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Rad ponais on Ble in the office of leeds for more than Be forthe: pamage of this act, thet } Tecorded, it shal the same ‘and the second Monday in the certifica’ ‘upon such plat plat of 2. Pi 1s, 1813. —— BR sts. F. ise of this act. ac take, effec and after its passage. No. 436. Section eleven (11) of ‘the Laws of Minnesota, tor fan act entitled ‘‘An for ,the organization, ot 3 follows: ee ass t ‘constitut ers of fraternal and jon thereof which may and no part of the d for mortuary or disability to the princi may be pald th actually an Be act shell take after 11, 1918. 825-8. F. 1. of deeds of located, filed in ft E the » be recorded by : art of the reserve, us funds or the net accretions imy of sald funds shall be used payment ‘emer- that from "the Investment and protection of effect and be in its pessage. No, 520 he recording of vil- cages without the uditer or other ‘That any village piat which has the the county in which said office of the ‘Dut not recorded, but has The office of said (15) shall, y owner whose included in said of his legal said register of amd to entitle any such plat to be- so or the county auditor said plat or leeds. ‘This act shall take to have t, not on the same at the time wwas ao filed in the office of said a not be necessary to have by the village council of nor ghall it be necessary te of the recorder of ‘such to ‘of such county any certificate effect and be in from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1918. ‘Terms CHAPTER 826—8. ¥. of the Judicial District of the S' sota. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota. Section 1. trict court of the fifth judicial district saa State of Minnesota shal! be held as fol- lows In Dodge County, the first Monday in April and the first Monday in October The general No. 625. AN ACT fixing the times of holding General No. District Court of the Fifth tate of Minne- terms of the dis- of In Rice County, the first_Monday in May Ne ovember} In Steele County, the frst Monday In June and the first Monday in December; In ‘Waseca County, the third ‘Monday in March and the third Monday in October; ‘Provided, however, That where any general term in sald Waseca County has been or shall t and be ad- bene- lations transacting business of ility, insurance.”" e Legislature “That Section Eleven (11) of tt laws of Minnesota for the id the same is hereby amend- tion. shall make laws for ‘such an assoclation shall state the purpose ‘of the State of emo 2s and such cities and the shall have the power to mal any person, firm or corporation for of water and ice from such lake upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between such clty counell and the | person, firm or corporation acquiring the right to the use of said water and ice, # Sec. 2. ‘This act shall take effect and be in force ‘from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1913 ¢ CHAPTER 332—H. F. No, 458. AN ACT to amend Section 5467, Revised Laws, for 1908, as amended by Chapter 257 ‘ef General Lawg for 1907, relative to the officers appointed by sheriff. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 5467 of the Revised . eae oa Laws for 1905, ag amended by Chapter 257 of the General Laws of Minnesota the 1907, Is ‘thereby amended 80 as to read as follows: « ‘Section 6467 The sheriff, of every coun- y intaining a jail, with the approve the judges of the district court therein, shall appoint a competent woman as matron, who, under his direction, shall have exclusive charge of all female prisoners. He may, tn the same manner, whenever the average num- ber of prisoners in such jail for the preced- ing twelve months shail” have been ten or more, appoint a uight watchman, and, when twenty or more, an assistant jailer also. Said Judges shall fix’ the compensation of all such employes at not less than the following sum! viz, ‘The matron, fifty cents for each day when there is a femaie prisoner; the night watchman and assistant jailer, one dollar per day; provided that they shall be discharged whenever the number of prisoners for any preceding twelve months hag fallen below the number herein prescribed. Said officers shall be sober, respousible persons, able to read and write the English language intelli- gently. Their compensation shall be fixed by said~judges and paid monthly; they shall hold office during the pleasure of the sheriff and judges, and they may be removed at any time by the sheriff or by said judges. When- ever the sheriff performs the duties of jaller, ho shall recelve the compensation fixed there- | Seo, 2 This Act shall take effect and be in force from and efter its passage. Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 383-—H. F. No, 752. AN_ ACT entitled “An Act to Amend Section 987, Revised Laws of 1903, as Amended by Section 2 of Chapter 430 of General Laws| of Minnesota for 1907, as Amended by Chapter 30 of the General Laws of Minne- sota’for 1911, Relating to Sales of Land for Taxes,” Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That Section 937, Revised Laws of 1905, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 430, General Laws of Minnesota of 1907, amended by Chapter 80, General Laws of Minnesota of 1911, be and the same is hereby amended s0 that ‘said Section 937 shall here- after be and read as follows: Seo. 987. Such sale shall be conducted by the county auditor in such manner as shall be directed by the ‘state auditor. Each parcel shall be /sold to the highest cash bidder there-| for, but not for a less sum than the aggre- gate taxes, penalties, interest and costs charged against it, unless the cash value thereof fairly determined by the county board and approved by the Minnesota tax commis- sion shall be less than such aggregate, in which case the value so fixed and approved shall be the minimum price for which such property may be sold. Provided that all par- ceis bid in for the state for taxes for the year 1907, or prior years, may be disposed of for one-half of the total taxes as originally assessed. ‘The purchaser shall forthwith pay the amount of his bid to the county treasurer, t|to be done, nt,” I nm. construction of any such ditch, or of the ceptance or it therefor, or if thereof or of or of the making of assessments of Men other step iu such drainage procees been attempted to be. performed, but actually done or performed Ina Sedtuge eo taken as sforesgid. and so t mn as afot thereof a or assessed or attempted to be levied or including damages awarded, said ditch, if any, entered into the the contract, ditch matter, otherwise made in such ditch proc and the final order ditch, and any such such "final order; or jewers" in the engineer’ by ceedings in the matter gaid ditch had been regular and correctly made. or partly located, dug or the line determined and fixed therefor, cated, dug or constructed at a different, place, or where been wholly or partly located, dug or con: than those established by the final order es: tablishing such ditch, or when such final or der was Ineffective or defective as aforesaid then the said ditch .or such different place and such designated or established by and all such ditch or branches as actually located and constructed or partially constructed by the | final such ditch, provided that, if any lands are’ affected by such change claims, additional or other dam: than a: either such case, such person days after the passage of th! plication to the county board led such ditch, in the case of a county ditch. or to & judge of the tablished the same, ditch, hail within sixty is in case of a to have his claim for such determined, and such county board shall there: the same, upon cation and determine advisable by such county board or judge, as the case may be, ch order in the premises ai ‘and. equitable and required by submitted, and appeal review thereof shall be |providea by assessment of benefits in county and judicial ditch proceedings. Ptovided, that any court of this State, of questioning or reviewing any fn any such ditch proceeding. Approved April 17, 1913. hereafter be adjourned for a period of more than thirty (80) days, any action @ joined more and