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

toe delivered to the plaintiff.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.
Approved March .. 1897.
CHAPTER SIS. F. NO. $40.
AN ACT To amend section two hundred
thrtY-siX C236) of chapter thirty-fOur
CD of general statutes of one thousand
p eight hundred and seventy-eight, being
the same as section four (D of chapter
eighty-one (Sl) of the general laws OF
one thousand eight hundred seven
ty-seven. entitled An act to provide for
Che incorporation of parishes i'll the
Protestant Episcopal church.
BE ii enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section !. That section two hundred
thirty-siX ,236) of chapter thirty-four CD
of general statutes of one thousand eight
hundred and seveuty-eight being the
same as section four "a of chapter eighty
one (SD of the general laws of one thou
sand eight hundred and SeVenty-SeVen,
be amended so us to read as follows. to-
wit:
Annual Meetings-Election of vestry:
The annual meeting of said corporation
shall be holden at the parish church or
parish house, if there be either, on Easter
Monday of each year. or al such other
time as the parish pay designate in its
articles of incorporati On. at which annual
meeting church WardenS and VeStrym6n
shall be elected, in such manner as shall
be determined upon by the parish. by
electors having the qualifications which
are or may be prescribed by the canOnS
of the Protestant Episcopal church for the
the diocese or missionary district in Which
said corporation is located, in the State
of Minnesota; but any parish organized
under this law may at any annual meet
ing adopt bylaw providing for the cleo
tion of one-third of the veStrymen of said
parish for one year, One-third for two
Years and one-third for three years, and
at said meeting may elect vestrymen in
accordance with such bylaw; and at each
succeeding annual meeting one-third of
said VeStrymen shall be elected for q
term of three years, and said bylaw may
also provide that no Vestryman shall at
the expiration of his term of office be eli
gible for reelection as Vestryman until
the next annual meeting; said church
wardens and vestrymen shall hold their
respective offices until their successors
Sec > This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March ., 1897.
CHAPTER SIS. F. NO. 223.
AN ACT to require all railroad companies
in this state to whom lands in this STATE
have been granted by the state or ter
ritory of Minnesota, or the United
States of America. to file a list of said
lands with the state auditor of this
state.
Re it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of MlhneSota:
Section / That all railroad or railway
companies in this state to whom lands in
this state have been heretofore granted
Dy the Sldle OIL NlillteSOld, the l6TIIlOIy Ol
Minnesota or the United States of Amer
lea. are hereby required to file in the Office
of the state auditor on or before the 1St
day of April, A. D. 1897, a true and correct
list of all of said lands in this state so
granted to them, which are now owned or
controlled by them. or in which they have
any interest except such portion OF such
lands as are held, used or occupied for
right of way, gravel pits, side tracks, de-
pots or buildings and structures which are
necessarily used in the actual manage
ment and operation of their railroad.
Sec. =. If any railroad or railway COM
pany required by section one of this act
to file list of its lands in the office of
the state auditor shall have failed to file
such list with" he time therein provided,
the state aud cor shall thereupon imme
diately certify such fact to the attorney
general who shall at once upon receipt
of such certification, apply to the dis
trict court of Ramsey county for the IS
suance of a writ of mandamus against
such company to compel it to file its list
of lands as provided in said section one.
Sec. 3. Within twenty days after the fill
ing of the list of lands in his office as in
this act provided. the state auditor shall
certify to each county auditor of the state
list of such lands situate within his
county, and such county auditor shall
thereupon enter the same on the assess
ment and tax books for the year 1897, and
the same shall be assessed in the manner
provided by law.
Sec 4. The state auditor shall not be
concluded by the list of said lands so filed
IN his office by any company, but if he
has reason to believe that the same does
not contain all granted lands of such
company, subject to taxation he may
visit the offices of such company and ex-
anime the books and records thereof, and
require any officer, agent, clerk or rep
resentative of such company to answer
under oath such questions as he may put
to him touching the lands owned by such
company subject to taxation.
:. Sec. D. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March ), 1897.