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{I Page 6 SSS © NN EN ST a be commenced within ten days after the day of the primary, or thirty days after a general election, unless the ground of action is dis- covered from the statements filed under this act, in which event the action must be com- menced within ten and thirty days after such discovery, respectively. Any proceeding to annul any nomination or election of apy per- son for office mentioned in this act, must be filed in the district court of the county in which the person resides whose right to the nomination, position or office is contested. Sec. 36. A candidate elected to an office, and whose election thereto has been annulled and set aside for any offense mentioned in this act, shall not, during the period fixed by law_as the term of such office, be appointed to fill any vacancy which may occur in such office. A candidate or other person who is removed from or deprived of his office for any offense mentioned in this act, shall not, during the period remaining as the unexpired term of such office, or during ‘the period fixed by law as the next ensuing term of such office, be appointed to fill any vacancy which may occur in such office. Any appointment te an office made in violation of or contrary to the provisions of this section shall be void. Sec. 37. In event that any provision or paragraph or part of this act shall be ques- tioned in any court and shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of the act shall not be invalidated, but shall remain in full force and effect. Sec. 38. (1) If any person shall in a crim- inal action be judged to have been guilty of any violation of this act while a candidate for any office under the constitution or laws of the state, or under any ordinance of any town or municipality therein, other than tie office of state senator or member of the house of representatives, the court shall, after en- tering the adjudication of guilty, enter a supplemental judgment, declaring such per- son to have forfeited the office in the conduct of the campaign for the nomination or elec- tion to which he was guilty of such violation, and shall transmit to the filing offcer of such candidate a transcript of such supplemental judgment, and thereupon such oftice shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. (2) If any person shall, in a criminal aec- tion, be adjudicated guilty of any violation of this act, committed while he was a can- didate for the office of state senator, member of the house of representatives, United States senator,. or representative in congress, or while he was a member of the personal cam- paign committee ef any such candidate, the court, after entering such adjudicatien, shall forthwith transmit to the presiding officer of the legislative bady as a member of which such officer was a candidate when such vio- lation occurred, a certificate setting ferth such adjudication of guilty. : Sec. 39. Nothing contained in this act shall prevent any candidate from employing counsel to represent him in any action or proceeding, affecting his rights as a candi- date, nor from paying all costs and disburse- ments necessary incidental thereto. No sum so paid or incurred shall be deemed a part of the campaign expenses of any such can- didate. Sec. 40. The following words and phrases as used in this act shall be construed as fol- lows: (1) Any act shall be deemed to have been for “political purposes’ when the act is of a nature, is done with the intent, or is done in such a way, as to influence or tend to influ- ence, directly or indirectly, voting at any pri- mary or election or on account of any person having voted, or refrained from voting. or being about to vote or refrain from voting at any election or primary. (2) The term “candidate” shall mean and include every person for whom it is con- templated or desired that votes may be cast at any election or primary, and who either tacitly or expressly consents to be so con- sidered, except candidates for president and vice-president of the United States. (3) The term “disbursement” shall mean and include every aet*by or through which any money, property, office or position or other thing of value passes or is directly or indirectly conveyed, given, promised, paid, expended, pledged, contributed or lent, and also any money, property, office or position or 6ther thing of value so given, provided, paid, expended, promised, pledged, contributed or lent. (4) The term “filing office,” when used with reference to any candidate. shall be con- strued to mean the officer who is authorized by law to a certificate of nomination or elec+ tion to such candidate if he be successful. If there be no officer authorized to issue su certificate of nomination or election, then such term shall be construed to mean the clerk of the town, city or village in which such candidate reside. (5) The term “primary” shall mean and inalude any primary election law held under the genera] election laws of this state. : (6) The term “election” shall mean and include all general, special or other elections, provided for under the general election laws of the state, or under the election laws gov- erning any election in any district, county, town, city, village or other municipality therein. (7) The term “personal campaign commit- tee” shall mean any committee appointed by a candidate at any primary election, (8) The term “party committee” shall mean any committee appointed or elected to repre- sent any political party with a party organi- zation in this state. (9) Every two or more persons elected or appointed by any political party or asso- ciation for the purpose, wholly or partly, of raising, collecting, or disbursing money, or directing the raising, collecting or disbursing thereof, for nomination or election purposes, and every two or more persons who shal! co-operate in the raising, collecting, or dis- bursing of money used, or to be used for or against the election to public: office of any person or any class or number of persons, or for or against the adoption of any law. ordinance, or constitutional amendment, shall be deemed a “political committee” within the mover ita * of this chapter. (10) The term “committee” shall mean any personal campaign committee, party commit- tee, or political committee unless the intent is clearly shown to be otherwise. Sec. 41. Any person violating any provi- sions of this act except as otherwise provided herein, shall upon conviction thereof be pun- ished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than one month nor more than one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of not less than one year nor more than three years, or by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by botin such fine and imprisonment; and no person so convicted shall be permitted to take or hold office to which he was elected, if any, or receive the emoluments thereof. Sec. 42. That the sum of $10,000.00 or as much of the same as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys tn the State Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, for the fiscal. year ending July 31, 1913. and biennially thereafter, the same to be placed at the disposal of the attorney general for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act. Sec. 43. Sections 348 to 358 Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905 and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, except as herein provided, are hereby repealed. Approved June 20, 1912. Js CHAPTER 4—H. I. Nu. 25. AN ACT to authorize villages and cities of the third and fourth class to aid in the purchase of sites for and the construction and erection of armories. