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AN ACT to complete the organization of the
county of Polk for judicial purposes, and es-
tablish terms of the district court therein
for the counties of Polk and Kittson.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section. 1. The county of Polk is detached
from the county OF Clay and declared to be or
rights, privileges and immunities of counties
of this State SO organized, and the county Of
Kittson is detached from the county of Clay
and attached to the county of Polk for judi
cial purposes.
Sec. 2. General terms of the district court
for the counties of Polk and Kittson shall be
held on the second Tuesday in June and second
of Crookston, which is hereby established as
the county seat of Polk county. Provided, that
no grand jury shall be drawn or summoned for
the December terms of said court until the
year A. D. 1881, unless by the order of the
judge of said court, duly made and entered in
the minutes Of said court at least thirty days
before the commencement of such term.
Sec. 8. All civil suits now pending in the
district court of the county of Clay, properly
triable in the county of Polk, shall be by stipu-
lation of parties or by an order of the judge
of said court, made on application of either
party, removed for trial to the county of Polk,
and all judicial proceedings now pending in,
and all recognizances and Writs returnable to
the district court in the county of Clay from
the counties Of Polk and Kittson and all pa
pers on file with the clerk of the district court
in the county of Clay, which appertain to said
counties of Polk and Kittson, shall be forth
with transferred to the clerk of said court for
the county of Polk, and all records in the Office
of the clerk of the district court of Clay county
which appertains to said counties of Polk and
Kittson, shall be transcribed and recorded in
the Office of the clerk of the district court of
Polk county.
Sec. 4. This act shall be general act and
shall take effect and be in force from and after
it's passage, and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved February 27, 1879.
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AN AT 70 repeat section I9nes seven % OF chapter
of 1877, entitled an act to authorize munici.
pal corporations to aid in the construction of
railroads.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section /. That section seven (D of chapter
of 1877, entitled an act to authorize municipal
corporations to aid in the construction of rail-
roads be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 6, 1879.
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AN ACT to amend section two hundred aud
twenty. Ave (225) of title thirteen (13l of
chapter eight of the general statutes of 1866,
relating to clerks of districts courts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section two hundred and
twenty-five of title thirteen, chapter eight, of
the general statutes of 1885, be amended by adj
ding thereto the following proviso:
Provided, That the Judge of the district court
in any county, on the application of any person
or corporation paying money exceeding one
thousand dollars to said clerk to abide the re-
suit of any legal proceedings, may order said
money to be deposited in some safe depository
until the further order of said judge court,
said judge may require said clerk to give an
additional bond, with like effect as the bond
provided for in this section. in an amount as
said Judge shall deem.sufficient.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March S, 1879.
ANACT to amend section IS of title VI. of chap
ter IS, statutes at large of the State of Min
nesota, relating to "bastards and their sup
port"
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section l, That section ifty-eight (5S), of tt
tie vi. (6) of chapter twenty-eight (28) statutes
aL u lnc o1Slsc u hAuLtsOIst, Ot AulCl1NGS
by adding to said section: Provided, that the
court may, upon the proof offered upon sucl
application, discharge such prisoner, make
such proper order respecting any property, rea
or personal, the defendant may own or possess,
having reference to the condition of the defend
ant and his family, if married man, as tht
Justice of the case may require in connection
with such discharge
Sec. 2. This act to take effect from and afte7
its passage.
Approved March 6, 1879.
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AN ACT to amend section 153 Of chapter of th
general statutes Of 1866 relating to Register OF
Deeds.
Be enacted by the Legislature of the State of Min
nesota:
Section /. Section one hundred and fifty-thret
153l Of chapter eight Isl of the general statutes
1866 Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. lo3. "Every register of deeds before he enters
the duties OF his Office shall take and subscribe
the oath prescribed by law, which said oath shall b.
endorsed the certificate of his election or appoint
ment recorded in book kept for the purpose in hi
office and filed in the Office of the clerk of The
district court OF the county, or, if there is sucl
Office, with the clerk OF the district court of tn
county to which his county is attached for judcia
purposes; and he shall also give bond, payable tt
the State of Minnesota, with good and sufficient sure
tes in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, to
approved by the board of commissioners of hi
county, conditioned that he will faithfully and i'm
partially fulfill the duties of his office'
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be In fore
from and after it's passage.
