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

amended Il the court. under all the circumstances
deems Just All testimony shall be taken a. in civil
actions aud all matters relating said contest shall
be heard and tr!e by the District Court Of the prop.
Or county in the manner that civil actions are tried
by the court. Said contest shsl be heard and tried
and the costs therein taxed by the District Court Of
the proper county. In the manner that civil actions
are tried by the court. And the Judge of the said
court In no term Of said court occurs within
ninety days after the votes canvas.ed shall an.
point special term OF said court and the said Uis-
irfct Court At the rst general special term after
the expiration Of thirty days after the votes are can
vassed shall hear ard determine the contest When
the Judgment decision Of the District Court sh
be removed to the Supreme Court the parry remov.
to the opposite party in such sum, not less than five
hundred dollars and With such sureties shall 10
approved by the Judge. conditioned for the payment
Of all costs incurred ny the respondent. IN the
appellant fails in bis appeal.
Sec 8. All acts or parts OF acts inconsistent with
| this act are hereby repealed prostded. that moth
repeal affect the provisions of chapter la5) forty
Eve Of the General Laws Of the year A. d. 1871.
Sec L. This act shalt take effect from and after
Approved February 10, 1872.
AN ACT to legalize conveyances Of real property
and the record thereof, which have been heretofore
executed with but one subscribing witness and
cate to certain instruments.
Be q enacted BY tho legislature Of tic State Of
Ntnnssokd:
Section !. That all conveyances Of real property
in this State whether conditional otherwise that
have been heretofore executed with but cub
scribing witness, and recorded, hereby declared
to be legal and valid and the record thereof eectual
TO all intens and purposes, as well as if such con.
veyances bad been executed with two subscribing
witnesses.
See. 2 This act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
Approved March l, 1872.
AN ACT to amend section one Of chapter nfty.one
Of the General Statutes, relating to the distribu-
ton OF the es'ates Of intestates.
Atnnes0t1:
Section L. That subdiv sion six Of section Of
chapter hftyone Of the General Statutes be and the
same is hereby amended SO as to read As follows:
sixth. The residue, any, Of the personal estate
shall be distributed in the same proportion and to
the same persons and for the same purposes pre-
scrloed for the descent and disposition of the real
estate except that the widow or husband surviving
II any, shall be entitled receive the share Of
such residue, a. child Of such interstate would be
entitled to.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and BE- in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1879.
AN ACT relative to process in criminal cases.
Be II Enacted BY the legislature ef tho State Of
Hinnss0ta.
Section l. All warrants issued by city Justices
for the violation of any General Laws of this State
shall run to the sheriff any constable of the coun
ty, or to the chief Of police, any policeman of
the city, but no chief of police or policeman or
marshal, where he goes outside of the county TO
make an arrest shall receive any fees therefor un-
that delay in obtaining the sheriff or his deputy
or constable to make the arrest, might endanger
an escape.
See. ,. THIS act shall be in force from and after
its passage, anything in the charter OF the city Of
Saint Paul, or other city. to the sonsrsry notwrh
standing.
Approved March !, 1s7s.
AN ACT to amend section enc hundred and six,
chapter sixty 1--WE of the General Statutes, relat.
Ing to appeals in Justices Courts.
Be It enacted By the Legislature Of The State of
Aianes0tG:
Section l. That section one hundred and six.
chapter sixty five of the Gene al Statutes, be
amended to read as follows:
Sec iO0. Within twenty davs after filing the
notice OF appeal and before the first day of the NJ 1t
term of the district Court the Justice shall file in the
office OF the Clerk IF the District Court wherein he
resides transcript Of all the entries made in his
docket together With all the process, and other pa
pers relating to the action and filed with the Justice
aud upon the filing Of his return the District Cou-:
snail become possessed OF the action, aad shall pr,
ceel tnerel,i IN the same manner, may be,
as IN actions originally commenced in that Court
except as herein otherwise provided.
Sec T. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage,
Approved March 4, 1872
AN ACT to amend section ono hundred and three
(lo3 OF chapter eight 10y of the General Statutes
relating to the Board Of County Commissioners.
b it enacted By tho Legislature of tho State Of
Atnnssotd:
Section l. That section " one hundred and three
0 OF chapter eight 81 Of the General Statutes is
amended by striking out the word g. second" in
third"
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and b. in force
| from and after its passage.
Approved March 1, 1872.
