Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

taxes which now may be levied for
general corporation purposes, water,
light, power and building commits
sion purposes, and library purposes,
may include all other levies for spe-
cial tax purposes, including levies
for payment of Judgment and bonds,
as are now permitted by law.
Section 8. Nothing in this act shall
be construed to limit or restrict the
issuance of bonds for any purpose
authorized by law, nor the expendi-
lures of funds therefrom.
Section 9. Such bonds may be is
sued and sold to the State of Min
nesota pursuant to existing laws at
the time of the issuance thereof
Except as herein modified, or to
private purchasers, or to both, or
exchanged for outstanding orders at
par with accrued interest.
Section 10. Warrants legalized.-
In the event that any such village
prior to the passage of this act, is
sued its warrants or orders against
any of its funds, which warrants
or orders were outstanding and un-
paid at the time of the passage of
this act, the said warrants and ord
ers are hereby in all respects legal
lied.
Section II. No department, board
or commission of such village shall
during any year contract any indebt-
edness or incur any pecuniary Ii
ability which shall be in excess Of
the sum that may be levied and
collected for said department, toard
or commission or allotted to such
department, board or commission.
A record Of expenditures of the vii
lage shall be presented to and ex-
amined at regular meeting Of the
village council once each month and
shall show the true condition Of the
affairs of the village at the date of
such meeting.
Section II. II at any time during
any year village operating here
under is mourning obligations at a
rate or upon a scale which would
make it probable, if such rate or
scale be continued, after allowing
for variations in seasonal require
mentS, that the total expenditures
for said year would exceed the
moneys to be received therein, after
allowances for probable tax delin-
quencies, the District Court, in an
action brought by any taxpayer, may
require such village to limit its ex-
penditures to a rate and scale which
will assure that the total obliga-
tions incurred in such year will not
exceed the moneys available therein.
Section Is. Each contract at
tempted to be entered into, or in
debtedness or pecuniary liability at
tempted to be incurred in violation
Of the provisions Of this act shall be
null and void in regard to any obli-
cations thereby sought to be impos-
ed upon the village, and no claim
therefore shall be allowed by the
council of the village nor any board
thereof; nor shall the clerk or re-
corder of such village or any other
officer or employee issue or exc
cute, nor shall the village treasurer
pay any check, warrant or certif-
cate of Indebtedness issued on ac-
count thereof. Each member Of the
village council and each other vii
lage officer or employee participant
ing in or authorizing any violation
Of this act shall be individually La
BILE to the village or to any ether
person for any damage caused
thereby. Each member of the vii
lage council or any board of such
village present at meeting of the
board or council when any action is
taken with reference to paying
money or mourning Indebtedness or
entering into any contract in viola
ton of the provisions of this act,
shall be deemed to have participated
in and authorized the same unless
he shall have caused his dissent
therefrom to be entered upon the
minutes of the meeting.
Section IA. In all such villages the
President and Trustees shall re-
ceive an annual salary Of $4,000 for
their services as such officers.
Section Is. When a village has
once come under the provisions of
this Act, it shall continue under its
provisions Notwithstanding any SUBJ
sequent change in assessed valua-
ton or population.
Section Is. If any provision here
OF Is found unconstitutional, such
determination shall not affect the
validity of the remaining provisions
not clearly dependent thereon.
Approved April %, 1887.