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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section 275 of chapter 66 of
the general statutes amended by chapter 6
of the general laws OF 1875, relating to execu-
cutions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section 275 of chapter 66 of
the revised statutes as mended by section of
chapter 60, of general laws of 1875, be and the
same is hereby amended 80 as to read a. fol-
lows: The officer shall, at or before the time
of posting of notices of sale serve q copy of
the execution and inventory certified by him,
upon the judgment debtor, if he can be found
within the county; if he is a resident thereof,
but cannot be found therein, the said officer
shall leave such copy at the usual pla, of abode
of the said judgment debtor with some person
of suitable age and discretion then resident
therein.
Sec. q. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend sections one hundred and forty
seven and one hundred and forty-eight of title five
of chapter eight Of the general statutes relating to
paying, defacing and deposting Of orders.
Be enacted BY the Legislature OF the State OF An-
Section i. Sections one hundred and forty-seven
and hundred aud forty eight of title five OF chap.
ter eight of the general statutes are hereby amended
as to read as follows:
order or warrant drawn him as treasurer, either
by the county auditor or signed by the chair
man of the board Of county commissioners and Ut
tested by tho auditor is presented for payment shall,
if there is money in the treasury fol- that purpose,
redeem the same and shall write across the entire
face of all such orders aud warrants and in such way
to effectua y cancel the same and prevent their
being again issued, the word Redeemed" the date
of the redemption and his official signature. County
orders properly drawn and attested shall be entitled
to preference az to payment according to the am ne
when presented, of which record shall be kept by
the county treasure, and upon the receipt of money
Into the treasury the treasurer shall appropriate and
get apart the money necessary tor the payment OF
the county orders presented and registered and
entitled to interest the treasurer shall issue to the
original holder thereof notice that interest shall
in thirty days from the date OF such notice. and
orders thus entitled to priority of payment are not
then presented the next in order Of registry may be-
paid untu such orders are presented. No interest
shall paid on order except upon
the number aud date Of the order on account OF
which the interest warrant is drawn.
Section 49, The treasurer ehan de.
the day Of redemption all orders aud war
rants on the treasury by him redeemed and he may
take the auditors receipt therefor. He shau enter
the with date OF payment in his register OF
drrs paid and credit himself lily upon bus Journal
and ledger with the amount thereof The auditor
shall CANCEL the Immediately upon his register
of orders issued and the close Of the day credit the
treasurer with the same upon his journal and
ledger.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 3, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend sec. of title three of chap
ter one of the general laws of 1872, re-
lating to insurance.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That section of title three of
chapter one of the general laws of 1872, be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. z. No person shall act rs agent in this
State for any company not of this State in any
matter whatever relating to risks until the last
section has been complied With on the part of
the company and he has received from the in
surance commissioner al agents certificate of
authority stating that the foregoing require
ments have been complied with, a record of
the issuance of which certificate shall be kept
in the Office of the commissioner. Renewal
certificates must be obtained by agents within
sixty days from the first day of January in each
year. Any person acting as agent OF an in
surance company, or doing or attempting to
do business in pny way relating to obtaining
insurance in this State for any insurance COM
pany or companies without such agents certi-
cate of authority in violation of this section or
after said certificate shall have been revoked,
be subject to q fine, on conviction, of not less
than twenty-five Or more than one hundred
dollars for each offense, to be paid into the
treasury of the county where the offense was
committed. In CAGE of the on-payment of
any such fine the court shall have power to
punish the offending party by imprisonment
in the county Jail for = period not exceeding
three months. 1t shall be tho duty of the in
surance commissioner to notify the county
attorney of the proper county in writing of any
offense under this section which may come to
his knowledge; and it shall thereupon become
the duty of such county attorney to at once
cause proceedings to be instituted for the pun
ishment thereof. All persons or agents solicit
ing fire or inland risks in this State shall be
residents of this State, but this section shall
not be construed to apply to special or general
agents of insurance companies not soliciting
riska
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section IL of chapter 10 of
the general statutes of 1866, relating to no.
tice changing time of holding town meets
ings.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section IL of chapter 10 of
the general statutes of 1866 be and the same is
hereby amended by adding at tho end thereof
the following:
Provided, that before any change of place of
holding town meetings is made notice Of such
contemplated change may be given by any
member of the town board to the town clerk,
who shall in his regularly printed or written
notices, as provided hereina,ove, incorporate
the special notice of the contemplate change
of place of holding said town meeting.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March g. 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend chapter 8 of the general
statutes relating to county commissioners.
