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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11

MADAM Rhars ooncer,.--rrldOy,
March gsh, " Conway Hall, by Madame
Rhul and her music scholars, will be
given one OF those splendid concerts
witch she 10 20 capable Of getting pp.r-
You may look for something nlps,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
Notice.

I hereby notify the tax payers Of
G~dsou corporation to pay their iay'
es for 1878. aud arrears. on or be-
fore the 1t day Of April 1879, or |
will be compelled To col'ect by levy.
j. B. KELLER,
feb 2h.-2t. Sergf.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
TENN. " RGI &aA. B. B.
iEIGnT TRAINS.
Announcement.
For COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.

For COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.
We are requested 70 announce 4
DRAKE SANDERS. Of Glide Spring
X Township. a candidate for the Office Of
('on,missionpr OF the Revenue for the
Upper End District Of the county.
We are authorized to announce Rev
w. p. DOANE, as a candidate for the
office OF Commissioner of Revenue for
the Lower Eild of " Arlington Coun-
~.
We are authorized to announce Mr..
J0hn ID. Black we'll ~ s3aitviIle Town
ship, n candidate for reelection to
the office Of Com missioner Of the Rev.
enue for the upper end OF the County.
We are authorized AMI requested 10
announce NJ X LATHAM camel
date for C0mmis-iOuer If Revenue for
the lower end OF Washington county.
For CoMMONwEALTH's ATTORNEY.
IN We are a,i,horizpd tn Nh nolncp Gro
wv. WARD JR a candidate for Conn-
mon wealth'a Attorney for Washing
ton county al The election to Le held
the 4th Thursday in May next.
jan rs, 1879
For SHERIFF.
We are authorized 10 announce Mr..
i. r, Jones. Of Abingdon. u candidate
for the Office OF Sheriff.
For TREASURER.
"A We are authorized a. announce Maj
is. q. Clark Of Abingdon a candidate
FOR reelection to the office of Treas
Vrer
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11

The baltimore Postmaster. General
Il Il Tvier. recommends Kpller's to-
man LIninant IN strung terms "
hap cured him of Rheumatic Pains
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
inch Hit

400 yd Spool Cotton, asc per dos.
Good Paper only SC per quire at
march 4.at M. BARRIERS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11

Com. Merchants { Liquor Dealers,

NO. ~ MAIN STREET, LYHCABuRc,
Vino keep on hand Il all timer Large md
'arelully selected stock OF NIL articles in
heir li"e ,onsignments of all kinds Of
ouu'ry Produce solicited Our motto hring
Quick sales, the highest nlarAet price and
prompt returns"
EsSy- We IN lRGE NO SToR iGE
Three thousand Grain Bags on hanl 20
urniTh persons who may wirh to ship US
80 luce.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
NOTICE.

Dursuant to II decree Of the Circuit
l. Court, Of Washington county. r.n-
derpd NJ the May term, 1878 AZ sai,i
couit, in the case of Geo. w. Blnck-
ley, plaintiff agsins! G. &. Gamrbrll.
defendant, the undersigned Comuis-
sioner will sell on the
oh day W AprH
Beginning at one O'clock, p, " on
tn. premises at puhlic ou'cry 10 the
highest bidder. one fourth az an acre
of land, with large. new two stor.
fran = house, with ali Ell on the ~ M,
ak rooms. Said lot il situated on
Main street GuUdson, Va, and Joins
The lotsof W p Hulse, L. {. Camp
bell and others.
TERMS. One third cash down ;
the balance u, two equal installments
Of ak ,nd twelve tn,nths. Bond and
good security required for said deferr-
I'd payments.
] n. WOOD.
March 4, 1874 Commissioner.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
The Man of the 18th of May,
1864

"Gordon's March," by Prof. Henry
Schoeller, of Dalton, Ga, and dedicated
to Gen. John b. Gordon, "rhe Man Of
the 18th of May, 1864" is just received
from the enterprising publishers. Sold
by all Music Dealers, or send 40 cents to
the publishers, Ludden & Bates, Savan-
oh Ga
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11

5000 lbs Sole Leather, 40, to a7Hc
per pound for cash, at
march 4-at M. BARKER's.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11

JOB WORK of all kinds noat.-
ly executed NJ lis Nuvt OsBct
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
FoR SHERIFF.

