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square miles, to indemnify the Of
ficers or employees of either said
county or said County Board of Ed
ucatiOn against liability arising out
of the operation of motor vehicles
or other equipment used by such
officers or employees while in the
performance of their duties az pub
lie officers or employees and to pay
out of public funds the premiums
on the idemnity insurance against
such liability, and legalizing the
payment of premiums on such in
demnity insurance policies hereto
fore paid by either of such 60, ern-
mental agencies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of any county in
this state and the County Board of
Education for Unorganized Territory
OF any county in this state, now or
hereafter having a population Of over
two hundred thousand (200,00W in
five thousand 10000 square miles,
shall have authority to indemnify the
officers or employees CT either said
County, or said County Board IF Ed
ucation. against liability arising out
CT the operation of motor vehicles or
other equipment by them, while en-
gagged in the performance of their
duties as public officials or employees,
and to pay out Of public funds the
premiums on the indemnity insur-
ance policies insuring such govern
mental agences against such liability.
That any such Board may also de-
fend any such officer or employee in
the name and behalf of such employee
in any suit brought against HIM to
enforce a claim, whether gropLdless
or otherwise. arising out CT the oper-
alton Of a motor vehicle or other
equipment by him while in the per-
torrance of his official duties and
tc compromise and settle any such
claim or suit and to pay out of pub
lie funds, the amount of such set
Element or compromise, or the
amount Of any judgment against such
officer or employe based on any such
claim, without first requiring such
officer or employee to settle or pay
any such claim.
Sec. 2. That either Of such gov
erning bodies may, in its discretion,
pay the premiums on said indemnity
insurance policies referred to N sec
ton / hereof, insuring such officers
or employees against liability for or
injury to persons or property, within
the limits of Section ! hereof, and
such payment of insurance premiums
out of public funds shall in no way
impose on either of such governing
bodies any liability whatever.
Sec. 5. That any insurance pre-
miums heretofore paid by any such
governing body for such indemnity
insurance mentioned herein, are
hereby approved and validated.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved March G. 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
CHAPTER 4O-H. r. No. 40.

CHAPTER 40-H. F. No. 80.
AN ACT to amend Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 1907. Sub
division 1, relating to the cOnstruc-
ton, improvement and repair OF
town roads.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mime sofa:
Section /. That Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 2607, Subdivi-
sion 1, be amended to read as follows
Sub. /. Whenever a complaint in
writing to the county board of the
county reciting that a described road
in or on the line of a town therein
is neglected by the town charged
by law with its maintenance and re-
pair, or that a legally established
road in or on the line of the town
has not been constructed or opened,
when the cost of opening and con-
structing such legally established
road shall not exceed the sum of
81 600 90 per mile, and that by rea-
son of such neglect such road is not
reasonably passable. and which raid
complaint is signed by five or more
freeholders of said town or of an ad-
Joining town in said county, the
county board shall by resolution fix
a time and place when and where it
will consider the complaint. and
thereupon the county auditor shall
mil copy of the complaint. together
with a notice of the time and place
when and where the county board
will meet to consider the complaint.
to the town clerk of the town, and
shall also notify the persons sign
ing the complaint of the time and
place of such meeting. At the desig-
mated time and place the county
board shall consider such complaint
and hear and consider such testi-
mony as may be offered by the Of
ficers of the town. or the persons
filing the complaint. relative to the
truth of the matters therein set forth.
The chairman of the board or the
presiding officers thereof may ad-
minister oaths to witnesses and re-
quire them to testify under OATH"
Approved March 1921
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

