Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-05-29

AN ACT

tied act for the relief Of citizens Of towns upon
lands of The United States under certain circuna-
BE enacted by the Legislative ss.abiy Of the Territory
Of Minnesota:
Whenever the corporate authorities any
town. the judge Judges the county Court county
entered proper ONCE any part
settled aud occupied the site Of such town. pursuant to aud
by virtue of the provisions the Congress entitled An
ACT for the relief the citizens the lands the
United States under certain crcunstance passed May 2a
Nd isi 1t shall be the duty OF such corporate authorities or
judge Judges the be, and they hereby objected
anu required to dispose of and convey the title to such lands
to the several bock lots shares thereof, " the
persons described aud in the manner hereinafter
specified.
holding the title to such lands in trust declared in the
said act of Congress, shall by good and sucnt deed
vcyacc grant aud the title ta each and block,
shall have, possess the right possession
occupancy thereof, aog 10 his, her os their several and
equity the such lands, his
her their heirs assigns and when parcel or share Of
such lands shall OF one or more persons
claiming the same by grant. lease sale from one or more
in relation to each other in hs shall NC, b. changed
impaired by such conveyance Every decd Of conveyance
Judges to the provisions of this shall @ executed
and acknowledged to admit the to be recorded;
aud made previous the issuing of the patent such lands
by the proper officers OF the United States, shall contain
such acknowledge to the grantee,
hiss her their heirs assigns, such further deed of convey
perfect therein described grantee
or grantees, his, her or their heirs or assigns.
SEC j. Within thirty days after entry of such lands the
Corporate authorities or Jude JUICES entering the same shall
public notice thereof
least three public places in such and by publishing such
notice in newspaper printed and published in the county In
newspaper published in such county, then in newspa
per printed ana published at the scat OF government Of this
for at least three successive weeks, shall accurate
the description the lands the is
stated in the certificate of duplicate receipt for the
hereof given by the land officer at the time Of
the entry
Eich every person, associations company
of PERSONS CLAIMING to be occupants, have
to be entitled to the right
of such lands, any block lots share pSr thereof, shall
person. his duly agent attOrney
sign statement In wr% cotaniNg accurate description
any specific right,
therein which hes she they claim be entitled receive and
,uc! staten, mt within s,e s;n ssSi.ea in this sec,o Sal
the right claiming erng
~ any ntcre, estate he, in part, parcel share
thereof ia any ~Iirt q! law orrsiuiiy.
SEC. g. Ia there slau b. adverse claimants such
as or to any part parte or share h~sss a"d the contro-
shall hot bc sct ty nHs in writing between the
parties thcro ch Controversy may bc determined ly voun
arbitration, aud by the
rcrresor aria,ors Incase such controversy shall
be settled Diet na within three months from the time Of
the of thu land either hssSa civil
action the adv claimant claimants, in 'ss District
said land hall be Situated and the party or parties bringing
th action Shall in his complaint blocks,
GELS shares such land interest estate therein
which he 81 inns iv i entitled In such action, and
that the defendant also claims entitled to the
share thereof interest therein, but need
~, es, or sats The source .T grounds of hiss her or their
cia' Zach defend ant in snc cs" SHALL answer t'a COM
paint therein written within twenty days after service of the
hy his all right, Interest in
The !4"~ .ca ii tn conain or in any part or share
.ttio., llanii0 disclaimer.
Il Gelensa. i'll sc acton shall deny the Plaintiffs
land! deserted. il til: ~ ia ur >i.il sr-y The
an V. 80 -, LAT o! SIc!, denial be stricken
~ Ito Of tn Pain and dscntnt rendered in Iii, favor
The ciI> III such action Shall be verified by affidavit in the
the other civil actions,
cy shall y c>, with TO the substance Thereof,
dsr'''s All ica formal defects. not affecting the
Sub alice ~ cits the matters il. controversy therein.
