There shall be paid out of the current school fund in the state treasury, annually at the same time as other state school aid is paid, to the treasurer of the school district board, or of the board of education, in the school district maintaining such class or classes the sum of $200 for necessary school expenses including salaries for teachers and nurses, transportation, special supplies and equipment, on account of each crippled child instructed in such class or classes having an annual session of at least nine montths during the year preceding the first day of July, provided such child has been in attendance the full nine months or such proportionate part of $200 as shall correspond to the actual time of attendance of each pupil.

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

Approved April 1, 1921.

5156. Fire drills in schools, etc.-It shall be the duty of the state fire marshal, his deputies and assistants to require teachers of public and private schools and educational institutions to have one fire drill each month and to keep all doors and exits unlocked during school hours. ('13 c. 564 § 28)

CHAPTER VI.

Recreation and Health.

A. Parks, Playgrounds and Public Baths.

1565. Exchange lands for parks or playgrounds. Any city in this state now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants, is hereby empowered to exchange for other lands to be used for parks and playgrounds, any lands acquired by such city for parks and playgrounds; provided, that at least two-thirds of all the members of the common council of such city shall approve such exchange, and the board of park commissioners or other body having jurisdiction and control of parks and playgrounds in such city, shall by a two-thirds vote thereof, request the common council so to do. ('11 c. 26 § 1) 1579. Condemnation of lands for public playgrounds. That any city in this state now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants, shall have the right, power and authority to condemn lands under the right of eminent domain for public playgrounds, and such power and authority shall be exercised under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of chapter 41 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota for the year 1905, and acts amendatory thereof. Provided, however, that any such city shall have the right, upon the filing of the award of the commissioners provided for in said chapter 41, and upon giving the notice therein required of the filing of such award, to enter upon and appropriate the lands so condemned, without the giving of any bond, but in case of such entry and appropriation, such city shall be bound absolutely to pay all damages awarded, whether by said commissioners or by the court upon appeal therefrom, together with all costs and expenses adjudged against it therein, within the time specified in said chapter 41. In case any such city shall appeal from the award of commissioners appointed pursuant to any such condemnation proceedings such city shall not be required to give or file any appeal bond therein. ('11 c. 162 § 1)

1580. Same To what cities applicable. This act shall also apply to cities existing under a charter framed pursuant to section 36 of article 4 of the constitution. ('11 c. 162 § 2)

1586. Free water for free public baths. Any city in the state of Minnesota, now or hereafter having a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants, is hereby authorized and empowered, acting by and through its board of water commissioners, or city or common council or other governing body, to furnish or cause to be furnished free of charge to all persons or corporations who shall provide free public baths in said

city, all water necessary for properly maintaining and supplying such baths. ('13 c. 10 § 1)

1587. Same "Free public baths" defined. The term "free public baths," as used in this act, shall mean all buildings and institutions for bathing purposes which shall be maintained without expense to the city wherein the same shall be located, and which shall be open to use, without charge, by all of the inhabitants of such city without discrimination. ('13 c. 10 § 2)

1588. Same To what cities applicable-This act shall also apply to cities existing under a charter framed pursuant to section 36 of article 4 of the constitution. ('13 c. 10 § 3)

1640. Public bath house. That any city in the state of Minnesota at any time having twenty thousand and not more than fifty thousand inhabitants according to the last official promulgated state census, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and maintain a public bath house and grounds and park in connection therewith and for that purpose to acquire by grant, gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, lands within or without the corporate limits of such city, including land on any island in any navigable river lying in close proximity of such city in this or adjoining state, and appropriate money therefor and for the maintenance thereof, whenever the common council of such city by a majority vote thereof, deems the same necessary or advisable. ('07 c. 22 § 1 amended '11 c. 53 § 1)

1641. Same-Board of directors.-When the common council of any such city shall have decided to establish and maintain a public bath house and grounds and park in connection therewith, under this act, the mayor of such city shall, with the approval of the common council, proceed to appoint a board of three directors for the same, choosing from the citizens at large, with reference to their fitness for such office, and not more than one member of the common council shall be at any time a member of said board; the president of the board of health and the president of the park board of such city shall be ex-officio members of said board. ('07 c. 22 § 2)

1642.