We are authorized 10 announce Mr..
II. r, Jones. Of Abingdon. u candidate
for the Office OF Sheriff.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
63

AN ACT to detach the county of Murray from
the county of Cottonwood and to organize,
same for judicial purposes, and to provide
for general terms of the district court
therein.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section /. The county of Murray is hereby
detached from the county of Cottonwood for
judicial purposes, and is hereby organized for
judicial purposes, with all the rights, privi-
leges and immunities pertaining thereto.
Sec. 2. General terms of the district court
shall be held in and for the county of Murray
on the second Tuesday of October in each year.
Sec. 8. All judicial proceedings now pend
ing in and all recognizances, writs and pro-
ceedings retul nable to the district court of the
county of Cottonwood from the county of Muir
ray aforesaid, are hereby made pending in and
returnable to the district court in said county
of Murray. and all papers on file with the clerk
of the district court of Cottonwood county,
pertaining TO such proceeding from Murray
county, shall be transferred to the clerk of said
county in Murray county, and all records in
the Office of the clerk of the district court of
said Cottonwood county may be transcribed by
the clerk of the district court of said Murray
county, and such transcription of records shall
thereafter be of the same force and effect as
though the same had been originally made in
the clerks Office of said Murray county.
Sec. 4. This act shall be general law and
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved March s, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
TAXES AND TAX LAWS.

AN ACT to provide for the levy of taxes for
State purposes for the years 1879 and 1880.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section l. There shall be levied on all taxa
BILE property in the State of Minnesota for the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine tax of three hundred and forty-ive thou
sand dollars, or as near that amount as practi-
cable. Provided, That the tax hereby levied
shall not exceed one and fve-tenths of mill on
each dollar of taxable property.
Sec. 2. All taxes levied under the provisions
OF the foregoing section, when collected and
paid into the State treasury, shall be distrib-
uted as follows: one-half thereof to be placed
to the credit of the general revenue fund; sew
en-thirtieths thereof to be placed to the credit
of the State institutions fund; One-tenth there
of to be placed to the credit of the State interest
fund: one-tenth thereof to be placed to the
credit of the sinking fund, and oneffteenth
thereof to be placed to the credit of the general
university fund.
Sec. 8. There shall be levied on all taxable
property in the State of Minnesota for the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty a tax
of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars,
or as near that amount as practicable. Provi-
ded, That the tax hereby levied shall not ex-
coed tive mills on each dollar of taxable pI OPP
erty.
Sec. 4. All taxes levied under the provisions
of the foregoing section, when collected and
paid into the State treasury. shall be distrib-
uted as follows: thirteen-twentieths thereof to
be placed to the credit of the general revenue
fund; three twentieths thereof to be placed to
the credit of the State institutions fund; one
twentieth thereof to be placed to tie credit of
the State interest fund; one-tenth thereof to be
placed to the credit of the sinking fund, and
one-twentie,h thereof to be placed to the credit
of the general university fund.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March z, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
6 Z

