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ono year, all his rights, in and to
the retirement allowance shall be
forfeited.
Co Upon application Of any such
beneficiary under the age Of 70,
drawing a pension or retirement
allowance under the provisions of
this Act, approved by the retirement
board, said beneficiary may be re-
stored to active service by the head
Of the department in which said
beneficiary was employed at the
time Of his retirement. Upon the
restoration Of beneficiary to active
service, his retirement allowance
shall cease"
Section 2. That this act shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved March 2, 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER OH. +. No. ass
A BILL

FOR AN ACT providing for the
issuance Of bonds for refunding
purposes by certain villages, and
authorizing school districts lying
wholly or partially within such
villages to purchase such bonds
BIT it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section /. Any village In the
State of Minnesota whose existing
bonded, Judgment and floating in
debtedness is less than 20 per cent
Of the assessed value of its taxable
property, exclusive Of money and
credits, Is hereby authorized to is
sue the bonds Of such village to
refund or fund any such indebted
ness, in the manner hereinafter
provided.
Section 2. Before any bonds are
issued pursuant to the provisions
Of this act, the issuance of such
bonds shall be authorized by reso-
luton adopted by the affirmative
vote Of majority Of the members
Of the village council. Such bonds
shall bear interest at not to ex-
coed four per cent, payable semi
annually, and shall be in such form
as the governing body shall by
resolution determine, shall be sign
ed by the president and counter
signed by the clerk, and may be
sold at either private or public
sale, with or without notice, as may
be determined by such village
council.
Section 3. The governing body
of any school district lying wholly
or partially within the corporate
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CHAPTER 52-H. +. No. AL
RTIT.

FOR AN ACT authorizing the pay
ment of retirement allowances in
certain cases to employees of
cities of the State of Minnesota
having over $4,000 inhabitants.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Minnesota:
Section l. Any member OF the
contributing class who becomes
permanently separated from the
service Of any city to which this
act applies, after twenty or more
years Of service for such city, may.
by an instrument in writing filed
with the Municipal Pension and
Retirement Board within thirty
days after such separation becomes
permanent, elect to allow his or
her contributions to such fund to
the date of separation to remain
on deposit in such fund.
Section 2. If a member Of the
contributing class makes the cleo
ton herein and in the preceding
section provided for, he, upon at
tanning the age of fifty-five years,
or someone acting in his behalf,
shall make application for such
retirement allowance in the man
ner provided for by Section 1929,
MaSon's Minnesota Statutes OF
1927. In the event such contrihut-
ing member, after twenty years Of
service, becomes separated from
tho city after having attained the
ago Of flfty-five years, he or some
ono acting in his behalf shall make
Ghs application within the time
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

and In the manner provided for
herein. Such retirement allowance
shall be the actuarial equivalent
of the city's contribution and the
members deposit, as they were on
the date the separation becomes
permanent, plus interest, as provid-
ed for In Section 1922, 1884
Supplement to Masons Minnesota
Statutes 1927.
Section 3. II such contributing
member dies before reaching the
age of fifty-five years. or having
attained the age of f1fty-flve years
without having made the election
provided for herein, there shall be
paid to his or her heirs. as defined
in Section 1442-13, subdivision (D,
1894 Supplement to Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes 1927, the total amount
to his or her credit on the date Of
his or her death. In the absence
Of heirs, that portion of the credit
contributed by the city shall be
cancelled, and the balance as It
was on the date of separation shall
be paid to the contributor estate.
The interest credit accrued from
the date Of separation to the date Of
death on such members deposit
shall be withheld and credited to
the reserve for loss on investment
account.
Section 4. Such contributing
member may. after electing to re-
ceive a retirement allowance as
provided herein, make application
to withdraw his or her deposit be-
fore reaching the age Of fifty-five
years, at which time that portion
contributed by the city shall be
cancelled and one-han the interest
credited on his or her deposit on
date Of separation to date applica-
ton is made to withdraw such
credit shall be withheld and shall
be credited to the reserve for loss
on investment account Of such
fund.
Section 5. II such deposit is
withdrawn before retirement. the
retirement rights shall be forfeited
unless such employee returns to the
service Of the city and again be-
comes contributing member to
the fund and re-deposits the
amount withdrawn, plus four per
cent compound interest from date
Of withdrawal to date Of reinstate-
ment to the service Of the city.
Section 6. If such contributing
member. after becoming permanent
ly separated from the service Of
the city and after electing to re-
ceive a retirement allowance as
provided herein, becomes totally
and permanently disabled for any
cause before reaching the age of
fifty-five years, he or she shall be
entitled to receive such retirement
allotance before reaching the age
of fifty-five years. upon application
to the Municipal Pension and Re-
tirement Board and certified by
the medical board provided in such
act. Such retirement allowance
shall be the actuarial equivalent
of the total credit to his or her &C
count on the date application for
such retirement allowance is made.
Approved March 2, 1887.
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the amount Of the budget for said
current year, without application
to the District Court. Such tax
anticipation notes shall mature not
later than December 31st of the
year next succeeding that in which
the taxes so anticipated were levied,
and shall be in such form and de-
nomination, and shall be executed
in such manner, as the governing
body shall determine, provided the
same must be sold for cash only in
the manner prescribed by Masons
Minnesota Statutes Of 1927, Section
1943."
Section 2. This Act shall not ap-
ply to any municipality governed by
any special law.
Approved March 2, 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

