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such corporation or society; for imposing
fines and penalties fol the violation of any by
law, rule or regulation, and the mode of pro-
Ceeding to enforce the collection of the same;
and, generally, for transacting, managing and
dischargiug the affairs of the corporation.
Provided, that the same be not repugnant to
the constitution or the laws of this State.
Sec 0. The board of directors or trustees
shall have power to appoint such peace officers
as may lbe] deemed necessary for the purpose
of keeping order on the grounds and premises
of the corporation, which officers shall be paid
by said corporation if the directors or trus-
tees of the same deem it proper or necessary
so to do, for their services, and while on duty
as such they shall have the same power, au-
thority and immunities which justices OF the
peace, police officers, constables and other
peace officers nnder the laws Of this State
possess or enjoy; and they shall have
power to enforce obedience on
said grounds and prem SIS to any rule
or regulation of the directors OF trustees for
the protection of property or the preservation
of quiet and good order. -.
Sec. TO- That no streets or roads Shall be
opened through the lands of such corporation
or society except by and with the consent of
the board of directors or trustees of the same.
Approved March 3, 1881.
AN ACT to repress and punish disorderly conduct
on public conveyances.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota: ~
Section l. Any person who shall wilfully, by
any offensive disorderly act or language, annoy
or interfere with the passengers of any public
stage, railroad car, ferry-boat, or other public
conveyance, or who shall wilfully disturb annoy
the occupants or passengers of such public stage,
car ferry-bOat, other public conveyance, by any
disorderly act, language or display although such
act, conduct or display may not amount to assault
or assault and battery, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and such persons so offending upon
conviction before any municipal court, police
court or justice of the peace of the county in
which such act or offense was committed, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and
costs of prosecution, and in default of payment
thereof may be imprisoned for period not exceed
ing sixty days.
Sec 2. Any conductor of any railroad train
may arrest with or without warrant any person
whom he shall see or find in the act of committing
any offense mentioned in this act, and may take
such offender before any magistrate of the county
where the offense committed, there to be dealt
with according to law, or such conductor may take
such offender to the railroad station next after the
place of such arrest, and there deliver such Of
fender to any sheriff, constable police officer
railroad station agent to be by such station agent
taken before any magistrate in the county where
the offence was committed, there to be dealt with
according to law, or such station agent may forth
with deliver such offender to any sheriff, consta-
BILE or police officer to be by him taken before any
such magistrate and dealt with according to law.
and for the purpose of executing the powers of
this act, such railroad conductor, station agent
and officers aforesaid shall possess the powers in
all respects possessed by sheris, constables, and
police officers with warrants, including the power
to summon assistance.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Approved February Is, 1881.