Same-Terms-Removal.-Said directors shall hold office, one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years from the first day of May following their appointment, and the mayor of such city appointing such board, shall designate the respective terms of each member so appointed, and annually thereafter, the mayor of said city shall, before the first of May, appoint as before one director to take the place of the retiring director who shall hold his office for three years and until his successor is appointed. The mayor of said city, may, by and with the consent of the common council, remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty. ('07 c. 22 § 3)

1643. Same-Vacancies Compensation.-Vacancies in the board of directors occasioned by removal, resignation or otherwise, shall be reported to the common council and be filled in like manner as original appointments, and no director shall receive compensation for services rendered as such. (07 c. 22 § 4)

1644. Same-Duties and powers. Said directors shall, immediately after appointment, file their written acceptance and meet and organize by the election of one of their number, president, and by the election of such other officer as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for their own guidance and for the government of the bath house, grounds and park, or either of them, as may be expedient, not inconsistent with this act, or any ordinance passed by the common council of such city. They shall have the control of the expenditures of all moneys collected and placed to the credit of the bath house fund, and of the construction of any bath house building or addition thereto, or the improvement of the grounds and park in connection therewith, and of the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, bath house and buildings constructed, leased or used in connection therewith, subject to the approval of the common council of such city. Provided, that all moneys received for such bath house and grounds shall be deposited in the treasury of said city to the credit of said bath house and grounds fund, and shall be kept separate and apart from the fund of such city, and shall be paid out only upon the properly authenticated voucher of the bath house board. Said board shall have the power to appoint a suitable person to take care of such bath house and grounds and necessary assistants and fix their compensation, and shall also have power to remove said appointees and shall in general carry out the spirit and intent of this act. ('07 c. 22 § 5)

1645. Same-Rules and regulations. Every bath house, including the grounds and parks in connection therewith, established under this act, shall be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as the bath house board may adopt not inconsistent with this act or any ordinance passed by the common council of such city in order to render the use of said bath house and grounds, or either of them, of the greatest benefit to the greatest number, and said board may exclude from the use of said bath house or grounds, or either of them, any and all persons who shall wilfully violate such rules. ('07 c. 22 § 6)

1646. Same-Annual report. The said board of directors shall make on or before the first day of April of each year, an annual report to the common council of such city, stating the conditions of their trust on the first day of March of that year, the various sums of money received and the sources from which received and how such moneys have been expended and for what purposes, with such other statistics, infor

mation and suggestions as they may deem of general interest. ('07 c. 22 $ 7)

1647. Same-Ordinances.-The common council of such city shall have power to pass ordinances for the control and regulation of such bath house, grounds and parks in connection therewith, fixing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons violating the same and for committing injury to such bath house, or grounds and park in connection therewith, or any shrub, plant or other property thereon or connected therewith. ('07 c. 22 § 8)

1648. Same-Gifts. Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of such bath house and grounds and park in connection therewith, or either, shall have the rights to vest the title to money, property or real estate so donated in such city to be held and controlled by such board, subject to the direction and approval of the common council of such city according to the terms of the deed, gift or device [devise] of such property. ('07 c. 22 § 9)

1703. Public playgrounds.-That all cities in the state of Minnesota now or hereafter having not less than ten thousand and not more than twenty thousand inhabitants, whether incorporated under general or special law, shall, in addition to all other powers now or hereafter given such cities by any law of this state, have power and authority to acquire and maintain public parks and public playgrounds and places of recreation for children and to provide by ordinance or otherwise rules and regulations for the use, government and protection thereof, and to provide for the arrest and punishment of any person violating the provisions of any such ordinance. ('11 c. 105 § 1)

1704. Same-Lands outside city limits, etc.-The power of every such city to acquire lands for park purposes shall extend to the acquisition of lands lying outside of the corporate limits of any such city and contiguous to and adjacent to a park or parks of such city lying within its corporate limits. ('11 c. 105 § 2)

2912. Basement rooms for graded schools in certain cities. It shall be unlawful for any school board of any public school in any city having a population of twenty thousand or more inhabitants, to maintain or allow any basement room to be used for grade school purposes, except rooms used exclusively for the purpose of teaching domestic science, manual training or physical culture; provided, however, that two basement rooms, during the year 1910, and one basement room, during the years 1911-1912, may be used in any one building. ('09 c. 52 § 1)