Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27

AN ACT to amend chapter a., of the general
laws 1876, entitled an act providing for .
State bounty for the destruction of wolves
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section l. That chapter ninety-four (94), Of
the general Laws Thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-six (lS76), be and is hereby
amended SO AZ to read as follows:
Section l. Any person who shall kill any wolf
in this State shall be entitled to receive q
bounty of three dollars and any person claim
ing such bounty shall produce the head Of the
wolf so killed with the ears and scalp thereon
entire, within twenty days after such wolf has
been killed, to the county anuitOr, in his
absence his clerk the clerk of the court of
the county in which said wolf was killed, and
shall make oath affirmation in writing be-
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
W twenty days last past.
Sec. z The county auditor after such oath
or affirmation shall have been made, having
been sat isted that such head has been de-
stroyed, shall tn grant an order to the per
son maxim. he affidavit for the amount due
him on the treasury Of the State, taking receipt
for the same ON the back OF said affidavit,
which said county auditor shall keep file lii
his office; which said order shall be received in
payment of State tax.
Sec. 3. TIE county auditor shall enter in
such order, with the number thereof and to
whom issued, and shall annually, between the
fifteenth and twentieth day of Nnve.r Der,
make a certified copy Of such entries, and
transmit tie same to the auditor of State.
Sec. 4. 1t shall he the duty IF the State
treasurer on rece pt of any such county orders
in payment Of State taxes, 10 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 tie same, and at least once III each year
to compare the same with the exhibit thereof
furnished him by the county auditor of the
proper county, as hereiubeiore required.
Sec. S. This act shall ta.e effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.
AN ACT to amend sections 68 and 50
of chapter seventy-three of the general
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That sections si1ty-eight and
sixty nine of chapter seventy-three of the
general statutes be and are hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Sec. GO. In any action founded upon any
negotiable promissory note, bill of exchange,
b''nd or other instrument for the payment of
money 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 other instrument was
negotiable such party shall be entitled to re-
ceive the amount due thereon, az if such note,
bill, bond or other instrument had been pro-
duced.
Sec. 60. But to entitle party to a recovery
on a negotiable promissory note, bill of e1-
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 thereof in case no trial is had,
conditioned to indemnify the adverse party,
his heirs and personal representatives, against
all claims by any other persons 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. bil bond OK
other instrument while the action is pending
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 APP
ply to all actions now pending in any Of the
courts of this State, well as to actions which
may be hereafter commenced.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force flom and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1879.