The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-12-01

Judgments, their heirs or legal representatives
snail accept the same 10 full settlement and aatis-
lscuon OF ~ claim and demand against the state
Sec. Z. Any per-on having snhsistine. lsgal
and valid claim against either Of the land grant
Minhee0ta State railroad bonds from the state or
against any contractor snb-contractor or other
psrson, wni 4. seemed ior work labo. or ssrycss
performed IN the location CONSTRUCTION of either
Of the lines Of railroads Of said mpanas OF for
boarding engineers, contractors, sub-cUntrsctors
or Of said line. 81 ROAD o sre
thereof OF for hire Of teama or for provisions for
men or teams goods or other supplies, ties piles,
for actual uss in the location or construction Of
either or any part Of rsid lines VI railroads. and
which Claim 10 accrued prior to the tune when the
ferred the came to other companies. may have the
same adjust and settled a. herein provided; such
claimant shall Gle . petition with. and addressed
to the stats auditor within thirty days after the
passage VI this act verified bY himself, agent or
attorney to BE- true TO he best Of his knowledge.
aud belief setting forth the uaare
accrued aud subsists aud asking for an adjustment
OF the same und , the provisions Of this act.
S Ss any sas pson
non OF the commissioner herei natter mentioned.
The petitions which have been filed With the
Of A. b. 1881. entitled IAN act providing Tor tbs
adjustment OF the Minnesota state railroad bonds
may stand and be considered and treated - filed
The governor. attorney general and state auditor
are hereby constituted . commission to consider
and pass upon raid claims, any two of whom may
considered as the act Of the commission. They
shall fix upon time and place for hearing the
came, and may appoint q clerk, and adjourn
from time to time in their discretion.
II shall be incumbent upon the claimant to estab.
iish his claim and that it il OF the character herein
Contemplated, BY the same legal evidence as wonid
De required to establish the same facts in an action
against the party primarily liable therefor.
II said commission finds any Of said claims or
part thereof to be of the character and descrip
uon hercnbefore mentioned, they shall report the
amount thereof with interest up to December FIRST
A. ID. 1881, and in connection with which rosd it
accrued and die their report 10 the Office Of the stats
The statute Of limitations shall not be allowed
70 defeat Or operate against any snch claims.
oaio Sommission may embrace 'ts Determinations
upon all the claims In one report, Or may make aud
file two or more reports.
There shall be paid BY the governor to the own
mission to be Of the character and description
hereinhefore in this section mentioned their heirs
OF assigns, agent or attorney, either in cash or
effect mentioned In section two Of this act. an
| amount equal to fifty per cent. Of the amount Of
principal and rest Ms shall be found due there
or coupons thereof Issued by either Of said land
grant railroad companies. nor the claim or de-
mand for OF on account OF which the came were
| issued, nor any claim ov demand for money loaned
TO, or advanced for either of said com names shall
be- considered taken to be claims provided for or
within the meaning Of this section and NO such
Claim shall be allowed by said commission. Aud
provided further. that the aggregate amount Of
money or new bonds to be paid on account Of th1
claims provided for in this section, shall not ex-
coed the sum Of $3.50 900 which sum il insufficient
therefor in full, shall be divided pro rata on the
same And provided further, that the amount
! which shall be 70 allowed on said claims, shail be
respectively apportoned pro rata upon such Of said
! bonds ~ were Issued on account of the line OF
railroad IN connection with which said allowed
Claims respectively accrued. and shall he deducted
| from the percentage to be paid on such honds
under the provisions Of section two 2) Of this act
and provided further, that the amount 20 to be
paid to each claimant ~ provided shall be less the
pro rata share of such Of the Ainnesota State rail
road bonds issued to the road ont Of the construc
tiOn OF which such claims arose as have not at the
| time OF euch payment been fled for cancellation
nnder the OF this act; and such pro rata
share skxl1 be deducted from the amount payab bic
| to the owners Of such bonds under the provisions
OF this act. and paid to the respective claimants
whenever, and not BEFORE the holder Of such bonds
shall hle them and receive new bonds therefor.
Sec. 5. The governor, auditor Of state and attor.
ney general shall be and they are hereby constitu
| ted board Of commissioners under this act whose
duty 1t shall be to set apart annually from the sum
| received BY the state from the various railroad
companies in this state in payment of taxes upon
semi-annual payments of interest on eaid bonds tc
be issued under the provisions Of this act.
Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the treasurer Of
state TO pay the semi maturing interest cou
pons attached to said bonds they mature at the
place In the city Of New York which shall be desig
| mated in said bonds. npon the warrant Of the aud
tOr of state out Of the funds set apart for SAID
purposes aforesaid.
| Sec. Z. All acts and parts of acts Inconsistent
| with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in forc
from and after its passage.
Approved November 4th, 1881.