The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-26

time ~ the court may appoint: and II ssid eems
mittee shall report that the demand FOR pubho'
good requires the acquisition OF said territory.
and the court shall accept the same the Dc.
cis1on OF such court thereon shall nave the enecs
of judgment, and execution may be Issued
thereon accordingly in favor OF The person or
persons to whom DAMAGES may he assessed Tor
the amount thereof. But said land shall not De
taken or used, or any stone or gravel or other
material taken thcrerOE,, until the damages 50
assessed shall be paid TO said owner or owners
deposited with the treasurer Of the county Tor
his or their use, which shall be done within
thirty days after such reI,ort shall be accepted:
and the title OF such land shall therefore be
vested in the proper officers OF sucn county.
town, village or city making claim to it under
the provisions of this act, and copy OF the re-
port of said committee ana o. the Judgment Of
the court thereon certified by the clerk thereof.
together with certificate of the payment OF the
damages determined by the committee, sworn
to by the chairman OF the board of ofcers t &C.
office OF the register of deeds in the county where
said premises are located; and such record shall
be notice to all parties OF the title acquired
therein. and NAV be used in evidence OF such
title in all the courts in this state:
Provided, That the right of way shall be Of
be by most practicable way to nearest highway.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and b II
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5, 1855.
AN ACT relative to plats Of towns and cities IN
this Sta,e and of additions to and subdtv-
isiohs thereof. and the correction and legalizar
ton OF the same.
Be i enacted ~ the Legislature of tho State
SECTION l. In all cases where the plats, or
what purport to be the plats. of any towns
OF cities in this State, or OF additions to OF
subdivisions thereof, or copies thereof, fail to
Identify and show unOn their face the tract OF
land covered. or intended to he covered thereby,
the surveyor surveyors, any one OF them
who laid out or surveyed the same and, IN case
said surveyor or surveyors shall have died, OF
his or their place OF abode be unknown. or he or
fh,r~I In
such certificate one or more OF the proprletors
who has signed said plat may, within one year
from the passage of this act, make ana file In
the Office of the register of deeds OF the county
in which said lands are situate, certificate duly
executed and acknowledged by him or them ~
deeds are to be executed and acknowledged,
wherein shall be set fOrt!, full description OF
the real estate covered and intended to be Gov.
cred by said plat. II such certificate be maate by
proprietor or by proprietors of such town OK
city, addition or subdivision, the same shall also
be swUln to by him or them as being correct In
all respects: and such certificate, executed
and acknowledged and verified, shall he recorded
al length by said register of deeds in book to
be by him provided fot that purpose, entitled
Book Of Plat Certificates" and said register Of
the copy thereof fled in his office as Aforesaid,
and referred to in such certificate and affidavit,
the fact OF fling sucn certificate and the book
and page where recorded, and he shall receive
from the person offering said certificate for
record the fees provided by law for simila1
And said certificate, OF the record thereof.
shall together with such plat be prima facie evi.
dence in all cases as to the real estate covered by
said plat to the same extent as If the descr1p.
ton thereof was originally endorsed on said
plat.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and bs 1.
force from and after it's passage
Approved February p. 1855.
AN ACT to amend section thirty-three is, .
chapter thirteen (l3) OF the General Statutes
OF one Thousand eight hundred and seventy.
s S4;ase us7S relating to roads, cart~ay' and
Be it enacted By the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
SECTION l. That section thtrty-three t31 It
SAID chapter thirteen OBJ be aud and the same
Is heraby amended so as to read rs foilows:
Section 49, The supervisors Of the town may
alter or discontinue any read o. lay ont any now
road upon the petition of not less than six ~
legal voters who own real estate who occupy
real estate under the homestead or rre-emptioa
from the State of Minnesota within one mile At
the road to be altered, discontinued or laid out,
or upon the petition OF eight Isl legal voters
within two (2) miles of the road to be laid out,
altered or discontinued. Said petition shall rot
forth in writing description of the rosd and
ued, and If for new road the names OF the own.
ers OF the land, if known, over which the road u
to pass, the point at which it. is to commence
Its general course and the point where it Il -
terminate.
SEC: 2. This act shall take effect and b Il
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 4, 1885.
AN ACT to provide for the collection Of Jude.
ments against municipal corporations.
Be Il enacted by the Legislature Of tho Stsae
q MtnnesotG;
tered IN any action against city or other mum
iclpal corporation in any court Of record having
jurisdiction OF such action, and there shall he no
Ofncers In such city or municipal corporation
authorized BY law 10 levy taxes for the payment
OF such judGm mt. it shall be the duty of the
governor to appoint suitable persons, residents
of tho State. who will accent Officea of
city
SEC. 2. Such officers so appointed shall b
known and designated by the same names ~
spec, ively and have the same powers, rights and
privileges. respectively. officers duly elected
pursuant to the provisions of the charter Of such
city or municipal corporation; and it shall be the
duty OF such officers to assess, levy, and collect
such taxes as may be necessary to pay such
judgment and such counsel fees for the defense
NAV be allowed ty the court in which said jude.
SEC: 3. This act shall take effect and b In
force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb %, 1855.
AN ACT to punish trespasses on pine lands
BE It enacted 6y the Legislature of the State
SECTION l. Whoever commits any w1llful
trespass upon lands now or hercaft er held in
trust or otherwise by the State manner a. fol-
lows. by cutting pine timber for lumber pur-
poses. or evidently to enGanger and expose pine
tim Der to fire or decay, or whoever countenances
such trespass, or whoever wllfully burns over OK
causes TO be burned over. anv Of said lands shall
be deemed guilty Of felony. AND on conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison not more than one year or by
fine not exceeding one thousand Il. 900 dollars.
or both such tine and imprisonment in the dis
cretiOn Of the court.
SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and b n
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 5. 1855.
AN ACT to incorporate and leealizs the organ.
ization of certain villages.
BE It enacted dy the Legislature Of tho State
SECTION l. That all villages heretofore de-
clared or adjudSed to be Incorporated villages,
by any order or Judgment Of any OF the districs
three C7:;), Of the General Laws of A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and eighty three q sS3),
entitled AN act to provide for the Incorporation
OF villages. and to define their duties and pow
ers. and to repeal certain laws On relation
thereto, be. and they are hereby duly tncorpo-
rated as villages, with the same territorial boun-
diaries specified in the order or Judgment Of the
district court declaring any such village to be an
incorporate village under the provisions Of said
act: and all such villages shall possess, and are
hereby endowed with al! the franchises. rights.
powers and privileges, and subject to the duties
In said act enumerated and contemplated; and
all officers of any such village and all persons
acting as officers Of any such village shall con-
time to occupy their respective offices and in
like manner as il the said act had been consti-
tutiOnal and valid, and as il the court declaring
or adjudging any such village or villages incor-
porated had been legally empowered 30 to do:
and all official acts OF all persons heretofore acb-
Ing as officers OF any such village are hereby
legalized and declared to be Of the same force
and validity az ii snch village or villages had
been duly organized and incorporated from the
date OF the entry OF the judgments OF filing q
ene OF the d1sSis court - n
SEC. 2 THIS act shall take effect and b u
force from and aft its passage
Approved Jan. %, 1855.