Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-05-07

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and who shall attend any term of the supreme
or district courts OF this state for the purpose
of trying, or participating i'll the trial or pro
ceedlngs of any action or proceeding therein
p.nding, may be permitted to try or participate
i'll the trial or proceedings in such action or pro
ceeding without being subject to the provisions
OF this act.
SEC. 8. Chapter n1nety-three of the general
laws of 1889. and sections three, four, and
eight, OF chapter SIS, OF the General statutes o.
1878, and chapter lO4 OF the General Laws OIL
1883, are hereby repealed.
Sec. ~. This act shall take effect AND be IN
force from and after it's passage.
Approved April u, 1891.
CHAPTER 37-s. F. NO. 81.
An Act in relation to the 1891 edition OF the
General Statutes. -.
Milnesota:
SECTION L. The edition of the General Statues
of 1891, containing the General Laws III iorce
January first, 1891, compiled and published by
John f. Kelly of ST. Paul, shall be competent
evidence OF the laws therein contained III all
courts OF this state, and in al proceedings
without further proof OF iuthentlcatlon
Provided, however, that the compiler and
publisher shall file with the secretary OF state a!
agreement to furnish the state any number OF
copies of said compilation at not more than ten
1O) dollars for the two volumes OF said General
Statutes OF 1891.
SEC. 3. The sections OF this compilation
being numbered consecutively the same may be
cited i'll judicial proceedings as the General
Statutes, giving the section number only,
SEC: 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March IT, 1891.
CHAPTER Ssh F. NO. $50.
An act relating to trials i'll the district court:
which are unfinished at the expiration OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State OF
Mlnnesota:
SECTION /. Whenever the trial OF any civil &C
ton or proceeding, or OF any Indictment, which
has been commenced at, any term OF the dlstrlct
court, is not concluded at the expiration OF sad
term, the trial may nevertheless be PROCEEDED
with and concluded, and all proceedings may be
had in said case, i'll the same manner and with
like effect AS If the same had been concluded at
the term at which the Same was begun.
SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from the
time Of it's passage.
Approved April l, 1881.
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CHAPTER 39-S. F. NO. 294.
An Actregulatlng the election Of clerks OF the dis
trict courts in this state.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the State or
MinnesOta:
SECTION /. That in all counties in this state
in which the terms Of office OF clerks OF the dis
trict court will expire on the first ls) Mon
day in January, 1896, the successors thereto
shall be elected at the general election to be held
in November, 1896.
SEC. 2. That where vacancies shall occur in
said offices under the provisions OF secIlon one
~ OF this act, said offices shall be filled as now
provided by law.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
CHAPTER 4O-H. T.. NO. $50.
An Act relating to the appointment OF deputies
by county officers. .
Be it enacted by the Legislature or the state OF
Minnesota:
SECrIoN1. ANY county officer who is authorized
bylaw to appoint one or more deputies is hereby
authorized to appoint a female as such deputy,
provided such female is a citizen under the laws
OF the State Of Minnesota.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be i'll
force from and after the date OF it's passage.
Approved April l, 1891.
CHAPTER 4l-H. Z. NO. SIG.
An Act to regulate The recovery OF costs in ac-
tion for price Of labor or services.
Be it enacted by The LEGISLATURE OF the state or
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. If any person, partnership OR cor
poration having employed any person to per
form any labor or render any services, Shall
neglect OF refuse to pay the agreed price for such
services OF labor, if the price therefor has been
agreed upon, or the reasonable value thereof if
the price has not been agreed upon, Tor thirty
80 days after the same becomes due, and pay
ment has been demanded, and the same snail be
recovered by action. they shall be allowed and
taxed for the plaintiff and Included in the judg-
meut in addition to his disbursements as now
allowed by law. five (0) dollars costs, ii the
judgmentbe recovered in a justice or municipal
court; and double the costs heretofore provided
by law if the Judgment be recovered Ill d district
court or the supreme court OF this state,
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER 42-H. f. NO. 1877.
An Act to prohibit the attendance Of persons
under the age of seventeen 17) years upon
the trial of criminal cases in municipal, police
or Justice courts i'll this state.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
teen 40 years, not being parties to, witnesses
in or directly interested in any criminal prose-
cution OF trial being heard before any district,
municipal, police or justice court i'll this state,
are hereby prohibited IRON attending or being
present iii such court at such trial. !.
SEC. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of any and
all police officers, conslables' %silerlfts, deputy
sheriffs or other officers in charge OF any sucn
court and attending upon the trial OF any sucn
criminal case before either of said courts to ex-
clude from the room i'll which such Trial is being
had all persons mentioned III the first section OF
this act; provided, chat court before whom such
trial is being heard may, by order, permit any
such person to attend upon any such trial.
SEC. 3. Any police otllcer, constable, sheriff or
deputy sheriff. who, knowingly, shall neglect or
refuse to carry out and enforce the provisions
of this act shall, on CONVICTION thereof before
anv court Of competent JURISDICTION, be lined
not less than ten dollars ($1O) or more than
dollars (;25), together with the
costs of such prosecution.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be Ill
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 6, 1891.
CHAPTER ABS. T. NO. SOL.
An Act to validate the detective execution OF
deeds, mortgages and other Instruments de-
fectively executed and the record thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Minllesota:
MORTGAGES or other instruments affecting real
estate within this state, or letters OF attorney
auth orizing the same, have heretofore been
actually recorded in the office OF the register Of
deeds, for the county where the real estate there
by affected was at the time OF the making OF
such records, or is situate, whether Sllcn deeGS.
mortgages or other Instruments and letters OF
were duly and properly admitted to
record or otherwise, all such records may never
theiess be read in evidence i'll any court within
this state, and shall be received as prima facie
evidence of the contents OF the original inStrr-
ments OF which they purport to be the records,
and all such records shall in all respects have
the same force and effect as they would have ii
such original Instruments at the time they were
SO recorded had been legally entitled to record.
That duly authenticated copies OF aforesaid
record may be read in evidence Ill any court
within this state, with the same effect as the
records themselves aforesaid; provided, that
nothing in this act shall be held to apply to any
action commenced or now pending III any OF the
courts OF this state.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be i'll
force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1891.
CHAPTER DIS. f. NO. 564.
Az Act to leeaiiZe c~onveyances OF real estate in
the Stateo OF Minnesota, heretofore made by an
attorney i'll fact under IL power OF attorney
made in another state in accordance with the
laws of such other state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Minnesota:
SECTION l.. That any conveyance of land
situated in this state, heretoforem made, executed
and delivered in this state, by the husband for
and on behalf Of himself and also by such hus-