Approved February 2S, 1879
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AN ACT to provide for the collection of de-
linquent taxes in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. In any comfy where there has
been failure from any cause to be ascertained
and determined by the county auditor, to ad-
vertise, or by reason of such failure, or of q
defective advertisement, to sell any tract or lot
of real property, or the entire list of real prop
erty subject to delinquent taxes for any year or
years according to the provisions Of the general
tax law, and in all cases where tax sale, or the
certificate issued thereon, shall have been set
aside for any cause to be ascertained and de-
termined by the county auditor, snch property
shall be included in the delinquent list of the
present year, if such taxes shall remain unpaid
and the same proceedings shall be had against
such property, as for [taxesl property becom-
ing delinquent this year, and Judgment shall
be rendered for the taxes with interest thereon,
from the date it should have been sold, with
all accruing penalties and costs.
Sec. 2. If there are personal taxes remain
ing unpaid in any county for any year or years
prior to the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight, for which a judgment has
not been rendered as provided by law, the
county treasurer shall proceed to collect such
taxes and make return of all that he may be
unable to collect with the personal taxes now
in his hands for collection.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8. 1879.
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AN ACT defining equal rights to railroads of
different gauges.
Bs it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That when the words s.railroad,,
or railroads" is used in any general or special
law of this State, the same shall be deemed to
apply alike to all railroads, without reference
to the gauge thereof.
Sec. q. This act shall take effect and be- in
force from and after its passage. =
Approved March 8, 1879.
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AN ACT to amend chapter 49, of the general
laws of 1878, entitled ''An act to grant the
right OF way to railroad companies over lands
owned or held by the State SO as to include
depot grounds.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. That chapter 73, of the general
laws of 1878, entitled, San act to grant the
right Of way to railroad companies over lands
owned or held by the State,'' be amended 80 as
to read as follows:
Sec. l. That right Of way and quantity
OF land not exceeding twenty acres for depot
and station grounds and water stations are
hereby granted over and of, and from any
swamp, school, internal improvement or aeri-
cultural college lands owned by the State to
any railroad company proposing to construct,
or that has so constructed railroad over or
upon the same, on the conditions and terms
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Such right of way may be fifty (5O)
feet in width on each side Of the centre line Of
the main tracks, except wnere greater width
is necessary to protect the track against snow
drifts, and in such case q width not exceeding
one hundred and fifty (15O) feet in addition
may be taken, subject to the approval of the
Governor, as to the width to be taken.
Sec. 3. Any company desiring such right of
way OF depot, station grounds and water sta
tions shall furnish to the Governor plat show
ing the line of the road and the right of wav
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track against snow, and the depot, station
grounds and water station, proposed to be
taken, with a calculation of the acres contained
therein, and on payment to the State treasurer
OF the sum per acre equal to the appraised
value OF said land, if the same has been ap-
praised, and if not appraised, at such rate per
| acre as the Governor and commissioner of the
State land office shall consider fair appraisal,
but not at a rate less than that fixed by the
constitution of the State, and upon such pay
ment being made the Governor shall execute
to such railroad company such deed or instru-
ment in writing as shall convey the use of such
right of way over and upon such land and the
use OF such land for depot, station ground and
water stations, SO long as it shall be used and
occupied for railroad purposes.
Sec. 4. The funds SO paid shall be credited
to the proper fund to which such land belongs.
Sec. 5. Any acts or parts of acts in so far
as the same may conflict with this acs are here.
by repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March TO- 1879
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AN ACT proposing an amendment to article
nine (9) of the constitution, limiting the
taxing power of the legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. The following amendment of the
constitution Of the State is hereby proposed for
publication, and approval or rejection by the
people, that is to say, article nine (9) of the
constitution shall be amended by adding there
to new section, which shall read as follows, to
wit:
Section Is. The legislature shall not author
ize any county, township, city or other munich
pal corporation to issue bonds, or to become IN
debted in any manner, to aid in the construc-
ton or equipment Of any or all railroads to any
amount that shall exceed five (5) per centum OF
the value of the taxable property within such
county, township, city or other municipal cor.
poration. The amount of such taxable proper
ty' to be ascertained and determined by the last
assessment of said property made for the pur.