forded by this system shall be suf-
ficient in each year to provide in
come and revenues adequate for the
payment of the reasonable expense
and operation, repair and MAIN
tenance and for the payment of the
sums required to be paid into the
sinking fund and for the 1919 de-
probation charge.
The governing body shall have
the right to change and re-adjust
from time to time the rates and
charges so fixed and established
provided the aggregate of such
rates and charges shall always be
sufficient to meet the requirements
mentioned in preceding paragraph
After any municipality has issued
and sold revenue bonds under this
act, it must keep all income and
revenues derived from the opera
ton Of the system separate and
distinct from all other revenues and
shall !:eep books and accounts for
such system separate and distinct
from all other books and accounts
That any such bonds and interest
thereon shall be a valid claim of
the holders thereof only against
the sinking fund and the net in
come and revenues Of the system
pledged thereto and shall not con-
stitute an indebtedness of the
municipality within the meaning of
any charter, statutory or constitu-
tional limitation upon the mourning
Of indebtedness.
Any municipality issuing bonds
under this act shall have the right
to covenant with the holders of the
bonds as to (a) the purpose to
which the proceeds received from
the sale Of the bonds shall be ap-
piled and the use and disposition
thereof; (b) the use and disposition
of the income and revenues derived
from the operation Of the system;
Co the issuance and sale of addi-
tional bonds payable from the in
come and revenues of the system !;
Cd the operation and maintenance
Of the system; (e) the insurance to
be carried hereon and the DISPOSE
ton of the insurance moneys; 60
its books Of account and the in
spection and audit thereof and its
accounting methods; (g) rates and
charges for the services and facili-
ties afforded by the system, and
other matters pertaining to the
manner of handling this system and
care and manner of paying the
revenues on the bonds and interest.
No person, firm or corporation
shall be permitted to use said sys-
tenn, except they pay the full and
established rate for said service.
Nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to permit the
municipality to incur, under the
provisions thereof, any obligation
for the payment of which taxes
may be levied.
Any bonds issued under this act
may be registered with the City
Treasurer or the fiscal agent with
whom the sinking fund is de-
posted.
All acts and parts Of acts incon-
Sstent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 2, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 63-S. F. No. $50
A BILL

FOR AN ACT establishing a State
Geographic Board and defining
the duties thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section l. There is hereby estab-
lished a State Geographic Board
which shall consist of the Com
missioner of Conservation, the Com
missioner Of State Highways, and
the Superintendent Of the Mime
sofa Historical Society.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty
Of the State Geographic Board and
it shall have power and authority:
ca To determine the correct and
most appropriate names Of the
lakes, streams, places and other
geographic features in the state,
and the spelling thereof;
(b) To pass upon and give names
to lakes, streams, places and other
geographic features in the state for
which no single generally accepted
name has been in use;
Co In cooperation with the county
boards and with their approval, to
change the names Of lakes, streams,
places and other geographic
features, with the end in view Of
eliminating, as far as possible,
duplication of names within the
state;
Cd To prepare and publish an Of
fetal state dictionary of geographic
names and to publish the same,
either as completed whole or in
parts when ready;
(e) To serve as the state repre-
sentatives of the United States
geoprahic board and to cooperate
with the said board to the end
that there shall be no conflict be-
tween the state and federal desig-
nations Of geographic features IN
the state.
Section 8. Whenever the State
Geographic Board shall have given
a name to any lake, stream, place
and other geographic feature with
in the State, such name shall be
used in all maps, records, docu-
ments and other publications issued
by the State or any Of its depart
ments and political subdivisions,
and such name shall be deemed the
official name of such geographic
features.
Section 4. No County Board shall
order the change of or establish
the name Of any lake, river, or
other body Of water without the
written approval Of the State
Geographic Board endorsed on any
resolution determining or fixing
said name, which endorsement must
be made on the same prior to
recording with the Register Of
Deeds.
Section 5. All acts or parts Of
acts now in effect inconsistent with
the provisions of this act are
hereby superseded, modified or
amended to conform to and give
full force and effect to the pro-
visions of the act.
Section 6. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved March 8. 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 9Th. F. No. 20
A BILL