Issues of fact in than eight (8) days before the first day of any such ad- journed term, then and in that case such action» may be brought on for trial at such adjourned term upon notice of trial served eight (8) days or more before the beginning adjourned term. of said, ec, See. 8.. ‘This act shall Sec, 2. All acts and parts of acts incon- sistent herewith are hereby repealed. take effect and be im force from and after its passage. AN ACT to amend Section Revised Laws of 1905, as Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 827—S. F. No. 642. B44 of Chapter 6, ended by Chap- ter 207, Laws of 1905, concerning voting ma- chines, fo as to require th @ alternation of “the nanen of candidates as much as prac- ticable. Be it-enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That the third paragraph of sec- tion 344, Revised Laws, 1905, 8 amended by chapter 267, Laws of 1905, be amended s0| to read as ‘follows law requiring altern: "The provision of section 180 of the general election ation of names of candidates where more than one is to be elected to the same office shall be observed so far as practicable by changing the order of the names .of such candidates upon the dit- ferent machines so that each name shall ap. pear upon the several given municipality mach substantl number of times at the top, and in each intermediate place, if any, of the lst or group in more than one district care sh: order of names not the same. hich they 1 be taken The officers cl preparation and distribution chines to the v: ‘arlous election belong. achine is used in an eleétion ines used in a ally an equal at the bottom, ‘Where to see that the: pon the different machines is charged with the of these ma- districts of the municipality using them, are hereby charged with the duty of alternation 0! chines ments in this paragraph anging will practically m Approved April 17, 1813. CHAPTER 828-8. F. AN ACT 10 prohibit catching, or attempting to catch, take or kili fish in any waters wholly or partly such substantial names and piacing of the ma- et the require- menuoned."* No. 744, taking, killing within any county of this state, now or herearter having a pooulation not jess than (three hundred thousand (800,000) inhabitants, at any time, in any ‘manaer, other than by angilng for them. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. No person shall catch, take or Kill, or attempt to catch, take or kill any fish of Gny_ kind whatsoever in or about any wa- ters, except rivers, lying wholly or partly in @ny of the counties of this state, to which this fict shall apply, at any time, in other man- ner than by angling for them with a hook and vine held in the hand, or atti ached to a rod 80 held, nor with more than one line or with more than one hook attached Sec, 2. No provisions of ion ‘any. Aah enue, lation of this act. 3. Any. person violating any of the Bec. act shall ‘misdemeanor. 4. This act shall apply to all counties ‘of this state, now or hereafter having a popu- jation of not less than three hundred thou- eand (300,000) inhabitants. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be tn force from and after its pa: See. ‘Approved April 17. 1913. CHAPTER 820—S. F. AN ACT. suthorizing cities ctr of te, ‘class operating under a home rule charte thereto. have in his taken or killed in ‘pos- be guilty of a No. 768. of the fourth Gr commission form of government to ievy and assess a half mill pose of providing musical entertainments tn dings oF upon pul ee Seated by the Legislature of the State of Mi a ‘That the govern ing under a form government, is bereb: fom ty levy a balt mill j 7 taxable - AN ACT jnhabitan' gand imhal f tax for the tax against perty in such city for the purpose pur- lio _ grounds. ing body of any rth class {n this state, operat- jome rule charter or commission yy authorized to the and the officer conducting the sale shall giv to him q certificate in a form prescribed by the attorney general, in which shall be set forth the name of the purchaser, a description of the Jand sold, the price paid and the di and place of ‘the sale. The auditor treasurer of the county shall attend such sale, the former to make, a record of all sales thereat, and the latter to receive all moneys paid on account thereof. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1918. CHAPTER 334—-H. F, No. 839. AN ACT to amend. Section 5448, Revised Laws, 1905, as amended by Chapter 74, Laws of 1907, relating to the sale of bind~ ing twine manufactured at the Minnesota state prison. Be it enacted’ by the Légisiature of the State of Minnesota: Séction 1. That Section 5448, Revised Laws of 1905, as amended by Chapter 74, Laws of 1907, be and the same ts hereby amended so @s to read as follows: Section 0448. The price of binding twine manufactured at the state prison shall be fixed by the warden and the state board of control not later than March 1 each year. The state board of control, in {ts discretion, nay agree to allow to purchasers of binding twine, a discount from the prices so fixed, on condition payment for twine purchased is made by the purchaser, at the time agreed| upon for such payment, as follows: on a single purchase and shipment of not less than three thousand (5000) pounds, one-eighth of one cent per pound; on a single purchase and shipment of not less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, one-fourth of one cent per pound; on a single purchase and shipment of not ‘less than a ear load lot, one-half of one cent per pound; but no such’ discount shall be allowed on twine sold during the year 1913. Such twine shall be sold to actual consumers, in quantities needed for their use, and to dealers within the state, under such rules and regu- lations as may be provided by said board, for cash or security, approved by the warden. Dealers desiring to purchase such twine shall enter into a written agreement with the state to sell only to actual consumers within the state for their own use. Such agreement shall algo provide that when such twine is sold for cash it shall be at‘a price not greater than one cent per pound above the purchase price and freight from the prison to the s tion where such twine 1s sold, and when such twine is sold on time, at a pricesuot greater than one and a half cent per poun@ above the purchase price and freight, as hereinbefore provided. Reservation of 3,000,000 pounds—The board shall cause to be held ‘in reserve at the prison until Yarch 1 of each year three million pounds*of twine for the purpose of filling club and cash orders received from consumers, ana thereafter until July 1 of each year’ sald board shall reduce such reserve to five hun- dred thousand pounds, after which date all twine shall be sold. The state shall retain a ¢ontingent interest in twine so sold, and if any dealer shall violate his. said agreement, the state board of control may deciare such twine forfeited to the state and retake pos- session thereof. Hyery dealer purchasing such twine shall keep {t separate from other twine and also keep a correct record of all his sales, showing the date, amount, price and name and postoffice address of’ purchaser, which shail be open fo the inspection of the warden, state board of control and the proper county’ attorney. Every dealer who shail violate the terms of sald written agreement, and every person violating any provision of this section, shall be guilty of @ gross mi: demeanor.” * ’ ‘Twine may be sold to dealers outside state— Provided, that whenever, in theopinion of the state board of control and the warden of the prison, the best interests of the state require Such action, such binding twine may be sold to dealers or consumers without the state. Approved April 17, 1018. CHAPTER 835—H. F. No. 852. AN ACT amending Section 14, of Chapter 884 ‘of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1911, relating to county and judicial drainage Ming musical entertainments to. the Dublig 2 public Dutldinss “or “poo “public PE ooved: Apri 17, 1912. CHAPTER 830-8. F. to authorize the o ‘any county in this state. In By Shaving a population of ten thousand No. 811 ‘ounty bgfrd of which {8 situate ‘and not more than