The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-01
THREE NEW LAWS NOW In FORCE
THREE NEW ONES BECOME Eff
FECTIVE ON AND Aft
Err TODAY
One Requires All Railroad Com
panfes to Provide Freight Train
Caboloses With Toilet Rooms-An-
other Affects Mechanics.

Three of the laws passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature become effective
and in force after today. They relate u
mechanics liens, the dissolving Of CO.
operative associations which have not
paid dividends for five consecutive years
and the placing Of toilet rooms in ca
bosses of freight accommodation trains.
A brief synopsis of the three laws follow:
Chapter 277 is an act relating to me-
chanics' liens and provides that every
person who shall perform work or fur
nish materials for the construction, al
terauon or repair of any vessel, house,
mill. mandatory or building, by virtue
of a contract, with or at the instance Of
the owner or agent, SHALL upon demand
in writing by the owner or agent, furnish
a full statement of all amounts due for
labor performed and materials furnished,
as well as all claims which might be or
become liens upon the property. The
name and residence of each person, as
we'll as the amounts due, are to be in
cluded in the statement, which is to be
verified by oath. No contractor shall be
entitled to file any lien under such con-
tract or commence any action for the
tract or delivery of the materials
The owner Of the property to be affected
by such claims is to have the right to pay
the persons shown to be entitled the
amounts due them and deduct the sum
recovery of the amount due him until ten
days after such statement has been fur
nished. Provision is made however, that
such statement is to be demanded by the
owner or agent on or before fifteen DAYS
from the amount due or to become due
to the contractor, and all amounts so
paid shall be deemed a payment to the
contra ctor.
chapter PIT amends the laws of 1870
being section 2910 of the General Statutes
OF 1894 relating to cooperative associa-
lions. 1t provides that if the board of
managers Of any cooperative association
snail fail to make returns or shall mako
untrue returns they shall be Jointly and
severally liable for all debts existing at
the time of such returns or at the time
SUCH returns should have been made. If
the officers, board Of managers or direc
tors of any association fail for a period
OF hVe consecutive years after the organ
lzatlon OF the association to declare a
dividend of any amount whatever upon
the capital stock or shares then the
stockholders, not less than five who de-
sire 10 close or terminate the association
may apply to the district court, setting
forth the failure mentioned, and the
court If it finds the petition true. NAV
adJudge a dissolution of the association.
Such associations dissolved shall be
held as extinct and in all respects as If
their charter had expired by their own
limitations. The court when it adiudges
dissolution as provided, shall at the
same time appoint one or more disinter-
ested persons as receivers or trustees to
take charge of the estate with power
to collect debts and to sell and dispose
of its assets and to do all other acts
which might be done by the corpora
ton.
Chapter 314 requires all railroad COM
panies or corporations to provide ca
bosses on freight accommodation trains
with toilet rooms for the accommodation
of passengers. In case the companies
fail to comply with the requirements Of
the act they are liable upon conviction
to fine Of not less than $100 for each
days negligence or failure to comply
with the requirements of the act. 1t is
also made the duty of the county attor-
neys of the several counties to prosecute
all violations of the act.