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AN ACT to amend section ifty-three (33)
of chapter ten Q01 of the General Stat
utes of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight QS1S), relating to the powers and
duties of town supervisors, and authoriZ-
ing them to license and regulate billiard
pool and pigeon-hole tables aud bowling
alleys.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section !. That section ffty-three (53)
of chapter ten QQ Of the General Statutes
of eighteen hundred and seventy eight
Q878) be amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 90. Powers and Duties of Supervis-
ors. The supervisors shall have charge of
such affairs of the town as are not com
mitted to other town officers, and they
Shall have power to draw orders on the
town treasurer for the disbursement Of such
sums as may be necessary for the purpose
of defIaying the incidental expenses of the
town, and for all moneys raised by the
town to be disbursed for any other pHr-
pose, and to prevent or license and regu-
late the keeping of billiard tables, pool
tables, pigeOn-hOle tables and bowling al
leyS; and in all such cases they may fix
the price of said license and prescribe the
term of the continuance of the same, and
may revoke the same or refuse to issue such
license when, in their opinion, the good
order or the public interests Of the town
ship require it. And any person who shall
keep or maintain such billiard, pool or
pigeon-hole table or bowling alley Will out
such license shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine Of not 'esS than
twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dol
Jail for not more than thirty days.
Sec. g This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1895.
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AN ACT to regulate the payment of grand
and petit jurors fees and mileage in the
district courts of the State of Minnesota,
and to make the same equal and uniform
in all the counties throughout the state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Each grand and petit juror
shall be entitled to two dollars for each
in any county within this state and ten
and returning from the said court the
distance to be computed by the usually
Travelled route and paid out of the county
treasury OF the county in which the serv-
ice was so rendered.
Sec , The clerk of the district court
shall deliver to each juror a certificate for
the number Of days attendance and miles
Travelled. for which he is entitled to receive
compensation.
See 3. This act shall not apply to any
municipal court or justice court or to
jurors summoned or sworn before any
coroner on any inquest taken by him.
Sec. 4. All talesmen duly required to
serve and who actually serve on any petit
jury in this state shall have and receive for
such service the same amount for attend
ance and service as jurors regularly drawn
as provided in section one of this act.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts, whether
the same be special or general acts, that
are inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
See. 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1895.
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AN ACT to amend section two hundred and ten
(210) Of title thirteen d3 Of chapter sixty-six
1863 of the General Statutes of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eght qSTS, relative
to security where Judgment is entered by default,
Laws of eighteen hundred and elghty-one dSsD
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State OF
Minnesota:
Section l. That subdivision third of section
two hundred and ten (210 Of title thirteen G3) Of
chapter sixty-six (66 Of General Statutes one thou
snd eight hundred and seventy-eight ISIS, as
amended by chapter thirteen 03j OF General Laws
Of eighteen hundred and eghty-One asst is hereby
amended so that the pTovls added to the end there
of by the said chapter thirteen Q3) OF General
Laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty-One QSSD
shall read as follows;
provided further, that in all actions involving
the title to brought to quiet the title to rlAl
estate or fOreclose mortgages OF real estate, judg
Inent may he entered without filing the secT.ty
above provided
sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
AIurOved April 20, 1880
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AN ACT prohibiting officers and employees
of cities in this state from receiving fees
as witnesses in any case in which the
State of Minnesota or any city or county
in the state. is party.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. No officer or employe of any
city or county in this state shall
hereafter receive or be paid any
sum as witness fees in any case in
which the State of Minnesota, or any
city in said state, is a party; provided, that
this act shall not prevent any county from
paying the actual expenses of any such Off
Ger or employe while attending as a witness
during the trial of any such case in any
place other than the residence of such Off
Ger or emplOye.
Sec ,. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage
Approved April %, 1895.
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AN ACT relating to the allowance Of the
accounts of executors and administrators.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That in all cases where any
paid in good faith any debts or claims
against the estate which he represents
without the same having been duly ap--
proved or allowed as required by law, and
whose final account has not yet been set
judge of probate, upon proof satisfactory
to said Judge of probate that the said debts
or claims were just and existing demands
against said estate at the time OF pay
ment Provided, that the notice of settle
ment of such final account shall state
that application will be made for such al
lowance.
Sec 9 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1898.