Be it enacted by the Legislature IF the State of
MINI sota:
Section l. That section 96 of chapter of the
general statutes be amended by adding az tho
end thereof the following provisions: And the
county commissioners shall cause their official
proceedings CT each session to be published in
some newspaper printed and published in
their county; provided, that in the
counties of Hennepin and Ramsey the proceed
ings may be, printed in daily paper and one
weekly paper printed and published at the re-
spective county seats Of SAID counties, and in
all cases in designating the paper or papers, the
character and value thereof a. medium for
getting the proceedings before the Taxpayers of
said counties respectively [shallI be taken into
consideration.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March Z, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

TaIes and TAG LnlUs.
Providing for the tax levy Of 1879 and $780,. SO
Providing for the collection of delinquent taxes 81
Amend article Of constitution, limiting the tax
ing power Of the legislature. ................. 55
March I'd. 1873 Sc
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend chapter 81, OF the general
laws 1876, entitled an act providing for a
State bounty for the destruction of wolves.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State of
| Minnesota:
| Section l. That chapter ninety-four (94), Of
the general laws OF one Thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-six (lS76), be and is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section l. Any person who shall kill any wolf
in this State shall be entitled to receive q
ing such bounty shall produce the head of the
wolf so Killed with the ears and scalp thereon
ntire within twenty days after such wolf has
bee1 killed, to the county auditor, or in his
absence his clerk or the clerk of the court of
the county in which said wolf was killed, and
fore such auditor, his clerk, or the clerk Of The
court as aforesaid, that the wolf whose head is
produced, was killed within such county with
ty twenty days last past.
Sec. z. The county auditor after such ossh
or affirmation shall have been made, having
stroyed, shall then grant an order to the per-
son making the affidavit, for the amount due
him on tho treasury Of the State, taking receipt
for the same on the back of said aftidavity
which said county auditor shall keep on file il
his office; Which said order shall be received in
payment of State tax.
Sec. 8. The county auditor shall enter in a
book for that purpose the date and amount of
such ORDER with the number thereof and to
whom issued, and shall annually, between the
fifteenth and twentieth day of November,
make a certified copy of such entries, and
transmit the same to the auditor of State.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the State
treasurer on receipt of any such county orders
in payment of State taxes, to enter ON the face
Of the same the word redeemed and the
date of redemption, and the auditor of State
on receiving any such redeemed order, to pre-
serve the same, and at least once in each year
to compare the same with the exhibit thereof
furnished him by the county auditor of the
proper county, as hereinbefore required.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10; 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend sections 68 and ~
OF chapter seventy-three of the general
statutes, relating to witnesses and evidence.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That sections sixty-eieht and
slxty-nlne of chapter seventy-three of the
general statutes be and are hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Sec. 68. In any action founded upon any
negotiable promissory note, bill of exchange,
bind or other instrument for the payment of
money, or in which such note, bill, bond or
other instrument might be allowed as q setoff
in the defence of any action, if it appears on
the trial that such note. bill. bond or other in
strument was lost while it belonged to the
party claiming the amount due thereon, parol
or other evidence of the contents thereof may
be given on such trial, and notwithstanding
such note, bill, bond or other instrument was
negotiable, such party shall be entitled to re-
ceive the amount due thereon, as if such note,
bill, bond or other instrument had been pro-
duceu.
Sec. 60. But to entitle party to recovery
OF q negotiable promissory note, bill of ex-
change, bond or other instrument for the pay
ment OF money, which has been lost, he shall,
before judgment is entered, execute bond to
the adverse party, in penalty at least double
the amount of such note, bill, bond or other
instrument. with at least two sureties to be
approved by the court in which the recovery ia
had, or the clerk thereon IN case no trial ia had,
conditioned to indemnify the adverse party,
his heirs and personal representatives, against
all claims by any other persons on account of
such note bill or other instrument and against
all costs and expense by reason of such claim.
