The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27


that when any road or portion thereof
shall have been used and kept in repair,
and worked, Tor six years continuously as
a public highway, the same shall be
deemed as having been dedicated to the
public to the width of two rods on each
side of the center line of said road ana
be and remain, until lawfully Vacated,
public highway, whether the same has
ever been laid out as a public highway
or not. That the supervisors of the sew
eral towns have power to lay out pup-
lie cartways, not less than one or more
than two rods wide, when petiuoned for
by five residents, freeholders OF said
town, desiring the same. The cost OF
surveying and locating such cartways
shall he paid by the town. as provided by
law in the laying out of public roads, and
the damages to lanos through or upon
which cartways may be laid out, shall be
paid bv the town. and the damages in
This section mentioned shall be assessed,
and an appeal had. in the same manner
as in the case of other public roads; and
the town clerk shall record any cartWayS
so laid out ia the same manner and with
like effect as other roads required to be
recorded by him: provided, however, that
when the petitioners, or any of them
propose in the petition their Willingness
to dedicate any land to which such pc
titioner has title for the purposes OF
such cartways, such lands shall be
deemed so dedicated. and no damages
shall be assessed therefor; that such
cartway when laid out and established,
shall be deemed public cartway for
public use.
sec. =. NSlU ACT Sildll tame chSCl dilN
be In force from and after its passage.
Approved April llth. 1889.
CHAPTER 153-S f. NO. Ga.
AN ACT TO amend section fourteen QD
of chapter one hundred and ninety-nine
Q99 of general laws of eighteen hum
dred and ninety-seVen QS9D, relating TO
appeals from decisions of county COM
missiOners. and township supervisors re-
gan ding the laying out or refusal to
lay out, or alter. county or town roads.
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State of Minnesota:
Section I. That section fourteen QG of
chapter one hundred and nnety-nine
Q99) of general laws of eighteen hundred
and ninetY-seNen US9O be amended az
follows: BY striking out the words,
county commissioners in the seven
teenth line Of said section IA and inserting
I'm lieu thereof the words Court COM
missioner"
See. ?. All acts or parts of acts incon-
slstent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage
Approved April 1lth, 1899.
CHAPTER 154-S. F. NO. go.
AN ACT establishing a probation system
for Juvenile delinquents.
BE il enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. In each county of the State
of Minnesota containing more than fifty
thousand 100000 inhabitants there shall
be appointed an officer to be known as
probation officer. The said probation off,
Ger shall be nominated by the state board
of corrections and charities. but said
nomination shall not be effective until 1T
shall be approved and confirmed by
majority of the judges of the district
court in and for such county, and such
probation officer shall have the power and
authority to appoint one or more deputy
probation officers, subject to the approval
of the judges of the district court. Said
probation officer and his deputies shall be
appointed for q term of two years, sub
ject TO removal by a majority of the dis
trict judges for cause
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty of said pro-
baton officer or his deputy to be present
at all sessions of the municipal court In
and for the principal city in said county,
and to be present in the district court of
said county, whenever any person under
the age of eighteen Q9 years is brought
into court for trial. charged with incor-
rigibility. Vagrancy or with any violation
of any state or municipal law or ordi-
nance or regulation. 1t shall be the duty
OF said probation officer or his deputy to
be present in the probate court of such
county whenever any such child shall be
brought into said court for the purpose
of having 1t determined whether such
child shall be committed to the proper
state institution.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the said
probation officers to represent the inter-
ests of such child in court; to make in
Vestgations with reference to the case
which the Judge may direct, to take an
oversight of such child should the case
be continued or the sentence be suspend
Cus ana III general 10 perform SuCn acts
with reference to such child as the Judg-
ment Of the court may direct which
judgment may be such as shall be deemed
for the best interest of the child and of
society. Said probation officers shall not
be active members of the regular police
force. but shall in the execution Of their
official duties have all the powers of po-
lice officers. Any officer who refuses or
neglects to make returns or to perform
any OF the duties required of him by this
act shall forfeit two hundred (200) dollars
p fi1a o1+I
sec: 4. When any child under the age
OF eighteen Q9 Years shall be found
guilty OF the violation of any law, ordi-
nance or regulation or of incorrigibility
or Vasrancy in any court of record in
any county containing more than fifty
thousand 100000 inhabitants, after pro
the execution of the sentence for such
period as he may deem proper, not ex-
ceedlhg one % year, conditioned upon the
good behavior of the child committing
to the care of the probation officer, or he
may return the child to the custody of
ms natural guardian, subject to the su-
perEiSlon OF the probation officer under
such conditions as the court may pre-
scrlne. II at any time during the stay
OF execution Of the sentence it shall be
made TO appear to the satisfaction of the
court that the sentence should be en-
forced. the court shall have the power
70 revoke the stay of execution and en-
fore the sentence Immediately If at
the expiration of the stay 1t shall appear
to the satisfaction of the court that the
said child has complied faithfully with
the conditions of his probation the court
may suspend sentence absolutely. The
court may in its discretion hold separate
sessions for the trial and disposition of
such cases. =
Sec. ). Each person released upon pro-
baton, as aforesaid, shall be furnished
by the court with written statement of
the terms and conditions of his release
Each probation officer shall keep full
records of all cases investigated by him.
or all cases placed in his care by
formed by him under this act.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of said pro-
patton officer to report in writing to the
court as often as the court shall re-
qulre, with reference to the children COM
mitted to his care and 1T shall be the
duty of said officers to report to the state
board of correction and charities the
condition and disposition, and such other
pertinent facts relative to such children
quarterly. on such blanks as the said
BOARD snail also prescribe the forms of
and furnish such other blanks and hooks
CT record as may be required in the exc
cution of this act.
receive from the county treasurer of the
county wherein such services are rem
dered salary of eight hundred dollars
O$oVV) per year, In counties of more than
one hundred thousand Q00000) inhabi-
tants. and three hundred dollars (S30O) Der
year IN counties of less than one hundred
thousand 100000 inhabitants, and the
cleIk oil the district court shall issue a
ceiIlHcate on the county treasurer for
SAID amount to be paid in twelve month
~ lnstallment and shall be in full com
pensat1on for all services rendered nv
said officer and his deputies.
sec. g. All acts or parts of acts or nro-
VISIONS of acts which are Inconsistent
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