pose Of State and county taxation, previous tc
the mourning of such indebtednesr
Sec. 3. This proposed amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the State. for their
approval or rejection, at the next general cleo
.tion occurring after the passage of this act and
the qualified electors of the State, in their re-
spective districts, may at such election vote by
ballot for or against said amendments, and the
returns thereof shall be made and certified
within the time, and such votes canvassed and
the result thereof declared, in the manner pro-
vided by law, with reference to election of
members of Congress, and If it shall appear
thereupon that majority of the electors pres.
ent and voting for or against the proposed
amendment to the constitution as provided in
the next section have voted in favor of the
same, then the Governor shall make prOclama-
tion thereof, and such amendment shall there
upon take effect and be in force as part of the
constitution.
Sec.' s. The ballot used at such election by
electors voting in favor of this amendment
shall have written or printed, or partly written
and partly printed thereupon, the following
words: Limitation of the taxing power of the
legislature-Yes.' 81 The ballot used by such
electors voting against said amendment shall
have written or printed, or partly written and
partly printed thereupon, the following words:
Limitation of the taxing powers of the legisla-
ture-No.''
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February Is, 1879.
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from and after its passage.
Approved March IL, 1879.


AN ACT in relation to the general statutes of
1878 and their effect as evidence.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l.. The edition of the general statutes
and other public laws of this State in force at
the close of the legislative session of eighteen
hundred and seyenty-eight (187S), prepared by
George 3. Young, pursuant to chapter sixty
seven (67) of the general laws of eighteen hum
dred and seventy EIGHT qS7s), shall be compe-
tent evidence of the several acts and reso1u-
tions therein contained in all courts of this
State without further proof for authorization.
Sec. 2. Said compilation shall be known
and cited as General Statutes 1873"
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1879.
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AN ACT in relation to mill dams.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Oh tne Stat
of Minnesota:
Section 1. That whenever, by any contract
or by proceedings under chapter 81 OF the gen.
eral statutes and acts amendatory thereof, the
owner of any mill dam has heretofore acquired
or shall hereafter acquire the right to How the
head of water at said dam. and by reason OF
the breaking away of any natural or artificial
bank or margin of said stream, upon such
lands of such other person, the water has be-
come or shall become divided from SAID stream,
it shall be lawful for the owner of said dam to
enter upon the lands of such other person.
doing no unnecessary damage, and to repair and
restore said bank 40 as to prevent the further
division of the water from said stream.
Sec. 2. That any damage that may be caused
to the owner of such lands by reason of euch
entry thereon and the repairing of such bank
shall be maintained and paid in the manner
provided in said chapter 81 of the general
statutes in other cases.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in
yorce from and after it's passage.
Approved March 8, 1879.
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AN ACT in relation to chattel mortgages.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever the mortgage in a
chattel mortgage has a remedy by sale of the
mortgaged property, authorized by the terms
of the mortgage in case of default, such mort
gagged property shall not be sold at private sale,
but only upon previous written notice given, at
least ten Gays before such sale, by serving a
copy of such notice upon the mortgagor, or
upon the person in possession of the property
claiming the same if such person can be found
within the city, village or town where the mort
gage is filed, or if such mortgagor or person can
not be found within such city. village or town.
then by posting three copies of such notice as
follows: one copy in each of three Of the most
public places of the city, village or town where
the mortgage is fled, or where the property is
seized or taken under the mortgage.
Sec. 2. No MORTGAGE, nor any one claiming
under him, shall have any right, arbitrary or
without just cause, based upon the actual e9-
istence of facts, to declare any of the condi-
tions or stipulations of mortgage broken prior
to the time of default in the payment of such
mortgage, or prior to the time when the condi-
tions of such mortgage should be performed.
Sec. 8. Every chattel mortgage shall cease
to be valid as againat the creditors of the per-
son making the same, or subsequent purchasers
or mortgages in good faith, after the expira-
tion of two years from the time of filing the
same or copy thereof, unless before the expl-
ration of the two years the mortgage, his agent
OF attorney, shall make and annex to the in
strument, or copy on file as aforesaid, an aft
davit setting forth the interest which the mort
gagee has, by virtue Of such mortgage. in the
property therein mentioned, upon which afi-
davit the clerk shall endorse the time when the
same was filed.