=. CHAPTER SIS. F. No. 2,5.
AN ACT to amend Section 3485 Ma
sons Minnesota Statutes of 1927 eX-
empting from the laws relating 4"
fraternal beneficiary associations
certain organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Section 34S5 Ma
sons Minnesota Statutes of 1927 be
end the same is hereby amended TO
read as follows:
''34S5. Nothing contained in this
act shall be construed TO affect or
apply to grand or subordinate lodges
of Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks or
knights of Pythias-exclusive OF the
insurance branch of the supreme
lodge of Knights of Pythias-or 70
similar orders which do not issue
insurance certificates, nor TO societies
which admit to membership only per-
sons engaged in one or more hazard
Gus occupations, in the same or SINH
lar lines of business, nor TO local
lodges of an association which was
doing business in this state at the
time of the enactment OF Gencrel
Laws. 1907, Chapter Gfj. that
vide death benefits not exceeding
three hundred dollars to any one per.
son. or disability benefits not exceed
ing three hundred dollars in any one
year to any one person, or both, ex-
cent that all foreign associations,
transacting business in this state
shall comply with the provisions OF
Section 3475. General Statutes 1928, nor
to any contracts of reinsurance OF,
or between such local lodges OF sucn
association now doing business on
such a plan in this state. nor to DO
nestle associations which limit their
to the employees of par
ticular city or town, designated firm,
business house or corporation nor
to domestic lodges. orders or assoc
Citations of a purely religious. char
table and benevolent description,
which do not operate with view
to profit, and which do not provide
for a death benefit of more than one
hundred dollars, or for disability
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
CHAPTER 47-H. F. No. Is.

CHAPTER 47-H. F. No. Is.
AN ACT to amend Laws 1925, Chap
ter 116, Section one, Subdivision
Section two, as amended by Laws
1927, Chapter So, relating to the
salaries of certain village officers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Subdivision 2 of
Section 1, Chapter 11G, Laws 1925, as
amended by Chapter IS, Laws 1927,
be and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
Subdivision 2. In Villages not
included in any of the foregoing
classifications, having both popula-
ton of not less than one thousand
five hundred inhabitants and an
assessed valuation of not less than
four million five hundred thousand
ga 500, O0O dollars, or having popu-
lation of not less than one thousand
two hundred inhabitants and an
assessed valuation of not less than
six million $4,000, OOO) dollars, the
salary of the President is fixed at
eighty $4,000 dollars per month
and the salary of each Trustee at
sixty ($6O.0O dollars per month"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage.
Annroyed March q 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

CHAPTER as. F. No. $40.
AN ACT to legalize corporations Or
ganized and doing business under
Title 2, Chapter "a, General
Statutes of Minnesota Of 1894 and
amendatOry acts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That all cemetery as
sociations or cemetery corporations
organized under Title ., Chapter
81. General Statutes of Minnesota CT
1894 and now conducting the bust
ness specified in their articles of in
corporation or any amendments
thereof are hereby legalizcd and
validated in all respects and shall
exercise and enjoy all powers. rights
and privileges possessed by them I'M
der original articles of Incorporation
or any amendments thereof and the
laws applicable thereto in force at
the time of the execution, adopting
or filing of their original articles of
incorporation and any amendments
thereof and their charters shall not
be forfeited for any defect in their
incorporation or any act or omission
occurring prior to the passage of this
act.
Sec 2. This act shall not apply
to any action or proceeding now
pending in the courts of this state,
and shall not be construed to eX-
empt any corporation or any direc-
tor, officer or agent thereof from
prosecution for any criminal act
whatsoever.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from and after it's passage.
Approved March Z, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

