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of such cit and 0 ‘of such election or elec~ zed by the terms of (ot; ‘provided, however, that : © with all’ other “of the city, shall not ex~ ribed in and by such rter providing £0 that 1 ‘apply to any suit now ing the legality of any bonds d shall take effect and be. “after its passage. 15, 1913. 28—S. F. No. 573. | any city in this state er ‘having more than ten Ming not more than twenty thou- ts, to make any local im- for’ which an on erty could be made to @xpense thereof, and and expense of such part thereof be paid out te or general fund of assessment upon such by the Legislature of the State) Any city tn this state now. OF having more than ten thou and “than twenty thousand to the powers conferred upon it hereby authorized and en J and through the city Aman council) of such city, by seeae Fenicted by an affirmative vot Het ithan two-thirds of ali the members such seity councii or common ¢ make local improvement for wi an st upon abutting property could be Made As-provided by law to defray; the cost and thereof. and order that the pst of all or any part of Buch Sm> paid out of the fund of such city wit it e@ssessme! t said abu! r4 . @nd also to have power to assess any part of the cost of any such improvement Bpom @ny Lh wah 4 benefited thereby, Sec. ‘This ect shall not include or apply Wcities new or hereafter koverned under @ e nd pursuant to Sec- 4, of the Constitution. of the several acts of the legis- ing cities to adopt thelr own to on Mature auinpr ariers, force trom “Approved “April take effect and de Its passage. 1915. ‘This act sh and afte L -S. F. No. oft ection 1 of Chapter 20%, of the General ,Laws of 1911, relating to the formation of consolidated | sehool dis- jets and providing for state aid ‘or gohodls |) in such districts. ‘Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State “ of Minnesota Section 1. That Section 1 of Chapter 207, @f the General Laws of 1911, be @nd the Kame 1s hereby amended so as to read as lows: Section 1. Two or more school districts CHAPTER AN ACT to amend § district in Which ts maintained a state, grad- ed, semi-graded or high school, as herein- after provided. A district so consolidation oF @pnexation shall be known as a consolidated @chool district, Before any steps are taken) fo organize a consolidated school distriet, the | superintendent of the county in which the Major portion of territory is situated, from Which it is proposed to form a consolidated Schoo! district, shall cause a plat to be made @howing the size and boundaries of the new @istrict, the location of schoolhouses. in the Several districts, the location of ad- Joining school districts and of scheolhouses Therein, together with such other information @s may be of essential value, and submit the Same to the superintendent of publie instruc- formed by ton, who shall approve, modify or reject the | 1 plan s0 proposed, and certify his onclustons fo the county superintendent of seheots. To | Ieceive state ald as a consolidated school of | Class A or Class B, as defined in this act, the consolidated district must contain not less | than eighteen sections.gnd to receive state aid as a consolidated schd6i of Class C. not less than twelve sections; but any existing ‘school | district of at least such area shall have the rights and privileges of a consolidated school | istrict. A consolidated school district of less than twelve sections may be formed as herein provided, but shall noc be entitled to receive | special state aid as herein provided for. | Provided, however, that a school district, | which is ‘otherwise ‘qualified for afd under this act as a Class A school and which has} {ts school house located within on¢ mile, of the state line or an impassable natural Bar- nd which has not less than twelve sec be entitled to receive such por- | ‘the uid herein provided for Class A the ratio of the area of the dis- minimum area herein provided for | schools triet ty Class .A schools. See,.2. This act shall take effect and be in| force from and after its passage. Approved April 1913. CHAPTER 280—S. F. 'No. 578. AN ACT to amend Section three (8) of Chap-| ter 208, Laws 1911. entitled “An act to! provide for the indeterminate sentence of persons convicted of crime, and to author- ize the paroling of convict Be it Enacted by the Legislature of State of Minnesota | Section 1. That section three of Chapter| 208, Laws 1911, be and the same is hereby Amended so,as io read as follows: | Sec. 3. A board having power to parole/ ‘and discharge prisoners confined in the State Prison or State Rteformatory 1s hereby created, to be known and designated as the “State Board of Parole.” Said board shall be com- posed of four persons, viz: the member of the Btate Board of Control oldest in continuous service as a member of said Hoard of Contro! shall be ex officio a member of sald Board of Parole and Chairman thereof; the Warden of the State Prison at Stillwater shail be ex Officio a member of said Board of Parole and, Becretary thereof; the Superintendent of the Biate Peformatory at St. Cloud shall be ex officio a member of said Board of Parole and ‘Assistant Secretary thereof; the fourth mem- der thereof, shail be a citizen of, this State Miho shall, be appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate. "THe Assistant Secretary shall have the wers and shall perform the duttes of the Becretary im case, of the latter's absence from fhe Siaie, absence from any meeting of the Board of Parole, or sickness or {nability to AUL recordsand papers attested or au- Kcated by the Assistant Secretary shall Wwe the ‘same force and effect as though fie same were made, attested or authenticat- €a by the Secretary.’ Any two of sald Board mba constitute a quorum, with power to Sec. 2. The Board of Parole gonatituted’ @er the provisions of this act shall Dex & continuation of the Board of Parole tuted under the Yaws 1911, and the citizen member shail continue to hold such office) fop the for which” he was originally 4 Sil matters and proceedings fhe Board of Parole as consiituted before Be Se Ps. shall be caaiteted compieted by the Board as constitu under the Mrovisions of this act. \ take effect and be y the and | and Sec. 3. This a shall in force from and after its passage, Approved April 15, 1913. 81 a 8. F. 408, 6, Chapter cCwaPTER AN_ACT to amena 235 of the General Laws of 1885, ‘being dn get to, authorize cities to 5 Streets, Janes, alleys, avenues. and pu grounds and assess the cost thereof on ting property. y the Legislature of the State etions 4 an Bectipn 1. That Section 4 of Chapter 283: of the General ot 1806. Be and. the Sime is hereby snendet so as to read as 4) Betore ‘the council, said councti shall have . by ordinance, what terri in hail be sprinkled and shall have Such territory into one or sprin- Falisisiets, accurately desc ‘the oundare lines of each disrtict. Each Be Mecermined shail be desixnated fd. thereatirr all reference to su fy wunwer snall be deemed a suffie Said ordinance shall further supervision and inspection Shall designate what jofficer Of #aid city shall supervise gpoct said werk jn accordance with} tl fra specifications therefor and «1 juine’ the powers and duties of suc pilicers with reference to all sorin ts auwar yy the city cou ee MThat Section G of « wa of 1895. be a fs hereby. amended so as to read as Sstertion 6. Prior to the passage ofa “resolution for the letting of a co " ppelakun the expense of which Is Hon abutting lots or parcel preyided in this act, the city cou @ time not less than ten Sand a place at which it 4m telation to the doing of : direct that notice ‘or recorder fad. that. in. the nésloing of Such work will be ity clerk. Such notice: toad ape ey where such sprink! mid Shall be given by pul none week in the official Gaia tly ‘prior to, the thme a aid by the council. At the ¢ in such notice, an oppo given to any and’ all 4u be heard for or against si ang ‘the city recorder of the city coun 3 ved for the doing = furnishing of all and the council may then by @ ma-~ Paecept the proposal of the lowest pidder and authorize the di or any part thereof by (the jj “whose proposal shall hav direct that a written him pr. them therefor, ‘oral! proposals offered ‘ant write fhe doing of an: a iseretion or. for reason postpone the decision of the matter > any wo! omneers, qhe General 1. ested ft any kind’ may be consolidated, elther by | Sd thie formation of a new district or by ennexa- tion of one or more districts to an yh eight as said board may establish, as {prone by Chapter 42 of the Revised Laws of provisions of m8, | proctedings are i ‘Memphis, meliy te ny! Wheres attiyetour known Alidvesota, off cers and soldiers who were killed In battle! or died of disease in the Civil War,” are buried in the National Cemetery at Little, Rock, ‘Arkansas, and one hundred. sixty-two Known Minnesota officers und soldiers are buried in the National Cemetery at Memphis, ‘Tennes see, and. many Unknown Minnesota soldiers are buried in each of said cometeries, and wo memorial whatever hagebeen erected by the State to their memory; therefore, 7% Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That C. C. Andrews, formerly of the Third Minnesota Regiment, Thomas Pr Wilson, formerly of the Fourth Minnesota Reg Henry _B, formerly of the sota. Regiment, Levi Longfellow, fof the Sixth Minnesota Regiment, acdonaldy formerly of the Ninth ‘egiment, are hereby appointed a a monument in the 4 Rock, Arkansas, tional ‘Cemetery at te aid ppensation, but their necessary ex- be paid out of apy money which ‘appropriated for the’ construction of ‘This act shall take effect and be in and after its passage. April 15, 1813. CHAPTER 288—S. F. No. 654, Ratifying and Confirming the In- of Current Funds of Cities of the! Class in the Bonds of the City, and % the Re-sale of such bonds. by the Legistature of the State ota: . In any case in which any city class not organized under Section 4 of the State Constitution, or any thereof, has invested eny current Its city treasury in bonds of the a view to make the fund while lity treasury earn an interest income, ment {s hereby ratified and con- ‘and the city council or other body contro! of such department and of current funds is hereby authorized | to i such tonds whenever needed for current purposes. be made only upon bids received after ‘advertisement nct less than once, a for three successive weeks in the offical eof the city, and then only to de yt responsible bidder therefor. "This act shall take effect and be in ‘from and after its passage. ‘April 15, 191 (CHAPTER 284—S. F, No. 676. to provide for the care, medical t, maintenance and education of| fants. | _ Bnacted by the Legislature of the of Minnesota: | 1. The Board of Control of the State| ta is hereby authorized and direct. vide at some State Institution by its control, to be selected by it, ‘are, medical ‘treatment, tion of indigent blind’ infants, resi- and citizens of the State of Minnesoti guch rules and regulations as said Board | ibe. April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 285—S. F. No. 603. AN ACT to amend Section 3102 of the Re- Laws, 1905, as amended by Chapter the General Laws of Minnesota for felating to the formation of corpora- for religious, social and other pur- ed by the Legislature That Section 8102 of the Re- 1905, as amended by Chapter General Laws of Minnesota for amended 0 as to read as follows: “Section 3102. Any three or more persons may form a corporation for any one or more of the following purposes, viz.: religious, s0- cial, moral. educational, scientific, medical, urgical, benevolent, fraternal or reformatory purposes, or for establishing, maintaining and operating clinical, pathological, medical or Surgical research ‘laboratories, or for provid- ing. erecting, owning, leasing, furnishing and managing any Dullding. ‘hall or apartments, for the use {n whole or in 50- clety, societies, body or bodies, or unincorporated, organized for any one or more of said purposes, or for the purpose of improving, or beautifying any public roads, streets, grounds, parks, water or water- fronts; provided, that any such {mprovement shall be carried’ out under the supervision of a public. official having control of public y to be so linproved.’” Sec. 2. ‘This act shall take effect and be tn force from and after its passage. ‘Appréwed April 15, 1913. Ls of the State CHAPTER 286-8. F. No. 779, ACT to authorize the admission of women nurses in the Union Army during the War of the Rebellion, to the Minnesota Solciers’ Home. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the of Minnesota Section 1. In add ble to admission to Home under, existing AN who served a State ition to the persons eligt- the Minnesota Soldiers’ laws, the Trustees of sald Soldiers’ Home are hereby authorized to admit to the Home any woman who is more than sixty-five vears of age and who was regularly employed under the jurisdiction of ‘authorities of the Union Army in charge ice thereof as a nurse for the soldiers of the Union Army for @ period of one year during the War of the Rebellion ‘ana who has been a resident of the State of Minnesota for a period of five years next preceding her application to such Home. Approved April 15, 1913. of the hospital serv 287 F. No. 814. ACT providing for improvement of lakes whole or major part is situated in one county, having @ population of not nore than 18,000 inhabitants and providing for the cost of such Improvement, and the payment of damages arising therefrom. it eAacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota Section 1. When the whole or major part navigable lake is situated in @ single in this state having a population of not. more than Eighteen ‘Thousand (18,000) Innabitants, the county board of that county, in order to improve navigation thereon or to promote the public health or welfare, may Appropriate. not exceeding in any one year the sum of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars ®for jany or all of the following purposes, viz: |To erect or maintain sufficient dams ‘or em- |bankinents upon and along the shores of such lake, or across any of its outlets, to raise and maintain ,the water therein at such uni- CHAPTER AN when the nesota, 1905; to acquire the necessary for the erection of such dams or em- mis; to acquire the right of way for public highways leading to such lake, or embankment as may be necessary or fwenfent for public uses; io pay such dam- may be imposed upon adjacent lands overflowing thereof; to pay the costs expenses of such proceeding and for any "purposa incidental or necessary to such wnents. ‘Any such dam, embankment, lands ways may be located in either county. such lake or any part thereof is ‘The money so appropriated shall be under the direction of such County ‘The County board ®f the county in the smalier part of any such lake is ‘ay likewise appropriate not exceed- ‘Any one year the sum of Three Hun- cred 20 Dollars for any of the above- purposes In connection with such 4. This act shall in nowise curtall the powers or authority granted ‘to ty, board by the provisions of Chap- the Revised Laws 1905, and thé its thereto, This act’ shall from and after April 15, 191: take effect and be its passage. f to provide for the removal of all on lots and lands in cities now or having a population of over fifty inhabitants and not having a charter. the Legislature of the each city in the State of mow or hereafter having more than nd (50,000) inhabitants every per- rporation shall by the tenth day h year destroy or remove ail ‘all lots or lands within such city or they may own or control or o¢- It the occupant or owner of any x lands shall fail to so. destroy ch rubbish as so required after days’ notice in writing by the issioner of his ward, such oceu- r shall be reported by said Com- delinquent, and a ‘be levied lots and’ lands as hereinafter ‘notice as provided in. Section Two act upon any manufacturing or tion owning or controlling. any js in such city, such notes, it om any agent of’ such. corporation ‘being in such city, shall be Ged and sufficient notice, and if no ‘shall reside or be in such city, motice may be served upon any corporation at its general place ness in this State, and if such it lots or lands is non‘res!- ing the same to any such owner of each ward of such city to Be to be served the notice referred aL Two (2) of this act upon the or persons, in thet; city, as the case said street Com fire concerning tl issioner_ shall existence of |such manufactory, maintenance | ce the © fund, irom “which such cost ‘of removal of ral has been paid. 4 f Sec. 6, This act shall not apply to any) city ‘of ‘the first class - operating under hoine rule charter, pursuant to Section Article 4 of the Constitution of this State. . 7, ‘This act shall take effect and be in foree ‘trom and after its passage, Approved ‘April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 289—S. F. No, 889. AN ACT to amend Sections 1983 and 2006 of Revised Laws of Minnesota’ for 1005 so as to entitle cities and villages having. mu- nicipal power houses to have the same con- ‘nected with ds by rallway tracks. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. Section 2006 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota, "1905, ‘as amended by Chapter 336, General Laws of Minnesota for 1911, 1s by amended so as to read as follows: “Seo, 2006. Side tracks to elevators, mills, ete,—Every ‘such company, upon written de- mand of the owner of any grain warehouse or mill of not less than five thousand bushels capacity, adjacent to the right of way of such company gnd ator near any regular station thereof, shall construct, maintain, and operate at its ‘own expense proper side tracks connecting such warehouse or mill with the tracks of such railroad, and afford the owner thereof proper and reasonabie facilities for shipment therefrom. Should additional right of way be required for such side track, the cost and expense of procuring it shall be paid by the owner of said mill or warehouse. Such company shall’ also construct, maintain, and operate side tracks connecting with its road any grain warehouse, mill, quarry, brick or lime kiin, or manufactory adjacent thereto, \or_ any municipal power plant in any mu- Ricipality (including towns) in which any railroad hag a station, on such terms as may be agreed upon’ with the owner or fixed by the cominission, on application of either party. Sec. 2. Section 1983, Revised Laws of Min- nesota for 1905, be amended so as to read as follows 1983, warehouse, mill, lime kiln, ‘or any city, a municipal power plaut, tion with any ratlroad, ‘and the carrier op- eratmg such railroad. fail to agree upon the terms for such connection, upon petition of either party, and proper notice to the adverse party, the commission shall fix such terms by proceedings as herein provided in case of complaints to it, and subject to appeal as in such cases. Upon such appeal the Ratlroad and Warehouse ‘Commission shall prescribe the manner and terms of the construction, maintenance and operation of the railway tracks ordered for the accommodation of any warehousé, mill, stone ick or lime kiln or municipal pow- If the owner of any manufactory, stone quarry, or brick or village or town having entitled to connec- quarry, er plant." Approved April 15, 1913 CHAPTER 290—S. F. No, 214. AN ACT to amend Chapter 159, Laws of 1903, relating to pensions for retired and disabled policemen. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘df Minnesota Section 1. Section of Chapter 159, Laws lor 1903, as said chapter is amended and re- enacted’ by Chapter 109 of the Laws of 1905, is hereby amended so as to read as follow: ‘Section 2. ‘That every paid municipal po- lice department now existing or. which may hereafter be organized may and are hereby authorized to | become incorporated pursuant to the provisions of title 3, chapter 34 of the General Statutes of Minnesota, 1894, and acts amendatory thereto, or adopt a constitution and by-laws as a ‘relief association to pro- vide and permit and, allow said police relief association so incorporated or so organized to pay out of, and from any funds it may have received from the State of Minnesota or from any other source, a service pension in such accounts and in such manner’ as its ticles of incorporation or the constitution and by-laws shail so designate, not exceed- ing, however, the sum of Forty (40.00) Dol- lars per month to each of its pensioned mem- bers who shall have arrived at the age of fifty (90) years or more, and shall have done active police duty as a’ member of such paid municipal police department for a period of twenty (20) years or more in the police de- partment of such city in which such relief Association shall be so organized, or who ha ing been disabled physically or mentally be- cause of any injury received or suffered While in the performance of his duties as such police officer, 80 as to render necessary his retirement from active police service may be placed upon the pension Hist, and,shall recelve Zuch pension as provided for in’ said articles of incorporation or constitution and by-laws, provided, however, that said fund shall not be used for any other purpose other than for the payment of service pensions and a dis- ability pension as herein provided. ‘Sec. 2. Section 6 of sald act is amended so as to read as follows Section Said association officers shall’ have full charge, through Its management provided for, which said fund shall be derived from the following sources: First, from the gifts of real estate or personal property. rents, or money or other sources. Second. an amount or sum equal to one-seventh (1-7) of one mill shall “be annually assessed, ang collected by the proper officers of such city where a police relief association exists, upon each dollar of each taxable property in such city as the same appears on the tax records of such city; which said sum shall by the proper officers of said city be placed to the credit of the police pension funds, and shall not be used or devoted to any other purpose other than for the purpose of the police pension fund. Provided, however, that if at anv time the and control of the police pension fund herein | b' Ali abessments, the amounts where- ga of are advanced from said special fund and all penalties accruing thereon shall be paid. - when collected, into the treasury. of the elty to the credit of that fund and shall be used for the purposes for which said fund created. interest collected on such assesments shall be credited to and become & part of the alnking fund of sald elty if: there ‘one, See. "3. Said bonds shaM be issued only in Rursuance of a, resolution adopted “by an af- irmative vote of two-thirds of all the mem- ders of the City Council or other governing body of such elty.. The faith and credit’ of the city shall be ‘pledged to the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon. The Council or governing body shail include in the tax levy of each. year an amount sufficient to pay the current interest on such bonds, and the sinking fund of the city shail be pledged to thelr redemption at maturity, . provided, that no such bonds shall be sold for a less amount than ninety-five per cent of the par value thereof and accrued interest thereon, Sec. 4. Bonds issued under this act run for a term not longer than thirty and bear interest at a rate not higher t Ee per cent per annum, payable semi-annu- ally. ‘The place of payment of principal and | interest and the deuomination of said bonds shail be fixed by the resolution authortzing their issue, and all or any of them may be in the form of coupon bonds or of registered ' pentiscptes so called, as the purchasers may prefer. Sec. 5, All bonds or certificates so issued shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the city clerk and countersigned by the city comptroller of said icity and be sealed with the city seal; except that the signatures to the coupons ‘attached. thereto, if any, may be ithographed. None: of such obligations 1 be sold for less than 95 per cent of their ps value and accrued interest, or to any but the highest responsible bidder there- 01 Sec. 6. This act shall not apply to any city whose inhabitants have adopted a charter pursuant to Section 36, Article 4 of the State. Constitution, ‘Approved April 1933, | CHAPTER 293—S. F. No. 708, AN ACT to amend Section 2, Chapter 139, General Laws of Minnesota’ tor the year} 1907, as amended by Chapter 338, Laws of! 1909, relating to salaries of county treasur- ers ‘in counties having, or which hereafter may haye a population of 200,000 inhabi- tants or over and not more than 275,000 inhabitbants and providing help and com- pensation therefor in county treasurer's offices in’such countle: | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section 2, Chapter 139, General Laws of 1907, be amended to read as follow “Section 2. The County Treasurer of each county shall appoint and employ.