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

having power to establish or lay Out
such highway. In any judicial pro.
ceedings affecting the laying out OF
a highway, the court may either
commissioner as the court in its dis
erection may deem proper. The limi-
ltations and restrictions provided in
Section of this act shall not apply
to state owned lands which have not
been expressly withdrawn from sale
and created and reserved as State
Forests, so called. No state forest
lands or right or easement therein
shall be taken by eminent domain for
any purpose without the consent OF
the commissioner certified by him
in writing to the authority or cor
poration exercising such right OF
eminent domain.
Sec. 8. The commissioner shall have
power to prescribe such rules and
regulations governing the use of the
state forests or any part thereof
by the public or governing the exer-
cising by holders of leases OR err
mits upon state forest lands all their
rights under such leases or permits
y
the purposes of this act.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER 264-S. #. No. 629.
AN ACT relating to appropriations
by county board In any county
in this state now or hereafter hav-
ing q population of not less than
225, 900 inhabitants nor more than
$4,000 inhabitants from its road
and bridge fund to any town, viii
lage or city of the third or fourth
class therein and providing for the
appOrtiOnment thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. The county board of any
county in this state now or hereafter
having a population of not less than
225, 900 inhabitants nor more than
$50, 900 inhabitants shall appropriate
annually from it's Road and Bridge
Fund to towns, villages and cities
of the third or fourth class in its
county, the sum of $4,000 to aid such
towns, villages or cities of the third
or fourth class in the construction
and maintenance of town roads,
streets or bridges therein, and such
appropriation shall be apportioned in
the following manner, to-wit: IS per
cent thereof equally to each town
and IS per cent thereof to villages
and cities of the third or fourth
class proportionately according to the
assessed valuation of all property
for taxation, exclusive of money and
credits in said villages or cities of
the third or fourth class and shall be
Expended by any such county board
under it's supervision and control,
upon town roads, streets, or bridges
as shall be designated by the govern
ing body of any such towns, villages
and cities of the third or fourth class
therein.
Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws
inconsistent herewith are repealed.
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER 265-S. F. No. 69s.
AN ACT relating to elections in GER
tain townships and authorizing the
division of townships into voting
precincts in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota: -.
Section 1. Certain Townships to
Establish Election Districts. The
Board of Supervisors in any Town
in this State having within the
boundaries thereof, two or more duly
Incorporated Villages which are a
part of such Town for election and
assessment purposes, may, by reso-
luton adopted thirty days in advance
of the annual town me citing, provide
for the division of such township in
to not more than two voting districts
for the purpose of electing town of.
fcers, and in such resolution shall
designate a polling place for each
voting district established and fin
the hours of voting for candidates
for town offices at such election and
shall appoint two judges and one
clerk to serve in each voting district
as an election board. Such division
shall be onlJ for the purpose of elect
ing candidates for town office and
shall not change the manner of trans
acting other business at town meet
ings. The notice of the annual meet
ing in such case shall describe the
different voting districts and the poll.
ing places in each and shall state
that candidates for town office will
be voted on only at such polling
places and that all other business OF
the annual meeting will be transact.
ed at the usual place of meeting, the
time and place of which shall be spec.
flied in such notice.
Sec. g. Town Board to Canvass
Votes. Each election board shall
count the votes cast, proclaim the
results and submit returns signed by
town board of supervisors, and within
two days after the election the town
board of supervisors shall meet as a
canvassing board and declare the re.
suits appearing from said returns. In
case of a tie the election shall be
determined by lot under the direction
of the town board.
Sec. 3. Election Supplies to be
Furnished. Proper ballots, ballot
boxes and election supplies shall be
prepared by the town clerk and shall
be furnished to the several election
boards in advance of the election. AL
the provisions of the laws now in
force relating to the counting, tally
ing and preserving of ballots at gen.
eral elections shall apply, except thai
the town clerk shall be the final Gus.
todian of such ballots.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER 266-S. F. No. s52.
an ACT to amend MasOn's Mime.
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1881.
"a, as amended by Laws 1929, Chap.
ter $40, relating to the construction
equipment, and operation of loco.
motives and other steam engine,
and boilers in forest areas and &c