FOR AN ACT relating to Work.
mems Compensation; abolishing
as to all contracts of employment
made after the effective date
Of this Act, the right of an en-
pl0ye or employer to elect not
to be bound by the WOrkmen's
Compensation Act as 1t has here
t0fOre existed under Section 4271,
Mason's Minnesota Statutes, 1927;
excluding certain employees and
employers from the operation Of
this Act but providing procedure
by which certain of said excluded
employers and employees may
bring themselves within the pro-
visions of this Act; making all
employers. except those specifi-
cally excluded, liable for COM
pensation to employees and their
dependents for accidental injury
or death arising out of and in
the course of their employment
and requiring all such employers,
except the state and the munic-
ipal subdivisions thereof, to
either insure or self-insure such
compensation liability: Providing
remedies for the employee when
such employer does not comply
with this Act; fixing the liability
Of third parties, who, by their
wrongful act or omission cause
injury to or death of employees
of others and granting the right
of subrOgation in such cases;
fixing the liability Of joint en-
ployers; granting to the indus
trial commission and courts the
right to determine the reasonable
value Of legal services or dis
bursements in connection with
proceedings hereunder on behalf
Of employees or their dependents;
and repeating Sections 1851, 1862,
1853, 1854, 1865, 1906, 1867, 1858,
1863, 1870, 1871, 4272, 4277, and
1921, Mason's Minnesota Statutes
of 1927, all relating to compensa-
ton and all Acts or parts Of
Acts inconsistent herewith.
e it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l. The right Of an en-
loycr and employee, as it has here
fore existed under section 427l,
[ason's Minnesota Statutes. 1927.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER Ssh, F. No. 221
A RIIL

FOR AN ACT to amend Mason's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927,
Section 1921, relating to the
manufacture and sale Of butter.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1921,
be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
1881. No person shall manu-
facture, for sale, or sell, or have
in possession with intent to sell,
any dairy or creamery butter which
contains less than 80 per cent but
terfat by weight"
Approved March 2, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER Ssh. F. No. 420
A BILL

FOR AND ACT to amend 1884 Sup
plement to MasOn's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 1442-16,
relating to the payment of re-
tirement allowance to employees
of cities of the State of Minnesota
having over $4,000 inhabitants.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That the 1884 Sup
plement to Mason's Minnesota
Statutes Of 1927, Section 1442-16,
is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
"1442-16. Retirement allowance
for employees in the on-contribut-
ing class including common laborers.
"A retirement allowance. payable
in equal monthly installments shall
be granted to any laborer or other
employee in the non-contributing
class who satisfies the conditions
hereafter specified.
Such retirement allowance shall
be the actuarial equivalent Of the
accumulated amount of monthly
instailments of $3.50 throughout
the period OF service Of the retiring
employee, accumulated to the date Of
retirement at four per cent COM
pound interest; provided, that no
such allowance shall exceed s500.00
per annunl, nor be less than $4,000
per annum.
Upon receipt Of proof Of death
OF any common laborer or other
employe in the non-contributing
class who has fulfilled the mini
mum age and service requirements
for retirement on an allowance,
(a) who is employed by the city, or
CD who Is temporarily separated
from the service Of the city, or
Co who has been retired on an
allowance, shall be paid to the heir
or heirs Of such employe or to such
trustee or trustees as the retirement
board may select, the sum Of $4,000
In order to be entitled to re-
tirement allowance, common
laborer or other employe in the
non contributing class shall be q
resident of the city, shall have been
employed thereby for period of
time which in the aggregate shall
equal 20 or more periods OF five
months each, the last season OF
which shall have Immediately pre-
coded the date Of retirement. and
in addition thereto shall either
Cd have attained the age of SIS
years and have been declared by
the medical board to be incapa-
citated for further service to the
city or CD shall have attained the
age Of 10 years.
(a) The retirement board may
require any such beneficiary while
still under the age Of 70 years, to
undergo a medical examination by
the medical board once each year
Should the medical board report and
certify to the retirement board that
such beneficiary is no longer
physically or mentally incapaci-
tated for the performance Of duty,
such retirement allowance shall
cease and the head Of the depart
ment in which such beneficiary was
employed at the time Of this retire
ment shall, upon notification by the
retirement board, re-employ said
beneficiary.
CD Should any such retired
beneficiary, while under the age of
10 refuse to submit to at least one
medical examination in any year by
a physician or physicians designated
by the medical board, his pension
shall be discontinued until the
withdrawal Of such refusal, and
should such refusal continue for
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CHAPTER Sos. F. No. 147
A BILL