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eighty eight (S8l of the General Statutes Of one
thousand eight hundred and seventy light (lSlo),
relating to attorneys and cuunSeors.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. That section fourteen Of chapter
elgEty-eight of the General Statutes of eighteen
hundred and seyenty-eight QS7S) be and hereby is
amended 80 to read as follows. to wit:
Sec ii. When the attorney Of q party to any
action OF proceeding in any court of record in this
state dies, becomes insane OF is suspended, the
party 10 such action or proceeding Tor whom such
attorney appears the sole attorney, shall within
ten days after such disability appoint another at
tOrIley and forthwith notify the adverse party or
his attorney in writing thcccof; and in case srch
party fails within said time to appoint another
attorney, and at least twenty days before any
further proceedings be had against him, he shall
be required by notice in writing by such adverse
party to appoint another attorney; provided, if
such party is u non. resident, such notice may be
served on the clerk Of the court wherein such
action or proceeding is pending.
Sec 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved april 70, 1895.
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AN ACT to amend section three 90 of chapter six
ty-four (G4 of the General Statutes OF the State
OF Minnesota of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight ISIS, in regard to the powers of the dis
trict court.
Minnesota:
Section l. That section 3 of chapter 64 Of the
General Statutes Of the State Of Minnesota be and
the same hereby is amended 80 as to read as FOL
lows:
''Sec. 3. The said courts in term time and the
judges thereof in vacation, have power TO award
throughout the state retunable to the proper
county any aud all Writs necessary for the abate-
mcnt of any nuisance writs Of injunction, ne ez-
the perfect exercise OF the powers with which they
are vested and the due administration Of Justice 3"
Sec .. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1895.
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AN ACT to vest in the district courts all
trusts relating to townsites heretofore
vested in any judge of said court
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That wherever by virtue of
any statute the trust under the tOWnste
act of congress of May 23d. 1914, may have
been conferred upon or vested in any judge
of the district court of this state, the same
shall henceforth be conferred upon and
vested in such district court, to be eXer-
cised by any of the judges of said court
within their proper districts
See 3 That all acts of, or before, any
of the judges of said court heretofore done
in the course of proceedings for the execu-
tion of such trust under the law of congress
aforesaid shall be deemed to be of the
same effect and validity as though such
trust had been heretofore in terms legally
conferred upon and vested in said courts
to be exercised by any of the Judges
thereof.
:. Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be
Approved April %, 1895
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AN ACI U 0utnOrlZe CILItb 10 Udy lUI b0IF
ices performed for such cities.
Be II enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
section !. Whenever any person under
and by virtue Of duly issued certificate
of election in good faith has performed
or shall perform services such as may at
the time be authorized by law for any city,
the city or common council for such city
are hereby authorized and empowered to
ton therefor as shall not exceed the rate
provided by law for like services for such
city for which provision exists for payment
thereof
Sec. 2. Whenever the city or common
council shall IL, allow and provide for
compensation for any such service the
same shall be audited. allowed and paid
in the same manner as other claims against
such city.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April H. 1898.
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AN ACT legalizing and confirming village
ordinances in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minneaota:
Section I. That in all cases where any
| village Incorporated under the laws of this
state has heretofore erected a system of
water works, and has heretofore adopted
ordinances rules, bylaws or regulations,
and has supplied its inhabitants under such
ordinances rules, bylaws or regulations
water, and is desirous of continuing to
furnish its inhabitants with water through
its system Of water works under and by
its ordinances, rules, bylaws. or regula-
tions, the said ordinances, rules, bylaws
or regulations are legalized and made
wand hereby.
See. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1895.
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AN ACT to protect the health of the citi-
of this state by requiring all dealers.