CHAPTER 44-H. +. NO. 1875.
AN ACT to amend General Statutes
1928, Section 1854. Subdivision IS,
as amended, relating to enforce
ment of laws relating to the use
of trunk highways and the opera
ton of vehicles thereon.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That General Statutes
1929, Section 1854, Subdivision Is, as
amended by Laws 1929, Chapter
G55, be amended to read as follows
Subdivision IS. (a) The Commits
sioner of Highways is hereby author
lied to employ and designate not to
exceed 20 persons to enforce the pro-
visions of the laws relating to the
protection of and the use of trunk
highways and the operatin of motor
and other vehicles thereon, except
as to speed of such vehicle. and en-
ployes so employed and designated
shall for these purposes, but for no
other purpose, have the power of
peace officers. Employees thus en-
ployed and designated shall subscribe
an oath and furnish bond running
to the State of Minnesota, said bond
to be approved by and filed in the
office of the Secretary of State.
CD All fines collected from persons
apprehended or arrested by such en-
ployes shall be paid into the state
treasury and shall be credited to a
separate fund hereby established for
that purpose. Out of such fund shall
first be paid to counties all costs and
expenses incurred by them in the
prosecution and punishment of per-
sons so arrested and for which such
counties have not been reimbursed by
the payment of such costs and ex-
penses by the person prosecuted, and
so much of said fund as shall be nee
essary for the making of such re-
endorsement is hereby appropriated
therefor. Such payment shall be
made by the state treasurer upon
the claim of the county verified by
the county auditor. On the first day
Of each calendar month the moneys
remaining in such fund shall be cred
tied to that part of the trunk highway
fund which is set apart for mainte-
nance purpose; and so much of said
maintenance fund as shall be nee
essary for the salaries and mainte-
nance of such employees is hereby ap-
propriated for that purpose.
(c) The salary of such employees
shall be fixed and determined in the
manner now prescribed by law for
employees of the Commissioner of
Highways and shall not exceed the
sum of $50 per month, except that
the supervisor or supervisors of the
said employees shall receive such high
err salary as may be fixed by said
Commissioner of Highways not to
exceed $4,000 per annum for one chief
supervisor end not to exceed 81. 400
per annum for each or not to ex-
coed five assistant supervisors.
Approved March Z, 1881.
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tiOnal congressional townships, hav.
ing an assessed valuation of not
less than 5000, 10000 nor more than
81, zoo, 10000, and a population Of
not less than 5000 nor more than
1880.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. In each county of this
state containing not less than II nor
more than Is full or fractional con-
gressional townships, and having an
assessed valuation of not less than
So, 600, 10000 nor more than $4,000, 00O.-
10, and population OF not less than
s 200 nor more than 1850. the sew
eral county commissioners shall
receive a salary of $4,000 per year
to be paid in II equal installments.
In addition thereto such commission
ers shall receive such further allow
ances and expenses as are now pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 2. In case in any such coun-
ty any county commissioner during
the year 1928, 1929, 1880, and 1851, or
any part of said period, has been paid
a salary at rate exceeding that pro-
vided by law, but not exceeding the
rate of $325.00 per year, such pay
ment is hereby legalizef and made
valid.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
Apnrouod M,roh = 1901
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

CHAPTER 43-H. r. No. 81.
AN ACT to amend Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes 1927, Section 1928, re-
lating to the qualifications of bank
examiners and other officers and
employees of the Banking Division
of the Department of Commerce.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Mason's Minneso-
t. Statutes 1927, Section J32S, be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1928. No person who is a
bank examiner or other officer or en-
rloye of the division OF banking of
the department of commerce of this
state shall be interested, either di-
rectly or indirectly. as a stakeholder,
director, officer, trustee, assignee,
employee, or otherwise, in any bank,
savings bank, trust company, fnan-
cial institution, Or corporation hold
ing the stock of any such corporation
within this state, or which carries on
banking business within this state,
either directly or indirectly, or
through an affiliated group or chain
bank operating within this state. If
the wife, or any other member of the
household of a bank examiner or 9TH
er officer or employee shall be so in
tcrestcd it shall be conclusivcly pre-
sumed that said bank examiner or
other officer or employee is indirectly
interested in the corporation within
the meaning of this act; but the
meaning of the words directly or in
directly is not otherwise qualified.
The provision of this section shall
not apply to the Commissioner Of
Banks."
Sec 2 Any person violating the
provisions of this act shall De dis
cualified from holding any office or
employment in the division Of bank
ing of the department of commerce,
and shall be removed from such Of
flee or employment by the commits
sioner Of banks Immediately upon
knowledge Of such violstion.
Approved March Z, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