twenty thou- tants, to appropriate not to ex- ~ ‘ceed one-half of the amount raised by tax- ‘ation upen property situate within sald city, for the construction, improvement, mainte’ © within such city or leadin: gud within two miles thereof, Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State 1, Any county board of any county ane and repair of roads and bridges situate into the same “tn this State, in which Is situate a city hav- a «and not more tl tantsy by, mi 1 ion of ten thous: ‘annually appropri of the.amount and inhabitants| twenty thousand inhabi- late not to ex- raised annually diteh proceedings and to procedure therein, and validating drainage proceedings here: tofore had in certain cases, Be it enacted by the Legtslature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1, That Section 14 of Chapter 384. of the Genera] Laws of Minnesota for 1911 be, and. the same hereby is, dmended so.as to read as_follo 3 Sec. 14. Where the county board of any county in this stato or the’ judge or: judges of any district court of this state has hereto- fore located, established or caused to be con- structed, or has attempted or purported to locate, establish or cause to be constructed any ditch,’ drain or other water course within their respective Jurisdiction under the provisions of Chapter® 25S, General Laws of «Minnesota for 1901, or Chapter 230, General Laws of Min- nesota tor or under the provisions of both of said acts and acts amendatory there- of or supplementary thereto, and said county board or gad Judge of the district court, as the case may be, has found and determined that such ditch, drain or other water course will be of public utility or will promote the pub- Hie health, and that the benefts or estimated {axation upon the taxable property situate ‘city for a county road and bridge within such ties, of | the Umits, of jeading into such city. L_be made by 8, fo be’ expended upon the city or within such Eve or partly P such cities; and maintain expead money benefits to be derived from the construction thereot are greater than the total cost, includ- ing damages awarded and where the ‘contract or contracts for the construction of such ditch have been actually entered into, and the county auditor has executed and filed in the office of the register of deeds, the tabular statement required by law and making as- segsments for the costs and expenses of loca- tion, establishment and construction of the samé against the lands, corporations, roads And. other property benefited thereby, ‘and. no appeal has been taken therefrom, or from fany such proceedings, or if appeal.'was taken game has been determined prior to the pass- ‘ge of this Act, and where, first, the final Order establishing such ditch’ is Ineffective or not aecording to law for the reason that the samo does not sufficiently ‘or correctly describe or designate the course, or the size or dl- mensions of such ditch, or the, branch ‘or tranches thereof, or any part of the same, or js ineffective for any other reason or, second, Where for any reason, wheter the main ditch or-any part thereof, ‘or any branch or. later: dich or any part thereof has not been located, dug or constructed along the line or st the CHAPTER 336—H. F. No. 877. AN ACT to amend Section 17: Laws, 1905, as amended by Section cream, and providing standards of purity thereof. of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That the General Laws of Minnesota for vised Laws, 1905, as the same amended by Section 2, General follows 1789. buy cream, No person shall sell unwholesome or tives ha well ventilated or lighted, or which from any cause are filthy or unsanitary, or in, tillery waste, brewers’ grains, waste of egar ot sugar factories, silos properly managed;, milk drawn after giving birth to a calf; and milk cream’ which has been kept’ in or stables where any animal is housed, or in any building attached to such stable, place where bad air exists, and cream taken from unwholesome or adulterated milk, cream the water and milk solids of |(other than butterfat) contain more jeight-tenths of one per cent of acid, in the meaning of this chapter. which any normal ingredient -has been stracted, per cent of thirteen per cent of total cream in which there is milk solids, adulterated milk or cream, except as herein- after. provided. No person producing milk cream for market or exchange, or for man- ufacturing the same into articles of food shall feed milch cattle any distillery waste or brewers’ grains or the waste of vinegar or sugar factories, or garbage, or any substance which is decayed and unhealthy. Section 2. This act shall take effect and de in force from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 887—H. F, No. 928. AN ACT to amend Sectlori 380 of the Revised Laws of Minuesota for’ 190, relating to inties .and to the change’ of boundary thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That Section 880 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905 be, and the same {s hereby, amended so as to read. as follows: “330—The boundaries of counties may be attaching the same to an adjoining county, territory out of one or more existing counties, hereafter provided; but no such neW county shall contain less than Four Hundred 100) square miles, nor less than Two Thousand (2,000) inhabitants, nor shall it have an as- sessed valuation of less than Four Million Dol- lars ($4,000,000), ard no. existing county shall be reduced in area below Four Hundred (400; square miles, nor so as to contain less than ‘Two Thousand (2,000) inhabitants, nor so as to have an assessed valuation of less than Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000), Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 838—S. F. No. 584. AN <ACT authorizing cities of this state, hav- ing”@ population of 10,000 inhabitants or leas, to issue and gell their negotiable bonds for ‘the purpose of taking up and paying off overdue bonds. Be it enacted, by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: “Section 1. In addition to the rights and powers granted by law to the several ejties of the State of Minnesota, which rights and powers shall not be abridged by this act, there is hereby granted to all cities organized or existing under and by virtue of a home rule charter or any general or ‘special law of Minnesota, and having a population of 10,000 inhabitants or less, according to thd last offi- clally promulgated ‘state or Un! States census, the power and authority to issue and sell as hereinafter provided, the negotiable bonds of any such city for the purpose of ing up and paying off the overdue bonds of said city, the provisions of the Jaws of this state, whether general or special, governing any such city to the contrary notwithstand- ing, and notwithstanding the amount of the indebtedness of such city. ‘The term “overdue bonds’ as used in this act shall be held to mean and include all outstanding bonds which shall be, at the time of the passage of tiiis act, passed aue and not paid. Sec. 2. Bonds of any such city issued un- der the authority of this act shall be issued to-wit: The com- fn the following manner, mon council or city council of such city shall, first, by ordinance ‘passed by a ma- jority. vote’ of all mombers, authorize the ts- Sue of the bond of. such city to take up and refund such overdue bonds, which bonds shall run for not more than fifteen (15) years and shall bear interest @t a rate not to exceed six (6) per cent per annum, principal and in- terest payable at such time and place as may be fixed by stich council. Such bonds to be of such denomination or denominations as the council. shall by ordinance prescribe, and signed by the mayor, attested by the clerk of said city and sealed with the seal of the city, and shall be sold at not less than par value to the highest responsible bidder after notice published at least once in each week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of such sale In the official paper of said city, No city shall pay a commission exceeding one ac ance othereln. bonds ti . “ (3 benefits therein, on of the making or filing of the of assessments of benefits