Provided, that in case the statute of limitations
shall have run against such note, bill, bond or
other instrument while the action is pending
and before re "overy is had thereon, the court
in which the action is pending may, in its dis
cretion, reduce the amount of the penalty of
such indemnity bond or permit judgment to
be entered without such bond.
Sec. 2. The provisions of this act shall ap-
ply to all actions now pending in any of tho
courts of this State, as we'll as to actions which
may be hereafter commenced.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section II Of chapter 81 Of
the general laws of 1877, being An act rext-
ing to bitches or drains.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Min, es0ta:
Section l. That section eleven of chapter
ninety-one of the general laws of 1877 10
amended by the addition of the following
worlds when it shall be nece~sary t. x,end
any such ditch drain Is falls within the
meaning of thia act into more than one town,
the supervisors of the town where the appi,.:a-
ton ia first filed, shal, submit the same the
county commissioners If such cs'uuty ut their
first subsequent meeting. and on t'ei' z satisfied
that euch ditch or drain is = public ntr.-~.,,y
or accommodation. said commissioners shall
direct the sul'ervis''rs Of the several towns to
take u,easures for the construction ex' ers,,.n
If such ditto in their respective towns c,.n-
formity with the pruvisons "f this act
Sec. z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it, passage.
Approved March ~, 1871.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section sixteen (16) of chap
ter 1879 of the general laws of 1875, relating
to the organization of villages.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. Section is Of chapter 1879, of the
general laws of 1875, entitled an act to provide
for the organization of villages in the State of
Minnesota. is hereby amended by adding to the
end of said section the following words, to-wit:
And shall be paid over by the county treasurer
when collected to the village treasurer upon
the warrant of the county auditor.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in.
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 26, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section enc ~ Of chapter
ninety-six (06) of the general laws of 1877, re-
latng to cartways.
Be it enacted by tho legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section one ~ of chapter
ninety-six (96) of the general laws of 1877, re-
lating to cartways, ia hereby amended by add
ing to said section at the end thereof the fol-
lowing. to-wit:
And said supervisors, in their discretion in
all cases where any such cartway exceeds one
mile in length, may expend upon such cart
way any big CD say labor, poll tax, road tax. road
or bird e money the same as upon any highway
in said town.
SEC, 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section 50 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 eiehty-three of
chapter sixty-six of the general statutes be and
the same is hereby amended rs to read a.
follows:
Section 80. 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, or
any knowledge or information thereof, sufi-
cient to form belief and no may allege in
binary and concise language, without repeti-
ton, any new matter not Inconsistent with the
omplaint constituting defense to such new
matter in the answer, or he may demur to an
answer containing new matter when upon its
face it does not constitute q counter-claim or
defense, and the plaintiff may demur to one or
more of such defeuses 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 ID, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT amending section l of chapter Is re-
lating to fugitives from justice.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That section one of chapter if
teen (l5) of the general statutes of 1874 relat-
ing to fugitives from justice, be and the same
is amended by adding to said section the fol-
lowing provlso, to-wlt: 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 recei pt 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 is demanded
shall be notified of the demand made for his
surrender, and of the nature of the criminal
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 ap-
piled for, notice thereof and of the time and
place of the hearing thereon shall be given to
the q, turney general or other prosecuting officer
of the judicial district in which the arrest is
made. Any sheriff other officer making
such arrest who shall deliver over to the agent
named in such warrant, or to any other perron
for extradition, the person 80 in his custody
under such warrant, without having complied
with the provisions of this act shall, upon con-
victiun thereof. he tined in any sum not exceed
ing one Thousand dollars. or i'm prisoned in the
cs'min"n jail "t the c''unty not exceeding Six
months, or he subject to both hne and impris-
onment 1T The discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and DO in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February ~, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section 81 of chapter five
OF the general statutes relating to the dis
tribution If lava and documents.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That section thirty-four of chap
ter hve ot the general statutes be amended by
striking ont the following words thereof, to-
wit: and he shall furnish the Governor with
such number of copies Of each" and insert in
place thereof the following words. to-wit: ''and
he shall furnish the State librarian with such
number Of copies Of the printed lave, statutes,
reports Ut the supreme court. Journals of the
Senate and House Of Representatives and pub
lie documents"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be i.
