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     237.36 Rental, charge, toll; taxation; nonpayment.  

    The electors of such town shall have power at their annual 
 town meeting, or at any special meeting, to determine and, in 
 case the electors fail to do so, the town board of supervisors 
 shall determine, the manner of payment of rentals and charges to 
 be paid per phone for operating a local exchange service; and 
 such charges and all tolls payable by the users of such township 
 system shall, in the first instance, be collected by the town 
 board or under its direction.  Any local exchange may, by 
 agreement with any town board of supervisors, collect the 
 long-distance tolls directly from the users.  No such town shall 
 be subjected to or liable for any gross earnings or other tax by 
 reason of moneys collected or property owned by it for such 
 township telephone system.  In case of the failure on the part 
 of any user to pay such charges or tolls in the manner so 
 provided, the town board may institute an action at law to 
 collect such charges or tolls in arrears, and may also 
 discontinue telephone service to such user, until all charges 
 and tolls in arrears, the court costs, if any, taxed and allowed 
 in an action to collect such arrears, and the reasonable cost of 
 disconnecting the telephone from the general service, and 
 reconnecting the same shall have been paid.  

    HIST: (5315) 1921 c 439 s 4 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.