Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

Of a ticket partially used, at a rate which
shall be pro rata per mile, and which snail
price paid for the whole distance and the
distance for which used portion OF said
ticket was actually used; provided, that
such ticket, or coupon or coupons snail pc
presented for such redemption to any agent
authorized as aforesaid; and the sale by
any person Of such ticket, or of the unused
portion Of any such ticket or coupon Or
coupons, otherwise than by the presentation
Of the same for redemption, as ~hereinbefore
provided, shall be deemed to be q violation
of the provisions Of this act, and any per.
son guilty OF such violation shall be deemed
guilty OF a ana s tiaa De pun pun
dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or either OF both in the discretion
of the court iii which such offender shall
be convicted, provided that this act shall
from any agent authorized by this act,
with q bona fde intention Of travelling
upon the same the distance between the
points named or the said ticket. from sell
ing the unused portion of the same to the
company that sold the same; and it shall
be the duty of said company to pay for
such unused portion of such ticket the differ
ence between the actual fare to points used
and the amount paid for such ticket.
Sec. 6. Any person, persons, copartner-
ship or corporation heretofore engaged in
age or "ticket scalping''. so-calied, may
present at any time previous to the date
ON which this act takes effect, to any COM
mon carrier In this state, any unused pas
sage ticket or unused part of the same,
heretofore lawfully sold or issued by such
common carrier for redemption. and said
common carrier shall Immediately redeem
such ticket in the same manner and vpon
the same terms as provided for in section
five of this act for the redemption of I'M
used tickets in the hands of purchasers
thereof. Provided, that no such common
carrier shall be required to redeem any such
tipEnt or mart tharn0f tho tinn for fhn 11co
of which has, by it's terms expired. or whic,
has i'll any manner been altered. changed
or forged.
Sec. Z. ANY railroad company or steam
boat company which hall by any Of its
authorized ticket selling agents within this
state. refuse to redeem any coupon Of &
ticket. or any ticket rs required by section
five OF this act. shall pay to the state of
Minnesota a fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars for each offense.
Sec. s. Whenever any person in the en-
doing business in this state shall fraud1l-
lcntly NEGLECT to cancel or return to the
proner officer of the company or agent of
such railroad or steamboat comnany. any
tent to permit the same to be used in fraud
of any railroad company or steamboat COM
nany. or if any person shall steal or EN-
beZzle my such coHDon or other ticket or
pass. or shall fraudn1eDtly stamp or print
or sign any such ticket. counon or pass.
o. shall f~raHdulently sell or put in circu'a.
ton any such ticket. coupon or pass. said
person shall be deemed guilty Of a felony.
and unon conviction thereof shall be nun
ished by Imprisonment in the state prison
for a period not exceeding five Years.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the expiration of
ninety da.-s after it's annroval.
Approved April ~. 1893.
CHAPTER 9Th. F. 257.
AN ACT relating To the change of place
of trial Of actions, commenced in any
court of this state for wages, or money
due for labor, or for the enforcement of
liens for such labor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section !. That in any action hereafter
commenced or pending. in any court of this
state. for wages, Or money due for manual
labor. or for the enforcement OF any lien
for such wages, or money. when such action
labor was performed: no change Of the
place of the trial thereof shall be had.
without the express consent of the plaintiff
in writing duly filed with said court.
change Of venue from one Justice Of the
peace to another. or from one municipal
court to another. in the same county.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be
il. force from and after it's passage.
Approved Apri1 II. 1898.
CHAPTER 6s-H. r. 9.
AN ACT to provide for fixing and estab:
fishing boundary lines of land by civil
action.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Any person owning land OF
any interest in land may bring an action III
the district court against the owner OF
Joining land to have the boundary lines
fixed and established.
Sec. 2. When the lines and boundaries
any common point, line or land mark, the
owner or any person interested in any OF
such tracts may bring an action against
the owners or persons interested IN the
other tracts to have all the boundaries
fxed and established.
Sec. 3. Whenever it shall appear to the
court in any action brought for the pur-
poses aforesaid, that any owner. lien holael
involved ought, for a full settlement .ana
adjudication Of all the questions involved,
to be made a party to the action, the court
shall stay proceedings in the action and
come in and plead in the action within
twenty days after service Of the order
which order shall be served upon the per,
sons named, in the same manner as is
provided for the service of a summons in a
civil action. Any person so served may file
an answer within twenty days after such
service, and if he fail to file such answer,
shall be deemed in default. All pleatiings
in the action, OF copies thereof. shall be
filed before such order is made. The court
may also in its discretion i'll like manner
order the owners and persons interested
in other tracts than those originally i'll.
volved to appear and plead. in which case
the order shall describe such additional
tracts and state that the purpose of the
action is to establish the boundary lines
of such tracts.
Sec. 4. Actions brought under this act
shall be governed by the. rules governing
civil actions except as otherwise provided
in this act. but every allegation in every
answer shall be deemed in issue without
further pleading.
Sec. 5. The court in rendering judgment
shall locate and define the boundary lines
involved, by reference to some well known
permanent and marks, and in case it shall
be deemed best for the interest of the par
ties, the court may. after the entry Of ludS'
ment, direct a competent surveyor OF the
county where the land is situated to estab'
fish 4 permanent stone or iron land mars
in accordance with the judgment so entered
from which future surveys Of the land. the
boundary line or lines of which have been
established i'll such action shall be made
Anv land marks so established shall have
distinctly cut or marked Thereon, the words
':Judicial Landmark The said survey4l
order and shall in such report. accurately
describe the land mark erected by him and
define it's location as nearly as practicable
Sec. 6. The court shall make such order
respecting costs and disbursements in the
action rs it. shall deem just.
Sec. Z. The court shall try and determine
any adverse claims in respect to any por,
ton of the land involved which it may be
necessary to determine for a. complete
settlement of the boundary lines involved;
Sec. S. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March Ia. 1893.
CHAPTER 69-S. r. 81. +t'
AN ACT to legalize certain co~nveyances
heretofore executed by married women,
Approved March II. 1893.
Leealjzes conveyances by a wife as at.
torney in fact for her husband previous te
the year 1863.
CHAPTER 7o-H. f. 5s2.
AN ACT to ~legalize c%onveyances made b!
husband and wife by separate deed Of
the same real estate. Approved April S
1898.
This is a curative act for instruments
now on record.