The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
neys In counties having a population
of two hundred Thousand GOO. .QQQl or

i neys In counties having a population
| Of two hundred thousand (20O.000) or
| Be it enacted by the Legislature Of tho
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That In all counties in this
| state now or hereafter having a popula-
! ton Of two hundred thousand (200 000) or
more, the county attorneys for such coun-
ties are hereby authorized to appoint four
! (D assistant county attorneys, who shall
| be attorneys duly admitted to practice
law in all the courts in this state and
who shall hold their respective. offices
during the pleasure of and be subject to
! removal by said respective county attor
neys, and said assistants so appointed
| shall take the usual oath of office and
! shall execute a bond in all respects the
same as the county attorneys are by law
| required to execute, and said assistant
county attorneys shall, from the time of
such appointment, be fully authorized and
| empowered to do and perform, at the d.
| rection of said respective county attor
neys, any and all duties pertaining to the
office of county attorney as fully and
completely as the said county attorneys
might do and perform such duties.
Sec. 2 That one of such assistants
shall be appointed, subject to the APPROX
| al of a majority of the board of county
| commissioners, and it shall be the duty
of said respective county attorneys to
| assign such assistant, and it shall be the
| first duty of such assistant to attend all
! meetings of the county commissioners,
to give opinions and advice to the county
commissioners and any other officers of
said county upon request of such com
missioners or officers, upon all matters
IN nats6 which tt the Goqnty is or may be inter
of the county commissioners, any of
said officers, and to appear in all civil
terest, and prosecute or defend for or in
the interest Of the county. as the case
may be.
Sec. g. That such assistant county at
torneys respectively shall receive such
! salaries as shall be fixed and determined
by the board of county commissioners
OF such respective counties. Provided that
such salaries shall not be fixed and de-
| termlned at less than one hundred dol
lars (s1000O per month nor to exceed two
hundred dollars (s2O0.OO per month.
| Sec. T. All acts and parts of acts
whether general or special, inconsistent
herewith are are, hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and
| be In force from and after it's passage.
| Approved April 18th, 1S99
CHAPTER 210-H. F. NO. 4s4.
| AN ACT to enable executors, adminis-
traitors or guardians to convey to school
districts, lands to be used a site for @
school house, or for an addition to a
Be ii enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any school district
| has selected as a site for a school house,
| or an addition to a school house site, any
! land belonging to a decedent or ward, or
in which the decedent or ward may have
an interest. it shall be lawful for the ex-
| ecutor, administrator or guardian to
agree in writing and settle and ADJUST the
damages with the scnoof district. to said
| land, by reason of the location Of said
| school house. or the taking of said land
as an addition to such school house SITE
and the executor, administrator or guar
dian may in such agreement grant and
| convey to the school district such land
| as may be necessary for the purposes Of
said school district, and upon such terms
| between the executor, administrator or
| guardian and the. school district. subject
to the approval of the probate court
upon filing In the probate court a verified
petition of the school district and the
executor, administrator or guardian, set
| ting forth the name of the decedcnt or
ward. the corporate name of the school
district, a description of the land to be
used or taken, and for what purpose. the
| amount to be paid. and that such amount
is the full value of the land so taken.
To such petition shall be attached the
agreement mentioned III section one O
| of this act
Sec. 8. Upon the filing of such petition
and agreement the court shall make an
order for hearing the same and at the
| time set for hearing the court shall pro-
ceed to hear and determine the same, and
| If the court is satisfied, after full hear
ing, that said agreement Is just and equi-
! table, 1t shall record such petition and
agreement and make an order approving
| such agreement.
copy of said order and agreement
duly certified by the probate court may
be hled In the office of the register of
deeds of the county wherein such land
is situated and when SO filed shall be
notice to all persons.
Sec. a. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899
| CHAPTER N1-H. F. NO. 81.
AN ACT to amend section two (2) of
chapter two hundred and eighty-seven
(2S7) of the laws of Minnesota for the
year eighteen hundred and n4nety-five
| QS95), the same being all act entitled IAN
act to provide for a county road and
| bridge fund"
| Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
| Section l. That section two (2) Of chap
ter two hundred and eighty-seven (2SO
of the laws of eighteen hundred and
| ninety-five Q895) be and the same is here
by amended by adding at the end of said
section the following: Provided, that in
| than one million dollars, the county com
| m1ssioners may, at their annual meeting
In July. levy a tax of not exceeding two
mills on the dollar; provided further, that
such taxes shall be levied in specific
| amounts.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
and be In force from and after it's pas
| sage.
Approved April 18th. 1899.
| CHAPTER M2-H. F. NO. 49,
| AN ACT to create a commission with
power to settle and adjust claims and
demands of the State of Minnesota, in
| CeTl ldln cases.
| Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
| State of Minnesota:
| Section 1. The attorney general of this
| state and two judges of the supreme
| court to be selected by the governor, as
hereinafter mentioned, are hereby consti-
tuted commission to adjust claims Of
| the state as hereinafter provided.
| Sec. 2. Whenever in the opinion of the
| attorney general of this state, the col
| lection of any claim or demand Of the
state against any person or persons is
doubtful, either because of the legal stat
us thereof. or because of the financial
| condition of the debtor or debtors, or any
| of them, or if it shall be made to appear
| that because of unusual and cxtraor-
| binary occurrences, the financial condition
| changed that 1t would be manifestly un-
! fair to enforce to the utmost the states
! claim, then said attorney general shall
| In writing, communicate his views in the
| case to the governor, and, If thereupon
| said debtor or debtors or any of them,
| shall, in writing, present to the governor
a proposition to settle such claim of The
| state as to them or either of them, then
| the governor may select two judges of the
| supreme court of this state, to act with
| the attorney general, as a commission
| to consider such proposition of settle
ment.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
| judges so selected by the governor to
| act with the attorney general, as such
commission, at the time and place desig-
mated by the governor.
Sec. 4. Said commission may consider,
| In the settlement or adjustment Of such
claim or claims, any equitable feature of
| the case, and the situation Of the parties,
| their financial condition or that of any
of them, and determine upon what equita-
| BILE terms the claim of the state ought to
| be settled or compromised in any given
case so presented, and the party released.