—One Chief Deputy, who shall be paid the sum of Two ‘Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per-annum; One; Deputy who shall have charge of the State-! ment Department, who shall be paid the sum of Twelve Hundreq Dollars ($1,200.00) per annum; One Deputy who shall have charge of the Settlement and Collection Registers, who shall be pafd the sum of Twelve Hun- dred Dollars ($1,200.00) per annum; eight clerks, who shall be paid the sum of Ons ‘Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per annum each; One Cashier or Teller, who’ shall be paid the sum of Two ‘Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per annum; One Deputy who shall have charge of Inheritance and Mortgage Tax Collections, who shall be paid the sum of Twelve; Hundred | ($1,200.00) per annum; One Accountant or bookkeeper who shall'be paid the eum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,900.00) per an- num. He may also employ such other additional or. extra help as the business of his office may require during each year, providing that| ich other person or extra help so em- 4, shall be paid compensation greater than at the rate of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month and that the entire com- pensation for such extra help, shall not ex- ceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) in any one yean Any of said Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) appropriated for such extra help, remaining unexpended in any one year, shall be turned back to the general fund.” Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its. passage. Approved April 15, 1913. 13. CHAPTER 204—-S. F. No. 712. AN ACT to amend Chapter 243 of the Gen- eral Laws of 1011, entitled “an act for the protection of railroad crossings with town apd scaunty roads, and streets in cities and Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota Section 1. That. and the same follow: “Section 2, The Commission shall deci matter set forth inthe ‘complaint. and. susie a report in writing thereof, including the find- ings of facets, and make such order as it shall deem proper in the premises, and Section 2 of Chapter 243 b is hereby amended to read dangerous, pany complained of to provide flagmen at such crossing, or adopt such safety device as the commission may deem necessary for the proper protection of said crossing, or it ma: tures, or embankment, from the right of way vf said railroad company; where the railro: has been constructed or the grade thereof low- ered after the laying out of the highway and the railroad tracks are seven feet or more fund so raised by taxation as in this section provided, together with other resources ex- ceed the needs of said police pension board in properly carrying out the provisions of this act; then as often as this shall occur, said sum so /to be raised by taxation shall be proportionately reduced to such amount as will sufficiently carry out the provisions of this act, then there ‘shall only be raised by taxation such part of said one-seventh (1-7) of one mill upon each doliar of all the taxable property in such city as shall be necessary for the proper maintenance of said funds as in this act provided." See. ‘This act shall take effect and be in foree from and after its eee. ‘Approved April 15, 19 CHAPTER 291—S. F. No. 236. AN ACT to amend Section 2, Chapter 164, General Laws of ‘the State’ of, Minnesota for the year 1905, relating to the expendi- ture of the general road and bridge fund in counties, now, or hereafter having 150,000 inhabitants’ or over, and authorizing sald counties to do their own road work.” Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. Section 2 of Chapter 164, Gen- eral Laws of 1905, 1s hereby amended,’ so as to read as follow “Section 2. That all moneys so appro- priated shall be expended by aud under the general direction and supervision of | such board of county commissioners in the follow- ing manner: ‘That in all cases except as here- inafter provided, before expending any money for such purpose or purposes, ‘Buch board of ty commissioners shall require the coun- ty surveyor of such county or his deputy, to furnish to such board a survey of the work for which it is proposed to expend such money, together with suitable plans and specifications thereof and estimated cost there- of. and that upon the receipt of the same by such. board, !t shall be the duty of such board, If it shall deem such expenditure ad- visable, to invite bids for such work by post- ing notices for at least fifteen days prior to the letting of the contract for the same in at least three of the most public places in the township, wherein such work 1s to be done, and in case any portion of such work ts with- jn the ‘limits of any incorporated village, by ‘also posting notices in three of the most pub- lic places in. such village, and In all cases, there shall be three publications of sal notices in the official newspaper, and such notices shall contain a brief description »of such work, and shall state the time and place of awarding the contract for the same, and at the time and place mentioned in such hotices. it shall be the duty of such board to Tet such contract to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall in all cases be required to enter into a Written contract evidencing the Same, and gaid beard shall require a satis. factory bond for the faithful performance of such ‘contraet, provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein’ contained ‘shall be construed to prevent such board from rejecting all bonds for such work and readvertising for new bid: if In the judgment of such boa excessive, and provided that if such board Shall deem. it impossible to get such work Gone at a falr cost by letting such work to a contractor, said boatd may direct the county surveyor, to employ men, vurchase. materials and equipments and. te Proceed to do such work in accordance with the plang. snecifica- tions and estimates hereinnefore teferzed to. and said county surveyor shail. thereupon do Stich work under the sopervision of such founty board; an’ provided further that such board may. without readvertising for ‘bids and. lettine contracts as aboye required, ex- pend, under the supervision of the: county Surveyor. of his deputy. for repairs and main- tenance of rords and bridges, or for the pro- tection of travel thereon. such sum or sums, such board may appropriate, and may em- lov a repair crew for such purpose, and may purchase and retain the necessary road ma- Ehnery and tools and materials for the pur- pose of making such repairs. but such ex- penditures shall not In any oe year, exceed bpe-half of the amount 0 appropriated for rd all bids are} below the natural surface of the ground the commission may require the maintenance of an overhead bridge at least eighteen feet wide with suitable approaches, and may also re- quire the complaining city, village, town or county to remove embankments or ‘structures from ‘streets or town or county roads as, in its opinion, may be reasonable and negessary to properly protect said crossing. } Sec. 2° This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 295—S. F. No. 816, AN ACT relating to local assessments in cities of the first class for the acquisition of lands for streets, parks and boulevard: and the improvement thereof, and the im- provement of existing streets, parks and boulevards, and autherizing local improve- ment bonds payable out of the moneys col- lected on such assessments. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Whenever any clty of the first class including, among others, those cities operating under Charters’ adopted in pur- suance of Section 86 of Article 4 of the con- stitution of Minnesota, shall have completed, in accordance with the provisions of its Charter, any assessment upon benefited real estate for paying the cost f the acquisition of any land, or interest in land, taken for pubc use, or for paying the cost of any im- provement’ which shall have been duly au- thorized, or both, the city council of said city by @ five-sixths vote may by resolution pro- vide that said assessment may ve paid in any number of equal annual installments, not exceeding twenty (20). ° Provided, the ‘city council shall not exercise the power granted by this act after the proceeds of such assess- ment has been pledged by the issue of bonds or certificates of indebtedness to be paid from the proceeds or otherwise. Sec. 2. ‘The City Clerk shall thereupon transmit ‘a certified of such ssment roli to the County Aiditor of the county In which the city is ‘situated, each of which certified copies shall bear an appropriate name and be numbered consecutively from one (1) upwards. In cases where the whole un- dertaking requires the condemnation of land and improvements the assessments for the condemnation of land and the assessments for improvements may be consolidated as to each parcel of land and certified to the County Auditor as one assessment. And thereupon the County Auditor shall include one of the equal annual payments of the principal amount of said assessment with and as a part of the taxes upon each parcel for each year until the whole assessment shall be thus included, together with annual interest at the rate pre- rscribed by the City Counell, not exceeding five (5) per cent per annum.’ With. the first installment, the County Auditor shall include interest upon the entire assessment from the tax books including the first instaliment are delivered by the County Auditor to the Cou: ‘Treasurer, and thereafter the County Au- ditor shall include in the taxes of each year oné of such installments, together with one year's interest upon such Installment and all subsequent installments at the same rate, each of which, together with such Interest shall be collected with the annual taxes upon jsuch land together with lke penalties and interest in case of default, all of which shall be eollected and enforced as the annual taxes and credited to the proper city fund. Any assessment by presenting a local improve ment bond sold against such sement as herein provided sufficient in amount to cover ajl installments unpaid on such parcel and accrued interest, penalties and costs, and urrendering such loeal improvement bond of bonds to the County Treasurer for cancella- if] aid commission shall find said crossing to be! it may require the railroad com-| require the removal of any structure or struc-| date of the assessment to the time when the , Parcel assessed may be discharged from the{ ment public sale at not less thai Src, 4." This act shall apply. to i pv under charters lopted in pursu- ance ‘of Section 36 of Article 4 of the Con- stitution of Minnesota. provisiOns of this ‘Act are not intended to and -shall not be construed to repeal or abrogate any of the provisions of such charter but are intended to be supplementary to sald charter and as con-) ferring additional power upon. said cities which may be exefclsed at thelr option. The: Cities’ liabilities upon such guarantee shall not be taken into account as part of its in- debtedness until the amount of such deficiency or collection defined aforesaid is determined and only for the’amount of such deficiency, See, 5. ‘This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 15, 1913. > CHAPTER 465—H. F, No. 202. AN ACT legalizing certain coriveyances of land heretofore made by a husband acting| under a power of attorney from his wife. Be it enacted by the Legislature -of the State of Minnesota Section 1. No suit at law or proceeding in equity in any of the Courts of the State of Minnesota shall be brought do set aside any conveyance of land situated in the State’ of Minnesota, which said conveyance was made, executed and delivered prior to January 1st. 1899, and was made by a husband for and on behalf of his wife acting under and by Virtue of a Power of Attorney, made, ex cuted and delivered by such wife to her hu: band, unless such action at law or proceed- ing in equity is commenced on or before the first day of October, 1913, and all such con- veyances in which such an action. or proceed: ing 18 not commenced prior to October. Ist, 1912, are hereby legalized and declared to be legai conveyances of all of the right, title and interest of said wife and husband in and to such, land to the purchaser thereof; provided, that the sald Power of Attorney and conve: ance have been duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the County’ wherein said land is situated, for more than ten s prior hereto, and provided that the pro- fons of this act shall not apply to or, in ny ‘manner affect the title to any land, the title to which is now in litigation, ‘Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 27—-H. F. 257. AN ACT to appropriate money to provide for the expense of representing this state at the Gettysburg Fiftieth Anniversary to be held at Gettsyburg, Pa.. and to designate such representatives and the manner of disbursing} such appropriation. ‘Whereas the State of Pennsylvania has by ‘an act of the Legislature, approved May 1%, 1909, created a commission to “arrange ior a proper and fitting recognition and observance, t Gettysburg, of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg,’’ in which certain troops of this State enacted a most conspicu- ous and heroic part; And, wheret the active participation of this and other States of the Urion, in such celebration, has been urgently solicited by the said State’ of Pennsylvania. and assented to by this and otter States: \s And, whereas, the plans for the ceremonies to. be conducted on such occasion have so far advanced as to provide for certain observ- ‘ances to be held on the Ist, 2nd, 3d, and 4th days of July, 191%, and include one day, to be known as ‘Veterans’ Day’? when “all surviving soldiers of the Civil War, North and South, are requested to be present’ and take part’ as invited guests, and which ob- servances, commemorative of a reunited peo- ple, knowing ‘‘No (North, No South, No Hast,| No’ West,"" are expected to close’ July 4th, when will be laid the cornerstone of a “Peace Memorial ‘And; whereas, the several states are ex- pected to provide for the transportation, care and subsistence of such veteran soldiers ax reside within their limits, who shali attend such ceremonie ‘And, whereas, it is proper that such veteran soldiers shall be accompanied by the Gov- ernor of Minnesota and his staff; Now, there- fore, . Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota Section 1. The sum of Twenty-five Thou- sand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 1s hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the purpose of transporting from |Minnesota to Gettysburg and return and in caring for and providing subsistence for all surviving members of the First Regiment of ‘Minnesota Volunteers on the rolls at the time of said battle, or previously honorably dis- charged, including all surviving members of Companies One and Two, the two so-called ‘Minnesota. Sharpshooter ‘Companies attached to said First Regiment, sand honorary mem- bers of said regimental’ association. and also all surviving soldiers, Union and Confederate, now residing in this State and furnishing sat- isfactory evidence that they were engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg on either day there- of, and resident surviving members of regi- |ments that were in said battle, but who were lin hospital at the time thereof and within one month thereafter joined thelr regiments! and served in the army until the close of the Civil War, and also all veterans of the Civil War who’ have been awarded the Congress Medal of Honor, for most distinguished gal- lantry in action, who are residents of this State, together with the Governor of Minne- sota ‘and his staff, all Ex-Goverpors of the State and the members of the “Gettysburg Celebration Committee” appointed by the partment of the Grand Army of the Republic of the State of Minnesota, and the command- ers of the Loyal Legion and Grand Army of the Republic Department of Minnesota, and a |suitable drum corps or band while going to, Jattending and returning from the “Fifth | Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.” to be held at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the ist, 2nd, 3d and 4th days of July, 1913, and for incidental expenses connected therewith. Sec. 2. General L. A. Grant and Captain W. H. Harries, respectively Chairman and Secretary of the “Gettysburg Celebration Committee” of the Grand Army of the Re- public Department of Minnesota, and the off- ters of the Regimental Association of the First. Minnesota Volunteers, to-wit, Major Christopher B. Heffelfinger, Captain Jasper N- Searles, Captain Thomas H. Presnell, Samuel [Lilly ‘and’ Edward A. ens (and stich other ‘person or persons as the Governor may desig- {nate to fill vacancies if either of said officers \are, for any reason unable to act) shall be and hereby are appointed Commissioners, to be known as ‘Minnesota Commissioners Get~ burg Fiftieth Anniversary.” and by such name may make requisition on the State ‘Auditor for warrants on the State Treasurer for such portion of said appropriation, from tit to time, was may be necessary for the aforesaid purposes, but shall receive no com- | pensation save for actual expenses necessarily incurred, and said Commissioners shall, like- wise, determine what persons are entitled ®% {share in the benefits of this act, and have full authority to disburse such portions of this appropriation as shall be required for |the aforesaid purposes, and shall make full treport of thelr doings to the Governor of this [State after said disbursements have been |made; and the State Treasurer shall pay all warrants so made by the State Auditor out of said funds and any portion that may re- main thereafter shall be returned to the fund from which this appropriation is made; pro- jvided, ‘That said Commissioners shall’ have ‘authority to appoint from among their mem bers an Executive Committee to consist of three members, who shall have all the au- | thority of said Commission when the latter lissnot in session. |, Sec. 3, Said report of sald Commission so |'to be made to the Governor shall be accom- panied’ with vouchers -showing, with reason. able particularity, the various purposes for, been used. - take effect and be in force on and after its se. Approved April 15, we. CHAPTER 208—H. F. No. 303. 1AN ACT. to amend Section 1417, Revised Laws of 1905, as amended by Chapter 334, General Laws’ of 1909 and Chapter 60, Gen j eral Laws 1911, relating to state ald to pub- lig. schools. Be ‘it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section 1417, Revised Laws jot 1905, as amended by Chapter 334. General Laws of 1900, and Chapter General Laws ‘4911, Se andthe same is hereby amended to tread’ as follow: Sec, 1417. The board shall apportion the amount app: ted for such schools equally famong the high schools and the graded schools ‘entitled thereto, but no high school shall re- celve more than Twenty-two Hundred: Dol- lars per year, nor any graded school more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars per year; nor. shall the amount so paid any high school ex- ceed its actual expediture for such wo exclusive of building and repairs, nor shall ‘any graded school connected with or in the jsame district with an aided high school share }inw such apportionment. but graded _schaols |sharing therein shall receive not more than ‘one half the amount actually raised by spe- cial school taxes for current expenses. tio or having endorsed thereon sich install- ments, interest, penalties and costs. When- ever an assessment 1s certified as aforesaid by the City Clerk to the County Auditor, a duplicate thereof shall be sent to the City Comptroller, and such assessment shall ‘be ‘and bridges for said year in sald coun- Seo, 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ‘Approved April 15, 1913. . CHAPTER 292--S. F. No. 659. AN ACT authorizing certain cities of the in his ward, first class to, issue bonds for defraying. the ‘ cost of making cel ements pening, oe ai near AY advance, oF the eileater ar special as- tor] se erefor. janetray. or og move such rub-} pe it enacted by the Legislature of the State ve the duty of such street Com-| “oe stinnesota: a, ‘ eee eyed OL Ruck, obEee 20 Section: 1. Any city. of, the Bret class bet rae rubbish upon operating under @ home rule charter is here- sufficiently “identified by the name and num- ber ag aforesaid. All installments due and payable and all interest or penalties on the same having been paid, nothing herein shall prevent the transfer of sald. property or any Interest therein on~the books of the County wherein it is situated, or the recording of in- struments or transfers to the lien of future installments. {nterest and penalties. Steen sane he «iY, council, for, the purpose realising the funds for, inaking. euch tin pe is and ing such damages may issue and sell spectal local improvement bonds, which shall entitle the holder to all sums realized and such assessment, if deemed ad @ series of two. ‘This act shall in no way. affect the right ‘of any high school or to receive jother aid for maintaining special departments for courses by virtue of ‘any other law or laws of this state, ) ‘Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER: 209—H, F. No, 273. AN ACT to amend section twenty-five (25) ‘of Chapter three (3) of the Revised of| Mintenota. tor ro as amended by vone hundred a two (152), General| Taws of Stlaneettar foe relating to! h statement | ations, i Rp ee tion exceeds eighty “An » ter M anaaiteats > i of ee F thereo! “that dally news- rs having — Dona *Ae _elroulet cee hommand, ‘shell Seventy-five ents per’ folia for. the: ee bid t y-five tigen fono f¢ eo subsequien exceed one fu: fi that tcasy newspaper -aiiall any ne lication of said amendments failure of publication shall have no the validity of sald amendments. forward to each county auditor a@ fum- of copies of such statement, in ter form, sufficient to enable him to supply at least’ six of such coples for each election - trict of his county. ~ The auditor shall fur- nish such copies to the town, village and city clerks, who shall give three weeks’ posted peti peers o Sng! rap) i, ate oe spicvously post at eac! ing lace 01 election day, Willful or nestlgent failure by any officia) named to perform any duty im- posed upon him by this section shal) be deemed a misdemeanor. * Sec. 2. The publisher of every new: ad, publishing the proposed amendments shall, fore receiving his fees for such publication. file with the Secretary of State an affidavit showing the qualification ard legality of such newspaper and that the publication of such amendments has been made as required by law. ‘Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, ‘Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 300—H. F. No. 863. AN ACT authorizing certain cities of the first class to issue bonds for the purposes of en- larging, supplementing and repairing sewers that have been found inadequate. Be It enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Any city of the first class not governed by a home rule charter is hereby Authorized to issue and sell its bonds to an amount not exceeding $150,000 in par value, the proceeds whereof shall be used for