tor he shall upon demand of the county treasurer for money belong. ing to said funds for the cost of said bridge as reported by said committee, in case the same does not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, and the state treasurer shall pay over said moneys to the county treasurer of said Carlton county upon said order, and said moneys shall be distributed by said county treasurer upon the order of said board of county commissioners, in payment of the cost of said bridge.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 9, 1874.

CHAPTER CLXXI.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTH BRANCH OF CROW RIVER, IN MEEKER COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota :

SECTION 1. That the sum of five hundred dollars or as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury belonging to the internal improvement fund or out of the first moneys which shall come into the treasury belonging to said fund not already appropriated, to build a substantial bridge across the south branch of Crow river in Meeker county, and said bridge when completed shall be kept in repair by said country [county,] and be forever free from toll."

SEC. 2. Said bridge shall be built under the direction of the board of county commissioners of the county of Meeker, and no part of said appropriation shall be paid out of the state treasury until said bridge is completed and ready for travel.

SEC. 3. That the governor shall appoint three persons, citizens of Meeker county, as a committee on the part of the state to view said bridge when completed, and examine contracts, vouchers and accounts respecting its construction and the cost thereof, and make a report of such cost to the state auditor.

SEC. 4. That upon the receipt of said report by the state auditor he shall draw his order in favor of said county of Meeker on the state treasurer for any money belonging to the internal improve.

ment fund for the cost of said bridge, not to exceed five hundred dollars. The state treasurer shall pay over such money to the county treasurer of Meeker county upon said order or orders, and such money shall be paid out by the county treasurer upon the order of the board of county commissioners in payment of the cost of said bridge.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 9, 1874.

CHAPTER CLXXII.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, OF THE SPECIAL LAWS OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY IN AID OF BUILDING A ROAD TO PIGEON RIVER, MINNESOTA.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota :

SECTION 1. That section one of chapter one hundred and twentythree of the special laws of eighteen hundred and seventy three, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "that the provisions of said chapter forty of the general laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, have been complied with, and inserting in place thereof the words "that the provisions of sections one, two, three and four of chapter forty of the general laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, have been complied with."

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SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after passage.

Approved March 5, 1874.

CHAPTER CLXXIII.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO AID THE COUNTIES OF STEARNS AND MORRISON TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS THE SPUNK BROOK AND THE SOUTH BRANCH OF TWO RIVERS.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. That the sum of four hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury belonging to the internal improvement fund, or out of the first moneys that shall come into the treasury belonging to said fund not already appropriated, to aid in the building of substantial bridges across the Spunk Brook, and the south branch of Two Rivers, at such crossing of said rivers as the county commissioners of Stearns and Morrison counties, or a majority of them may designate. Provided, That it shall be the duty of said county commissioners to build and locate said bridges across the aforesaid rivers, or as near as practicable at such points as will best accommodate a public road commencing at or near the point where the line dividing the counties of Stearns and Morrison intersects the Mississippi river on the west bank thereof and running thence west on said county line, dividing said counties, a distance of ten miles.

SEC. 2. That said bridge[s] shall be built under the direction of the county commissioners of Stearns and Morrison counties, and no part of said appropriation shall be paid out of the state treasury till said bridges are completed and ready for travel.

SEC. 3. That John Schulties, Richard Trask and J. Y. Demeritt, of the counties of Stearns and Morrison, are hereby appointed a committee on the part of the state to build [view] said bridges when completed, and examine all contracts, vouchers and accounts respecting the construction and cost thereof, and to ascertain, compute and fix upon the cost of building said bridges, and make report of such cost to the state auditor. Any two of said committee may act in the premises.

SEC. 4. That upon receipt of said report by the state auditor, he shall, upon demand of the treasurer of Stearns county, draw his order or orders in favor of said county treasurer, on the state treasurer for moneys belonging to said fund to the amount of the cost of the bridges as reported by said committee, but not to exceed four

hundred dollars, and the state treasurer [shall pay over such moneys] to said county treasurer, upon said orders, and such moneys shall be disbursed by said county treasurer upon the orders of the said county commissioners, said county commissioners as aforesaid, to pay off the cost of the construction of said bridges.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 9, 1874.

CHAPTER CLXXIV.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS THREE MILE CREEK, NEAR MARSHAL, LYON COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury belonging to the internal improvement fund or out of the first money which may come into the treasury belonging to said fund, to build a bridge across "Three Mile creek" near Marshall, in Lyon county, at such crossing of said stream as the commissioners of said county or a majority of them may desig

nate.

SEC. 2. That said bridge shall be built under the direction of the board of county commissioners of said Lyon connty, and no part of said appropriation shall be paid until said bridge is completed and ready for use.

SEC. 3. That J. W. Blake, Charles H. Whitney and Jesse Bagley of said county, are hereby appointed a committee on the part of the state to view said bridge when completed, and examine all contracts, vouchers and accounts relating thereto and the cost thereof, and to ascertain the cost of building said bridge, and make a report of such cost to the state auditor, that any two of said committee may act, and in case two of said committee cannot be found to act, the county auditor of Lyon county shall notify the governor of the state of the facts, who shall by appointment fill any vacancy in said committee.

SEC. 4. That upon the receipt of said report by the state audi

tor, he shall upon the demand of the treasurer of Lyon county draw his order or orders in favor of said county treasurer on the state treasurer for moneys belonging to said fund for cost of said bridge as reported by said committee, in amount not to exceed one hundred and fifty-dollars; Provided, That in case the cost of said bridge shall exceed one hundred and fifty dollars, all such excess shall have been paid by the said town of Marshall, and the payment of same certified to by said committee, and the state treasurer shall pay over such moneys to the treasurer of Lyon county upon such order or orders, and such moneys shall be distributed by said county treasurer upon the orders of said board of county commissioners in payment of the cost of said bridge.

SEC. 5. That the said bridge when erected shall be kept in re pair by said county of Lyon, and free from tolls.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 9, 1874.

I hereby certify that the foregoing laws have been carefully compared with the originals on file in this office, and that the same are

true and correct copies thereof.

S. P. JENNISON,

Secretary of State.