Daily globe., 1879-04-11

AN ACT to amend section 8S of the general
statutes relating to the reply in civil actions.
Be it enacted by the legislat ure of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. 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 IS. When the answer contains
new matter the plaintiff shall within
twenty (2O) days reply to such new matter, de-
nylng each allegation controverted by him, or
any knowledge or information thereof, suf6-
cient to form belief, and he may allege in or
dinary and concise language, without repeti-
tion, any new matter not inconsistent with the
complaint constituting a 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 q counter-claiin or
defense, and the plaintiff may demur to o11s or
more of such defenses or counter-claims, and
reply to the residue in the answer.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February Is, 1879.
AN AOT amending section of chapter 10 70
lating to fugitives from Justice.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota: :.
Section l. That section ono of chapter fif-
teen (l6) Of the general statutes of 1874, relat-
Ing to fugitives from justice, be and the same
il amended by adding to said section the fol-
lowing proviso, 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
:hall be delivered to the agent designated there
| In, or to any other person, until the person SO
arrested and whose surrender is 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 q writ of ha-
beas corpus, 1t he claims such right of the off,
Ger making the arrest. When such writ is ap-
Piled for, notice thereof and of the time and
place of the hearing thereon shall be given to
the attorney general or other prosecuting officer
OF the judicial district in which the arrest is
| 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
/ Tor extradltiOn, the person so in his custody
under such warrant, without having complied
with the provisions of this act shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the
common Jail OF the county not exceeding six
months, or be subject to both i1ne and impris-
onment at the discretion of the court.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved February %, 1879.
4 AN ACT to amend section 81 Of chapter Eve
/ of the general statutes relating to the dis
tribution Of laws and documents.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
! of Minnesota:
1 Section 1. That section thirty-four of chan.
ter fve OF the general statutes be amended by
striking out the following words thereof. to-
WIT: and he shall furnish the Governor with