receedihgm, bid ge peen|” of Minnesota: af of utd pro: than allo! pro: aid Ih parts nd any assessments or liens so levied sessed for payment of the expense and cost of sald ‘and all payments thereon. or Aten proceedings, "and all ditch bonds issued in the said proceedings, establishing any such change or alteration io or report’ therein, and all other steps and proceediugs jn such ditch matter attempted but wherein the provisions of law were not fully complied with or were vio. j tated, and each and all of the same are here- legalized and declared to be valid and in fall force aud effect, the same as Jf all pro-|officers and deputies suitably furnished | of- of locating and es- tablishing said ditch and the acceptance there- of and payment therefor and all other pro- ccediugs therein were in all respects regular, and the same as if the final order establishing ‘Where such main ditch or branches or later- als or any part thereof has not been wholly constructed along as aforesaid, but *has been wholly or partly lo~ ranches or laterals to any ditch have structed additional to, different from or other branches thereof as wholly or partly located, dug or constructed at branches. or) laterals additional to or different from those such tinal order con- structed, and each and all of the same are hereby legalized and made valid and effective at such different place of location or construc- tion, the same as if there located and ordered order establishing person whose the said ditch or by ages to such lands on account of such change, originally awarded, or claims a re- duction of assessment of benefits to any such land by reason of such change, then and jn Act, make ap- which establish- aistrict court which es- judicial additional damages or reduced benefits considered and upon proceed to hear and consider such appli- such of hearing herefor, as shail be deemed notice of hearing here! Gotraed and shall make may be just the evidence from ‘such order or had in the manner law for appeal from or review of the. pro-| hearing, visions of this Section shall not apply to any action at law or in equity now pending in but for the purpose such defect Revised ‘Chapter 428 of General Laws ot Minnesota Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Section 1 of Chapter 213 of 911, which is an amendment to Section 1789, Re- had / been Chapter 428 of ‘the Laws of Minnesota for 1909, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as adulterated milk or Milk of ‘ream that has not -been well cooled-and aerated, or to which preserya- e been added; milk drawn from cows kept in a crowded condition or in places. not from un- clean or diseased cows, or those fed with disy garbage or decayed substances in any form, except ensilage from from cows within fifteen days’ before, or five days or near’ or in any or which than shall be deemed unwholesome and adulterated with- Milk from ab- ‘or milk containing any substance not a normal constituent thereof, or contain- mg more than eighty-seven per cent of water, or containing less than three and one-fourth butterfat, or containing less than nd less than twenty per cent of butterfat, or which contains any food be manufactured from unwholesome ‘or changed by taking territory from a county and) and new counties may be established out of ‘appo two Hon in’ counties of mo » thousand | (50,000) Sopabianta where | juvenile has ginger fifty Go) Be it enacted by the Legisiat Section 1, ‘That Section 6496 of the Re- vised Laws of Minnesota for the year 1905, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 342 of General Laws of 1907, be amended so as ¢ read as follow: : “Sec, 3496.- In every edunty of more than fty thousand (50,000) inhabitants. a proba~ Hon officer shall be appoluted by the District Judges of said County, and in every such county where jwo or ‘more juvenil have ‘been estalftished and: the 'p) jug the regular sessions thereot are fifty (50) miles distant from each other, there shall be appointed by said pasgce ‘two (2) pro- bation officers. Each | pi officer ‘may appoint one of more deputies subject to the approval of said judges. Each shall serve four (4) years unless sooner removed by sald judges for cause. The county commissioners of said county shall provide said probation fice rooms, record books, blanks, stationery, postage and other actual expenses required for the proper execution of the purpose of this act to be defrayed out of any. moneys im the general fund of their, counties not ot! :{erwise appropriated, upon bills duly author- ized and allowed in’ the usual manuer by said commissioners.’ - Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER #0—S. F, 731. AN ACT entitled ‘‘an act to enable the guar- ;| dians of insane persons’ to furnish aid for. “{ the support and maintenance of children of insane persons in certain case! Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1, The duly appointed guardian of the property of apy insane person whg shall be pronounced incurably insane by the certifi- yjcate of the superintendent of any state hos- pital for the Jnsane of this state, where such insane person shall be confined, shall have the power and authority to furnish aid for the support and maintenance of any female child of such insane person, who is over the age of eighteen years, or of any sick, maimed, deformed, or crippled male child of “such in- sane person, who is over the age of twenty- {one years and unable to Bo ike himself in whole jor in part, which aid shall be furnished in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided. ‘The amount of such afd shall in no case ex- ceed the annual rents, profits or income de- rived from the property of such insane per- son. ‘Sec. 2. Before any such aid shall be fur- nished, the guardian of the property of such insane person, or any child of such insane person, shall make and file with the judge of probate of the county where such guardian .| resides, @ petition in writing, duly verified, setting forth all the facts entitling any such child to such aid. ‘Thereupon the judge of probate shall make an order fixing the time and piace of hearing on said petition, a copy of which order, with a copy of the petition, stall be personally served upon such guar- dian and the superintendent of the insane hospital where such insane person is con- fined, at least ten days prior to the time fixed for said hearing. 1 Sec. 3. At the time and place fixed for the witnesses shal] be sworn before tes- tifying, and the certificate of su superinten- dent shall be admissible in evidence on bis signature alone; and if, after full investi- gation and hearing, the judge of probate shall find that such child is entitled to the aid herein provided, and that the allegations of the petition are true. he may make an order directing such guardian to furnish aid to such child for such time, and in such amount, as the judge of probate shall deem necessary; provided, however, that in no case shal] such aid exceed twenty-five dollars per month. The aid so furnished shall be allowed in for 1909, as amended by Chapter 213 of|the guardian's annual or final accounts as a the General Laws, 1911, relating to the|part of his lawful disbursements. > buying and selling of impure milk and| Sec. 4. This act shail take effect and be in y|force from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1913, CHAPTER S41—S. F. No, 798. AN ACT to authorize any city in the State of ‘Minnesota now or hereafter having more than ten thousand and not more than twen- ty thousand Inhabitants to control, regu- late, prevent and prohibit the emission of de: smoke from any smoke stack .or chimney within such city and to declare or knowingly] same to be a@ public nuisance, and provide for the summary abatement thereof; and to impose a penalty, by fine or imprisonment upon the “person ‘or persons causing, per- mitting pr allowing such nuisance to’ exist. Be It enaéted by the Legislature’of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That any city in the State of Minnesota now or hereafter having more than ten thousand and not more than twenty-thou- sand Inhabitants, in addition to all the powers now possessed