St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21

whatsoever for the purpose OF dlspi?iSiiiis tinis
or advertising any such game, com
race or political {, or other hafg eP'eSto ape to
! be made or pools bought or sold
| or for the purpose of making or reg
| istering or recording any sucn Det . VI
wEgers, or for the buying or selling Oh any
| such pools or combinations, or any peIso!ii
| who shall become the custodian or ueposl-
| tory, for hire or reward or commission VI
compensation in any manner, Oh any HoHe!
| property, pools or things of value Wiatso-
ever, in any manner staked. wagered, DGt
or pledged upon any such event or result
as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty OF a
felony, and upon conviction Thereon snail s
De punished ny Imprisonment III tne slate ,6
prison for term not less than thirty too)
days nor more than one % year, or Dy Il
fine of not less than $1,000, or both such
fine and imprisonment.
Sec 2. This act Shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1898.
NO. 139.-s. f. NO. 61o.
AN ACT to amend chapter forty-two tfZl
of the General Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three QS93. entitled rAE aa
act relative to recognizances, stlpuia-
tions, bonds, obligations and undertak-
ings, and to allow corporations to be ac-
cepted as surety thereon, and to limit
the time for the commencement of actions
on the bond, recognizance or o95lgattloh no on ol
a public officer, and to provide Tor an
examination Of such officers accounts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That chapter AZ OF the Gen
eral Laws of 1893 be and the same is
hereby amended by adding thereto the
following sections:
Sec 6. That from and after the pas
sage of this act no action shall be nam, ma =
tanned against the surety or sureties on a
bond recogniZance, obligation, stipulation
or undertaking given by public officer
of the state, county, town, school dlstrlcI,
city, village or municipality, unless sucn
action is recommended within four years
from the date of filing of new BOND or
the expiration of his term of office, or MS
resignation or death during such term Oh
Office.
Sec. Z. That upon the happening of any
of the events set forth in the foregoing sec
tion of this act it shall be the immediate
duty of the governor of the state, mead OF
any department, board of audit, pubic eA-
amner, commission commissioners, super
visor, trustee, committee, court Judge
municipality or other authorities OF the
state, county, town, school distIlct or
municipality, and any and all boarus,
courts, judges and municipalities now or
hereafter required or permitted to accepI
or approve of the sufIciency of any such
bonds, recOgnizance, stipuiations or uhuer-
takings. having jurisdiction or DeiIlg du-
thorized or required to examine the ac-
counts of such officers, to make or cause
to be made a complete and thorough eA-
animation of the accounts OF such oIhceI'
and il any deficiency, shortage of liSSu
larity is discovered TO at once present 10
such public officer his surety or sureties a
statement of the amount due or claimed to
be due. from such officer, or the nature OF
such irregularity Said statement shall be
made in writing. and deemed SuIlclehJ
notice to such officer, his surety or sure
ties or the agent or attorney of such
surety, if mailed in the postoffice at the the
city of st. Paul, Minnesota, postage pre-
paid or in any pOstoffice where the eH-
animation of such officers accounts is
made, addressed to such officer, his sure
ty or suretes, or the agent or attorney OF
such sureties, respectively, and directed d
surety or sureties, or agent or attorney,
NAV reside. if known; but failure to
make such examination or to give notice
or mail such statement shall not discharge
the surety or sureties upon suca oQha; a., 10
Sec 9 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1895.