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

notice has been given
Any party having cause of action on
such bond may, on petition, be made a
party to any action which may be brought
thereon, and in said action the court shall
adjudicate and determine the rights of all
parties to said action, and if the amount
realized on said bond shall not be SUN
cient to discharge all such claims in full;
the amount realized shall be distributed
pro rata in discharge of the claims of the
parties in said action, and the obllgee
considered party in interest and may
bring an action thereon whenever a right
of action thereon in favor of such obligee
shall have accrued
this action is person who enters into
specific contract to perform all or some
part of the work required to be done
under the original contract
Sec. ,. That section six 90 of chapter
three hundred and fifty-four (35Q of the
general laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-tive QS90. be and the same is
hereby amsn a SO as to read as tollGws
on any such bond. unless the plaintiff.
within ninety 600 days after performing
the last item OF work or furnishing the
last item of skill or material, shall serve
upon the surety or sureties in said bond, a
written notice, specifying the nature and
amount of plaintiffs claim and the date
of furnishing the last item Of said work.
skill or material. and unless the said ac-
ton shall be commenced within one %
year after the cause of action accrues.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts,
whether general or special. inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %, 1897.
CHAPTER 3OS-H. F. NO. 29O.
AN ACT providing for changing the
boundary line between adjoining coun-
ties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The boundary line between
adjoining counties in this state may be
changed in the manner hereinafter set
forth; provided, the area of any county
(2,0OO square miles, including lakes and
nleandered streams. nor more than two
hundred and ninety C290) square miles or
area shall be taken from any county.
Sec. 2. Whenever there shall be pre-
scented to the secretary Of state, and filed
in his Office, a petition signed by not less
than sixty (6O) per cent of the legal voters
of any county within this state, as shown o1n
eral election, praying that the boundary
line between said county and an adJoln-
ing county, named in said petition be
ehanged to conform to proPoSea me-
tition, and a like petition shall be pre-
sented to and filed in the office of the
secretary of state, signed by not less than
sixty per cent of the legal voters Of such
adjoining county. as shown by the re-
turns of the last preceding general cleo
ton, praying for like change in the
boundary line between said county and
the said adjoining county. and said petit
tons are respectively verified by the oath
of each of the persons signing the same
before some one qualified to administer
oaths, to the effect that the petitioner
knew the contents and purpose of the
petition subscribed by him, and that, at
the time of signing the same, he was a
resident and legal voter OF his county; In
such case it shall be the duty of the sec
rotary of state to notify the governor and
state auditor Of the receipt and filing OF
the said petitions, and thereupon the gov
ernor. secretary of state and state auoltor,
who, for the purposes OF this act, are
out the provisions Of this act. shall meet
forthwith at the Office of the governor. at
the capitol, and shall then and there
formulate and sign notice. , s, prleny SET
petitions and the purpose thereof. de-
scribing. as in said petitions. the pro-
posed change Of boundary line. and
thereupon the secretary OF state sna aa
publish for three consecutive weeks once
in each week, in some newspaper OF gen:
eral circulation published at the capital
in this state, and in one newspaper IN
each Of the counties to be affected by the
proposed change, if any there be pub
lished in said counties, that. at time
to be named in said notice. at the capitol.
the said commissioners will sit Tor the
purpose of hearing all parties in interest
in respect to the genuineness of the sig
natures attached to the said petitions,
said hearing to be continued from day to
day in the discretion of the said commits
sioners; and If the said commissioners,
or majority Of them. shall determin
that enough of the signatures to said pc
titions. respectively. are genuine to con-
stitute sixty per cent of the legal voters
{ro ctoo M,
the returns of the last preceding general
election, and shall otherwise find said
petitions to be conforma BILE to law. they,
or majority of them, shall so certify as
thereupon the governor shall issue his
proclamation. attested by the secretary
of state. setting forth the fact that said
petitions have been so filed and found
boundary line between said counties to
be established as set forth and described
in said proclamation. The findings OF
said ommissioners; or majority nst o. OF
fling of said petitions. verified as here
in required. no alteration shall be mad.
therein. except to strike therefrom names
found to be not genuine.
thereupon file and record such proclama-
ton in his Office. and shall cause the same
to be published for two consecutive weeks
in two of the daily newspapers Of general
this state. and transmit copy thereof
to the auditor of each of the counties
affected by said change in boundary line.
and thereupon 1t shall be the duty Of said
lished for four consecutive weeks In all
the newspapers published in his county.
If any there be; and a copy Of said proc
lama ton. duly certified by the secretary
of state, shall. in all cases be received
as competent and sufficient evidence OF
such change in the boundary line be-
tween the counties affected thereby.
Sec. 4. Upon the issuance of such proc
lamation by the governor, the. territory
set off to each. or to either Of the said
counties by reason OF such change IN
tine boundary line. shall thereupon become
a part of the county to which the same
has been set off by reason of such change
without any other act In the premises:
and the county commissioners of the re-
spective counties shall, at their next
meeting, apportion the territory acquired
by either county, by reason Of such
change to one or more of the commits
sioner districts of said county.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty OF the reg
lister Of deeds Of the respective counties
whose boundary lines are changed under
the provisions of this act. to transcribe
and copy into the records OF. his office
ali the records in the office of the register
of deeds for such adjoining county per-
tanning to all property and territory de-
tached from such adjoining county and
attached to his county Dy Such cnange OF
boundary line; and he shall receive from
his county for such TRANSPORTING the sum
CT six cents per folio. and such records,
when so made, shall be the legal records
thereof md shall have the same force and
effect in law as if the original instruments
were recorded in such register of deeds
office, and the same, or certified copies
thereof, may be read in evidence In any
court, or before any tribunal, as such
records, and the same shall have the
same force and effect in all respects as
the original records In like manner the
county . auditors Of the respective coun-
ties affected by the change of boundary
lines hereunder may. if it be deemed nee.
his county. transcribe from the records