CHAPTER 49. [H. F. No. 347.] AN ACT TO VALIDATE AND CONFIRM THE OFFICIAL ACTS Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 11, 1891. Notaries public. Instruments executed without galized. official seal le CHAPTER 50. [H. F. No. 457.] AN ACT TO LEGALIZE THE INCORPORATION OF CHURCH Church socie SOCIETIES. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That all and singular the acts and proceedings had and done, or attempted to be had and done, by and on behalf of the members and officers, or either, of any religious society or congregation of this state, or any persons whomsoever, to incorporate as a church society under any of the laws of this state, which incorporation is incomplete or invalid for informalities or non-compliance with statutory requirements, are hereby legalized and made valid, and the incorporations so attempted are hereby declared in all respects valid, and such societies properly and legally incorporated. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 11, 1891. ties. Incomplete in corporations legalized. CHAPTER 51. ciety. [S. F. No. 613.] Minnesota State AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE May lease part of state fair grounds for certain purposes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. The board of managers of the Minnnesota State Agricultural Society are hereby authorized and empowered whenever they may deem it advisable to lease limited portions of what is known as the "State Fair Grounds," in this state, to any person, company or corporation of this state, for the purpose of giving exhibitions of live stock, and the holding of racing meetings thereon, and for other purposes not inconsistent with the use of said grounds for holding state fairs, together with all reasonable and necessary privileges concomitant with such exhibitions and racing meetings; Provided, That no such lease shall be given for a longer term than twenty (20) years; and Provided further, That all rents and income arising from such leasing shall by said board and in their discretion be expended upon said grounds in repairing and improving the same. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 17, 1891. CHAPTER 52. [H. F. No. 1015.] AN ACT TO RATIFY A CERTAIN LEASE MADE BY THE STATE Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. That certain lease, dated the twenty-fourth (24th) day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety (1890), made by the State Agricultural Society of Minnesota to the Minnesota Driving Club, is hereby ratified and confirmed. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 20, 1891. CHAPTER 53. [S. F. No. 108.] AN ACT SO TO ENLARGE AND EXTEND THE DUTIES, POWERS Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Offices of city treasurer, city comptroller of St. Paul. lic examiner. SECTION 1. The public examiner of this state is hereby Subject to examgiven the same powers and jurisdiction, and there is hereby ination by pubimposed upon him in all respects the same duties relative to and over the office and records of the city comptroller, city treasurer and other revenue and financial officers of the city of St. Paul as are now imposed upon and granted to the public examiner of this state under any law thereof relative to the several counties and public institutions of this state. SEC. 2. For each day of service of said examiner in the performance of his work and duties imposed and provided for in this act, said city shall, within thirty (30) days next following the performance of such services, pay into the treasury of this state the sum of six dollars ($6); Provided, however, That said city shall not be obliged to pay into said treasury in any one (1) year more than the sum of six hundred dollars ($600). SEC. 3. The public examiner, in addition to the compensation he now receives, shall receive and there shall be paid to him from the treasury of this state, annually, a sum equal to the amount paid into said treasury during said year by said city of St. Paul. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 28, 1891. CHAPTER 54. [H. F. No. 237.] AN ACT TO PROVIDE SUITABLE ARMORIES FOR THE Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. Whenever it shall appear by the certificate of the commander of the regiment or battalion to which any company, organized under the provisions of the general City liable for amination. expenses of ex To be paid to public exam iner. Armories for national guard. Provision for armories at ex pense of municipalities. Provision for regimental or battalion armory. All expendi lage or city charge. laws of the state of Minnesota (the military code), and the amendments thereof, belongs, that such battery or company has reached the minimum number of enlisted men who regularly attend the drills and parades of such battery and company, the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion, the mayor and the treasurer of the city, town or village, or where there is no mayor, then the proper authorities of the town or village, in which such battery or company is located, shall constitute a board to erect or rent, within the bounds of such city, town or village, for the use of such battery or company, a suitable or convenient armory, drill room, and place of deposit for the safe keeping of the arms, uniforms, equipments, accoutrements