The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-25
SUPPLEMENTS.
AN ACT giving the Supreme Court origi-
''@ nal Jurisdiction in cases of mandamus.
Be Il enacted b. the Le0iaiQsure Of the State Of

Be Z enacted BY the Legislature Of the State IF
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sEcrlos /. The Supreme Court Of this State
shall have original concurrent Jurisdiction
with the district courts IN all cases of man
damus, and such writ may be allowed by the
court or any judge thereof in term time or
vacation, and may be made returnable and
heard at . general or special term Of said
court, or In any time in vacation, as the
judge or court allowing the same may deter
mine. In case any substantial issue of fact
Is raised In q proceeding commenced in the
Supreme Court, the said court, or Judge
thereof, may appoint referee to take and
report the testimony, and upon the coming
In Of the report, the corrt shall proceed to
determine the matter, so that speedy justice
may be done in the premises.
SEC. q" This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, 1869.
AN ACT to provide counsel for defendants
in certain criminal cases.
Be i enacted by the Legislature efthe State Of
Ainnesota
SECTION /. That whenever defendant
shall be arraigned upon an indictment for
any criminal offense punishable by death or
imprisonment in the State prison and shall
request the court wherein the indictment
is pending to appoint counsel to assist him
in his defense, and shall satisfy the said
court by bis own oath or such proof as the
said court shall require that he is unable by
reason OF poverty to procure counsel, tie
court shall appoint counsel for said defend
ant, not exceeding two, to be paid by the
oor,ntv 1svhoroSv, ho iy,6iofreont moo fC,,uH
by order Of said court. The amount of com.
pensation of such counsel shall be fixed by
the said court in each case and shall not ex-
coed ten dollars per day for each counsel,
and shall be confined to the time in which
such counsel shall have been actually en-
plOyed In court upon the trial Of such In.
dictment
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved March s, 1859.
AN ACT to amend Section Sixteen Of Chap
ter Seventy five of the General Statutes in
relation to the fling Of notices of lis pen
dens
Be 1t enacted By the legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION I. That section sixteen of chap
ter seycnty-tive of the general statutes of
this State be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 49, In all actions heretofore or
hereafter commenced, in which the title to,
or any lien upon, or interest in real property
shall be affected, involved or brought in
question by either party, any party to such
action may, at the commencement or any
time during the tendency thereof, file for
record in the office Of the register Of deeds
of each county in which the real property
so affected, involved or brought in question
or some part thereof is situated, notice of
the tendency Of the action, containing the
names Of the parties, the object of the &C.
ton, and description of the real property
in the county affected, involved or brought
in question thereby. And when any plead
ing in such action is amended by altering
the description Of the premises affected, in.
volved or brought in question, or so as to
extend the claim against such premises,
the party filing such notice shall file a
new notice. And the registsr of deeds shall
record all such notices in the same book and
in the same manner as mortgages are record
ed. From the time of filing such notice and
from such time only, the tendency of the
action shall be notice to purchasers and in
cumbrancers of the rights and equities Of
VIC poAt uA1A& ouCu AOtACC W Luc 1S1l DlOU-
erty in such notice described. The said no.
tice may be discharged and the effect there
of annulled by an entry to that effect on the
margin Of the record thereof by the party
filing the same or his attorney in presence
OF the register of deeds, or by an instrument
in writing executed in the manner provided
by law for the execution of deeds of convey-
ance, and such register shall thereupon en-
ter u minute of the same on the margin of
the record of such notice.
SEC g. This &C: shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, $780,
AN ACT to legalize the action Of county,
city and town authorities in appropriating
money, issuing bonds, orders, scrip and
and other evidences of indebtedness, to
pay bounties to soldiers, and for the sup.
port of the families of soldiers
Be aenactsa By the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota
SECTION /. That the action of the county
commissioners Of any county, the city coun-
Gil Of any city, or the supervisors of any
town in the state, in appropriating money,
issuing bonds, orders, scrip, or other evi-
dences of Indebtedness, to pay bounties to
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soldiers, pursuant to such action by them
had, OF in pursuance of a vote of
the electors of any county, city or town,
cast at any election heretofore held for that
purpose, and any tax which has been levied
or may hereafter by any of the authorities
specified in this act for the payment Of the
principal and interest on either OF any bonds
orders, scrip or other evidences of indebted
ness issued for the purpose hereinbefore
mentioned, be and the same is hereby legal
lied and made valid, and the levy and collec-
ton Of tax for the payment of the princi-
pal and interest thereof shall be legal and
binding on such county, city or town, the
same as if such action had been fully author
lied by law, and such tax shall be collected
in the same manner as other county, city or
town taxes are collected. -.
Provided, That in all cases where towns
affected by this act have been divided, the
taxable prOpertv included in the territory