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ORIOINAL�O GITY CL6RK
CITY OF ST. PAUL �LEN�� NO
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION-GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE qTF
RESOLVED� That the Council of the City of Saint Paul
hereby approves :
"A bill for an act relating to rights, powers
and duties of political subdivisions and the
disposal of unclaimed property; amending
Minneso�a Statutes i96g, Section 4'71. 195. "
and re commends the same to the Ramsey County Senate and
House delegations .
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Counci� 19—
Yeas Naya �R 1 � 19��
Butler
Carlson Ap � 19—
Levine � Tn Favor
Meredith
Sprafka �
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Mr. President, McCarty MAR 2 0 1971
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A bill. for an act
relating to rights, powers and duties of
poli�;ical subdivisions and the disposal
of unclaimed property ; al�endii�g Minnesota
Statutes 1g6g, Section �f71 , 1q� ,
BE IT ENACTED BY TIiE L�GISLATUR,� OF THE STATE OF MINIvT�SOTA;
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 196g, Section 471 . 195 ,
is amended to read:
471 . 195 �NCLAIMEll YROPERTY, DISPOSAL.7 ( 1 ) Any
city, village, or borough may by ordinance provide for
the custody and disposal of property lawfully coming into
its possession in the course of municipal operations and
remaining unclaimed by the o���ner. Sucli ordinance may
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provide �or the sale o� such property to the highest
bidder at public auction or sale following reasonab]_e
published notice after 1;he property has been in the
possession of the municipalii;y for a period of at least
�.��ee two months , excepi; bicyc]_es , which need only be in
the possession of the municipality for a period of 15
days before the.y may be sold. Consistent with other
applicable statutory or charter �rovision, the ordinance
shall designai;e the fund into which the proceeds of any
such sale shall be placed, subject to the rigllt of the
former owner to pa.ymenl; of the sale price from 1�t�e fund
. upon appl_ication and satisi'actory proo� of ownership
within si� months of the sale or such longer period a,s
- provic�ed by ordinance.
(2� 7'his section does not limit the power of an.y
miznicipali�y unc.ier any otlier statuLory or cha.rter authority.
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