defray- ing the cost of solareing, ‘meneame and repairing sewers heretof structed in said city, that have been found inadequate, and for no_other purpose. Sec..2. Said bonds shall be issued only in pursuance of a resolution adopted by a majority rants BS refuse the pi such refusal and effect on Jvote of the City Council or other governing body of sald city, and the faith and credit of the eity shajl be pledged to the payment there- of and the interest thereon, Such Council or other governing body shall include in the tax levy of each year an amount sufficient to pay the current interest on such bonds, and the sinking fumd of such city, if there be one, Wilt be pletiged "to their redemption at matu- ty. Sec’ 8. Bonds issued under this act shall run for a term not longer than thirty years and bear interest at a rate not higher than four’ per_cent per annum, payable semi-an- nually. The place of payment of principal and interest and the denomination of said bonds shall be fixed by the resolution authorizing thelr issue, and all or any of them may be in the form of coupon bonds or of registered cer- tificates, so-called, as the purchasers “may prefer. Sec. 4, All bonds or certificates so issued shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the city clerk, and countersigned by the elty comp- troller of said city, and be sealed with the city seal; except that the signatures to the coupons attached thereto, if any, may be lithographed. None of such obligations shall be sold for I than 95 per cent of their par value and ac- crued interest, or to any but the highest re- sponsible bidder therefor. Sec. not apply to amy city . 5. This act shal whose inhabi have adopted a charter pur- suant to Section 36, Article 4, of the state constitution. 9) Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTDR 301—H. F, No. 962. AN ACT legalizing the foreclosure and can. cellation of contracts for the purchase or sale of real estate and the records thereof, where the mortgage tax on such contracts has not been rior to the foreclosure or cancellation thereof, or subsequent thereto. Be it Enacted by’ the Legislature of the ) State of Minnesota: Section 1. That im all cases where a con- tract for the purchase or sale of real estate has been foreclosed or cancelled or attempted to be foreclosed or cancelled, and such fore- closure or cancellation is defective by reason of the fact that prior thereto no mortgage registration tax has been paid on said con~ tract, such foreclosure or cancellation and all proceedings in connection therewith and the Tecord thereof, if any shall have been made, are hereby legalized and made as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes, the same force and effect in all respects, for the purpose of notice, evidence, validity, fore- closure, cancellation or otherwise as if such mortgage registration tax had been paid prior to the time of the commencement of any such proceedings. Provided, the mortgage regis- tration tax on said contract be paid in full within six months after the passage of this act, fr ‘Sec..2, Any person, persons, co-partnership or corporation, as vendee, holding any con- tract for the purchase or ‘sale of real estate, which said contract has heretofore been fore- closed or cancelled or attempted to be fore- closed or cancelled, and the mortgage regi tration tax was not paid, said person, per- sons, co-partnership or ' corporation ' shall have thirty days from and after the passage of this act to assert,any rights they may have under and by virtue of sald contract, or be forever barred from asserting same. ‘Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 302—H. F. No. 968. AN ACT to amend section 3049 revised laws ‘of 1905, as amended by chapter 164, Gene: al laws of 1909, relating to local building and loan associations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That Section 3049 Revised Laws of 1905, as’ amended by Chapter 164 General Laws of 1909, be and the same is heret: amended so as'to read as follows Sec. 3049. Every such corporation herein- after formed, by provision in its certificate of incorporation’ or by-laws within six (6) months after the Revised Laws take effect, shall con- fine its field of operation exclusively to the county of its principal place of business and those immediately contiguous thereto, and up- ‘on failure so to do shall, without any other ‘act or proceeding, forfelt all corporate rights and franchises, except to close its affairs. Provided, that any association now incorpo: rated may enlarge its territory by making application to the Superintendent of Banks, specifying the added counties in which it de- sires to do. business, and on receiving the approval of the Superintendent of Banks shall be duly authorized to do business in those counties, which shall not exceed eight (8) in number. \ Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 303—H. F. 1066. |AN ACT to grant additional powers to cifte of the State of Minnesota, having a popul tlon of twenty thousand or less inhabitants, and to empower such cities to issue their bonds for certain purposes therein men- tioned. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That in addition to the rights land powers (heretofore granted by law to the several cities of the State'of Minnesota, In- cluding cities having a home rule charters, which rights and powers shall not be abridged jor affected by this act, there is hereby granted to all cities having a population of twenty thousand or less inhabitants that now or may hereafter be organized within the State lof Minnesota, including cities having home rule charters, the right and power to issue bonds for miunietpal purposes, to wit: First: Permanent improvement fund bond: which may be issued to defray the expenses of improving any street, avenue, alley, park, levee or other “public ground within the cor: porate limits of any city within this state. or any part of such expense, and which shall include the construction of sewers, sidewalks, bridge: culverts, the paving of streets and alleys, changing of water courses and all im- provements. of a permanent nature, Second: Bridge bonds, which may be by any city within, this, state, for, the pu \bridging any natural or artificial stream, river, lake, canal, bay, harbor or other water within or ‘partly ‘within the corporate limits of any city within or partly within the State of Minnesota, or for the purpose of bridging any such water, or thereof, bordering japon or forming the boundary line of the State of Minnesota or any such city within sald state, and the use of the proceeds of any such bonds for the construction of any bridge, ‘so as to accommodate or facilitate the pas- sage of any steam locomotives or cars, or electric cars, or 8! horse, cable or ‘elec- trie cars, whether alone, or in connection with teams, vehicles, and foot passengers, shall not invalidate, impatr or affect the ity of any bridge , bonds for the aforesaid pur poses, provided that nothing herein contained Shall’ be construed to prevent any clty within this state from charging any railroad com- pany using any such bridge a reasonable price for such use, and the ing of such charge shall not be held to Impair, affect or invalidate Such bonds; and the authority herein given shall include the power to {ssue such bonds for the making of improvements to be used ‘exclusively. for steam or electric railway pur- poses. 