The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03
reports by the manager Of the Mime
sofa state reforma tory.

BE IL enacted DY 4tQ6 LGSlSldLuTe VI IilC
| State of Minnesota:
| Section /. That chapter. (section) SIX
| Co., chapter two hundred and eight (ZOo),
| general laws 1887. is hereby amended to
1t shall be the duty Of such board OF
managers. on or before the first DAY or
| December next preceding the regular
| session Of the legislature, to make
| biennial report to the governor. covering
| the period of the two preceding hscai
years, showing the condition OF said re-
| formatory, and their proceedings IN re- re-
| gard to the inmates; the progress OF the ne
| work of construction; the amount ~
money expended and the current expenulee
| lures in the conduct and managelnenl VI
| such reforma tory; with detained state
ment thereof and with SUCH Recommend
| atons the board Of managers may
| deem proper.
| in force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April %, 1897.
| CHAPTER 311-H. f. NO. 502.
AN ACT to amend and consolidate the
| several acts relating to court commits
| sioners; to define the powers and juris--
| diction of, and to regulate actions and
| proceedings before such officers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
| Section l. There shall be chosen in
each organized county one person son o VINO
| shall be elected a court commissioner,
| and hold office for the term of four (4l
| years. and until his successor is elected
| and qualified
Sec. q Court commissioners shall be
men learned in the law, and shall have
and exercise the judicial power(s) OF a
| judge of the district court at chamDers.
In case the probate Judge IS aose,.s NC ifI bis
duties, or would be disqualified as juror
| or is a material Witness. court commls-
sioners shall respectively have such pow
| ers as are now conferred by law on such
probate judge with reference to the ex-
amina ton and commitment of insane per
sons. In actions pending In the ,s Gus
trict court they shall have power to issue
writs of attachment. They are author
lied to issue writs of habeas corpus, TO
take acknowledgements of deeds anc other
instruments in writing within their sew
eral and respective jurisdictions. and may
tobo ard ~tifv Il positions to be us"d
in the courts Of this state. When the
cuulL co4..il..ss .oner acts as probate judge
as aforesaid, he shall receive per diem
allowance for the time so occupied cal
culated upon the basis of the compensas.
ton allowed by law to said judge or
probate. All orders for the examination
| Elementary. to execution may De mace
returnable before the court commissioner
of the county in which the order has
| been issued. and the examlnat1ohs 81
before such court commissioner.
All disclosures in garnishment proceed.
ings in any action pending in the district
court may hereafter be taken by the
court commissioner of the county in
which such action is pending.
Sec 3. Before entering on his duties
each court commissioner shall execute
to the board of county commissioners a
bond in the sum Of two thousand (2,o0O)
dollars, with surety to be approved by
the board. conditioned for the faithful
! him by law; and shall take and sub
scribe an oath Of Office which, with his
bond, shall be filed and recorded in the
| office of the register OF deeds; ,,
A hn inf oYojC
keep an Office at the county seat, ana
| keep a record of all proceedings had be-
| fore him. in books procured at the ex-
pense of the county, and shall be supplied
with all necessary stationery, which
! books and stationery shall be delivered
| to his successor in office.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall pre-
vent the same person from holding at
| the same time the Office OF judge OF pro-
! bate and that of court commissioner.
| Sec. g. Whenever vacancy occurs IN
| the office of court commissioner the judge
| of the district court in which such dis
| trict is situated shall appoint compe-
| tent person to fill such vacancy. who shall
! give such bond and take such oath as Is
| by law required of court commissioners,
| and who shall hold his office until the
next general election and until his sue
| cessor is elected and qualified. .,
Sec. T. That court commissioners shall
have power to perform the marriage cere-
mony
Sec g. Court commissioners for serv-
ices mentioned in this act in actions or
| Shall be allowed the following fees:
| For examining any petition, complaint.
! affidavit or any paper wherein an order
is REQUIRED one % dollar, For Or making l,lIs
| fifty (50) cents. For. passing and de-
| Gliding on the return Of writ of habeas
corpus three (3) dollars, for each day
necessarily occupied in the hearing Of
| the same. For all examinations of judg-
ment debtors in proceedings supplement-
| airy to execution and for all disclosures
| in garnishment proceedings committed in
| per folio of one hundred lOO) words so
| committed to writing.
| For all other services rendered by them,
| the same fees as are allowed by law to
| other officers for similar services
| Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts in
| consistent with this act are hereby re-
| pealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
| be in force from and tier its passage.
| Approved April %, 1897.
| CHAPTER 912-H. F. NO. sos.
AN ACT to amend section ? Pot Of chapter
| An act to amend chapter q Of the gen
eral laws Of 1889. relating to the sale
| and lease of mineral and other lands
! belonging to the State Of Minnesota.
| State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section two 90 Of chap
ter one hundred and five qO5) Of the
| general laws Of one thousand eight hun
| dred and ninety-five 1885 be, and the
| same is hereby amended so as to read
| as follows:
The application for "a mineral Lease as
herein provided. shall be in such form as
the state land commissioner may pre-
scribe. 1t shall correctly describe the
land desired to be leased and shall con-
the aggregate. shall not exceed one hun
dred and sixty 06O acres in any one
| lease. unless some of the descriptions
shall be fractional subdivisions in which
| case the acreage may exceed the number
| above mentioned.
Before any lease shall be granted, the
! applicant shall pay to the state treasurer
| the sum of twenty-five (25) dollars. anG
for a mineral lease at the same time
then the one who will pay the larges
sum of money therefor shall be entitled
to receive the lease first provided fol
In this act
The holder of a mineral lease, secured
| as above provided. shall have the right
to prospect for iron ore on the land:
"a year from the date Of issue Of sai6
lease after which period his right to
enter and prospect upon said land shall
| terminate under said lease. And no such
| prospecting lease for the same lands shall
be issued to the same person for two (2)
! years In succession.
Provided that no iron ore shall be re-
| moved therefrom until a contract as
| hereinafter provided shall have been exc
| cuted.
Provided further that any person, per-
sons or corporation heretofore holding a
| lease under the provisions of sections
one % and two (2) of. chapter twenty
| two (22) of the general laws of Minnesota
for the year one thousand eight hundred
| and eighty-nine CsS9) or under sections
one % and two (2) Of chapter one hun
dred and five d05) of the general laws of
Minnesota for the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-five 1885, on