by such city, is hereby author- ized and empowered, acting by and through the counetl, common ‘council or eity council of such city ‘by ordinance duly enacted by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of all the members elect of such; council, cona- mon counell or city council, to ‘control,’ regu- late, prevent and prohibit’ the emission of dense smoke from the smoke stack of any logbmotive, engine, stationary engine or bulld- ing within the limits of any such city, and to declare such emission of dense smoke 'to be a public nuisance, and to provide for the summary abatement thereof; and in addition thereto to Impose such @ penalty by fine or imprisonment upon the person or persons who may cause, permit or allow such nuisance to exist, as may be deemed proper, such penalty not to exceed, however, in any ‘case a fine of one hundred dollars, or ninety days’ imprison- ment. Section 2. ‘This act shall not include or apply to cities now or hereafter governed un- foreign thickening of coloring substance, or'| 4 ter adopted Section j Any abnormal ingredient whatsoever, shail be|Qyicig "sof ‘thee constitution, of this “state, deemed gdulterated; nof shall any article of] anq the several acts of the Legislature au- thorizing cities to adopt their own charters. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 342-8. F. No. 918 AN ACT authorizing me board of county ‘commissioners in any county in This state, now or hereafter having a taxable valus tion of more than $250,000,000.00, to appro- priate and expend money from ‘the county road and bridge fund, for°the construction or improving of any road, highway or, bridge within-the limits of any city of the first class in such county, in an amount net to exceed one half the total sum paid {nto said fund as taxes levied on the tax- able property within such city. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. That in any county of this state, now or hereafter having a total assessed valu: ation of all its taxable property. ax fixed by the State Tax Commission, of more than $250,- 000,000.00, the Board of County Commissioners shall have the authority to appropriate and jexpend within the lmits of any city of the first class located in such county, such sums of money from the county road’ and bridge fund, as said board shall deém proper, not excecding one half the amount that may have been assessed and coliected for such road and bridge fund on the taxable property within said city, for the buildings, repairing or oth- erwise improving of any road or highway, in- cluding the construction and repairing of’ any bridge thereon, within the limits of any such city, but said county shall in no event and undér no circumstances become lable to keep up or maintain the roads, highways or bridges, or any of them, within the Mmits of such city, constructed, repaired or otherwise ini- proved by said county board, or be lable In any manner for their want of repairs. \ Sec. 2. Any act or parts of any act in Conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby expressly repealed, in so far as the same are in conflict herewith, Sec. 3, This act shall take effect and be in force from and after fts passage. Approved April 17, 1913. CHAPTER 343—H, F. No, 1080, AN ACT to amend Section 4890 of the Gen- eral Statutes of Minnesota for the year 1804, relating to compensation of raphic or shorthand reporters courts as amended by Chapter 2 General, Laws of Minnesota for 1909. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SALARY OF SHORTHAND REPORTER IN ~ _ CERTAIN COUNTIES. lon’ 1. That Section 4890 of the Gen- eral Statutes of Minnesota for the year 1894 3 amended by Chapter 285," General Laws jug, be amended to read as follows: The amount or rate of compensation to be paid to such, shorthand reporter shall be fixed by the Judge who appointed him; and each’ county shall pay the compensation’ for his services quring the time he shall be employed in the cases tried therein. The judge shalj certify the time during which he shall.be employed at any term in the county, and amount to which he is entitled therefor. pon the presentation of such certificate of the judge fo the county auditor of the county he shall draw bis order, in favor of such reporter, upon the county treasurer, for the amount so certi- fied; but such compensation shall not exceed ten dollars per day while employed in court, and fifteen cents per follo of one hund words for the transcript; and provided, further, that when such reporter shall be required by either of the parti to an action to transcribe his record into longhand writing, Ro] the fees for uch transcription as above pro- vided for shall be paid by the party re- quiring the same. And, provided, further, that In any county having or which may here. After have a population of not less ythan sev- enty-five thousand nor more than two hundred thousand. inhabitants, the first class, such’ shorthand reporter Shall "State mneso ces of hol er Section » ery files distant other. freight *) he tS aekane Biatel oe ane ‘a state to over two or more connecting a Sie nsport of within this state have’ the. ‘ require that “the sats shall be isansported wi line Oo way, car or cars if to destination, less over two consi in carload ear gr cars if from state, is less line, or when through rate. terurban raflw: cept as to freigl this act takes not be more said notice, tal in this states notice, corporations, at the hearing be carried. on sion shall ma! shall be done lines of railw terests of the aking thereo! ding to the sections of thi consideration, establisheq shipments, an: of a joint distances. shipments in where. at’ the have not and ment will be transportation by mailing a railway go into effect state, , that the.lines desc: ‘The share of joint through to fi the share of. a: scribe, may add to any any railway ation, to be transferred at the connecting points without cl carload lots, and with-or without change of | of amon, cht council, ‘at the same rate printing the prior the other amoun' ved eine oly, before. the. cor represent. the and it shall’ be the| Fert Wage. muah epliteice. ever the distance from the place of railway than It is over a or where the initial }ine does not reach duty, upon the request of any of freight, made to |pany, of such railway companies whose lines so connect, to transport the freight without change of’ car or lot or ‘ot the place of shipment whenever the distance from the pl: ment to d¢stination, both being within this: the point of destination, for a» reasonable joint er more such similar equipment so as to make It physical- ly practicable to comply with the provisions of this section. Si ‘The board of Railroad and Ware- house Commission shall, within ten days after railway company owning or operating a rail- way within this state that it. will, upon a’ day named in such notice, which day shall ject of establishing joint through rates, herein provided, directed and so publish® the same, general circulation throughout ested in the subject may present: themselves and regulations as the board may prescribe. At the end of the investigation, which shall boarg of Railroad and Warehouse Commis- through raliway’ rates for on such routes as in its” judgment the fair and reasonable conduct of business requires ned as nearly as ‘ma, for shipments within this state for like distances over single lines, the rates charged by the rallway companies operating. such connecting with a shipment over a single line for like In establishing the line of shipments the connecting railways common station or stopping plac ing or unloading freight, make such lawful regulations unloading place of one loading place of the other. rates thus established shall be promulgated compan) so promulgated; time an official ‘printed schedule thereof shall be prima facie evidence, the rates. therein fixed are just and ‘reasonable for the joint of such freight between the points and over shall deliver a printed copy of said schedule to any person making application therefor. the charge that it may make for trans- portation for a similar distance over any part of its line for any ‘single rate shipment or upon