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lected and disbursed as herein pro-

lscted and dishursed Is herein pro-
vided."
Section :. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes Of 1927, Section 1920,
as amended by Laws 1929, Chapter
166, a. amended by Laws 1881,
Chapter II. as amended by Laws
1885, Chapter 1875, be and the same
Is hereby amended 50 as to read
as follows:
1920. The board Of trustees Of
every firemen's relief association
Of this state shall be composed OF
the following persons. to-wit: six
trustees elected annually by such
firemen'S relief association from its
own members and also the following
ex officio members taken from the
officers Of the municipality in which
the relief association Is located,
VIZ: The mayor or president, the
recorder or clerk, the treasurer and
chief Of tho fire department there
Of. and any such board Of trustees
Of duly incorporated relief as
ISOLATION shall have exclusive con-
troll and management Of all funds
received by its treasurer under the
provisions Of this act, funds derived
from the State OF Minnesota, and
all moneys or property donated,
given. granted or devised for the
benefit OF said funds, and such
funds when received shall be kept
In q special fund on the books OF
tho secretary and treasurer Of said
association and shall never be dis
bursed for any purpose whatever
except the following, viz: Qst) For
tho relief Of sick, injured and dis
abled members Of any fire depart
ment In such village or city; (2nO
for the payment Of pensions to dis
abled firemen and the widows and
orphans Of firemen; (3rd for the
payment Of pensions to retired fire
men pursuant to the laws Of the
state; (4th) for the payment Of the
fees, dues and assessments In the
Minnesota State Volunteer Fire
mems Benefit Association 50 as
to entitle the members Of any fire
department to membership in and
benefits Of such state association;
(5th for the equipment and main
tenance Of such department and for
construction, acquisition or repair OF
buildings, rooms and premises for
fire department use or otherwise;
for the payment Of such death or
funeral benefits as may be from
time to time stipulated In tho by
laws Of the respective relief as
sociations; and (6th for the pay
ment Of necessary expenses Of adj
ministering said fund including
secretary's and treaSurer's salaries.
The term widow" shall mean a
woman who was the wife Of the
fireman or pensioner during the
time he was an active fireman,
provided that she was married to
him three or more years prior to
the time when such fireman re-
tired as a service pensioner. The
term widow" shall not include the
surviving wife who has deserted
fireman or pensioner, or who
has not been dependent upon him
for support.
Provided, that the funds received
by any relief association from dues,
fines, initiation fees and entertain
ments shall be kept in fund
called the general fund, and may
be disbursed for any purposes au-
thorized by the articles OF tncor-
poration and bylaws Of said as
ISOLATION. Provided, further, that
said relief association Is hereby
authorized and empowered to invest
it's funds in such tnco. 10 paying
properties and securities as the
council Of the village or city In
which such organization IS located
shall from time to time authorize.
Provided, further, that benefits shall
in all cases be within the limits
authorized by state law and IN
accordance with the articles Of in
corporation and bylaws OF tho as
ISOLATION.
Section 3. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes OF 1927, Section 3726,
as amended by Laws 1929. Chapter
165, be amended so as to read as
follows:
"3726. Such amount shall be kept
as q special fund, and disbursed
only for the following purposes:
Cd For the relief Of sick, injured
or disabled members Of such fire
department, their widows and Or
phanS.
ca For the equipment and main
tenance OF such department and
for construction, acquisition or re-
pair Of buildings, rooms and prem
ises for fire department use or
otherwise.
go For the payment OF the fees,
dues and assessments In tho volun-
teer firemen's benefit association OF
Minnesota so as to entitle the men,
bers OF any fire department to
membership in and benefits Of such
state association.
"a For the payment Of such
death or funeral benefits as may
be from time to time authorized by
such municipality.
But II there shall be q duly In
corporated fire department relief
association In such municipality,
such amount shall be paid to the
treasurer Of said relief association.
and by him deposited in the special
fund OF said association, and dis
bursed as other special funds.
Approved April %, 1887.
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