The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
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husband and wife by separate deeds of
the same real estate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That in all cases when q
married man has heretofore conveyed real
estate belonging to him, by deed, deed of
assignment or other legal conveyance
legally witnessed, sealed and acknowl-
edged, but not signed by his wife, and his
wife has afterward conveyed the same
real estate by deed legally witnessed
by her husband, to the grantee or assignee
| named in the husbands deed or to his
grantees or aSSgneeS the conveyance
| shall be as valid and effectual to pass the
title to such grantee or assignee as if the
conveyance had been made by single in
strument executed by husband and wife.
Sec. 2. The provisions of this act shall
| not affect any action now pending in any
court in this state.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March g. 1897.
CHAPTER 7S-S. F. NO. 321.
AN ACT to authorize the secretary of
state to enter into contract on behalf
of the State OF Minnesota for the print
ing and publishing of the supreme court
reports.
Whereas, the present contract with the
West Publishing company p 1v for
| courts reports and furnishing the same to
| the state, and for sale, will expire on or
about March 4th, 1897; and whereas,
Frank P. Dufresne of st. Paul proposes to
| enter into contract with the State of
Minnesota, obligating himself to print and
| publish said reports for the period of SIX
60 years in all respects as now provided
| by law in that regard, and to furnish to
| the state the required number of copies
| Of said reports at the price prescribed by
| law, and to give bond for the faithful per-
! Torrance of such contract, now, there
| fore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the secretary of state
| be and he is hereby authorized and re-
| quired, on behalf of the State of Mime
sofa. to enter into a contract with Frank
P. Dufresne of st. Paul, Minnesota, for
the printing. and publishing. by said Duc
fresno, of the supreme court reports OF
this state, for the period of six 60 years
from and after March 4th, 1897. which
| the provisions in that regard contained in
| chapter q, general statutes of Minnesota.
1894, and all conditions therein applying
| to the contract of the West Publishing
| company shall be re-embodied in and be a
part of the contract hereby authorized,
| except that the volume shall contain at
least six hundred 5000 pages, and shall
| form style and size as the present re-
| ports. But said reports shall be sold at
| uniform price of not to exceed one dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50) per volume.
Sec. 2. Such contract shall be executed
| by said Dufresne and by the secretary of
state on behalf Of the state, within twenty
(2ol days after the passage OF this "a acf f
| execute to the State of Minnesota, and de-
| liver to the secretary of state a BOND IN
| the penal sum of five thousand ($5;00O)
| dollars, with sureties to be approved by
| the secretary of state to secure the faith
| full performance of said contract.
| Sec. 8. That before any payment IS
books herein referred to he shall have fur
| nished to the secretary of state satisfac-
| tory evidence that all Of the work of prep
araton printing an hnd s+s btnd III OF sad
Sec. 4. Unless the contract herein di-
rected to be made with the said Dufresne
/, be duly executed and security for the
faithful performance of the same be given
within twenty COO days after the passage
| Of this act, then the secretary of state is
| hereby authorized and directed to let said
poration who will publish the reports
| upon the terms herein provided, and in
| letting said contract preference shall be
given to any person, hrm or corporation
residing within this state who will agree
| to perform said contract according to its
| terms. And if at any time during. the
period covered by this act the person hold
| ing such contract with the state for the
| publication of said reports shall fail or
! neglect to comply with the terms of said
| contract in any material respect the sec
rotary of state is hereby authorized to de-
| clare such contract cancelled and to relet
| the publication of said reports to some
other person firm or corporate who will
| perform the same. but upon the same
| terms and conditions hereinbefore pro-
| vided as to the manner and method of
doing the work.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be
| in force from and after its passage.
Approved March &c, 1887.
CHAPTER 79-S F. NO. 1913.
! AN ACT to amend section fifty-eight (5S(
of chapter eleven CID of the general
statutes of eighteen hundred and sew
| enty-eight 0S7S), as amended by section
| five 90 of chapter two (2) of the general
laws of Minnesota for the year year, eighteen
| to the assessments and collection OF
taxes
| Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That section ffty-eight Gsl
! of chapter eleven QD of the general
| statutes of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight Q87s), as amended by section five 60
| Minnesota for the year eighteen hundred
and eighty-five QsS5), be and the same is
hereby amended, so as to read as follows:
Sec. S. All unpaid personal property
taxes shall be deemed delinquent on the
| first Qst) day of March next after they
| become due; and thereupon a penalty of
upon all such taxes. On the first day of
| April in each and every year the county
treasurer shall make a list of all such de-
! linquent personal property taxes, which
| of the district court of his county. Any
| person whose name is embraced in such
| list as so filed as aforesaid, may. on or be-
| fore the fifteenth day of April next after
| such filing, file in the office of said clerk
| an answer, verified as pleadings in civil
| actions, setting forth his defense or OBJ
| lection to the tax or penalty against him.
Such answer need not be in any par
| ticular form, but shall clearly refer to
the tax or penalty intended and set forth,
! in concise language, the facts constitute
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or penalty. Such answers as shall be
| filed within the time hereinbefore pre-
| scribed as to the taxes or penalties en-
braced in said list as filed, shall stand for
| trial at any term Of the district court in
! the county wherein such proceedings are
| pending, in session at the time when the
! time to file answers as aforesaid shall ex,
pire, or at the next general or special
| term appointed to be held in said county;
| and if no general or special term shall be
| appointed to be held therein within thirty
| days thereafter, then the same shall be
| brought to trial at any general term ap-
| pointed to be held within the judicial dis
| trict, upon ten days notice 1t shall be
] the duty of the county attorney of the
| county within which said taxes are levied.
| if there be one and if there be none, then
of the county within which such proceed
ings are instituted, to take charge of and
| prosecute such proceedings.
At the term at which such proceedings
come on for trial, they shall take prec-
| edence of all other business before the
| court. The court shall without delay and
| summarily hear and determine the OBJ
| jections or defenses made by the several
answers, direct judgment accordingly, at
the same term, and in the trial thereof
shall disregard all technicalties and mat
tiers of form not affecting the substantial
merits. If said taxes and penalties shall
be sustained by the court, said judgment
shall include costs. Upon the fifteenth
secular day of April next after the filing
| of said list the said clerk shall to all
| the taxes and penalties embraced in said
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