
sion. In the general performance of
it's duty the commission, or any of It's
employees, may enter or go into or
upon any premises, building, stand or
place at all reasonable times"
Approved March q, 1881. a.
CHAPTER 99-S. +. No. 81. 81
AN ACT to amend MasOn's Minne-
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1880, &
relating to sewer systems and sew :
age treatment plants in certain,
cities having a population of ten
! thousand or less and i'm all villages
and boroughs of this state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature or
i the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 1880, be ard
the same hereby is amanded to read
as follows:
1880. In any city of this state hav- .
ing a population of 100000 or less,
and in all villages and boroughs OF
this state, whether organized under
the General Laws or special law,
and in all such cities organized under
home rule charters which do not pro-
vide a method of constructing sewers
and assessing the cost thereof 10
benefited property, the city, village
or borough council shall have power
IN maintain and extend any existing
sewer system to relay, alter or eX.
tend any existing sewer system ana
to establish and maintain general
system of sewers, to create sewer
districts, and change, diminish or en-