Sec. 4. The effect of any such affidavit shall
not continue beyond one year from the time
when such mortgage would otherwise cease 10
be valid against subsequent purchases in
good faith, but before the time when any such
mortgage would otherwise cease to be valid as
aforesaid q similar affidavit may be filed and
annexed, as provided in the preceding section,
and with like effect.
Sec. 5. Chapter fifty, of the general laws Of
Minnesota for 1875, is hereby repealed.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 26, 1879.
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AN ACT to authorize the State to purchase certain
number of copies of Cooley's Index Digest of the
Tax Laws of Minnesota for the use of State,
county and township officers.
WHEREAS, Dewitt G.. Cooley has written complete
index digest of the tax laws of Minnesota, to which
is to be appended such laws in tullwth reference to
the decisions of the supreme court thereon and all
amendments thereof by the present legislature;
therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Minnesota:
Section l. That upon delivery by said Cooley to
the secretary of state of two thousand printed and
covered copies of said Index Digest with laws and
amendments appended aforesaid, he shall receive
the same and deliver to said Cooley or his assigns
certificate of the delivery thereof. Provided, said
books in accordance with the foregoing preamble.
Sec. 2. Upon the presentation of said GER
tificate to the State auditor he shall draw
his warrant the treasury of the
State the amount of the price of said books, al
lowing the price therefor the said book shall
be sold for by said Cooley his assigns to individ
uals, not exceeding one dollar per copy, and the
State treasurer shall pay the amount of said warrant
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
Sec. 8. Said books shall be distributed In tho
manner copies of the session laws are
quired by law to be distributed, but only to the fol-
lowing named officers: One copy to each officer Of
the State, each member and officer of the legislature,
each judge and clerk of the supreme and district
court each court commissioner each county auditor,
treasurer, sheriff, register deeds, town clerk and
each member of the State board of equalization.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage.
: Approved March IL, 1879.
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AN ACT entitled an act regulating the time for
holding the terms of the district court in the
county of Freeborn in the tenth Judicial
district.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. The general terms of the district
court in the county of Freeborn in the tenth
judicial district shall be held each year as fol-
lows (instead of at the times heretofore fixed
by law on the second (2D Tuesday of January,
the second cd Tuesday Of April, and the first
Qst) Tuesday of September.
Sec. Q. All actions, process, recognizances
and proceedings of whatever nature, had or
done for, Or returnable at any term of said
court in said county as heretofore fixed by Law,
shall be returnable to the next term for such
county as herein specified, and shall be as valid
and binding in all respects as though no change
had been made.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts Of acts heretofore
existing inconsistent with this act or relating
to and providing for the holding of terms Of
the district court in said county are repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, 1879.
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Approved March s, 1879.

AN ACT relating to the time of holding terms
of the district court in the county of Cotton
wood.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota
Section l. General terms of the district court
shall be held in and for the county Of Cotton
wood, commencing on the first Tuesday after
the fourth day of July, in each year.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 5, 1879.
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AN ACT to amend section twelve of chapter
seventy four of the general laws of the year
1877, as amended by chapter forty-eight of
the general laws of the year 1873, relating to
nnhlic schOOls z
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AN ACT to prescribe the time of holding gen
eral terms of the district court in certain
counties in the Ninth and Twelfth judicial
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Soldiers Reunions.

The plan of holding reunions by reg
iments which has prevailed until re-
Gently, is about to be modified. During
the reunion at LAGRANGE, Sept. 10. 10,
committee was appointed to gather
the ex-soldiers of the county into an
organization by townships. with a view
of making every soldier feel an interest
In the reunions of the future.
Time not only thins the ranks of reg
mental and company organizations, but
scatters them to different parts of the
country. The plan proposed will make
no one love his regiment less, but his
country more. A soldier on such an oc-
casion who Is far from his former COM
RAIDS, will find himself suddenly in the
midst of friends. Old chums and psrds
will lose none of their wonted Joy,
while those who are now accustomed
to look on for a time in sadness and
then turn lonely away, Will again feel
the thrill of patriotic blood.
Mr.. w. F. Sawtell and N. Mckinney
will take the names of the soldiers of
Wellington township, and at the earli-
est practical moment n meeting for
more perfect organization will be called.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
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