CHAPTER SIS. +. No. A.
AN ACf to authorize the State Au-
ditOr to accept, on behalf of the
state, gift of certain lands in
MORRISON County, Minnesota, from
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and
others as State Park to be known
as Charles A. Lindbergh State
Park" and providing that said
lands upon acceptance shall be per-
petually dedicated as a State Park
and be under the care, supervision
and control of the State Auditor,
and appropriating monies for the
care and maintenance of said park.
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Inc village treasurer snail, upon
written direction of the governing
board or Board of Directors of said
association, invest said funds in such
interest bearing securities as are
specified from time to time by the
said Board of Directors, provided
that the same shall be such securi-
tics as are prescribed from time to
time by the statutes OF Minnesota as
securities for investments of the
State Board of Investment.
Sec. Z. The governing board or
Board of Directors of said associa-
ton then incorporated shall consist
of five members, to be elected an
nually, who shall first hold their Of
fees for one, two, three, four and
five years, respectively, and there
after each for a five-year term, or
until the successor of each is duly
elected and qualified, who shall serve
without compensation and shall be
active members of said Paid Police
Department, and the Mayor or Pres
ident and Village Treasurer shall be
ex-officio members of said Board.
and the Village Treasurer shall be
the custodian of all funds of said
association and shall disburse the
same as directed by said Board. All
vacancies occurring in the elective
membership of said Board shall be
filled by special election called for
that purpose. None of said members
shall be eligible to vote upon any
question relating to his benefits here
under.
Sec. 8. The said Governing Board
of said Association shall file, annual
ly on or before the first day of Sep
TENDER of each year with tbs Re-
corder of said Village a detailed re-
port of the amount of money or prop
erty so received, expended and still
remaining on hand to the credit of
said fund. The books and records of
said Board shall be open to inspec-
ton and audit by any taxpayer of
said Village or his duly authorized
representative.
Approved March ., 1881.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-25

Large straw "Hops,"
stitched crepes, papier
panamas, straw braids
in white, black and
butter color. All head
sizes for women and
misses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
PLANE IS KEPT BUSY GOING TO
 NEARBY PLACES
Several Flights Made to Funter, Rake and
 Hasselborg

Flights to nearby places have kept the scaplane Pe.ar-oulg, Pilot Robert Ellis and Mechanic Brian Harland, busy since yesterday aft- ernoon.
 Yesterday, the aircraft, w.sh Dr. H. c. DeVighne, 9 nurse and w. s. Pekovich, as passengers, flcW to Funtcr. All three returned here with the plane, which also brought Peter c. Vcror.eh, an ailing miner, who was taken to St. Ann's hes pital.
 Afterwards ane plane took MT. and Mrs. Jc1cph Carman, Jr., and MT. and Mrs. Lawrence w. Wiley 10 Lake HaSselborg and left them there. They will be called for to- morrow evening. MT. Carman is president and MT. Wiley stock holder of the Airways. Both live in Seattle.
 The aircraft then took Capt. M J. O'Connor of the Fisheries Bu- reau, w. C. Ellis of the Forest Service, E. c. Guerin of the Land Office and Attorney V. A. Paine to Rake. They came back with the plane.
 Immediately afte wards, the Petersburg went to Funter and brought to this city Mrs. j. W. Gilbert and Mrs. Frank Clancy.
 Early this morning the plane flew to Funter with Mrs. Harry E. Morgan, Mrs Robert w. Bender. Jean Morgan. Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. David Housel, Mrs. Skinner and MT. Pekovich, to Funter. Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Bender, Joan Mor- gan and Mrs. Housel returned here with the aircraft.
 Later the plane made a short flight with tourists off the steam ship Admiral Rogers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
SENATOR WHITE IN SEATTLE ON
 WAY TO JUNEAU
Will Meet Commissioner O'Malley Here Some
 time Next Week

Enroute to Juneau, Senator Wal lace Humphrey White, Republican Of Maine, arrived in Seattle Wednesday of this week and was expected to leave there yesterday or today on the Fisheries flagship Brant
 Senator White is author of the present Alaska Fisheries Act, passed by Congress in 1924. and is CO., author with Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Washington of the. Jones' White Act providing for a five year plan to study the conservation of fisheries.
 He plans to meet Henry O'Mal- ley, United States Commissioners of Fisheries here. sometime next week The Commissioner will leave Kodiak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
RELIEF VESSEL DISPATCHED 10
 AID SICK MAN
Pheasant Leaves for North Douglas Island to Get
 Ole Olson

