Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-03
Judgments, their heirs or legal Representatives
snail accept the same In full settlement and salts
faction Of al claim and demand against the state

on account thereof. 81
and Valid claim against either Of she isnS arsnt
r r companies which received any 81 said
Minnssota Slate railroad bonds from the state or
against any contractor sub-contractor or other
person, which accrued for work labor or services
III the location construction Of either
o. sne nes OF railroads Of said companies for
Workmen or others while engaged in the location
or construction Of said lines OF roud or any part
thereof Or for hire OF teams or for provisions for
men OF teams, goods or other supplies ties piles
timber lumber, stone or other material furnished
for actual use in the location or construction Of
ether OF any part Of ssd lines Of railroads. and
STATE acquired said lines of railroad and trans.
ferred the same to other companies, may have the
same adjust. and settled herein provided; such
to the state auditor within thirty days after the
passage of this act verified BY himself, agent or
attorney to be true to the best of his knowledge.
and character of his claim and against whom it
accrued aud subssts aud asking for an adjustment
of the same nnd the provisions Of this act.
Any error, mistake or defect in any such petition
may be remeded by an amendment in the discre.
ton of the commissioners hereinafter mentioned
The petitions Which have been filed with the
state and TO-, under a Of the laws
adjustment of the Minnesota state railroad bonds
may stand and be considered and treated as filed
under this act.
The governor, attorney general and state auditor
are hereby constituted a commission to consider
and pass upon said claims, any two of whom may
act, and the determination Of any two shall be
considered as the act of the commission. They
snail NIX upon q time and place for hearing the
same, and may appoint clerk, and adjourn
from ume to time in their discretion.
shall be incumbent upon the claimant to estab.
lsh MS claim and that it is of the character herein
contemplated, by the same legal evidence rs wonld
be required to establish the facts in an action
against the party primarily liable therefor.
II said commission finds any of said claims or
any part thereof to be of the character and descrp
uon hercnbefore mentioned, they shall report the
amount thereof with interest up to December first,
a. D. 1881, and in connection with which road it
auditor. 49,
The statute of limitations shall NOT he allowed
| 10 defeat or operate against any such claims.
SUD commission may embrace,t It's determinations
upon all the claims in one report, may make aud
Me TWO or more reports.
ihere snail be paid by the governor to the own
ers OF such claims as shall be found by said COM
MISSION i 10 be OF the character and description
herelnne1ore IN this section mentioned, their hers
or assigns, agent or attorney, either in cash or
| IN new bonds Of the state, of the tenor and
| erect mentioned in section two Of this act an
amount equal to fifty per cent. Of the amount of
principal and interest as shall be found due there
on by said commission. Provided that no bonds
or coupons thereof issued by either Of said land
grahI railroad companies, nor the claim or de-
nand Tor or on account OF which the same were
issued, nor any claim or demand for money loaned
TO- or for either of said companies shall
De cohsiaered or taken to be claims provided for or
| Within the meaning of this section, and no such
claim shall be allowed by said commission. And
provided further, that the aggregate amount of
] money or new bonds to be paid on account Of the
claims provided for in this section, shall not ex-
coed the sum of $150, OOO which sum If Insufficient
therefor in full, shall be divided pro rata on the
same. ana provided further, that the amount
! which shall be SO allowed on said CLAIMS shall be
respectively apportioned pro rata upon such Of said
bonds as were issued on account Of the line Of
raiiroad IN connection with which said allowed
claims respectively accrued, and shall be deducted
from the percentage to be paid on such bonds
under the provisions of section two 2 of this act:
and provided further, that the amount SO to be
paid to each claimant provided shall be aess the
road bonds issued to the road ont Of the construc
ton OF which such claims arose as have not at the
ume or such payment been filed for cancellation
under the provisions of this act and such pro rata
share skall be deducted from the amount payable
to the owners OF such bonds under the provisions
whenever, and not before, the holder of such bonds
snail file them and receive new bonds therefor.
Sec .. 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 II shall De to set apart annually from the sum
received by the state from the various railroad
companies in this state in payment Of taxes upon
their gross earnings, sufficient sum to meet the
eml-annual payments Of interest on said bonds to
be Issued under the provisions of this act.
Sec 3. 1t shall be the duty OF the treasurer of
state to pay the semi annual maturing interest cou-
pons attached to said bonds as they mature at the
place in the city Of New York which shall be desig.
mated in said bonds upon the warrant Of the aud.
oat Of the fuads g sst apart said
Sec. z All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed t.5S1g,52;
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage IA M
Approved November 4th, 1881.