AN ACT to prescribe the time of holding gen
eral terms of the district court in certain
counties in the Ninth and Twelfth judicial
districts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l, That from and after the first day
of January one Thousand eight hundred and
eighty OSSO), there shall be two (2) general
terms of the district court in and for the county
of Redwood, in the Ninth (9th) judicial district,
held at the times hereinafter prescribed, to wit:
On the third Tuesday of June and the first
Tuesday of January in each year.
Sec z That there shall hereafter be two gen.
sral terms of the district court in and for the
county of Yellow Medicine, in the Twelfth ju-
tlicial district, held at the times hereinafter
prescribed, to wit:
On the last Tuesday of May and the first
Tuesday of December in each year.
Sec s. That from and after May first, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine, the
general terms of the district court in the coun-
ties of Meeker and Kandiyohi, in the Twelfth
judicial district, shall be held at the times fol-
lowing, to wit:
In the county of Meeker on the fourth Tues
day Of March and the fourth Tuesday of 0cto-
Der in each year. In the county of Kandiyohi
on the first Wednesday after the second Tues
day of March and on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober in each year.
Sec 4. All writs, process, bonds, continu-
ances, appeals, notices, proceedings and recog-
nizances, issued, made or returnable to the gen.
eral terms of court in and for said counties, a.
respectively fixed by law, piior TO the passage
made, taken ana retnrnable to the proper term
of said court in She said counties respectively as
SEQ. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
65

AN ACT entitled In act regulating the time for
holding the terms of the district court in the
county of Freedom in the tenth judicial
district.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. The general terms of the district
court in the county of Freeborn in the tenth
judicial distriot shall be held each year as fol-
lows tinstead of at the times heretofore fixed
by law On the second (2d) Tuesday of January,
the second (2d) Tuesday of April, and the first
Qst) Tuesday CT September.
Sec. 2. 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.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
81

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 1875 relating to
public schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That 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, b. and the same
is hereby amended so as to read "a follows:
Section IL. The board of county commits
sioners Of the several counties in this State may
form new school districts, alter the boundaries
of districts or unite districts upon petition of
q majority of the freeholders who are legal vot-
residing in each district to be affected there
by. Provided, That before fnal action on such
petition by said board, the same shall be sub
mitted to the county superintendent of schools
of such county, who shall speedily report the
same to said board, with his opinion in writing
as To the propriety of granting such petition.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February &c, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

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 Of State,
county and township officers.
WHEREAS Dewitt @. Cooley has written a complete
index digest of the tax laws of Minnesota, to which
is to be appended such laws in m with reference to
the decisions of the supreme court thereon and an
amendments thereof by the present legislature;
therefore,
Be ]. enacted by the Legislature of Minnesota:
Section 1. 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 as aforesaid, he shall receive
the same and deliver to said Cooley his assigns
q certificate Of the delive'y thereof Provided said
books are 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 for the amount of the price of said books al
lowing the price therefor as the said book shall
be sold for by said Cooley his assigns to indiyid-
uas, not exceeding dollar per copy, and the
State treasurer shall pay the amount of said varran
out Of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
: Sec. 8. Said books shall be distributed In the
same manner as copies of the session laws are re.
uuired 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 dee Is, 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.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
&C

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. /. The county of Polk is detached
from the county of Clay and declared to be or
ganized for judicial purposes, with all the
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
Tuesday in December in each year. at the city
of Oreokston, 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 recognizsuces 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 aud after
it's passage. and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved February n, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
SIS

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act for
the encouragement of higher education, ap-
proved March 9th, 1878.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section two (2) of such act
be amended SO as to read as follows:
Section g. Any public graded school in
any city or incorporated village or
township organized into q district
under the so-called township system,
which school shall give preparatory instruction
according to the terms and provisions of this
act, and shall admit students of either sex
from any part of the State without charge for
tuition, shall be entitled to receive pecuniary
aid as hereinafter specified; provided, however,
that no such school shall be required to admit
president pupils unless they shall pass an
examination in all the branches prescribed by
law as requisite to third grade county GER
tifcate, except algebra, plainGgeometry and the
theory and practice of teaching.
Sec. 2. That section five of said act be
amended by substituting the words and figures
twenty thousand dollars ($20, 000y'' wherever
the words and figures nine Thousand dollars
($9,0"0C' occur.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 8, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
Al