such ‘reasonable notice as it may pre- the application of any person, poration ‘interested therein, revise, change or promulgated hereunder; and any such revised, changed or added joint rates shall "have th same force and effect originally established. powered to authorize ‘upon proper hearing, the point of shipment with the point of destin- but requires a longer haul than the ‘of car or cars. if’ in |commtssioners' (d lots, when- shipment state, is fines’ of. of rail | t Jn less than carl both being within thi or more» connectnij such owner or the initial eom-| require. rs ff the shipment be and with change of it be in‘ less than catload Jots, to. destinailon, jace of ship- cent, of the than the distance over a sing! the jnitial line does not reach yea ‘This section shal! not apply to in- ays operated by electricity, ex- hi or cars transported over two interurban railways having with interest. Ii vided to be not be ai effect, notify in writing every ficial thereafter as than thirty days after giving|to said council ke up for investigation the sub- between the railway lines shall also give a similar ‘To whom it may concern,’’ that it will have estate. All inter- partnerships and persons h such and be heard, under such rules with all due diligence, the said ike and publish a schedule of joint ch trafic and by carriage over two or more ay, and. will promote the in- people of this state. In the f, and in changing, revising or same, the board shall be gov- be by the preceding is chapter, and shail take into among other things, the rates act upon touching lines for joint inter-state the increased cost, if any, hrough shipment as "compared such rates for less than carload lots, in cases connecting. point or points in by’ from time to are not required to. have a for load~ the board shall s in its judg- fair and just respecting the of such freight from the usual allway to the usual ‘The joint through the same. confirm printed copy thereof to each affected ‘thereby and shall within ten days after they are and from and after that in all courts of this transportation ribed therein. ‘The sald board any railway company of. any rate shall not be construed tive or parcel. ny other joint-rate.. ‘The board, its own motion or upon firm ot cor- upon the 0 joint ‘through rates fixed or the rate or rates The said~board is em-| 20 comm: int oF sistance, aud the cost noi to ‘The city counell may, the resolution appoiuting that a certain specified percentage, ceeding thirty-three and one-third (83 1. total damages provements. ahall, 8 any case of the city’s general funds, the city's share shall be added to the amount of the certificates to be Issued and §: Settion 10, and the city council she to year levy a sufficient tax upon taxable property of the city to pay the same, in such case the @mount pro- paid out of the general Said commissioners shall, upon the comple tion. of thelr said report, the city clerk for presentation by him to the eity council and thereupon it of sald city clerk to give notice to all inter. ¢ (1) publication in the of- per of said city that he will at the next meeting of the city council, or racticable, present’ such report for thelr consideration and e (1) of which said notices ‘at least ten (10) days be- fore the presentation of such report to said city council; such published notices shall con- tain descriptions of the several of land taken for such proposed Improvements and the amount awarded for the taking of) lot or parcel, names of the owner or owners of the same, as nearly as they can be’ readily ascertained. It shail also contain descriptions of the sev- eral lots or parcels of land upon which bei fits have been assessed and the amount sessed against each such lot or parcel, t gether with the names of the owner or owners of the same, as nearly as the same can be readily ascertained. Such report after its presentation to the city council shall lie over until the next regular meeting of the council which shall. occur at least one week after the reception thereof, at which time, or at any meeting to whicn the report may’ be referred, the. city council may uch report and hear any complaint such award or assessment, or it may refer the matter to a committee of the council to hear such complaints and report thereon.} that ‘The council may confirm such award and a: sessment or either, or annul the same, or send the same back to the comm! consideration; and the commissioners may in such case again, upon giving notice published once in the official paper of said city, meet at a time and place to be designated in said no- tice, which time shall be’ after the publication of any further evidence that may interested persons, time, mistakes {n such award and alter and revise the same as they pha just, and again report the sam council, who may thereupon confirm ‘or annul ‘Whenever the city council ny such award and assessment such confirmation shall make such award and as- sessment final and conclusive upon all parties intersted, except as hereinafter provided, and the city’ council shall proceed, at the same |taxes, but such assessment shall not be deemed or any subsequent meeting. sessment upon the several parcels of land de- scribed in the assessment the commissioners, in accordance with the as- sessment so confirmed, and cause to be made and adopted an assessment roll of the same. which may be in the following form, or in any-other form the council may adopt: “The city council doth hereby assess and levy upon and against the several lots and parcels of land below described the respec- ms of money ‘This assessment is made to defray the compensation amd damages awarded for the taking of and injury: to private property, and estimated cost of and about the —— the plat and survey of the same fice of the city clerk of ‘This levy is made conformably to and assessment of commissioners inted to make such assessment, portion to’ benefits’ front rue to the pared! benefits to the parcels so assessed. ested parties by on ction, the first o1 shall be published’ be assessed "The city attorney shall the case may however, provide by such commissioners: not ex- per a4 Sayanle out snd in that. cage old pnder 1 from 1 funds shall ‘fle the same with shall be the duty 8 s00n, 1 lots and parcels together ‘with the ion for further ‘at least two weeks ¢ such notice, and hear be adduced and may adjourn and may correct any ssessment and deem ‘ogthe city all to’ levy such as- lst reported by set against each lot and in hown on on file in said city. the report duly “ap- improvement. as ‘and in pro- improvements such the ‘and not exceeding company whose Tine connects if known. joint’ haul over which a joint rate has been SA established, affecting the its Hne, to all of the shoi the longer. TT! Sec. 3. Sec. 4. in force from Be it enacted Section 1. General Laws “Section 2. lution {t shail to make and the same and name of the ascertain the ment. with the city show correctly the jand taken The city commissioners, ascertain and and compensat and property t ment, and in they shall be and vacancies to the faithful plat is on file and that) they after the first erty proposed damages, and fited by such i and. proofs as assessment, venient place 4 time to time, hearing the evi ers shall pt of which only owner, in ‘property, except the charge for a of property must not be greater for a shorter than for a longer distance over its railroad, urban railways ordniary steam railway Chapter 3 of 1911 is hereby repealed, This act shall Approved April 18, 191 CHAPTER 345—S. AN ACT to amend Chapter 185, General Laws ‘of Minnesota 1911, entitled, parks and parkways class and the improvement and government ference with his property or with the amount of the assessment for benefits to any property affected by ,such proceedings, time before such award or assessment shall | be confirmed by the city council, file with the city clerk, in. writing, confirmation, setting forth therein specifically particular irregularities complained of and containing a description of the property ‘such proceedings, withstanding such objections, the city council thereof and the improvement and of existing streets and parkways, of Mjnnesota: ‘That Section 2 of Chapter 185, it shall read as follows: and survey of such proposed improvement, showing the character, taken or interfered with property so far as the engineer can readily may in the opinion of the engineer be proper! to explain such plat and survey and the char- acter and extent of. the proposed When such plat and survey shall be finally adopted by the city council, improvement ordered by the city council. . Said plat shall from each owner, owners may be known, and the lands contigu- ous to such improvements. council shall appoint five freeholders of said city, of whom shall reside in the same ward, property which is to be taken or injured by such improvement, and. to of such damages’ and, compen: expense of the received by each parcel and without regard to_a cash valuation, x Three or more commissioners shall const!