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


barb + Who has not such certificate. or
falsely pretending to be qualified to prac-
.tce such occupation under this act, or
violation of any of the provisions OF this
act is guilty of msdemeanor ana, upon
conviction thereof. shall be punished by
a fine of not less than ten 90 dollars or
more than one hundred QOO) dollars, OF
by imprisonment in the county Jail not
less than ten QO) days or more than
Sec. Is This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
Approved April 81. 1897.
CHAPTER 1911. F. NO. 9Os.
AN ACT empowering any Incorporated
city or village in this state to raise pre-
serve and maintain the waters OF iaRes
and bodies of water adjoining their COR
DOrate limits.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Section 1. That any incorporated city
or village of this state adjoining whose
territory corporate limits there exists
any lake or other body of water. is hereby
authorized and empowered to adopt such
measures for the raising and preservation
of the heighth of the waters in said lakes
as shall be by the board of trustees OF
said cities or villages deemed nee
essary: and for such purpose they may
dam the outlets and divert the courses OF
adjacent streams of water so as 10 cause
the same to flow into and through the
Sec. q None of the waters of any Of
said lakes shall be raised. or the waters
of any stream be diverted from its ma
turaI course under the authority con-
ferred hereby until said Incorporated city
or village shall obtain the consent in writ
ing of all property owners whose prop
erty will be damaged or injured by the
said raising or diverting, and shall nave
filed such consent together with release
of such or any damages occasioned by
the same in the Office of the recorder of
said incorporated city or village: or untll
said INCORPORATED city or village shall nave
acquired by condemnation proceedings as
hereinafter provided the right TO now or
otherwise injure any lands OF any OF inc
owners which may be injured thereby
and whose voluntary consent cannot De
obtained or procured.
Sec g. The right to raise the waters IN
said lakes or to divert the course OF sald
streams for that purpose. OF. either OF
them, and to flow the lands of any own.
ers whose consent cannot be obtained
otherwise, may be had and obtalned ana
compensation paid therefor by proceed.
ing by petition signed by the presidenI
and recorder or other executive ofncers OF
said Incorporated cities or villages, anu IN
the manner provided as near as may pc
in chapter 65 of the general laws OF 1852
being sections 1920 to. 1882 inclusive OF
the general statutes of 1884.
Provided, that none of the provisions OF
this act shall apply to any lake or lakes
now, or heretofore, used for driving or
floating saw logs or the waters OF Tn sed
in aiding in the driving or slulc1ng OF sa"
logs.
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April q, 1897.
CHAPTER ssh. F. NO. 1853:
AN ACT to amend section eleven QD OF
chapter one hundred and forty-eight
G4S) of the general laws of the State
of Minnesota for the year eighteen hun,
by chapter siXty-siX $50 of the laws OF
Minnesota for the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety-fve $3.50, relating to
the giving of notice of the appointment
a q
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section eleven CID OF
the general laws of the State of Minne-
sofa for the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-one QSSD. as amended by section
five 90 of chapter siXty-siX (66) of the
laws Of the State of Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-fve
1888, be amended so as to read as 1oi-
lows:
Such assignee or receiver shall, within
twenty (20) days after his appointment
publish a notice in daily or weekly
newspaper in the county where the debtor
or debtors or any of them, reside, If any
is there published, and by sending notices
through the f:ail to sJch creditors whose
residences are known to the assignee or
receiver of his appointment: and all credit
ors claiming to obtain the benefits of this
act shall file with such assignee or recely-
er. their claims within such time as the
court shall by order provide, which time
may be for cause extended.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
Approved April 81, 1897.
CHAPTER 1911. F. NO. III.
AN ACT to legalize and validate the de-
fective execution of deeds, mortgages,
powers of attorney(sl and other instru-
ments and the record thereoI:
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That all deeds, mortgages.
powers of attorney and other Instruments;
heretofore executed without a seal, scroll
TO 10 n ms
or are hereby legalized and made valid
as though such deed, mortgage, power OF
attorney or other. instrument had been
duly sealed with the seal of the grantor.
at the time of the execution thereon, and
the record of such deeds, mortgages,
powers of attorney and other instruments
are hereby legalized and made valid and
effectual to the same extent and for the
same purposes as though such DEEDS,
mortgages powers OF attorney ryv ana ec c1he
and recorded.
Sec. 2. The provisions of this act shall
not affect any action now pending in any
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April u, 1897.
CHAPTER 19O-H. F. NO. 139.
AN ACT to amend section twenty (2O),
chapter four ~, laws of Minnesota for
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
three 1888, being section twenty-five
(25) of the general statutes of Minne-
sofa Of Of eighteen hundred red and ninety
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Sec. l. That section twenty COO of
chapter four a. of the general laws OF
Minnesota, for the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-three QS9S being section
twenty-five (25) of the general laws of
Minnesota Of eighteen hundred and ninety
four $3.50, be amended to read as fol-
lows:
"There shall be one ballot on plain,
white paper, upon which shall be printed
the names of all candidates for office who
are to be voted for throughout the entire
state, and all amendments to the con-
stitution, and all other questions or prop
ositions that are to be submitted to the
electors throughout the state.
Said ballots on plain white paper shall
be printed under the direction of the sec
rotary of state and bound in blocks OF
fifty 600 ballots to the block. the expense
whereof shall be betrayed from the state
treasury and shall by the secretary OF
state be distributed to the auditors of the
different counties in such quantities as
shall be necessary to enable the city. VIII
lage or township clerks to fully comply
with the provisions of this act.
Such ballots to be forwarded to the
county auditors by express at least fifteen
90 days before eeefo ot ana and the hec dats
on which they were received, shall be
taken therefor(e).
On the fourth 4th) Tuesday preceding
the day of election a sample ballot shall
be printed and placed on file for eNamina-
ton in the office of said secretary of state.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April q. 1897.
CHAPTER 191-H. F. NO. 637.
AN ACT entitled an act relating to the
government of corporations organized
under chapter 23 of the general laws Of