AN ACT relating to railroads organized under
the laws of the State Of Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section l. That any railroad company here
tofore organized under the laws of the State of
Illinois is hereby authorized to extend and
build its road into the State of Minnesota
from point ON the Southern State line be-
tween ranges numbered seven and ten to the
north ineo Fillmore county, and such railroad
company shall have and possess all the powers,
franchises and privileges and be subject to the
lied and incorporated under the general laws of
this State. Provided, such nonresident COM
pany shall first file duly certified copy of its
articles OF Incorporation with the secretary of
this State, and shall comply with the laws Of
Minnesota as to fling and recording it's articles
Of incorporation, and shall keep an Office in
this State in the same county in which its rail-
road is or is proposed to be built, and shall be
liable to civil process to be sued and TO sue as
provided by law; and provided, also, that it is
made q special and express condition hereof
that it such company organized under the laws
of Illinois shall avail itself of the provisions
of this act, said company shall he and are here
by declared estopped and prevented from re-
moving, and shall be deemed to have elected to
waive any and all rights which said company
may have undec the laws Of the United States
to have any suit or proceeding TO which such
company is party removed from the State
courts to the court of the United States.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March IL, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT to amend section 16 of chapter l
of chapter "a of the general laws of 1877,
relating to public schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section /. That section Is of chapter l,
being chapter ca of the general laws of 1877,
relating to public schools, be amended by
changing the proviso commencing at the word
provided" in line fourteen, so the same shall
read as follows: Provided that when the terri
tory of the district districts to be affected by
such formation, alteration or consolidation
consists of parts of two o more counties the
petition shall be in duplicate or more as the
case may be, and one presented to the commits
sioners of each of such counties, who shall
severally proceed to hear the petition in the
manner directed. That to effect the formation,
alteration or consolidation in such petitions de-
sired shall require the concurrent action of the
commissioners of each of such counties. The
determination of such commissioners in each
county hall be entered upon their records in
the several counties by the several county
auditors who shall file the copies thereof with
the clerks of the districts affected thereby in
their respective counties in the manner direct.
ed and also with the county auditors in each of
the counties petitioned.
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 6, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
52


AN ACT to amend chapter thirty (S0) of the
general laws of Minnesota for the year 1876
relating to foreclosure sale of railroads.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section one ~ of chapter
thirty (SO) of the general laws of the State of
Minnesota for the year 1876 be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing provisO, viz:
Provided further, That in all cases where,
under such foreclosure sale of any railroad
franchises and property, the said railroad, prop
erty and franchises shall be purchased at such
sale by any railroad company heretofore or
hereafter duly chartered organized or incorpor-
ated under the laws of this State, or of the late
Territory of Minnesota that then such railroad
company so purchasing shall not be required to
comply with the provisions contained in said
chapter thirty 800 in regard to organizing as a
corporation under such purchase, but said rail-
road corporation so purchasing at such sale
shall, upon filing in the Office of the secretary
of state of the conveyance or certificate of sale
| received by it under such purchase and by vir-
tue thereof, be Immediately vested with all and
| singular the corporate rights, powers, fran
chises, privileges, immunities and advantages
which were held at the time of the execution of
such mortgages or deed of trust, or afterwards
acquired by the company making the same,
and applicable to the railroad and property 30
purchased, without any further act or cere-
mony, and such railroad company SO purchas-
ing shall thereupon and thereafter, in the man
agement and operation of such railroad lines
and property so purchased, and in the use and
enjoyment thereof, and of the franchises, rights,
powers privileges and immunities thereby &C
CURED, become vested with all and singular the
franchises, rights, powers, privileges and i'm
| munities Heretofore granted to or possessed by
| the corporation making such mortgage or deed
of trust, and applioa BILE to the railroad and
property 30 purchased. to the same extent and
with the like effect as if the same had been
| originally conferred upon SUCH purchaser.
Section two ~. This act shall take effect and
| be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.