Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-05-09

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officers required by law; but no failure to give,
or irregul"rity IN sucn notice, shall III any Way
lnvaildate the vote on such question.
- SEC. 3. The ballots used at S2ld e!ecGiou
favor of said proposition shall have written OF
printed. or partly written and partly prlnteu
thereon, the words, For change OF county me
annexiug four sections of ShcrDurne county
to Stearns county-Yes:' and those used a9aAllSI
said proposition shall have written or prlhtGo,
OF partly written and partly printed thereon! ne
words. For change of county line by anreN'hS
four sections OF Sherburne county to Steafns
county-No." But no ballot shall be thrown ou'
or held invalid for failure to conform 20 cue
above requirements. if it substantially cohlpllcs
Herewith, and if the intention OF The VOTER is
clearly ascertainable theretrom. Such woes
shall be received and canviisSed at the Sti,le
time, in the same manner, and returned to the
same officers by the judges Of election as Voles
for county officers.
SEC. i. The county canvassing board OF eacn
of said counties to whom the returns ol
election are made, shall canvass the returns
upon said question in the same manner ara
at the same time Us returns tor offlceSs' anu 1lle
abstracts thereof shall be made Ill a separate
sheet, and signed and certified in the SAM man
ner as in the case of abstracts of votes 10Y slia
officers. and shall be deposited III the once o.,
the county auditor Immediately Thereafter, anu
a copy thereof duly certified Dy the salu auul-
tor, forwarded by him to the secretary or sGate.
Ii upon the return OF the votes SO cettlIeu IL
be found by said secretary OF state t1at u lllaJolI
1UN OF the electors OF Ssilu COuutICS iiH'
sal 1 proposition to change said county line, ne
shall thereuDon certify the same to the governor
of the state, and the governor shall forthwith
make proclamation 10 that effect i'll such man
her as he shall deem advisab bic, and SAID challse
of county line shall thereafter be i'll force.
SEC. D. That all real and personal taxes as
remaining unsolicited upon said property at the
time said change of county line goes into effect
shall be collected and enforced by the anthorl-
ties OF said StearnS county and palQ over To tne
I ya. C II rn1. Of Scj1 ShprIn ~ pDI1ntV
SEC 6. This act shall take effect and be Ill
force from and after It's passage.
Approved March s, 1889.
AN ACT to fix the name Of q lake, formerly
known as Elk lake. .
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State OF
MinneSOta:
SECTION /. That the lake known for many
years TO the Indians and early explorers as Elk
lake, situated in Beltrami county, III section
twenty-five coy OF town one hundred and forty
three Q43) north, range tlilrty-siX (o6) west,
fifth principal meridian, shall be known ana des-
ignated hereafter on ali ot1icia! maps OF the state
and named in all county and state records refer
ring to the same, as Elk lake"
SEC. 3. No edition OF any school geography
published subsequent to January one, eighteen
hundred and ninety, which contains any map
giving any name 10 the lake specified III section
one other than Elk lake. shall be USED III the
schools Of this state.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
" lQ1l itLu titGl lis I'fSSNSI.
Approved April "a, 1889.
2I2.
AN act to regulate the sale and lease of minera
and other lands belonging TO the State or MlHhe
Be ii enacted by the Legislature of the State OF Min
SECTION /. The commissioner of the land office
of the State of Minnesota is hereby authorized to
eyecste leases and contracts for the mining ana
shipping OF iron GRE from any Iands nov nelonsllS
to the state, or from ally lanes to W!tl@l Tie a9.,e
may her after acquire title, subject 10 the coLaitlons
hereinafter provided.
SEC. .. The application for F. mineral lease, as
herein provided, shall be i'll such torn as me STATE
la d commissioners may prescribe. 1t snail coz,
rect1y desclioe the land desired to be leased; ana
she'll consist of contiguous deScTlptlolis. when. III
the aggregate. shalt not exceed one hundred and
sixty jlGU) acres III any one lease, unless some OF lie
descriptions Shall be fractional subdivisions III
above mentioned. Before any lease shall be granted
The applicant shall pay to the state treasurer the
more persons shall apply for the lease al the same
time. Then the one who will pay the largest SUN OF
money therefor shall be entitled to receive the Lease
first provided for in this act.