SEC. e. Upon trial ioined iii sush action,
r'r part! ma! give in r'ttne TIE statement utu'icaed in
the fourth section OF , act. dcpoSi;e', Is the otief by the
til 'cs ostnsc j,.!ss hg.'ir. tbs TIL,
ctr tier IN, ana Tie ltson pscis wo SHALL have
>"i OF by agent, tenant, those claiming under
n II ro: them, SHAH in such actin be deemed to have
I'll prior nd right 10 s:cil ,.as, ;e,i rue Of
acs A, ssah rror rh Sa b.. di,sesar.y in such acti,
In ease hr part IN sui s,,..l ,ers. attorney
III writing waiv tsi,l b. jury, the
trial ans. hcarin~ b,or. tl Judge
t"a u I'm day notice thereof the party
nj Of 'c trial shall lac except
To. PARTIES L? til trial of any such action the evidence of
the witnesses shall c reduced to writing and filed with the
Ss. = Any in such action dec himself herself
s Of vTT IN ! rIn,, or I % ei, may IA, bring
such acoi til. rtmrn thereto isr, the district c Shat,
inca the evidence flied therein. supreme,
cs'rt shall H either party shall require it. pass upon
the QUESTION: and CONCLUSIONS OF fact -: II
sal; the 'sl district shall be
Upon question of a! the cause shall have tried Ivy ajuy,
the Ca. be RENTED for trial in tn. district
IN all other Of appeal in such actions the js st the
u Tia he ina
SEC 8. In between atS.ae claimants
t" any S'si lands shall be settled determines by
ien; r"f'reic, arbitration wiin the time ayec4 there
IL" a' hereinafter si"cii' and shall not he rsc,'ard within
one month after the expiration of such TIM, h sitlc I"
the duty OF such judge JUDGES the aecs-- CLAIM
ant, To before him them time and place to
TONED in III, Which plac. shall Within
county IN which such la1s shall be situated and make their
proof and ale svr5re
the time and place j,ses
s', shall ii TIVE parties proceed hear thrir
and lics.tio ~d shall trrcu,,n writing.
of parties respectively i lsi,,d with such Judge Judges
Us rlr'd by the mira section OF this ae shl stand for their
!eainSs, and either ragtY niy ev,ienc.
eiai, Tao rv.d:-c Of witnesses saafn ep,n such trial
shall lc rrict'l tv wlc, and Witness who shall up
guilty OF prjTy. judge any Jl,cc peace
may issue Subpoena to crupcl ie upon
falling 10 appear, shall be eied guilty contempt
sa'djw!se or iscs and may be attached
tempt, and to TESTIFY in the There shall b.
nent OF the hearing in such The
aud served in the same manner as
in civil acos and the of officers and
cases shall be III the Ike services in civil actions N
courts of reco...
Either in any such appeal from the dctcmi
te same nialer that party may appeal from Judgment in
'etrh To s"h apta ana such return shall consist OF the
statements standing the eadngs the evidence
proceedings til, the supreme the same as
specified in t cases OF appeal mentioned in the seventh
before such judge or Judges nc'HODea in this section shall
fail To at the time B place summons,
he shall be aared to have rsnquished all right,
tfti ard interest and estate in the lands controversy, and
each an" tee parcel snd share
barred She right asserting claiming right, title,
interest therein.
SEA- 81 II In ease mentioned In section eight Of this act
the title to such land shall be bctd
authorities such authorities may
bring action in the district judicial
the IN which the lands be
against the adverse claimants thereto, settle and determine
The complaint such
nature bill interlcaier
set forth description the lands thus
claimants, nd the character and the right
or estate therein claimed by EACH
the nlcnts deposited with
ton three OF this act, and shall
claimants may be equredto
their claims or be forever barred thereof.
Any parts W such action who appear
scribed in such complaints rrsuaht the
case and the practice OF the district
risht 10 assert claim
verse 10 the other claiia elsewhere
III the
Complaint III such case She. they shall
SWer such complaint and either dcain right title.
or estate III the lands therein described,
character aud extent the title,
or shes or they respectively claim
made by their
mag be brought to hearing and shall be determined,
determination NAV be reviewed by the
same manner and by the rules and evidence
s>u in tn eases mentioned in sections ve six and
this act.
SEA- TO- As soon asm1y he after the expiration of sixt
days from the first publication notice, mentioned in the
third section of tas act, the
Iscs hig the title to the lands notice,
s.di M he true sItelcn liz writing containing
Count OF ali moneys by hin. them expended the acquisition
oi the title ana the administration
that time including all moneys