FOR AN ACT amending Laws 1929,
Chapter 351, as amended by Laws
1881, Chapter 155, Section 1917,
to authorize municipalities in
certain cases to issue bonds,
certificates of Indebtedness, war
rants or other form of obligation
in anticipation Of the collection
Of current year taxes In certain
cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Laws 1929. Chapter
351, as amended by Laws 1881.
Chapter 155, Section 1919, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 101a. If in any year 1t
shall become actually necessary to
incur Indebtedness or eXpend funds
for the purpose Of meeting court
expenses, mothers pension allow
ances, poor relief and other items,
the amounts Of which are beyond
the control of the governing body
Of such municipality and could
not be reasonably and definitely
anticipated and fixed at the time
Of making the budget contemplated
by Section 10, the governing body
Of such municipality may apply to
the proper district court for an
order permitting the mourning and
payment Of such additional eX-
penditures. Such application shall
be publicly heard by said court at
the county seat of the county, after
two weeks published notice there
Of; and, if the court shall find such
additional Indebtedness or eX-
penditures to be actually necessary
and within the terms Of this section,
and that the amount thereof could
not have been reasonably and
definitely anticipated at the time
Of making the budget, and could
not be reasonably met by or out
of allotments in the budget to such
purposes, or by or out of the
emergency fund, said court may
make an order permitting and
authorizing such additional in
debtedness or expenditures, Or so
muCIl CIlcIcO1 DIS ~ Slldll 1lIlU W NC
proper.
Provided, however, that any such
municipality by resolution Of it's
governing body, and without sub
hitting the proposition to the
electors thereof, may issue and sell
its tax anticipation notes which
may pledge the general obligation
Of the respective municipality, or
only certain fund, or both, or
otherwise, in anticipation Of and in
an amount not exceeding sixty
per cent of the uncollected taxes
levied for the current year at any
time during said year when the
governing body shall determine it
shall be actually necessary. up to
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That during the months Of June,
July, August, and September such
special terms shall be held only
on the fourth Monday Of each said
month"
Approved March 2, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER SIS. F. No. 1913
A BILL

FOR AN EMERGENCY ACT pro-
viding for the suspension of the
cancellation of real estate con-
tracts or contracts for deed; con-
ferring jurisdiction upon the Dis
trict Court to determine and
prescribe the procedure for the
cancellation of contracts for deed /;
extending the period of re6emp-
ton under contracts for deed now
or hereafter cancelled: suspend
Ing Section 9576 of Mason's Min
nesota Statutes of 1927, relating to
the termination of contracts for
the conveyance of real estate or
any interests therein.
WHEREAS, there exists In the
State Of Minnesota public
economic emergency of such force
and effect as to seriously interfere
with the ordinary performance Of
contracts; and
WHEREAS, 1t Is believed, and
the Legislature of Minnesota hereby
declares its belief, that the con-
dltlonS existing as hereinbefore set
forth has created an emergency of
such nature that tustifies and
validates legislation for the extern
sion Of the time of performance by
vendees Of contracts for the con-
veyance Of real property; and
WHEREAS, the welfare of the
people demands that the State,
pursuant to its police power, inter-
fere for a limited time with a
literal enforcement of the law re-
garding contracts for deed.
NOW, THEREFORE,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l.. Cancellation OF con-
tracts for deed made prior to April
Il, 1888, pursuant to Mason's Min
nesota Statutes of 1927, Section
9576, and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto
are hereby suspended from and
after the passage of this act upon
the conditions hereinafter provided.
Section 2. No notice to termi-
nate any contract for the convex
ance Of real estate or any interest
therein for a breach of condition
contained in such contract shall be
effectual to diveSt title andfor
possession to the vendee or those
claiming under him, or to reinvest
title and/Or possession in the vendor
or those claiming under him, during
the emergency herein declared eX-
cept as hereinafter provided.
When default is made in the con-
ditions Of any contract for the
conveyance of real estate, or any
interest therein, whereby the VEN
dor has right to terminate the
same, he may do so by serving
upon the purchaser his personal
representatives or assigns, either
within or without the state, a no.
tice specifying the conditions in
which default has been made, and
stating that at time specified, not
less than forty days after the Serv-
ice OF said notice, he will apply to
said court for an order adjudging
said contract terminated, unless
prior thereto the purchaser, his
personal representatives or assigns,
shall comply with and perform the
conditions then in default and pay
the costs Of service. Such notice
must be given Notwithstanding any
provisions in the contract to the
contrary and shall be served with
in the state in the same manner as
a summons in the district court,
and if served without the state,
in the manner provided in Masons
Minnesota Statutes Of 1927, Section
1924.