2 ‘Third: Shipping terminal bonds, which may rpose oO! 5 ing, acquiring, {mproving and. maintainiag boat dockage terminals, bridge term! ) Op railroad term! nals, provided that ‘nothing in cont be construed to prevent this state from be gone han hace. Bis ‘the Constitu-' eoree for such Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State}charme shall not saper diree ta) ‘of the feed 1905, of Minnesota: 1. \esota. one hun may. se He. shall} such ing water power or plants, be included. ‘All sums realized from of city bonds shall be applied: to ig eee for which they are issued. and no other, and purpose shall be distinctly stated in resolution or ordinance authorizing thelr . No bonds authorized by this act shall be issued by any city, until the issiiance thereof shall have been first authorized by a three fifths vote of the legal voters of the city voting upon the question, and the of the Issuance of such bonds shall be sul to the electors of the eity proposing to issue same at @ general or. special election, ‘a statement of the amounts and purposes which such bonds. are p to be issued, with the date of their maturity, and the rate ‘of interest which they shall bear. ‘All elections provided for in this act may be called by resolution in writing, of the sommon council or. corresponding body. passed by @ majority vote, which resolution shall dis- tinctly state the purpose for which such bonds are pi to be issued, and the question to be submitted to the people. ‘The ballot to be voted at all elections under this act may read as follows “Shall the proposed issuance of bonds in the amount of . s+++- dollars for the pur- pose of Yes— No———— If three ,fifths of! the votes cast upon the question” af such ‘election shall be in favor of {issuing tle kind and amount of bonds designated in said bajlet, the city voting in favor thereof, shail through its proper offi- cers, without further act, be authorized to issue stich boads to the amount voted and te sell. and negotiate the same. ‘The votes cast at such election shall be counted, returned and canvassed the same as in other municipal elections and the result certified fo the City Clerk, recorder or similar officer, by the canvassing, board. It shall be the duty of the Common Coun- cil or any body in‘ commission corresponding thereto. to expend the moneys derived from the sale of sald bonds in accord- ance with the directions of the voters, a shown by said election, ‘Sec. ¥. All bonds authorized by this act shall run not more than...... thirty years from the date of their issuance, bear- ing interest at not more than five (5) per cent per annum, principal and interest payable at such time and place as may be fixed by the common council, or corresponding body, of any city: sald bonds shall be sealed with the seat of the city issuing them, and signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk or recorder ‘or similar officer, and shall be sold at not less than par vaiue and accrued interest. to the highest responsible bidder, after notice published once ‘In each week, for three suc- cessive weeks, in a daily paper, if one there be, if not, then in a weekly paper. in the City where such bonds are to be issued, and also in a daily paper~published in the City of St, Paul, in the State of Minnesota. Sec. 4. \Any clty in the State of Minne- sota, heretofore incorporated, may become sub- ject to the provisions of this act, and the City Council of such city, or corresponding body in a commission form of government, may effect by a resolutton duly passed by a members elect of da copy of such resolu- ‘accompanied by a state- name: ed, ment of the yote thereon, vie eee os the members voting for an - hance shall be forwarded to and filed in the office of the Secretary of State and such city shall thenceforth be deemed subject to the provisions of this act, and shall be governed. Controlled and regulated by ana under the provisions of this act, and the city oMficers bf said City shall thereupon exercise the powers conferred therein, and all Courts of the State take judicial notice of the fact of such city becoming subject to the pro- Visions of this act: and all laws in such city in conflict with this act shall thereupon be no longer applicable, but all laws or parts ‘of laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall continue in force the sam if such City had not become subject to provisions of this act. ‘Approved April 15, 1913. CHAPTER 30{—H. F. No. 1196. | AN Al to authorize cities in this state now ‘or hereafter having @ population of more than fifty thousand ‘Inhabitants to issue and sell bonds for acquiring and improving lands for public parks and parkway: 3 aM as for the Improvement of parks and parkways heretofore acquired, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section I. Any city im this state now or heseatter having a population of over fifty {housand inhabitants is hereby authorized and Uinpowered, acting by and through the com- mon counc!] of such cit, by ordinance duly enacted by an affirmative v te of not less than two-thirds of 4) the members-elect of such .common council, upon request of: the pasta “Or park ‘commissioners ‘of said elty, oF of such other covering — be bs and supervision of the irks ik- charge 3nd suPery to. issue and sell three ‘hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars 1ay78,000.00) par value of the bonds of such city for the purpose of acquiring and improv- ing ds for public parks and parkways, as well as for vas (ome gd of parks and arkwaye heretofore acquired. Pee y "The bonds authorized by ection One (1) of this act, or any portion 5 Gay ‘be issued and sold by any such city notwithstanding any imitation contained in the charter of such city or in any law of this tate, prescribing or fixing any limit upon the ponded indebtedness of such city, mut the full faith and credit of any such city shall at all times “be pledged for the payment of any funds iamued under this act and for the cur- Pont interest thereon, and the common coun- cil of such city shall each year include in the tax levy for such city a sufficient amount ine provide for the payment of such interest ieaPtor the ‘gccumulation of 4 sinking fund for, the Fedemption of such bonds at their maturity. Sec. 3. No bonds shall be issued by any such ‘city for the purposes hereinabove men- tioned to run for a longer term than thirty years, or bearing a higher rate “of interest than ‘four per cent per annum, but the pla of payment, of the principal and interest thereof andthe denominations in which the same shall be issued shall be such as may be determined upon by the common council, and may be in the form of coupon bonds. or registered certificates, so call Al uch shall be signed by the mayor, attested city clerk and countersigned by the ‘and shail be by th city comptroller of such city. sealed with the seal of such city, except that the signatures to the coupons attached to auch bonds, any, ma) ograp! donde one of such bonds shall be sold at lems than ninety-five, per cent of their par, value and accrued interest, and then only to the highest responsible bidder. therefor. Sec. 4. This act, shall not apaly to any city operating under a home rule charter, framed pursuant to section 36 of article 4 of. the Constituthn of Minnesota. Sec, 5. The powers granted by this act are in addition to all other existing powers of such cities. Sec. 6. This act shall take efféct and be in force from and,after its passage. Approved April 15, 1913. t CHAPTER 305—H. F. No. 1 AN ACT entitled ‘An Act Authorizing the Board of Water Commissioners in Cittes Having Over Fifty Thousand Inhabitants to Supply Ice to Such City and its Inhab- itants, to Purchase and Condemn Lands, and to Provide Bonds for Such Purpose.” Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Section 1. In any city of this state now or hereafter having over fifty thousand inhabi- ‘water commissioners possessed by such board under any general or special law or under charter of such city, shall have and possess the power to engage in the is gathering and panansen se foe, om a | distribu- n thereof to such city and to several board@ and nts thereof and to the inhabitants of such city, aud fo the baa nee ry rg 4, and equipment for such purpose. Sec. 2. Foc the parpore ot Memaaaa storage plants, side-tracks, spur-t other rights in real property. or copventent for the manufacture, ‘or distribution of ice, avy such may exercise the power of eminent under and in pursuance of Chapter 41, Laws of 1905 and acts amendatory thereof supplementary thereto, either within or with, ‘out the corporate limits of such city. é 3%. To provide a fund for the es maintenance of such fer authorize: ee