Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT to amend section SO of the general
statutes relating to the reply in civil actions.
Be it enacted by the legislat ure of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. That section eighty-three of
chapter sixty-six of the general statutes be and
the same is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section 49,. When the answer contains
new matter the plaintiff shall within
twenty (20) days reply to such new matter, de-
nying each allegation cOntroverted by him,
any knowledge or information thereof, suffi-
cient to form belief, and he may allege in
binary and concise language, without repeti-
ton, any new matter not inconsistent with the
complaint constituting defense to such new
matter IN the answer, or he may demur to an
answer containing new matter when upon it's
face it does not constitute a counter-claim or
Defense and the plaintiff may demur to one or
more of such defenses or counter-claims and
reply to the residue in the swer.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February l3, 1879.
AN ACT amending section of chapter Is re-
lating to fugitives from Justice.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section |. That section one of chapter if-
teen (15) of the general statutes of 1874, relat-
is amended by adding to said section the fol-
lowing prOvlso, tO-wIt: Provided, however, that
the Governor when issuing his warrant shall
deliver the same to the sheriff or some other
| public officer of any county in this State, and
| such officer upon receipt of such warrant shall
| have power to arrest and detain in his custody
| the person whose surrender Is demanded but
! no such person arrested upon such warrant
shall be delivered to the agent designated there
in, or to any other person, until the person SO
| arrested and whose surrender Ia demanded
| shall be notified of the demand made for his
surrender, and of the nature of the criminal
| charge made against him, and not until he has
had an opportunity to apply for writ of ha-
beas corpus, if he claims such right of the off,
| Ger making the arrest. When such writ is APP
piled for, notice thereof and of the time and
place of the hearing thereon shall be given to
the attorney general OF her prosecuting officer
| OF the judicial district in which the arrest ia
| made. ANY sheriff or other officer making
such arrest who shall deliver over to the agent
| named IN such warrant, or to any other person
for extradition, the person SO in his custody
| under such warrant without having complied
| with the provisions of this act shall upon con-
vlctlon thereof, be fined in any sum not exceed
ing one Thousand dollars or imprisoned in the
common jail ' the county not exceeding sig
months, or be subject to both 1ne and impria-
| onment at the discretion of the court.
SEC. q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage
Approved February %, 1879.
G
AN ACT to amend section 81 of chapter five
OF the general statutes relating to the dis
tr1bution of laws and documents.
be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
II of Minnesota:
Section |. That section thirty-four of chan.
ter hve OF the general statutes be amended by
striking out the folnwing words thereof to.
wit: land be shall furni b the Governor with
such number of copies of EACH" and insert Il
place thereof the following words. to-wit: ''and
he shall furnish the State librarian with snch
number of copies of the priHted laws, statutes.
reports of the supreme court Journals of the
Senate and House Of Representatives and pub
lie documents"
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1879.