Provided further. that in case any person or per,
scr., whether as owners. lesseeS or otherwise, shat
IL: q sunk or shall hereafter sink mining shafts or
ilt,.e other mineral developments. to the amount OF
not less than $1,000, in good faith under the pre-.
they had full legal right to operate thereon for lron
ore or other minerals. which shall be ascertalned, to
The provisions OF this act, such persons shall have a
first or prior claim. on the terms above proxldea;
TO SUCH GGNp.0DllelltS ana 10 g TGaSOnat)ih area VI Hill
to embrace and include such improvements.
The holder of i mineral lease, secured as above
provided, she'll have the right to prospect Tor IRON
ore on the lands elrhra: ed therein fora period OF one
wear from the date thereof, at which time said right
shall terminate. Provided, that no iron ore shall be
removed t!leretrom unit! Il contract, as hereinafter
provided, shall have been executed.
SECS. At any time prior to the expiration of said
lease. the lease holder. or any assignee thereof, shall
have the right to obtain from tie said commissioner
al the state laild office Il contract, which shall bind
The state OF Minnesota, as the party Of the first part.
]contract shall issue, as the rarty OF the second part,
Il mutual observance OF the Obligations and condl-
tons as specined therein.
SEC. 4. The contract provided for in section three
go shall be as follows:
This indenture. made this - day Of .---,--A;
d. one thousand e4snthundred and --------- by and
between the State Of Minnesota, party OF the ilrst
WIFE Witne saa that the rG.:ty t 81 the : first s:t part, in con- on
sideration of the sum OF one hundred dollars ($lUO),
to it liz hand raid by the party OF the second part,
beng the first annual payment hereinafter provided
in furrl,er consideration Of the covenants and condi-
tons herein contained, TO be kept and performed by
sns pI isase and ID d ts9 ssi to me p" psr a0ss e Of the sec sec
ona part fora term Of nifty (3o) years. from anu after after
the ibs 81 thou 5hoa'-
deserted land. situated in the county of..--.---.--
..--... in tie State OF Minnesota. viz----;-------
which premises are leased to the part---.
Of the second part for the purposes OF exploring for,
mining, taking out and removing :heretrom the mer-
chanIable ship, ing iron ore. which is or which here
after may be found on, i'll or under said land, to-
srethar with tho right to construct ali bulldogs. make
all excavations. openings, bitches, q! ans, railroads;
WAGON roads and other improvements upon said
PREMISES, which are or may become necessary II
suifabie for the mining or removal of iron ore from
said premises, with the right durlng, the existence OF
thiS lease, to cut and use the timber found upon
sid premises Tor fuel. other than Tor, sme!t-
lnr purposes. and SO far also as may be LEG
.ssarv for the construction of buildings required IN
the operation OF any mine. or mines OF the premises
he, eby leased. as also tie timber necessary for
drains, tramways and supports Tor such mine Or
mines. Provided. however. that tbs part OF the
second part shall have heright at any time to ter
inmate this agreement i'll so far as it requires the
part.... of the second part to mine ore on said lands,
or to pay q royalty therefor, by giving written notice
to the part. of the first part. winch shall be served
by leaving the same with the commissioner OF the
state land Office, who shall. officially. in writing,
acknowledge the receipt Of said notice, and the fore
going lease shall terminate sixty (6O) days thereafter.
and all arrea1 ages and sums which may be due under
forth in such notice. shall be paid upon settlement
and adjustment thereof.
The party Of the first part further agrees that the
part. @" the second part shall have the right under
this agreement to contract with others to work such
mine or mines, or any part thereof, crto subcontract
the same, and the use of said land. or any part
With the same rights and privileges as are herein
granted TO the said part---- OF the second part. The
part of the second part, i'll consideration of the
premises, hereby covenants and agrees to and with
the party OF the first part, that the part. OF the sec.
ond part will. on or before the twentieth (20th) day
of April, July, October and January in each year,
during the period hereinbetore stipulated, OF during
the period this contract continues i'll force. pay to the
treasurer OF the State of Mime sofa, for all the iron
ore mined and removed: from said land during the
in which payment is to be made, as aforesaid, at the
the rate OF 20 cents per ton, for all iron ore SO taken
out, mined and carried away, each ton to be reckoned
at twenty-five hundred and forty (2,24e) pounds.
The part. OF the second part, at the time of such
payment, shall transmit to the commissioner OF the
state land office an exact and truthful statement OF
the amount Ofiron ore removed during the three
months for which such payment shall be made. The