whether wholesale or retail dealers, and
others, in slaughtered fresh meats of all
human food, or fer family use, TO pro
tect the same from dust, flies and all
other obnoxious. offensive and deleteriOuS
insects, vermin or substances, while being
transferred from place to place, and TO
provide for the punishment of offenders
for violation hereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That all persons firms or cor
porations, being wholesale dealers in
slaughtered fresh meats of all and every
kind, or of fish, fowl or game as and
for human food, or for family use within
this state, and also retailers, peddlers and
other persons dealing in the same articles
for the same purposes, shall hereafter,
in the transportation Of any and of all such
meats, fish, fowls, or game from place to
place to their customers, whether they be
wholesale or retail purchasers thereof, pro-
tect all such slaughtered fresh meat, fish,
fowls and game from dust flies and all 9th
er obnoxious, offensive and deleteIiOus in
sects, vermin and substances. which will
or may, in any manner, injuriouSly affect
the same for the purposes of human food
and family use, by securely and properly
covering all such slaughtered fresh meats
fish, fowls and game while being so trans
ported, with protectors, either tarpaulns,
sheets or other effective covers that viii
prevent dust, flies or other obnoxious in
sects vermin or other things from ac-
cumulating or settling thereon.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm or corporation,
whether wholesale or retail, dealer, or a
peddler or any other person, being dealers
in slaughtered fresh meats of any kind
or in fish, fowls or game as and for human
food or for family use, who shall violate
the provisions of the above and foregoing
section shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof before any
court having jurisdiction of such offenses,
shall be punished by fine of not less
than ten dollars (S10l or more than one
hundred dollars $10O, or be imprisoned
not less than ten 90 days or more than
ninety (90 days
See 8. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
AnDrOyed ADril 25 1880
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AN ACT to amend section ten (lOl OF chapter
eighty-three (S1) of the General Laws of eighteen
hundred and seventy-fiye QS75I entitled An
act authorizing the formation of town insurance
companies
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That section ten OF chapter So Of
the session Laws of one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-tive, entitled IAN act authorizing the
formation of town insurance companies, be and
the same is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows:
Sec. TO- No company formed under this act
shall insure any property out of the limits OF the
town or towns in which the said company is au-
thoriyed to do business, nor stall they insure any
property other than detached dwellings and their
contents and farm buildings and their contents,
and live stock while on their premises or running
at large, and hay and grain in the Din or stack,
nor shall they insure any property within the
limits of any Incorporated city in the state pro
yided however, that when the dwelling house of
any person insured is within the limits OF the
town where such company s authorized 10 do
business hut where the farm of such person upon
which such dwelling house is situate lies partly
within the limits Of the town where such company
is located or authorized TO act and partly within
some other town outside such limits, then and in
such case any such campony may include In It's pol
lev insllrng such dwelling house and other farm
property any outbuilding hay grain stack or other
IroIeltv on such farm outside said limits the
SIN. as if such property within the limits
i'm which such company is authorized to 10 busi-
ness
force from and after its passage.
Al proved April %, 1888.
NO Abs. +. NO. 1S2.
AN ACT TO amend section fourteen (14) OF chapter
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clerk 10 procure such books at the expense
of the county wherein said office Is, and to
transcribe such indexes, dockets or records
forthwith, and when so Transcribed, such
transcribed indexes, doekets or records
shall have the same force and effect in all
respects, whether as evidence or otherwise,
as the originals thereof.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
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JOINT RESOLUIlON TO the senate ana
house Of representatives Of the United
States.
Resolved by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota;
Inat the congress Of the United States
be and the same is hereby requested. to
grant to the State Of Minnesota, in per
petuity, the old buildings and the grounds
the old and original Fort Smelling in the
State of Minnesota. to be forever used Dy
said state, perpetuaIly, as q museum of
natural military civil, botanical and ar
chaeOogicaI history Of this state.
Resolved, That our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress are requested to urge
this measure upon the attention Of the
congress OF the United States.
Resolved, That the secretary of state is
hereby instructed to forward copies of
these resolutions to the vice president Of
the United States, the speaker Of the house
OF representatives and each of our senators
and representatives in congress.
Approved March 2, 1885.
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AN ACT to auThOrlge The amendment Of
articles of Incorporation of corporations
Incorporated pursuant to the provisions
of title III, chapter "a, General Statutes
1878.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota
Section l. The board of directors of any
body corporate, which has been or here
after may be iqcorpGrated, pursuant to the
provisions OF title Ill. chapter 81 of the
General Statutes of this state, and which
corporation has, by its bylaws, authorized
its board of directors to make amendments
to It's articles of incorporation, may amend
the articles of incorporation Of such 1ody
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AN ACT defining the duties of masters
employers to employees in certain eases

AN ACT defining the duties of masters and
employers to employees in certain eases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Every master or employer in
this state shall use reasonable care to pro-
vide the person or persons in his employ
with reasonably safe suitable and sufficient
tools, implements and instrumentalities
with which to do the masters work, and
also use reasonable care to provide a rea-
sonably safe and suitable place for his
servants to perform the duties assigned to
them by the master. 1t shall also be the
masters duty to use reasonable care to es-
tablish safe and suitable rules and regula-
tons or methods for the performance of
the work required of his servants, and to
direct and supervise the performance of
the work in reasonably safe and prudent
manner.
Sec, 2, Whenever a master or employer
delegates to any one the performance of
his duties which he as master or employer
owes to his servants, or any part or por-
tion Of such duties, the person so delegat-
ed, while so acting for his master or en-
p'oyer, shall be considered the vice princi-
l.,li and representative of the master
Sec. ? This act shall take effect and be
in force fr0r9 aud after its passage.