- tute a quorum and be competent to perform any duty required of such commissioners; and. by the city council, and they shall give notice by two publications In the official paper of said city that such survey and for the examination of alt persons interested. ‘such notice, which shall be at least ten days at a place designated in said notice on or near the proposed improvement, and view the prop- for the purposes of such improvements, and ascertain and award therefor compensation and in proportion to benefits, amount necessary to’ pay such compensation 'and damage and the cost of making the improvement, they will then and there hear such allegations Any such commissioners shall meet and view the premises pursuant to such notice, and adjourn from time to time, and, after having viewed the premises, may, for the evidence and preparation of their award and adjourn or go ti aid and advice of the city engineer and of any other, officer of the city, an: partial appraisement and award of the com: pensation and damages to be pald to each per- son whose proper' by the making the remainder of the same property, a part| api such improvement, shal be igerenen icrabe Smesres nk jidering and aw: LJ ipensat} and dam. ‘ages, shall, also consider, estimate and offset | the the ‘benefits which will ‘accrue to the same|same to charge the joint rate without charge upon any. other part of Name of. owner,|Description|Lot. Blk.| Amount. of land, Dis. |Cts. like kind rter haul belng included within ‘his section shall apply to inter- and their connection with Bec, 2. ‘of the General Laws as follows: take effect and be|**..gection 3. and after January 1, 1914, of this chapte: jany irtegularit: 7h: Be oe council or ac “An Act relat. | in citles of the first government by the Legislature of the State 1911, is hereby amended so that the After the adoption of the reso- be the duty of the city engineer present to the council’ a plat ffected by the property necessary to be thereby, with the owner of each parcel of such elty council, order. ame, and such statement improve-| award, it shall be filed clerk, and {t shall be held to the’ character and extent of actually agreed upon and two sureties, pellant. also, chow the amount of so far as the sioners, then or afterwards no. two as to view the premises and to award the amount of damages ion to be paid to the owners of as aforesaid, al ‘oft such appeal. essary that to the fi A certified copy ssess the amount ‘There shall tion and the improvement upon the lands fo-be benefited by such improve- proportion to the benefits to behany such ought not to s the premises. notified of their appointment, ‘The case may in their number shall be filled be sworn discharge of their duties. They| special ment of the: cou! in the office of the eity clerk,|or annul the 1 to’ be taken, will on a day a fits, and des ignated in publication of such notice, meet to be taken or interfered with ‘views the premises to be bene. improvement, and assess thereon or benefits. and that of such, interested persons may. offer. may. of tion of ‘any. other’ con- sessments. in said city, and may have the rn from After viewing the entek ani dence offered, such commission. re and make a true and tm: and property other: era_appointed is to be taken or injured|shall, after sucty improvement; but if|premises male is to be taken or damaged bd: efited. by suc! ho! re t to the remainder of the same|new board as ‘award him only the excess of| ehail City Clerk. Pres't of the Council. Section 3 shall be and is hereby amended so as to Any person proposed to be taken, interfered with or a: sessed for benefits under any of the provision: and who deems that there is in the proceedings of the jon of reason of which the # sloners ought “not to be confirmed, ing to the acquisition of lands for streets, |is dissatisfied wit the: expount i bests awarded to him for the taking of or inter-| course and extent of| person objecting appeal from such order of confirmation of the to the district court county at any time within ten days after such Such appeal shall be 3|a written. notice of such appeal city clerk of said city, the property of the appel and refer to aforesaid, and by also delivering to said city clerk a ‘bond to the city, appellant, or by some one ‘on his beh who shall justify in the pe sum of fifty dollars, costs that may be awarded against the ‘Thereupon the city clerk shall out and transmit to the clerk of said district court a copy of the award of said commis- as confirmed by the council, and of the order. of the council confirming the same, and of the objection filed certified by safd clerk to be true copies, within ten days after the taking But 1f more than one appeal [be taken from any award, {t shall not be hec- the ‘clerk shall send up anything except of the Appellant's objection: lea but the court shall determine in the ft stance whether there wai irregularity 0} rejudicial to the appellant and specified in is said written object: the award of assessment of the commissioners nd and whether sald com- missioners had jurisdiction to take action in the Court shall, freeholders, Done at a meeting of the city council this A.D. 10— 185 read of, said Chapter whose property is the commissioners, rd of the commi: or who may at any his objection to such and if, not- rd. or assessment. such have the ' right to of the made by serving upon thé which shall specify lant affected by such the objection filed as executed by the conditioned to pay yy the appellant in appeals subsequent uch | appe: t in: in the proceedings omission of duty ing on that as to him be brought on for heartng, ‘on eight days’ notice, term of the court, precedence of other civil cases, and the judg- shall be either to confirm ings only’ affects the property of the appellant pi damaged or assessed for ribed in said written objection. From such determination no appeal or writ of error shall le. In‘case the amount of damages awarded or assessment made for benefits t: by such appellant, proceedings be confirmed upon such confirmation, appoint three disin- residents of said city, joners to se-eoptnias such damages ‘by. sald ‘court ‘the appointm be heard by said court upon the appointment and the court shall fix the time and place of the meeting of such commis- sioners. They shall be discharge of their duties as such commission- ers, and shall proceed to view the ‘and to hear the parties interested, with their Allegations end proofs pertinent to the ques ‘the amount of such. Gamames Such commissioners shall Da tetnig We ihe Sagat aE iethod of arriving a amount of dai The oftast, thereto of benefits to. other of the same owners, and material Ros as ae ia ‘this Chap- made for rnment of commission- 4 Dy said city council, such hearing and view at any general or nd shall have the same ed ene- complained of if thé in. other ‘respects, such appeal shall sworn to the faithful remises or as- ‘De Rov it to the in. ‘They of the report to said court of their mages oF assessments of bene- fits in respect to such appellant. ‘or assessment of such loners, "in. con-|fina! unless set aide ‘The award shall be fuch report is set asic. od y , in its discretion, me ‘commissioners it shall deem best. Said court allow a reasonable compensation to the eombensation er damages over and above) such