The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-18
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF MINNESOTA.

AN ACT authorizing the registry OF certain
railroad organizations with the agreements
under which the organizations were made
BE It enacted by the Legislature Of the State 0,
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. That whenever any Railroad
Company in this State, or any division of any
Railroad Company shall have completed their
organization, pursuant to the laws creating
said Railroad Company, or the agreement OF
agreements under which said division was es-
tablished, such Railroad Company or division
of such Railroad Company shall be authorized
to file in the Office of the Secretary of State. of
this State, report of its Organization. and I'd
also in case Of division organization, a COPY
of the agreement or agreements under which
said division was organized.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1854.
AN ACT relating to driving Logs, Timber
and Lumber.
Be ]! enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SEcT1oN1 1. That any person who shall desire
to foat to market or place of manufacture, any
logs or timber in any of the streams in this
State, except the river 81. Croix and its trib-
utaries, and who shall be hindered and OBJ
| structed in so doing by the logs or timber of
another, or any person whose logs or timber
in any Of the waters of this State are so inter-
| mixed with the logs or timber OF another that
the same cannot be conveniently separated for
| the purpose of being foated to the market or
place OF manufacture, may drive oil logs or
timber with which his own is or may be OBJ
structed or intermixed, towards such market
| or place of manufacture to some point where
the same can be conveniently separated
| from his own and shall be entitled to q
reasonable compensation therefor, from the
owner OF such logs or timer and upon filing in
the Office OF the Surveyor General of the dis
trict where such logs may be, within thirty
any such logs or timber, a statement setting
forth when and where the same were driven,
the amount of his claim therefor, together
/ with the mark borne upon any such logs or
timber, and verified by his oath or affidavit,
such person shall have and retain lien upon
any logs or timber bearing such mark, for the
| amount OF such claim from the time of filing
the same, and may have and maintain civil
action for the amount of such claim, or for the
| enforcement of such lien against the owner of
such logs or timber, or any person in whose
name such mark shall be recorded, at the time
of filing such claims. Provided, That failure
| TO commence such action within thirty davS
after the filing of such claim shall operate as
a discharge of said lien.
SEC. 2. Any person having claim or lien
upon any logs or timber, as provided in the
preceding section properly adjudicated before
any court having jurisdiction thereof, may pro-
coed to sell at public auction, sufficient guam
tlty OF such logs or timber to pay and satisfy
such claim or lien, first giving at least six days
notice of the time and place of such sach sale,
and amount of such claim, by posting notices
OF such sale in three of the most public places
in the city or town where such logs may be,
and where such sale shall take place, and any
Sheriff, Constable or other person may act as
auctloneer and execute proper bills of sale,
without mourning personal liability on account
| thereof.
| SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall be so con-
strued as to interfere with any boom or booms
necessarily erected for the safe keeping of logs
| or timber.
Sec. L. This act shall be imperative and
void after November LIST, 1864
| SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on and
| after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1864.
| AN ACT to prohibit Notaries Public and other
officers from affixing their signatures to &C.
|. acknowledgements and other documents, un-
less the parties appear before them.
BE II enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
minnesota:
SECTION l. ANY Notary Public or other Of
ficer authorized by law to take acknowledge
offices, after the expiration of their commits
siOns or term of office, or when otherwise dis
qualified, or appending their official signatures
to Acknowledgements or other documents when
the parties executing the same have not ap-
pcared before them, shall be guilty off misde-
meanOr, and be subject to fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars for eeeh offence to be re-
covered before any justice of the peace of the
county upon complaint under oath, of any per-
son, and upon conviction thereof, their tenn of
Office shall cease.
SEC. 2. All fines imposed by this act shall
be paid into the county treasury, for the sup
port of Common Schools.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March I, 1864
AN ACT fixing the time of holding terms of
the District Court i'm the Fourth Judicial
District.
Be IL enacted by the legislature Of the State of
HinaesOtd:.
SECTION 1. The time of holding general
terms of the District Court for each year, in
the counties hereinafter named, in the Fourth
Judicial District, shall be as follows:
In the county of Hennepin on the first Tues
day in May, and third Tuesday in November
In the county of Stearns on the second Tues
day in April, and the first Tuesday in October
In the county of Carver on the Third Tues
day in October:
In the county of Morrison on the first Tues
day in September
In the county of Meeker on the second Tues
day in September.
In the county of Benton on the third Tues
day in September.
In the county of Wright On the fourth Tues.
day in September.
In the county of Sherburne on the second
Tuesday in December.
In the county of Anoka on the third Tuesday
in December
| Sec 2. All writs. recognizances and other
| proceedings made returnablc to the District
Court of any of said counties shall be consider
| ed and deemed to be returnable to the terms of
such Court as they are fixed by this act, and all
/ continuances and notices made or taken to any
term of the District Court OF any of said coun-
| ties, shall be deemed to be made or taken to
| the terms of such Court as the same are fixed
/ by this act and all motions and other proceed
| ings noticed to be heard at any regular term of
such Court shall be allowed and considered to
be noticed tor hearing at the regular terms of
| such Court. as the same are fixed by this act
SEc. 3. All acts and parts of acts incOnsis-
tent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
Sic. 4. This act shall take effect from and
| after its passage
AnnrOved March 4, 1864.