The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
CHAPTER 13-H F. NO b5.


CHAPTER 13+H +. NO. g.
AN ACT defining the rights Of parties in
actions involving title to land In certain
cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Whenever any person enters
into the possession of any lands or tere-
ments in this state under or pursuant to
lawful lease thereof, he shall not be
permitted while so in possession to dis
pute or deny the title of his landlord in
any action brought by such landlord, or
any one claiming under or through him,
TO recover possession of any such lands
or tenements. But such estoppel shall not
apply to any lessee who at and prior to
already In possession of the leased lands
or tenements under any claim or title ad-
verse or @ h0stile hos to that of such lessor.
!, sec; z. Ihls act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage
Approved February 10th, 1899.
CHAPTER 14-H. +. NO. 119
AN ACT to legallZe Sheriffs certificates
issued on mortgage foreclosure sales
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
section l. In all sales on foreclosures by
action of mortgages of real estate where
In the report of sale on foreclosure has
been filed by the sheriff, and such sale
was thereafter confirmed by an order Of
the court made and filed In such action
and the sheriff's certificate of sale was
thereafter executed in proper form and
recorded recar IN the office of the register of
deeds or the county in which the lands
sold at such foreclosure sale were situ-
ated at the time of the sale, more than
twenty ttIs (2O days after such SALE, such
certificates of sale and the record thereof
are hereby legalized and made of the
same force and effect as If they had been
made and recorded in the office of the
register of deeds within twenty (20) days
after such sale.
Provided, however, that nothing here
In contained shall affect any pending liti-
cation for the purpose Of setting aside
any foreclosure sale heretofore made
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved February 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 15-H F. NO. e2.
AN ACT to amend section S67S of the
general statutes of 1894, as amended by
chapter rs of the general laws Of the
year 1895, as amended by chapter 1876 of
the general laws Of the year 1897, re-
lating to school meetings in common
school districts
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That section three thousand
six hundred and seventy eight (367S) Of
the general statutes of one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-four QS94), as
amended by chapter seventy-f1ve (75) Of
the general laws of one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five QS95), as amend
ed by chapter one hundred and ninety
five Q95) of the general laws of one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven
Q897), be and the same is hereby amend
ed SO as to read as follows:
Section thres hes THOUSAND six hundred sew
enty-eight (367S). The officers of each COM
mon school district shall be O director, a
treasurer, and clerk, who shall be elect
ed by ballot at the annual meeting
IN July. Of each year, at seven % o'clock
p. m, unless a different hour shall have
been fixed by vote at the last preceding
annual meeting; and the polls shall re-
The term Of office of any common school
district officer that should expire on the
last day Of June, A. D. one thousand
shall expire on the last day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine
QS99), and the term of office Of any COM
mon school district officer that should
expire on the last day Of June, one thou
sand and nine hundred $500. shall expire
on the last day Of July, one thousand nine
hundred Q9CO) and the term Of office of
should expire on the last day Of June, one
thousand nine hundred and one G90D
shall expire on the last day of July, A. D..
one thousand nine hundred and one Q901)
The clerk shall within three (S) days
after the meeting notify such persons Of
their election, and they shall enter upon
their term of office on the first day Of
August in each year, and continue in
office for three (3) years and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
When a new district Is formed a meeting
stating the object of such meeting, signed
by three (S) freeholders or householders
residing within the limits thereof and
posted in five % conspicuous places in
the district ten Q0) days before the time
fixed for holding such meeting, and such
meeting SO called shall have the same
powers as annual meetings; provided,
that the board of trustees elected at such
meeting shall hold their respective offices
until the next annual meeting, and of the
officers elected by any district at the first
annual meeting :, after the tn, Organization,
and the clerk three (s) years; pro-
vided, second, If an annual meeting is
is not elected to an office the term of
which expires at the regular annual
meeting of that year. the Incumbent of
such office shall hold over until the next
is duly elected at regular annual meet
ing.
Provided, further, that when his sue
cessor is elected 1t shall be for the uneX-
pired term
Sec. q All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February 17th 1899.
CHAPTER 16-H. F. NO. SO.
AN ACT providing for the reimburse
ment Of counties in which insane per-
sons are examined or committed to a
state hospital and whose residence is
in another county Of the state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any person is
brought before any probate court of this
state on information In insanity and
whose legal residence is found to be in
some other county Of the state, such per-
son may be examined and If duly found
to be insane may be committed to a state
hospital for insane, and the necessary
legal costs and expenses Of such examina-
ton, and when found insane, of such COM
mitment, shall be duly certified by said
probate court to the county auditor of
the county where such person is found
by said court to be a resident and shall
be paid as any other claim against such
county.
Sec. 2. In case the auditor of the coun-
ty to which such certificate of expenses
Is sent disputes the fact of the legal resi-
dence Of said person In his said county,
he shall send such certificate, together
with his objections, to the state board OF
corrections and charities.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of said
state board of corrections and charities
agent, upon receipt of the objections of
such auditor, to make due investigation
of the same and certify their finding as
required in case Of persons applying for
ninety-one (29D, Laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-seven QS9O, and such
finding is subject to appeal as in said act
provided.
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February 18th, 1885,
CHAPTER 17-H. F. NO. o.
| AN ACT to enable and authorize cities
having a population Of ten thousand
100000 or less to Issue certificates of in
debtedness in certain cases.
| Re If enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the