Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-17
IMPORTANT MEdSURES

IMPORTANT MEASUREs.
"A Bill to Regulate the Weighing and Meas
urlng of Grain--Also ReadjustinS the Ju-
diciai Districts
Senator Rahilly introduced the following i'm
portant bill yesterday:
b 1t enacted by the legislature the staae of
Section /. That no measure containing loo.
than legal half-bushel shall be used in this
State in the grading of wheat to ascertain the
number of pounds weight in measured busheI
OF the same in order to fix the grade of said
wheat, but in every case where wheat is bought
or SOLD IN this State the number of pounds in a
bushel shall be ascertained by filling a lega,
halt-bushel measure and weighing the same:
and IN filling said half-bushel measure the
wheat shall be poured into the same from ths
sack, vessel or hopper from height of one
loot from the top Of the sides of said half
bushcl measure and into the centre of the
| same, and the wheat therein struck off to q
water level of the sides of said haIf-bushel
measure.
sec. =. ANY person who is engaged in the
general business of the purchase. storing or
shipping of wheat in this State for himself or
! as agent for another, who shall weigh wheat to
ascertain the weight of measured half-busbeI
OF the same for the purpose of grading the
same IN other way or in any other manner than
Is provided Tor in the foregoing section of this
person
the same, shall refuse to SO weigh and orade
said wheat as provided in section
one shall be deemed guilty of a
mlsdemeanor and on conviction thereof before
any court OF competent jurisdiction, shall be
punished by tine of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars, for the
hrst offense, and the costs of prosecution. and
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars and the costs of nros-
ecutlon for any subsequent offense one-half of
SAID hne to be paid into the county treasury
Tor the use of the schools in the county where
the said prosecution was had, and the other
half of said fine to be paid to the person Civ
ing information as to the offense
sec. 8. ANY person who is engaged in the
purchase, storing and shipping of grain in this
o.aoe' eiLher Tor himself OF as agent for an
other. who shall knowingly cheat in the weight
OF the grade received or purchased by him. or
who shall use in the said purchase Of wheat. or
grading of the same provided for in the foreeo
ing sections OF this act, any half bushel meas
ufe containing less than - cubic inches of
space, shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and on conviction thereof before any court
or competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
to imprisonment in the county Jail of the
county wherein the offense is committed, for a
period OF not less than six months nor more
| than one year.
| Sec. 4. Any person who is engaged in the
general business of handling, purchasing or
receiving wheat, either for himself or as agent
for another, or who has charge as owner or
agent OF any mill Or public warehouse or ele-
Vator, VINO Shall refuse to grade wheat UpOn
demand of the owner of the same. in accord
ance with the provisions of this act. and shall
| receive or purchase the same at less price
than the market price at that time of the grade
OF such wheat, either with Or without the con-
SEM OF the person selling or delivering the
same, shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof before any
court OF competent jurisdiction shall be pun
lshed by a fine Of not less than 500 nor more
than S3Oo, or by imprisonment for not less
than sixty days or more than six months, at the
discretion OF the COURT one half the fine SO i'm
posed shall be paid to the county treasurer for
the use OF the public schools in said county.
ana the other half to the person upon wh,se
complaint said prosecution is instituted.
Sec. D. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
| county attorney IN each and every county in
TINS State, whenever it shall come to his knowl-
edge by the affidavit of the party complaining
| or otherwise, that any person in
said county has violated the provisions
OF tins act, to commence proceedings
within ten days after receiving such affdayit
or other information, against the partv SO
! offending, IN the name of the State of Mime
sofa, and all the costs of such prosecution shall
| be paid out of the funds of the said county by
the board of county commissioners of the
same, and In case any fine imposed is not paid
the defendant shall stand committed to the
county Jail until the same is paid.
| Sec. e. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
SENATOR MAcDoNALDs BILL ADJUSTING THE
| JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
be It Enacted 6y the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section l.. The State is divided into judicial
districts as follows: The counties OF Goodhue,
Dakota and Washington, constitute the first
judicial district
Sec. z. The county Of Ramsey. constitutes
the second judicial district
SECS. The counties of Winona, OImstei
ana WabashaW. constitute the third judicial
district.
Sec: 4. The counties of Hennepin and Anoka.
constitute the fourth judicial district.
Sec. D. The counties of Steele, Rice, Waseca
and Dodge constitute the fifth judicial dis
Sec. 6. The counties of Blue Earth. Waton
wan, Cottonwood, Faribault, Martin, Jackson.
Mobiles and Rock, constitute the sixth judicial
district.
Sec. z. The counties of stearns. Benton.
Sherburne, lsanti, Mile Laos, Morrison Todd
and Douglas, constitute the seventh judicial
district.
Sec. 8. The counties of Scott Carver Nc
Leod, LeSueur and Sibley, constitute the
eighth judicial district
Sec. 8. The counties of Nicollet, Brown,
Redwood Renville, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow
Medicine, Lac Gui Parle, Murray and Pine
stone, constitute the ninth judicial district.
Sec. lO. The counties of Freeborn, Mower,
Fillmore and Houston, constitute the tenth iu-
dicial district.
Sec. IL: The counties of Aitkin Becker.
Betrami, Chisago, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Cook
Grow Wing, Lake, Pembina, Polk, St. Louis,
Wadena, Pine, 4anabec, Otter Tail and Wilkin,
constitute the eleventh judicial district
Sec. H. The counties of Big Stone,
Traverse Grant, Stevens, Swift. Chippewa.
Pope, Kardiyohi, Meeker and Wright, con-
stitute the twelfth judicial district.
Sec Ii. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. H. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage