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

AN ACT to amend section two hundred and
sixty Geo of chapter thirty-four (54,
General Statutes OF eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight GSISl, relating to the aliena-
ton and descent OF cemetery lots.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section |. That section two hundred and
sixty (260 of chapter thirty-four (34), Gen
eral Statutes of eighteen hundred and sew
enty-eight QS7S), be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
''Sec. $50 W henever any lot in any such
cemetery shall have been sold and conveyed
for burial purposes the same shall forever
thereafter be inalienaDe except as herein
after provided Before any interment shall
have Deen made therein, in case such
interment shall have been made, then after
all bodies therein buried shall have been
lawfully removed the owner of such lot
NAV SELL convey and release the same to
the association maintaining such cemetery
at such price as shall be agreed upon, and
such cemetery association may use any of
its funds in making such repurchase, and
may hold or sell and convey such lot as
though the same had never been sold.
Upon the death of any such proprietor
said lot, unless otherwise disposed of by
WILL as hereinafter prescribed, shall de-
scend as follows l. TO the surviving wife
or husband of such decedent. 2. If there
be no wife or husband surviving, then to
the eldest son of such decedent then living
3. If there be no living, son, then to the
eldest daughter of said Gecedent. 4. If
there be no living daughter, then to the
Youngest brother of the decedent. 3. If
there be no living brother, then to the
youngest sister OF the decedent. T.. Ii
there be no surviving wife, husband, son,
daughter, brother nor sister of the decedent,
then such lot shall descend to the associ-
alton maintaining such cemetery, in trust,
for the uses of burial lot for the decedent
and such of his relatives as the trustees
of said cemetery may deem proper. But
said association, Or with IT'S consent, any
person to whom such lot shall descend.
under the provisions hereof, may gfahe
and convey the same to any one or
decedent's sons, daughters, brothers, SIS
ters or grandchildren, and such grantee
shall thereafter be deemed the proprietor
thpre0f Any proprietor of a lot may dis
nose of the same by will to any one of his
relatives who may survive him, or to such
cemetery association, In trust, as a1ore-
said, but no such lot shall be affected by
any testamentary devise unless the same
he specifically mentioned in the will. No
interlnent shall be made in any such lot,
except by written consent OF the assocla-
tion Of the body of any person who was
NOT at the time of death, the proprietor
thereof or relative Of such proprietor,
either by blood or marriage. A record shall
be kept by the association OF all deeds,
conveyances, judgments, DEGREES or othef
documents affecting the title to lots in said
cemetery copies of which, certified by
the secretary of said association, shall be
received in evidence in any of the courts
of this state"
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 20, 1893.
NO. 143-S. f. NO. 332.
AN ACT to amend sections two hundred
and five (205), two hundred and six Co.'S,
two hundred and seven (207) and two hun
dred and eight (20S) of title three (3 of
chapter thirty-fo l3p or the thf n1nSd Genera1
and seventy-eight QS7S), relating to cor
pOrati0ns.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That sections two hundred and
five, two hundred and six, two hundred and
seven and two hundred and eight OF title
three of chapter thirty-fOur of the General
Statutes of one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-eight be amended so as to read as
follows:
.'Sec. 2O5. That any subordinate louge
of the Ancient Order of United WOrkmen.
or any camp of Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea instituted in this state under the au-
thOrity of the grand odge of the state or
the supreme lodge of the United States, or
the head camp of this state, or OF any other
state having jurisdiction over the order In
this state, may become Incorporated Ill lhe
manner provided herein.
"Sec. 2O6 Such subordinate lodge, or
grand lodge, or such subordinate camp or
head camp, shall cause to be prepared
certificate which shall contain:
"First-The charter name and number OF
such lodge or camp.
sSecond-The time when and the author
ity by which such lodge or camp was instl-
tuted. a
.NThird-The name of the charter mem
bers of such lodge or camp.
"Fourth-The location of such lodge or
camp.
of such lodge or camp who hold said offices
at the time of Incorporation. Such certlh-
cate shall be under the seal of such lodge
or camp and shall be signed by the sad
r1.n
the office of the register of deeds OF the
county where such lodge or camp is located
and meeting at the time of such lncorpofa-
ton. ~
"Sec 2O7. Upon filing such certificate
in the office of such register of deeds such
lodge or camp shall become a body cor
porate, under it's charter name ana NUMBER,
and shall have power to sue anu De Sueu
by its corporate name and in such name to
acquire or receive by purchase, gift, grant
or bequest any property, real, personal or
mixed, and the same to hold, transfer, sell,
mortgage convey, loan. let or oLhefWlse
use in accordance with the laws ana usageS
of such orders respectively and the laws or
this state.
"Sec. 2O9. The seal of such lodge or
camp shall be its corporate seal and snail
be attached to all cOnveyances OF real prop
erty Such cOnveyanceS shall be signed Dy
the chief officer Of such lodge or camp ana
by the secretary or recording officer there
of"
Sec. =. This act snail take eHeCI anu ue
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 3d. 1885
NO. HIS. f. NO 2tO.
| AN ACT to authorize boards of county
commissioners to issue bonds f0r the COIL
! struction of roads and bridges.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota
Section l. Tie county commissioners OF
! any county in this state are hereby au-
! thOri1ed and empowered to issue the DondS
! OF their county to an amount not to exceed
one per cent Il per cent of the assessed
! valuation of the county for the purpose OF
! constructing free wagon roads and bridges
! wherever such road or bridge may De
| deemed necessary; provided, that no
/ bonds shall be issued under this 2ct
until the question of issuing such
| bonds for the construction OF such
roads or bridges shall have been first sub
! mittcd to q vote of the people of the
| county in which said road or bridge is pro-
| posed to be constructed
! Sec ,. II majority of the electors pres
| ent and voting a any election ut which the
| question of issuing such bonds has been
! submitted shall vote in favor of issuing
| such bonds the board of county cOnpEls-
| siOners of such county snail thefeupoh
! issue the same.
Sec 3. The question of issuing bonds as
| herein provided may be submitted to Ire
voters oe any county at any general or
| special election All elections provided 1or
! i'll this act may be called by resolution
| III writing of the board of county cOmmlS-
J sioners, passed by a majority vote, wh1ch