Approved i =. %, 1885.
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NO. 39S-S. f. NO. 575.
AN ACT to prevent the adulteration

candy.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. No person shall, by himself,
his servant or agent, or as the servant or
manufacture for sale or knowingly sell or
offer for sale any candy adulterated 10y the
admiXture of terra alba, barytes, tale or
any other mineral substance, by poisonous
terious to health.
Sec 2 Whoever violates any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
candy so adulterated shall be forfeited and
destroyed under direction Of the court.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April %, 1885.
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NO. 8s1.-H. E. NO. 16o.

JOINT MEMORIAL Of the senate and
house of representatives of the State of
Minnesota recommending the election of
United States senators by a popular vote.
Whereas it is the sentiment of the peo-
pie of the State of Minnesota that United
states senators be elected by popular vote;
therefore,
Resolved, by the house OF representa-
tives, the senate concurring, that our SEN
2tors and representatives in congress be
instructed and requested to use their int1u-
ence in securing such an amendment to the
constitution of the United States as will
confer upon the electors Of the several
states the right to choose their senators
at general elections.
Resolved. further. that the secretary of
state be and he is hereby requested to
forward one copy of this memorial to each
OF our senators and representatives in con-
gress at as early day as may be conven-
lent
Approved Feb. s. 1895
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MEMORIAL To the secretary OF the in
terror of the United States and to the
judge advocate general of the United
States, for the purpose Of procuring GER
tain records of their respective offices for
the benefit Of the Minnesota Historical So
ciety.
Your memorialists, the legislature of the
State of Minnesota, respectfully request
that you will furnish the Historical society
of the State of Minnesota copies of the
records of a commission appointed by the
United States government in the year lo62
10 take the testimony oersons who had
suffered loss in the Sioux indian war OF
that year, in the State of Minnesota and
elsewhere. And also the minutes and rec,
OrdS Of a certain court martial appointed
in the same year by General Henry II.
Sibley, commanding in said Indian war,
containing the trial of many Indians ac-
cused of murder and other crimes and
also any records that may exist of the
reference of said last named record to the
judge advocate general of the United States
for consideration and his report thereon
And if any obstacle exists to the furnishing
of said reports by the departments above
referred to, that permission may be granted
to the said historical society to procure
copies of the same.
Approved March 10, 1895
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Approved Feb. 3, 1898.
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JOINT RESOLUTION Of the senate and
the house Of representatives, for the ex-
termination of Il weed known as Russian
thistle.
Whereas, the noxous weed commonly
known as Russian thistle or Russian. cac-
tus, by its rapid spread throughout the agri-
cultural regions Of the Northwestern states
namely, WISCONSIN, Minnesota, Iowa. North
Dakota, South DaEuTa and Nebraska. as
shown by the bulletin of the department
Of agriculture at Washington;
And. whereas r. Is ts7,'ltial to the eX-
termination Of the weed aforesaid that the
people Of every infested section act in har-
mony; therefore,
Be it resolved by the senate, the house
concurring, that the governor be requested
to appoint two members OF the legislature
or other persons, as may to him seem
tittest, to act with commissioners from
other states to devise means for concert
ed action in the determination Of the afore-
said Russian thistle;
Also that the governor be requested to
invite the governors OF the several states
aforesaid, namely, Wisconsin, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska,
10 send two commissioners to meet in the
city OF ST. Paul as s0On as convenient the
date to be fixed by the governor, to dis
Cuss ways and means for the determination
OF the aforesaid weed, with a view to
agreeing upon legislation which shall be
recommended to the Legislature of the sew
eral states aforesaid and also to congress.
Approved Feb. l. lSaJ.
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TOINT RESOLUTION of the senate and
the house of representatives, authorizing
the appointment of a committee consist
ing of three members of the house of rep
resentatves and two members of the SEN
ate TO confer with a similar committee
appointed by the legislative assembly Of
the STATE of North Dakota to propose
suitable legislation for the purpose of Sc
curing lower freight rates upon Srain and
coal.
BE it resolved by the senate of the State
Of Minnesota. the house of representatives
concurring, that Il committee consisting of
tiYeS and two members of the senate be
appointed to confer with a similar commit
tee already appointed by the legislative as
sembly OF the State OF North Dakota, with
q view OF proposing suitable legislation for
the purpose OF securing lower freight rates
upon grain and coal.
Resolved therefore, that a copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the governor