force from and after iss passage,
Approved March s, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend chapter 50 of the general
laws of 1863, relating to horses or other
animals suffering from disease known as
CHAMBERS.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section |. That chapter ffty-nine of the
general laws of 1868 be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section l. Any person being the owner OF
any horse or other animal, or havi the same
in his care or under his control, having the dis
ease known as the CHAMBERS. who shall know
ingly permit such animal to run at large or he
driven upon any of the highways of this State:
or who shall sell or in any manner dlspose ~
the same TO any other person, OF any hote!
keeper Or keeper Of any public barn who shall
knowingly permit any horse or other animal
having such disease to be stabbed in such pub
lie barn, hall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction before any justice of the
peace of any such offense shall be pun'shed by
a fine of not more than one hundred d"llars OF
less than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail not more than ninety days or
less than zen days.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage.
Approved February 81, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

Grating Wheat.
70 regulate the grading and weighing of wheat IS
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend section one Of chapter 40, of
the neral laws of A. D. 1873, relating to tho
preservation of game.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section |. That section one ~ of chapter
forty (4O of the general laws of
A. D. 1873, be and the Same is
hereby amended by striking out tho
words and figures Until after March first
(lst) one Thousand eight hundred and eighty
QSSO)' occurring in the seventh (7th) and
eighth (8th) lines of the said section printed
and published IN the general laws of said year
A. D. 1878.
Seo 2. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage,
Approved March 10, 1879.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27

Regulating State savings banks ............. 1O4
RelaEny 70 the interest on money and usurY. los
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-08
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MARRIED.

Al the brides parents, in Wakefield valley,
on February ~, by Rev ID. b. Floyd, Mr..
). Daniel Young aud Miss Laura X. Form
walt.
AZ the BRIDES parents, at Meadow Branch,
on February p, by Rev. u. b. Floyd, Mr..
John I. Derr and Miss Eliza Jane Babylon.
On the 2Sd ult., by Rev. Daniel Gring,
George Berngen and Miss Caroline Il. Henry,
both Of this county.
On the 28d ult., At St. Johns Lutheran
parsonage, l.ttlestown, by Rev. u. j. Metz.
Ter, Mr. Augustus II. Myers aud Miss Mary
A. Bentzel, both Of this county.
On the 18th ult., by the same, Mr.. Jacob
II. Messenger and Miss Louisa A. Heck, both
OF this county.
On Wednesday evening, the 10Th ult., al
the residence of the brides brother, near
Frederick, by Rev. DIR. Diehl, Theodore
Stoner, Of this county, and Miss Molle s.
Gladhill.
On the 9th ult., by Rev. j. ID. Zehring
Jacob A. Weaver, of Mannheim township, ant
Miss Elizabeth Miller, Of this county.
On the I'D Of January, 1879, at Pine Groy,
Church, near Mt. Airy. by the Rev. P. Won
dersmith, Thomas G.. Grove, of Martinsburg
W Va, and Miss s. Virginia Duyall of Nj
AIRY, this county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-08

The entertainment of the schools at War,
feldsburg, held on Friday evening last was n
decided success, and reflected great credit
both upon the teachers and scholars The
house was well filed with very appreciatiye
audience, who manifested great interest and
showed, by frequent applause, that they were
well entertained. The selections were all
good and the programme tastefully arranged
Not single mistake occurred TO mar the
pleasure Of the evening Where all was so
good it is difficult to discriminate, but the
Little Folks Society," so happily presided
over by Master Willie Mammalian, is deserving
OF special mention, and Madam Jarley's IA
nous wax works were given with the usual
good effect. An Estey Organ was kindly
loaned by an agent of the Co. for the oeca.
sion, which was ably managed by Miss Laura
Fair, Of Taneytown, adding no little to the
enjoyment of the evening. Misses Laura and
Belle Poole, the teachers, may hatter them
selves that their effort to please was not in
vain.