AN ACT authorsing the Judges Of any District
Court To appoint commissioners to lay out roads
through two more counties within his judicial
district.
Be Il enacted by tho legislature Of tic State Of
Etn7esotG
Section l. Whenever a petition praying that
a road be laid through two more counties
in any judicial district in this State. signed by
twenty legal voters resident in said counties,
shall be presented to the Judge of the Dis
trict Court in said district, the said Judge is
hereby authorized to appoint three commissioners.
whose duty it shall be to meet at such times and
places may be necessary. and Immediately pro-
coed to Law ont road as directed by the iudge in
accordance with the prayer of the pettion provided,
that road shall be ordered by any Judge to ex-
teld more than six miles outside the Judicial district
IN which the application is made and such road shall
be extended beyond the district only for the purpose
OF commencing or ending at some village or public
road.
Sec. Notices of the presentation of any such
petition, that mentioned in the preceding Sec
ton, to any district judge. shall! be posted least
thirty days prior to such presentation in at least
three Of the most public places in said judicial dis
hill he Of said motto Sfo6
at each county seat Of the counties through which
| the road prayed for is t. pass
Sec g. The commissioners shall appoint a sur
veyor, one axenan "n' t'vo CD liunen, to make the
survey of such road lbs compensation of the COM
mssoners and surveyor shall be four dollars per
day for each individual, and the axeman and chain
men shall each receive two dollars per day; such
compensation to be paid only for the time the par
ties are actually engaged in making such survey.
The expenses of such survey ard the damages and
expenses which are incurred by the laying out such
| such road shall be paid by the counties through
which such road is laid, each county paying thereof
| its proportion.
Stakes shall be placed at t,e starting point which
| shall be on some public and at each of the
angles of the road; witnc> = shall be marked
wherever stakes are place r':ided, that where
there are no trees, monU i;s shall be erected.
Sec 4. The survey or snail follow the lines of the
United States surveys. where practicable and shall
MAX two or more piats of the location of such road
in which the county lines and all stakes trees, and
monuments, together with the distances, shall be
written and said surveyor shall forward OF such
plats the register of deeds of each county through
which said road is located and such plats shall be
part OF the records of their offices. The surveyor
shall receive two dollars for each plat so made and
forwarded by him aforesaid.
Sec. s. The commissioners appointed u herein
provided. shall make report of all proceedings had
by them under this act to the term Of the District
Court heid IN the county next after the completion
Of the,r duties: and any person feeling aggrieved
The confirmation Of the report Of the commits
soners by the Judge of the District Court shall in
all cases be final.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts OF acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 7. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage.
AN ACT to provide for the assessment and col
lection of q tax for State purposes.
Be- Il enacted By the Legislature of A> Stats Of
Minnesota
Section l. There shall be levied on all taxa
BILE property in the State of Minnesota for the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
| two. tax of five mills upon the dollar. for tho
use of the State, as follows:
Three and quarter mills for the general ex-
penses of the State government. One mill for
| the support OF the state prison and CHARITABLE
ana educational institutions ons half mill tor
quarter o one mill to be set apart for a sinking
| fund for the redemption of State bonds at ma
| turlty.
Sec. 2. Each county auditor in the State
! shall enter and extend on all the taxable prop
erty in his county. on the duplicate for the year
| eighteen hundred and seventy-two the taxes
mentioned in the foregoing section, in q column
| to be denominated state taxes"
Sec 8, All moneys recev ed into the treasury
! in pursuance of law, from railroad telegraph.
insurance and other companies. in lieu of taxa
| ton, shall be credited to the fund for the sup
port of the prison. and charitable and educa-
tional institutions of the State, and all moneys
received from delinquent taxes. and all moneys
received in excess of the amount required for
| the purposes for which the same were levied,
together with such sums may be received
! from the United States in payment of war
claims shall be placed to the credit of the gen.
cral revenue fund.
Sec L. All taxes collected under the provis-
ions of the foregoing sections and all moneys
received in lieu of taxation. shall be paid in gOid
silver or United States notes.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and b in
force from and after its p sage.
Approved March 4. 1917.
AN ACT for the relief of insane senvicts in
the State Prison. and to provide for their re-
moval to the Minnesota Hospital for the
Insane.
BE 1t enacted 0yAs Legislature Of tie SsatS Of
NinnSs0tG:
Section l. Whenever any person who now is