and camp equipage, furnished under the provisions of this act. And whenever, in the opinion of the officer in permanent command or in permanent charge of any armory, the same shall be unfit for the uses for which it is designed, he may make a complaint in writing thereof to said board, which board shall forthwith examine into the condition of such armory, and shall have power thereupon to direct the alteration, repair, enlargement or abandonment of the same, and, in case of abandonment, to provide another suitable armory. Whenever the commanding officer of the regiment or battalion, the chairman of the board of supervisors and the city, town or county treasurer shall deem it expedient that a regiment or battalion armory be provided, to be used by all the companies of a regiment or battalion, the said board shall erect or rent within such county suitable and convenient premises, approved by the adjutant general, for a regimental or battalion armory, to be used by all the companies of such regiment or battalion, unless companies in a regiment or battalion are already quartered in a building or buildings which have been fitted up for them by the city, town or county authorities. SEC. 2. The expenses of erecting, altering, repairing, tures to be a vil- enlarging or renting armories, purchasing lands for the erection of armories, and for providing the necessary camp stools, apparatus and fixtures for heating and lighting, and the fuel and gas or oil for the same, and water closets in such building, and for the proper preserving from injury the arms, equipments, uniforms and records stored therein, by the construction of suitable lockers, closets, gun racks and cases for uniforms, equipments, arms and records, and for the maintenance thereof in good and safe repair, shall be a portion of the charges of such city, town or village, and shall be levied, collected and paid in the same manner as other city, town or village charges are levied, collected and paid; but no moneys shall be appropriated or expense incurred for furnishing or decorating any building erected or rented under the provisions of this act, and no moneys shall be appropriated or expense incurred to be paid out of moneys thus levied and collected, except for the erecting or renting of such armories, unless the necessity of such expenditure shall have been examined into by the auditing boards of the commands and certified to as necessary by a majority of the board named in section one (1) of this act, who shall report to the adjutant general, annually, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of December, a recapitulation of the expenses thus incurred. Special pro visions relating to Minneapolis and St. Paul. property for armories and ized. In the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis said board shall make its recommendations to the city council, which, in case of approval, shall specify the sum to be appropriated for such purchase, rental, repairing, erection or alteration, which sum shall be inserted by the comptroller in his departmental estimate, and the board of estimate and May purchase apportionment is hereby authorized and directed to include such sum in the final estimate for the tax levy for the next tax levy authorensuing year. The title to any property thus acquired shall be vested in the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city aforesaid. The erection, repairs and alterations of all armory buildings shall be done under the direction and supervision of the board constituted by section one (1) of this act. The comptroller is hereby authorized and required to pay, on the requisition of said board, the amount certified from time to time to be due, in such manner as he shall direct; and the amount appropriated shall not be exceeded in incurring expenditures under this provision. SEC. 3. Such armory, when erected or rented, shall be Use and control under the control and charge of the commanding officer of of armory. the regiment, battalion, battery or company for which it has been provided; and such commanding officer shall deposit therein all arms, uniforms and equipments received, from time to time, for the use of his regiment, battalion, battery or company. The chiefs of the general staff departments of the state and division and brigade commanders, and their respective staff officers, shall at all times have access to such armory, whenever, in their judgment, the exigencies of the service require it. SEC. 4. The commanding officer of each regiment, battalion, battery or company shall appoint an armorer, who shall, under his direction, take charge of the armory or place of deposit of his regiment, battalion, battery or company, and of all uniforms, arms, equipments and other property which shall have been issued under the provisions of this act, therein deposited, and discharge all duties connected therewith as shall be from time to time prescribed by such commanding officer. In the several cities of the state the officer highest in rank occupying any armory may also appoint a janitor, whose special duty shall be to care for said armory, the repairs and cleanliness of the same, and the furniture and fixtures; and in armories heated by steam, may appoint an engineer to have charge of the heat Appointment of armorer and duties.' janitor, and |