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1 . NEWSPAPERS 331A.02 . 1 699 whether or not a regular basis to gatherhenews and of the newspaper are conducted aell advertisements and tor,from the office, printing or any other operations and devoted primarily to business related to the newspaper. .s • 3 (.' Subd. 10. "Summary" means an accurate and intelligible abstract or synopsis of _, • the essential elements of proceedings, ordinances, resolutions, and other official ,, actions.It shall be written in a clear and coherent manner,and shall,to extent xt nt When i ble,avoid the use of technical or legal terms not generally familiar the • a summary is published,the publication shall clearly indicate that the published mate- z � rial is only a summary and that the full text is available forhpublic1ctio inspection at deemed s If noted location.A summary published in conformity 3 _ to fulfill all legal publication requirements as completely as if the entire merre which was summarized had been published. No liability shall be asserted against ;.• public corporation in connection with the publication of a summary or agenda. • t:' History: 1984 c 543 s 20: 1986 c 444 REQUIREMENTS FOR A QUALIFIED NEWSPAPER. - 331A.02 REQUIRE . _ Subdivision 1. Qualification. No newspaper notice unless tis qualified as a medium y compensation or fee for publishing any P of official and legal publication.A newspaper that is of is t not qualified-ed must To infobe qualified - body that presents a public notice for publication ' as a medium of official and legal publication, a newspaper shall: (a) be printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 1,000 square inches; distrib- (b) if a daily,be distributed at least five days each week,or i not k in whichy,beo legal boli- ;, tiled at least once each week,for 50 weeks each year.In any day is included, not more than four issues of a daily paper are necessary;rcent of its , (c) in at least half of its issues each year, have no more than 75 pe printed space comprised of advertisingmm an often than weekly,or 50 percent,paid public notices. In all of t . issues each year,have 25 percent,if publishedwhich 1' if weekly,of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the cotiimunity . it purports to serve.Not more than 25 percent of its total nonadvertising column inches , in any issue may wholly duplicate any other publication unless the duplicated material • is from recognized general news services; . (d) be circulated in the local public corporation which itt purports to serve, and arl delivered to paying subscribers,or have at least either have at least 500 copies regal y 500 copies regularly distributed without charge to local residents; which lies, in r' (e) have its known office of issue established in either the county in •3 whole or in part,the local public corporation which the newspaper puiports to serve, or in an adjoining county; (f) file a copy of each issue immediately with the state historical society;' ;1: (g) be made available at single or subscription prices to any person,corporation, associationrated and malting ; partnership,or other unincob odistributed without requestingo local residents; . the applicable payment, or (h) have complied with all the foregoing conditions of this subdivision for at least d one year immediately preceding the date of the notice publication; lish a�ad submit to the (i) between September 1 and December 31 of each year p •• secretary of state,along with a filing fee of$25,a sworn United States Post Office sec- • • ond-class statement of ownership and icirculation or a statement tilting agency covering a culation verified by a recognized independentthe filing period of not less than one year ending no earlier than the June 30'preceding deadline,provided that a filing published and submitted after December 31 and before July 1 shall be effective from the date of filing through December 31 of that year.The secretary of state shall make the list of newspapers whose filings have been accepted ; � available for public inspection.The acceptance of a filing does notconstitute a guaran- i i ; E tee by the state that any other qualification requirement has been met. # is- -