To bring Ole Olson here for medical as ssistance, the gasboat Pheasant, Capt. Bert Maycock, to- day was sent to the Peterson ranch on the northeast shore of Douglas Island by Gov. George A. Parks. Olson is reported to be ill in cabin alone at that point.
 While information as to the na- ture of his illness was scant, it was believed he had probably suf- fered a stroke of paralysis as 1t was said he was unable to move from the waist down. He will be brought here and placed in hos pital where he can get proper at tention.
 Olson-is said to be former resi- den. cf Douglas, and at one time worked there a. a boat builder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
Mid Season Clearance Sale

At this season of the year all our merchandise stocks are low. This is purpose because we selected new fall stocks of merchandise ever shown in Alaska
 The following are selected BARGAINS from our present stock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
PICTURE TAKERS REACH JUNEAU ON WEST W ARD.
Arthur N. Pack, Magazine Editor, Heads Yacht
 ing Party

To take pictures of the wild anil nal life and of the scenic grandeurs of Alaska, as wei as to gather ma terial for lectures and magazine articles, is the mission of Arthur N. Pack, president of the Ameri- can Nature Association and cdi- tor and publisher of Nature Maga- zine of Washington D. C. He is the charterer of the yacht West ward, which called at Juneau to- day The craft left Prince Ru- pert, B. C., July and will return there at the end of her present cruise August 16
 Members Of Party
 Those aboard besides MT. Pack are Mrs. Pack, William L. Finley, author and lecturer, and western representative of Nature Magazine with head quarters at Portland, Ore; T. H. Wilson, president of the Delaware Mills Company, which manufactures dairy and poultry food, of Deposit, N. Y; Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Brown, of Water bury, Conn, Doctor Brown being a physician and the father -in-law of MT. Pack; Mrs George E. Beggs of Princeton, N J., whose husband is a professor of civil engineering at Princeton University, now en- gagged on the Golden Gate bridge at San Francisco, and George E. Beggs, Jr.
 Among the photographic equip ment aboard are five large motion picture cameras and several still picture cameras.
 Pictures Of Birds
 At Forester Island, off the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, a federal preserve for birds. we cb- tained fine still and motion pie lures of winged creatures" declared MT Finley. "In Icy Strait we secured wonderful mot o n pictures Of whales rolling over on the surface of the sea and jumping clear out of the water.
 Glacier Performed Nicely Tn front of Muir Glacier we got motion pictures of the great nat ural phenomenon. While we were there such huge quantities of ice broke. away from the glacier that it's whole face was completely changed.
 From here we shall go to Mole Harbor in Seymour Canal, and in that district, guided by Allen Has selberg, we hope to get motion pie lures of brown bears.
 .'The still pictures we take asc to be used for magazine illustra- tions and the motion pictures will be incorporated in lectures that I shall deliver"
 MT. Pack has not been in Alas ka previously since 1910 when he came to the Southeastern part of the Territory on the steamship Spokane. MT. Finley has visited this part of the North rather fre- quently of late years, having made several cruises on chartered yachts,
 The Westward, Capt. Roe Dyke man, is owned by Campbell Church, who makes business of charterlng yachts for cruises in Alaska She Is 80.2 feet in length, 18.7 feet beam and 9.4 feet draft. Diesel equipped, she can develop no horsepower.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24

Old papers at the Empire orrce Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
AT THE HOTELS

GaSt.ncau Mrs. J. w. Skinner. Funter; Mrs. Frank J. Clancy, Baxter Felch, Richard Wakelin, Seattle; Fred F. Schrey, Sitka.
 Alaskan Fridolph Erickson, B. Blansette, Juneau; Joseph May, Sentinel Island; Anna J. Taylor, Ed Ander- son. Hyder. .sit Zynda Joseph Sterns, Portland, Ore, Mrs. H. c. Redman, Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-24
MRS. FRANK j. CLANCY FOR SEATTLE

Mrs. Frank J. Clancy, wife of Dr. Clancy of Seattle. took pas sage today on the steamship ,Ad- miral Rogers for her home. She has been visiting Mrs. J. w. Skin- ner at Funter. Both Mrs. Skin ner and Mrs. Clancy came here by airplane yesterday Mrs. Skinner flew back to Funter this morning.