The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

shall be pro rata per mile, and which shall
be- equal to the difference between the
price paid for the whole distance and the
distance Tor which used portion OF said
ticket was actually used; provided, that
such ticket or coupon or coupons shall be
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 violation
OF the provisions of this act, and any per-
son guilty Of such violation shall be deemed
guilty OF m1SdemeanOr and shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars. or by Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or either or both in the discretion
be convicted. provided that this act shall
not prohibit any person who has purchased
from any agent authorized by this act,
with 2 bona fide intention OF travelling
points named on the said ticket. from sell
Ing the unused portion Of the same to the
company that sold the same: and it shall
such unused portion Of such ticket the differ
ence between the actual fare to points used
and the amount paid for such ticket.
sbie ec or o. ANY person persons copartner
carrying on the business of ticket broker
age or '.ticket scalping'' so-called. 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 shall Immediately redeem
such ticket In the same manner and upon
me me same terms as provided for in section
used tickets in the hands of purchas ers
thereof. Provided, that no such common
carrier shall be required to redeem any such
ticket or part thereof the time for the use
Of which has. by its terms expired, or which
has in any manner been altered changed
or forged. e- 'n"1f' "a
Sec. Z. Any railroad company or steam
BOAT company which shall by any of it's
authorized ticket selling agents within this
state. refuse to redeem any coupon of a
ticket. or any ticket as required by section
tiye OF this act shall pay to the state Of
dred dollars for each offense.
sec. g. whenever any person In the en-
ploy OF any railroad or steamboat company
lently neglect to cancel or return to the
proner officer Of the company or agent of
such railroad or steamboat company. any
tent to permit the same to be used in fraud
OF any railroad company or steamboat COM
Ipany. or If any person shall steal or en-
bezzle any such coupon or other ticket or
pass. or shall fraudnlently stamp or print
or sign any such ticket, coupon or pass.
or shall fraudulentlv sell or put in circule-
tion any. such ticket. couDon or pass. said
person shall be deemed guilty Of felony,
and unon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the state prison
Tor period not exceeding five years.
in force from and after the expiration of
ninety days after its annroval
Approved April 49, 1893.
CHAPTER 9Th. f. e57.
AN ACT relating to the change Of place
Of trial Of actions, commenced In anv
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
for such wages. or money. when such action
Is. brought in the county in which such
labor was performed. no change of the
paes Of the trial thereof snaH be had
in writing duly filed with said court.
Provided, this oct shall not apply to
change. Of venue from one Justice of the
peace to another. or from one municipal
court to another. in the same county
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be
IL. force from and after it's passage.
Approved April II. 1898.
CHAPTER 6S-H. F. 8.
AN ACT to provide for fixing and estab-
fishing boundary lines of land by civil
action.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
any interest in land may bring an action in
the district court against the. owner or
Joining land to have the boundary lines
fixed and established.
Sec 2. When the lines and boundaries
Of two or more tracts Of land depend upon
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
Sec. 3. Whenever it shall appear to the
court in any action brought for the pur-
poses aforesaid, that any owner, lien holder
or person interested in any Of the tracts
involved ought. for a full settlement and
adjudication of all the questions involved,
to be made party to the action, the court
issue an order requiring such persons to
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
pre- vided 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 pleadings
in the action, or copies thereof, shall be
filed before such order is made The court
order the owners and persons interested
in other tracts than those originally in
volved to appear and plead. in which case
the order shall describe such additional
action is to establish the boundary lines
Of such tracts.
Sec 4. Actions brought under this act
shall be governed by the rules governing
in this act, but every allegation in every
answer shall be deemed in issue without
further pleading
Sec s. The court in rendering Judgment
shall locate and define the boundary lines
involved, by reference to some we'll known
permanent land marks, and in case it shall
ties, the court may, after the entry Of iudg-
ment, direct competent surveyor Of the
county where the land is situated to estab-
fish permanent stone or iron land mark
In accordance with the judgment so entered
from which future surveys of the land, the
boundary line or lines of which have been
established in such action shall be made.
distinctly cut or marked thereon the words
'sJudicial Landmark" The said surveyor
shall report to the court after executing it's
describe the land mark erected by him and
define It's location as nearly rs practicable.
Sec. 6. The court shall make such order
respecting costs and disbursements in the
action as 1t 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 complete
settlement of the boundary lines involved
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and bs
In force from and after its passage.
Approved March IA. 1893.
CHAPTER 69-S F. o5
AN ACT to legalize certain conveyanoea
heretofore executed by married women.
Approved March IL, 1893.
Legalizes conveyances by a wife rs at
torney in fact for her husband previous to
the year 1859.
CHAPTER 70-H. r. 5S2
AN ACT to legalize conveyances made by
husband and wife by separate deed OF
the same real estate. Approved April 8,
1893
This is curative act for instruments
now on record.
CHAPTER is F. 1OS
AN ACT to legalize and validate the de
fectfve execution Of deeds. mortgages
and other instruments. and the record
thereof. Approved March Is. 1893.
Intended to legalize all instruments now
on record. whether properly admitted to
record or otherwise. and making such rec.
ord prima facie evidence in courts
CHAPTER TIL f. 50.
AN ACT legalizing official certificates n
sale and the record thereof heretofore
made under mortgage powers, executions.
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