commissioners for their services. such “benefits. ‘The sald ‘commissioners shall then and having a city of|the amount of such Somipeneat lon and recelve as compensation from such county the) pineatea by such th upon the a suclne "corspeueation, Of suck, ‘come: 0 "ca ioenert waa. it shall deem JuRt Tm case the court shall be of opinion that such commis: in the prems £5" | provea mal: the| ways exceeding eF in the manner ter, including ai al it, widening, 4 provements, to- ment, sidew: curb and gutter, ers water incase of streets or park~ eighty (80) feet in width, the resolution may, for the purpose of facilitating connections with private ‘property and obvi- inthe improvements, ofder '¢ double into the” Amproveme! e maip or a double sewer, one on either of the street or parkway, or adopt such arrangement: OF device ‘ag may seem reasibie,”” Sec. 4. Section 5 of sald Chapter 185 shall be and is hereby amended so as to read as “Sec. 6. ‘The olty clerk shall transmit certified copy of ‘such sasessment Toll to the county auditor of the county in which the land ifés, and the county auditor shall in- |clude five (5) per cent of the principal amount lof such assessment with and as part of the |taxes upon each parcel for each year for |twenty years, together with annual interest at jthe rate ascertained, as hereinafter provided. With the first installment the auditor shail linelude interest upon the entire assessment |from the date of the assessment to the time when the tax books including the first in- stallment are delivered by the county auditor to the county treasurer, and thereafter the auditor shall include in the taxes for each year one of such: installments, ‘together with jone year’s interest upon such installment. and all subsequent installments at the same jrate, each of which. together with such in- terest, shall be collected with the aunual taxes upon sueh Jand, together with Ike pes- alties and interest 1 case of default, all of which shall be collected with and enforced as'the annual taxes and credited to the prop- er elty fund. Any parcel assessed may be discharged from the assessment at time after the receipt of the assessment the county auditor by paying all imstaliments ave gone into the hands of the county treasurer as aforesaid, with accrued tnteresi, penalties and costs, ag above provided, and by paying all subsequent installments; or any parcel assessed may be discharged from the assessment by presenting certificates or bonds sold against such assessments as herein pro- vided sufficient in amoypt to cover all install- ments due on sush el and accrued inter- st, penaitjes and “costs, and all installments yet to a ie, by. surrendering such certifi- cates or to the county. treasurer fer cancellat or having endorsed thereon such install ihterest, penalties and costs, said assessme! hall a lien on the land from the time of the making thereof as against the owner and every person in any way interest Jed in the land. ‘The owner of the land and |any person interested therein may defend jagainst such assessment at the time of ap- |plication for judgment in the regular pro- ceedings for the enforcement. of delinquent &. Ha invalid because of any irregularity, provided the notices have been published substantially as required, and no defense hall be allowed except upon the ground that the cost of the improvement is substantially less than the amount of the assessment, and then only to the extent of the difference between the as- sessment and the actual cost. Assessments made under this act shall be called special street and parkway assessments to the city of ————~— and numbered consecutively. Whenever an assessment is certified as afore- said by the city clerk to the county auditor, a duplicate thereof shall be sent to the city comptroller, and all such assessments shall be. sufficiently identified by the name*and num- ber as aforesaid. Sec. 5. Section 10 of said Chapter 185 shall be and is hereby amended 80 @3 to read as follow: “Sec. 10. The city council, for the purpose of. regitzing the funds for making such im- provement and paying’ such damages, may. Jssue and sell. special certificates of indebt- ial street or parkway improve- they may decide, which shall entitle the holder thereof to all sums realized upon any such assessment, or if deemed ad- visable, a series of two or more certificates or bonds against any one assessment, tho | principal and interest being payable at fixed |dates. out of the fund collected from such assessments, including interest amd penalties. and the whole of such fund is hereby pledged for the pro rata payment of such certificates or bonds and the interest thereon, ag they severally become due. Such certificates or bonds may be made payable to the bearer, with interest coupons attached, and the city council may bind the ‘elty to make good de- fictencies in the ‘collection up to, but’ aot exceeding, the principal and interest at the rate fixed as hereinafter provided and for the time specified in Section 5. If the city, be- cause of any such guaranty, shall redeem any certificate or -bond, it shall thereupon be subrogated to the holder's rights. For the purpose of such guaranty, penalties collected {shall be credited upon deficiencies of principal |and interest before® the city shall be ie. | Such ¢gertificates or bonds shall be solid at public‘ sale or by sealed proposals at A | meeting of which at least two weeks’ pub- lished notice shall be given, to the purchaser |who will pay the par value thereof at the lowest interest rate, and the certificates or }bonds shall be drawn accordingly, but the rate of interest shall in no case exceed five per cent per anfum, payable annually or semi~ annually. ‘The city clerk shall certify to the county auditor the rate of interest so deter~ mined, and interest shall be computed upon the assessments at such annual rate, in ac- cordance with the terms of Section 5.’ Sec, 6. Section 11 of sald Chapter 185 shall be ani is hereby amended so as to read as_ follows: “Sec. 11. Nothing in this act contained shall apply to any city, operating under & charter by {t adopted in pursuance, of Seo- tion 36, Article 4, of the Constitution of ‘Minnesota. gene terme city ‘council 4s this act a0 gassed shall be held to refer to governing body of such cities, whether, so called or calle common cousell or | otherwiae. ‘The proportion e cost of any improvement which may be made payable out of the city’s general fund by resolution under Section 2, and for which certificates or bonds are issued, Te tho city, but the City's lability upon aay the city, Du city’s upon aay guaranty to make good deficiencies under Section 10, shall not be @aken into account ag part of its Indebtedness, until the amount of such deficiency of collection, defined as aforesaid, is determined, and then only for the amount of such deficiency.” Sec. 7. The title to said Chapter 185, Gen- eral Laws 1911, “is hereby amended so ag read as follows: ‘An act relating to the acquisition of for streets, parks and -parkways in cities the first class and the improvement and gor- ernment thereof and the improvement end government of existing streets and parkways ‘Sec. 8. Said Chapter 185 is further amend- ed by adding thereto the following: “Sec. 14. The elty may also, if tt have funds available other such portion. o! provement as it 4 remainder by the vided. It may for any such Sec. 9. Th the. given prior to ceivers duly appointed. tent jurisdiction im the where the sale was _ law except that there is an seription of the realty in the p and tn the order of sale, is hereby be valid. Sec. 2. That this act shall not epply, cotion now pending: where such sale ‘question. “Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be all! torce from and after 3 Approved April 18, CHAPTER S&7—S. F, No. 838. AN ACT to amend sub-division - nine section four hundred thirty-four ( Revised Laws of 1905, as amended by and fifty-five (255) quire lands forthe on agricultural Be it enacted by the ‘of Minnesota. Section 1. ‘That Sub-Division 9 of Section 438 of the Revised Laws of 1905, as i b; ‘255 of the y Chapter ‘Laws, ‘ inting, to the authority of. the «