Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER SIS. F. No. 236
A BILL

FOR AN ACT amending Chapter
10 of the Laws of 1927. as amend
ed by Chapter Ill of the Laws of
1881, authorizing a tax levy in
cities of the second, third and
fourth classes, villages, boroughs
and townships for the purpose of
providing fund for the main
tenance or employment of a band
for municipal purposes and pro-
viding for the submission of the
question of levying tax for such
purpose to the voters of such
cities, villages, ughs and
townships.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Chapter 70 of
the Laws of 1927, Section l, as
amended by Chapter Ill of the
Laws of 1881, is amended to read
as follows:
Section I. Cities Of the second,
third and fourth class. villages,
boroughs or townships, however or
ganized, may when authorized as
hereinafter provided. levy each year
a tax not to exceed two mills for
the purpose of providing a fund for
the maintenance or employment of
band for municipal purposes;
provided, however, that no such
levy by any such municipality shall
exceed in any one year the sum Of
100000 nor any such levy by any
such township shall exceed the sum
Of 100000. Any and all sums so
levied shall be separately levied,
and when collected shall be paid
into a separate, special fund and
used for the purposes aforesaid;
provided, however, that in the
event taxes have been levied and
collected for the maintenance or
employment of a band for munich
pal purposes and the band shall
have been discontinued or the city,
village, borough or township by a
vote of the people as now provided
by law shall have decided not to
employ band, said city or village
council may transfer the said sum
so levied and collected as aforesaid
to the general fund of said munich
pality; no such levy shall be made
for any such fund when, at the
proper time for the making there
Of, according to the municipal rec
Ords of the receipts thereof and
disbursements therefrom, tn e
shall be in such fund an uneXpend-
ed balance amounting to as much
as the maximum levy permitted by
law therefor, reckoning in such re-
ceipts all uncollected but not de-
linquent taxes, and reckoning in
such disbursements all outstanding
obligations against such fund"
Section 2. That Chapter 70, Laws
1927. Section 2, is amended to read
as follows:
Section g. Said authority shall
be initiated by a petition signed by
ten per cent of the legal voters of
the city, village, borough or town.
ship. as shown by the last regular
municipal election. Said petition
shall be filed with the governing
body of each city, village, borough
or township, and shall request that
the following question be submitted
to the voter, to-wit: Shall tax of
not exceeding ......... mills be
levied each year for the purpose of
furnishing a band fund.-"
Section 8. That Chapter 70, Laws
1927, Section 3, is amended to read
as follows:
Section 8. When such petition is
filed, the governing body Of such
city, village, borough or township
shall cause said question to be sub
mitted to the voters at the first
following general municipal cleo
ton of such city, village, borou-.l
or township.
Section 4. That Chapter 70, Laws
1927, Section 4, is amended to read
as follows:
Section 4. Said levy shall be
deemed authorized If q majority OF
the votes cast at said election be In
favor Of the proposition, and the