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That all villages, also cities of the third and fourth class, when so authorized by a vote of their respective municipalities, are hereby authorized to appropriate a sum of money, not exceeding one per cent of their respective last assessed real estate valua- tions, to aid in the purchase of sites for and the construction and erection of armories therein, as provided by chapter 302, General Laws Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force.from and after its passage. _ Approved, June 47, T9482. CHAPTER 5—H. F. NO. 27. AN ACT to authorize cities in the state of Minnesota now or hereafter having a popu- lation of over fifty thousand inhabitants to issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring necessary real estate and constructing, fur- nishing and equipping buildings for public libraries. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Any city in the State of Min- nesota now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants, is hereby authorized and empowered, acting by and through the common council or city council of such city, to issue the bonds of such city from time to time in such sums as may be deemed necessary, not, however, exceeding in the aggregate, six hundred thousand dol- lars ($600,000.00) par value; the proceeds thereof to be used for the purchase of neces- Sary real estate and the construction, furnish- ing and equipment of a building or buildings for the public libraries in such city. Sec. 2. The bonds authorized by section 1 of this act or any portion thereof, may be issued and sold by any such city notwith- standing any limitation contained in the char- ter of such city or in the law of this state, prescribing or fixing any limit upon the bonded indebtedness of such city; but the full faith and credit of any such city shall at all times be pledged for payment of any bonds issued under this act, and for the current interest thereof, and the common council or city council of such city shall each year in- clude in the tax levy for such city a sufficient amount to Pata for the payment of such interest and for the accumulation of a suit- able sinking fund for the redemption of such bonds at their maturity. Sec. 3.. No bonds hereunder shall be issued by any such city for the purposes. herein authorized, to run for a longer period than thirty years, or bearing a higher rate of interest than four and one-half (4%) per cent per annum, but: the place of payment of the principal and interest thereon and the denomination in which the same shall be issued, shall be such as may be _ pre- scribed by the common council or city council, and may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered certificates, so-called. All such bonds shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the city clerk, and countersigned by the comptroller, and shall be sealed with the seal of such city; provided, that the signa- tures to the coupons attached to such bonds, any, may be lithographed thereon, and none of said bonds shall be sold at less than their par value and accrued interest, and then only to the highest responsible bidder therefor. é Sec. 4. This act shall also apply to cities existing under a charter framed pursuant to section 36 of article 4 of the Constitution. Sec. 5. This act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. Approved June 17, 1912. CHAPTER 6—H. F. NO, 21. AN ACT regulating certain foreign fraternal beneficiary societies doing business in this State and providing for cancellation of license to do business in this state of any society failing to comply with the provi- sions of this act. “Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. If the now existing laws of the state in which any foreign fraternal bene- ficiary society licensed to do business in this state is incorporated, contain provisions un- der which the officers of such society may submit to the members for their approval or repeal by-laws providing for the re-adjust- ment of assessment rates or rates of periodi- cal contribution to the benefit fund, such officers shall submit to a referendum of the membership such question of new rates with- in the time within which the same may be done under the laws of such foreign state, and pending and during the time when such question is before the members of the order for their approval or repeal, the columns of the official organ shall be open to the membership of this state for expression of views for and against such new rates. Sec. 2. Any such fraternal beneficiary so- ciety doing business in this state skall file in the office of the insurance commissioner for use of parties interested, a roster giving the names and addresses of the officers cor- responding to presiding officer and secretary of all subordinate lodges jn the entire juris- diction of such society within thirty days after demand made on the chief executive officers correspcnding.to secretary, by a sub- ordinate lodge in this state. Sec. 3. Provided that if the officers of any such fraternal beneficiary society shall fail and neglect to comply with the provisions of this act, the license of said society to do new business in this state shall be can- celled by the insurance commissioner on proof of such failure or neglect. Approved June 17, 1912. CHAPTER 7—H. F. NO. 20. AN ACT -to amend subdivision one (1) of section thirteen (13) of chapter 365 of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1911, relat- ing to motor vehicles, to the registra- tion thereof and to the lights thereon. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That subdivisicn one (1) of sec- tion thirteen (13) of chapter 365 of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1911 be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows: ; “Sec. 13. (1) Every motor-vehicle operated upon the public highway of this state shal} be provided with. adequate brakes sufficient to control the vehicle at, all times. and a suitable adequate bell, horn, or other device for signalling. and shall, during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, display at least two lighted lamps, visible from the front, and one on the rear of such vehicle, which shall also display a red light, visible from the rear. The white rays of such rear lamp shall shine upon the number plate carried on the rear of such vehicle. The light of the front lamp shall be visible at least two hundred feet in the direction in which the motor is proceeding. No such motor-vehicle shall be permitted to remain standing upon any public street, high- way, or other public way unattended in this state, at any time with the motor running. Every such motor-vehicle using gasoline as motive power shall use a “muffler,” so-called, and the same shall not be cut out or dis- connected within the limits of any city or village, within the state, or at the time of passing .any horse or animal being led ridden or Griven. Approved June 17, 1912. CHAPTER 8—H. F. NO. 26. AN ACT to amend chapter 299. General Laws of 1907, entitled an act to reguiate the employment of children and providing pen- alties for its violation. : : Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That chapter 299, General Lawn of 1907, be and the same is hereby amended, so as to read as follows: Sec. 1. Children under 14 years not to be employed.—No child, under 14 years of age, shall be employed, permitted or suf- fered to work at any time, in, or in connec- tion with, any factory, mill or work shop, or in any mine; or in the construction ef any building; or about any engineering work; it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to employ any child under 14 years of age in any business or service what- eyer during any part of the term during re