The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-14

| W " w Aeq"esI VI nVe or more 1reeno!Qefo OF
tue district. Provided that Whenever there 10 no
district clerk, or the clerk refuses or negects for
three days to post up notice for special school
| meeting aher requested by i've or more free
holders or househoders of TIE district, special
school meeting may be called by posting three
notices thereof IN three conspicuous places in
said district, duly signed by Ave or moro free
holders or housshelders. being qualified electors
In the district; AID provided further that at any
annual meeting the legal voters present may act
| upon any matter properly before them, except
me raising OF money for building or purchasing
| school house or liking the site thereof, without
Its being particularly set forth in the notice.
! eko. ,. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it, passage,
Approved March ;, 1874
An Act 10 regulate the transfer Of passenger
| and baggage at Railroad functions.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF tho State Of
Minnesota:
SEoTIoN !. When railroads within this State
intsrss:t or cross each other and each road has
Irregular or permanent station, and passenger
! trains are due at the same hour the train first
arriving shall wait for he arrival Of tho othsr If
1t comes with1n i've minutes, and each Of such
roads shall ofsr suitable opportunities for pas
ssngsrs desiring 1t 10 change with their
baggage from one train to the OF her, and the
Superintendent, Conductor and Engineer of the
railroad violating the provision of this act, who
shall knowingly or willingly cause or permit
| the train to pass the Intersection or crossing
With another railroad, without afYot ding the op-
portanity for change Of passengers with their
baggage 40 Aforesaid, ehall upon conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of mis- 'smsanor, and
shall be subject to fine of not less than i've
hundred dollars, for each and every offence.
SEC. :. This act shall take effect and bs in
force from and after April let, 1871.
| Approved March 4, 1871.
An Act to amend section seven Of chaptsr sew.
snty OF the General Statutes relating to fees Of
BE 1t enacted BY the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
ssoT1oH 1. That section seven of chapter
seventy Of the General Statutes be amended by
adding to the end thereof the following proyiso,
viz: Provided, that the Judge Of any court Of
record In this State before whom any witness is
summonsd or sworn and examined ~ an expert
In any profession or calling, may in his dissre-
ton allow such fees a. compensation az in his
Judgment may BE- just and reasonable,
Approved March 1sr, 1879.
AN ACT proposing an amendment to article
four. ~ of the Constitution of the State. BY
adding thereto a new section to b the thirty
second section in relation to the Internal I'm
provement lands. and the proceeds thereof.
B. It enacted BY IT,. L.gtslasur. Of tie stot. o,
| Hmm soto:
| Section l. The following amendment of the
! Constitution Of the State is hereby proposed for
publication and approval or, rejection. by the
Reopis that is to say: Article four g. of the
t.. new section to DO the thirtysscond section
OF said article. which new section shall read al
| follows:
Section 50. All lands donated to the State Of
Minnesots for he purpose of Internal Improve.
| ment, under the eighth section of the act OF
Congress; approved September 4th 1911 being
Of tho pabli: lands, and to grant pre- emption
rights" shall be appraised and sold. in tho same
manner. and by the same officers. and the min.
!'hun price shall be the same. as is provided by
law FIR the appraisement and sale Of the school
cha pier thirty eight. 1851 Of tho statutes
except tho notifications Hereinafter men;
the sssi lands. shalt he invested in the bonds o.
the United States. or of the State of Minnesota
issued since 1862. and the money 80 invested
shali constitute at tho Internal Improvement land
one, ID chapter thirty eight aforesaid. derived
ao% th ne, H"f b OF the internal
to the order and direction Of the State
Treasurer for the benefit Of the fund to which il
belongs and on the, fifteenth day of J une il
l
he shall pay over to the said State Treasurer. al
The bonds Purchased ii in aocordanoe With thi,
amendln s9t. shall be transferable only upon the
order Of the Governor. and on each bond shall
Fund Bond, transferable only on tho order o.
| the Governor"
The principal sum from all sales of interna
improvement lands, shall Enot be reduced by
otter means what ever. and sections fifty, ESQ., Of
title one. % of chapter thirty eight. (38 Of the
general statutes. ehall not be applicable to the
the words school Ian Is" are used in said title
it shalt read as applicable to this amendment
Internal improvement lands"
The moneys belongirg. to the internal I'm:
for any purpose whatever. until the enactment
for that puI pose shall have been approved by a
majority Of the electors Of the State. voting al
the ANNUAL general election following the pas
The force of this amendment shall be to au-
thorize the sale of the internal improvement
Sec: E. This proposed smend@ent shall Be
submitted to the people of the State for theil
approval or rejection at tho next general election 10
The sat- ct this Ssr 1qs .
tive districts, III :; Mt such election vote by bal
l"t for or against such amendment. and the re-
turns thereof shall pc made and certified within
| the time. and such vote shall be canvassed
anil tho result thereof declared in tho same
manner provided by law with reference to the
eiecti Of members, Of Congress and if it shall
tors present and voting for or against the pro.
proposed amendment to tho Constitution, a.
provided in the next section, have voted 70,
| the same. then the Governor shall make procla.
nation thereof and such amendment shall
tbereupon take effect and be in force as q par
| of the Constitution.
Tho ballots used at said election; by those vot:
written or printed, or partly written and partly
printed thereon the following words: Amend.
ment to article four az of the Constitution. ir
lands, or the proceeds thereof in the hands Of
such amendment shall have written or printed
pa5ty T9t snd and partly printed thereon
four. "a Of the Constitution. in relation to keep
| ing the internal Improvement lands, or The
SEeesed' thereof in the hands of the people
Sees. Thi. act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1871.
AN ACT to compel all railroad % npanies with.
in this State to build proper cattle guards and
| fences.
B. q enacted BY sA' Lesssssivr. q II. STATE .,
Ainnss0tsI:
Section /. All railroad companies in thi,
State shall within six months from and alto,
| the passage OF this act. build or cause to bt
built good and suticient cattle guards. at all
on on ao.d dnd
| Sec z All railroad companies shall be liable
for domestic animals killed or injured by the
negligence Of such companies. aud a, failure to
above provided shall be deemed an act of neg.
ligence on the part Of such companies.
Sec. 8. If any railroad company shall neg.
stoned BY such killing Of Or injury to domestic
animals, for the space of thirty days after such
damage occurs. and the same shall DO recovered
by action, then in case such action shall be
allowed by law together with disbursementi
shall DO recovered in such action against said
company, and in case such action be maintained
T, .a ii the the
company, provided that the said company, with
IN the time above men toned, or before the com
'cement OF an action. may tender to the
they are willing to pay. end if such amount Is
refused. and the person or persons so injured
fail to rscoyec greater amount than the sum
90 rendered no cannot recover costs and dis
Sec: I: Any company Or corporation evniae
sa whh of "Fosa
failed and neglected to tencc said road, and te
erect crossings. and maintain cattle guards q
required by tie u terms Of its charter and t6,
in case of litigation for treble the amount 0
dsmages suffered by any person in consequence
OF such neglect. to be recovered in civil action
or actual damages if pail within ten days afts
notice of such damages.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and DO il
Approved February ri. 1874.
Az. ACT to encourage the pursuit and saptur
of horse and cattle thieves.
30 e enacted BY kAs Lsgt.I1tv,s q H. dtsss Z
AinassotG:
Section !. Whsnsver any person or psreon