The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

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dicial officer of the State of Minnesota
who has received, or who is or who may
Re by law entitled to receive from the
state, the supreme court reports, with one
set of the Minnesota Digest of volumes
| one % to sixty-seven CD; such digests to
remain the property of the .e state, and
each volume to be branded estate Prop
erty, except such as may be used for eX-
change.
Sec 2. For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of section one Cd of this
act, the secretary of state is hereby au-
thorized and directed to purchase. four
hundred and twenty-five (425) copies Of
two ca, covering volumes one O. to forty
seven (47l of the Minnesota Reports al
ready published, and four hundred and
digest of Volumes nn ''f fortyoeig hitH as
to sixty-seven go, inclusive, of
the ae, M IN Reports; such digest last
llshlng Company, in the same manner and
in every way equal to volumes one % and
two 90, and to be delivered to the state
ton of the sixty-seventh 67th) volume of
Minnesota Reports; provided, however,
that the said digests can be purchased at
:. 49, price not exceeding five dol
volume; volumes one % and two
(a) to be delivered to, the state when re,
CURED by the secretary of state, and
volume is ready for delivery.
Sec. g. The sum of seven thousand and
twelve dollars ($7,012), or so much thereof
as may be necessary, Is hereby appro-
priated for the above purpose; one-half of
the said amount to be paid upon the de-
livery to the state of said volumes one o.
and two ca, and the balance in one year
from the time of the delivery of the said
volume three 81
Sec. A. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April p, 1897.
CHAPTER 2O3-S. F. NO. 544
AN ACT to amend section eight 60 Of
utes Of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight QS7S), being section four thousand
nine hundred sixty-two 4,962l, general
$3.50, relating to justices of the peace.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section eight (S) Of
chapter sixty-five (e5} of general statutes
of eighteen hundred seveEty-eight QS7S)
(heing section four thousand nine hundred
siXty-two 1892, general statutes of
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 8. Every justice of the peace who
shall not receive suitable docket from
his predecessor in office shall provide him
self with such docket at the expense Of
the town, city or village by which he was
of office. or in case Of his resignation or
death, said docket and other official
papers shall he disposed of as follows:
First-If said justice of the peace shall
hold said office till the expiration Of his
term, he shall thereupon deliver said
docket, together with any other docket
received from his predecessor or used by
him, accompanied with all files, records
and papers relating to or used in any suit
or proceeding tried or acted upon by or
before said justice Of the peace, to his
successor in office.
Second-If there be no successor elected
or appointed at the time of the expiration
of the term of any justice Of the peace,
or in case said justice of the peace resigns
or for any cause Sllrrenders his office, he
shall Immediately deliver all docketS and
papers above enumerated to the nearest
qualified and acting justice of the peace
in the same county; and it is hereby made
the duty of such adjacent justice Of the
peace to receive the same and to care
fully preserve the same in his office sepa-
dockets and files till the election or APP
pointment and qualification of a justice
of the peace to succeed the one in whose
office such vacancy occurred, whereupon
all of said docketS and papers shall be re-
turned on demand to such successor.
Third-In case of the death or incapacity
by insanity of any justice of the peace
(and in case of insanity only when tho same
is officially declared), or if such justice of
the peace aoscond or abandon his office
it is hereby made the duty of the 14earest
in the same county to forthwith take pos
session and officially keep as above, in
his custody, all such dockets and papers
belonging to the Office of said deceased or
ahsconding. CT otherwise incapacitated
justice Of the peace, as are above enumer-
ated, and upon the qualification of the
tated justice Of the peace, to deliver all of
the same into the custody of such sue
cessor.
Any justice Of the peace by whom dock
cts or records are so received belonging
to an Office in which vacancy exists for
any of the reasons above enumerated.
shall not during the time while said
make any entry therein of any proceed
ing or suit begun before him, but during
all the time while said dockets and rec
ords are properly in his custody, as afore-
said, said justice of the peace SO officially
holding the same shall have full power to
issue transcripts or executions for the ex-
emplification or enforcement of any judg-
such dockets and appearing unsatisfied
thereon, and upon the payment of any
such judgments, or the coming in of an
execution wholly satisfied or the filing Of
a properly executed satisfaction, said JUS
tice of the peace may enter satisfaction
of any such judgment, any writ so issued
have the same force and validity as if
issued or made by the justice in whose
office said vacancy so occurred. And in
case the time allowed by law for appeal
upon any judgment appearing on any such
docket has not expired at the time such
docket comes into the hands Of any JUS
tice of the peace so designated as an off,
cial temporary custodian thereof, said JUS
tice of the peace may receive and file any
appeal papers offered in the same manner
as if the judgment had been entered in his
own official docket, and in all proper cases
may allow and make return to any such
appeal in the time and manner otherwise
provided by law, except that he cannot
by demand or otherwise be required to
certify to the correctness Of evidence
taken at the trial Of any such case.
And such justice of the peace into whose
custody any such doczets or papers shall
temporarily come under the provisions of
dereliction in the duties hereby prescribed
and shall be liable for all acts done in
connection with such records and files,
and for the payment to the proper person
of any moneys coming into his hands by
the collection of any such judgments, the
same a. for acts done and collections
made upon judgments or matters coming
directly before him in his official capacity
prior to the passage of this act, and his
official bond shall be deemed to extend to
and cover all the additional duties and
obligations created by this act; and for
all services rendered in any cases covered
hereby he shall receive the same fees as
for the same services i'll other cases.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April p, 1897.
CHAPTER 2C4-S. F. NO. S7S
AN ACT to amend section one %, chap
ter two hundred and twenty-five. CPD,
general laws of 1895, emitted can act
to authorize the making of agreements
on behalf of executors, administrators.
guardians, receivers or other like fldu-
Charles with their surety or sureties for
the deposit of funds and assets for