The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19


Ing warrants SO issued exceed the sum Of
twenty thousand (20,000) dollars, and any war
void"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 9. 1901.
CHAPTER 1871 r. NO. 624
AN ACT relating to the grant of swamp lands
Company and providing for the settlement
of an existing controversy In relation
Whereas The validity of the claim of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company to JOG S6S
acres of land arising from the grant by the
state to the Little Falls and Dakota Railroad
company by act entitled IAN act granting
swamp lands to aid in the construction of the
main line OF road of the Little Falls Y
Dakota Railroad Company approved March
3, 1881, is questioned by the state; and
Whereas, The Northern Pacific Railway Com
papI ~, Is now possessed Of all the rights
Railroad company under and by virtue Of
said act to the said lands; and,
Whereas, The only question In dispute be
tween the state and the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company arises out OF the fact that the
Little Falls Dakota Railroad company has
never constructed two and three-tenthS @. 81
miles of railroad at the western end of the
last section of thirty miles of the lines
structed by 1t; and
Whereas The said Northern Pacific Railway
company makes no claim for lands based upon
the said two and three tenths (23) miles; and,
Whereas, The validity of the said grant was
never questioned by the state until questioned
by the state auditor in 1885, and the same
has been recognized by the conveyance to tho
Northern Pacific RAILWAY con,nenv NV sev
era1 deeds executed by the governor.
bracins in the aggregate II, 1913 acres;
whereupon the company has conveyed and
tracted to convey numerous tracts of land
braeeG in the said deeds to private parties;
and,
Whereas, The said Northern Pacific Railway
company has offered to settle the matter in
dispute upon the basis of there being conveyed
to it 80 456 acres including the lands already
conveyed to it as aforesaid. Now, therefore.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. The governor of the state is here
by authorized to settle and adjust the matters
now in dispute between the state and the
Northern Pacific Railway company relative to
the grant of swamp lands made by the state
in 1881 to the Little Falls and Dakota Rail-
road company, to aid in the construction of
q railroad from Little Falls to the western
boundary Of the state. which said grant is
now owned by the said Northern Pacific Rail-
way company.
Sec Q The settlement authorized by section
of this act shall be upon the following
terms and conditions and not otherwise,
l. That the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany shall be entitled to receive one-third the
quantity OF lands per mile for the twenty
now in dispute which 1t would have been
titled to therefor If it had constructed full
section Of thirty 600 miles.
2. That the quantity Of swamp lands to
which such company shall be deemed entitled
shall be- thtrty-fve thousand four hundred
u1ly-SlA too, 4OO) acres 10 lncFuGe as 0OlfOWS:
First-The twelve thousand seven hundred
forty-flve and 75-10o (12, 1875 acres already
decided to It by the respective deeds heretofore
made by the governor Of the state for the
said section of twenty-seven and seven
tenths CID miles.
Second-The forty-one hundred seventy-rine
and $500 (4,17e.5S) acres, more or less, here
tofore selected by the grantee under the grant
ing act of 1881, and which lands said grantee
has conveyed or contracted to convey.
Thrd-Tbe residue of said thrty-fve thous-
and four hundred fifty-six (35, 1850 acres re-
naming after selections shall have been made.
as hereinbefore provided, to be fairly selected
by the said land commissioner.
3. The land commissioner OF the state
shall fairly select and certify TO the governor
for patent as early practicable a list of
swamp lands, as heretnbefore provided, where
upon the governor shall deed and convey the
list so certified to the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company.
4. The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany shall within thirty C3O) days after the
passage and approval Of this act file in the
office Of the said land commissioner its writ
ten acceptance OF the terms and. conditions
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved April 10. 1901.
CHAPTER 1915 F.. NO. 11s.
AN ACT preventing and restraining opera
lions Of pools, trusts and consplracies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
Of Minnesota:
Section 1. Every pool, trust, agreement,
combination, confederation, or understanding,
created or organized by any corporation
ganized under the laws Of this or any other
state or any partnership or individual or
other association Of persons whatsoever with
any other corporation, partnership, Individual
to regulate, control or fix the price Of any
article or articles of manufacture mechanism.
merchandise, commodity, convenience or re-
pair, or any product OF mining of any kind or
class, or any article or thing of any class or
kind bought and sold to maintain said
price or prices when so regulated, determined
nd oil 70 51iv,o+
CONGREGATIONS. or conspiracies OF pools made,
created entered into or organized by any cor
poration, partnership. individual or associa-
tfon of individuals to fix the amount or limit
the quantity of any article OF thing whatsc-
ever. or OF any article Of manufacture, mech
anism, commodity, convenience or repair, or
any product OF any class or kind Of mining,
are hereby declared Illegal. If any two or
more persons corporations who are engaged
In buying or selling any article of commerce
manufacture, mechanism, merchandise. com
modify, convenience. repair any product of
mining Or any article thing whatsoever
shall enter into any pool, trust. agreement,
combination, confederation association or un-
Outstanding to control or limit the trade in
any such article or thing; or to limit competi-
ton in such trade by refusing to buy from or
sell to any other person or corporation any
such article or thing aforesaid for the reason
that such other person or corporation is not a
member of Or party to such pool, trust, conn
btnation. confederation, association or under
standing; or shall boycott or threaten any
any person or corporation for buying from or
selling to any other person or corporation who
IS not member OF or a party to such pool,
trust, agreement, combination, confederation.
association understanding, any such article
or thing aforesaid, it shall be violation of
this act -..a
Sec. 2 The several district courts Of this
state are hereby invested with jurisdiction to
prevent and restrain any corporation. part
nershtp individual association Of individ-
uals from entering into any combination. pool
agreements in the forms Of trusts. confedera-
ton. conspiracy or understanding, declared
nlesaI by this act or any other law of this
state relative to pools, trusts, conspiracies and
unlawful combinations And it Shall be the
duty of the attorney general and of the county
attorneys of each county to institute proceed
ings IN equity or law to prevent and restrain
all violations Of this act and of any other law
concerning pools trusts and conspiracies and
unlawful combinations. Such proceedings may
De by way OF petition, setting forth the case
otherwise prohibited. When the parties COM
planned of shall have been duly notified of such
petition the court shall proceed as soon as may
be to the hearing and determination Of the
| case, and pending such petition and before
| fnal decree the court may at any time make
| such temporary restraining order or rrohibi-
| ton as shall be deemed just in the premises
Sec. 3. Whenever it shall appear to the
| court before which any such proceeding under
| justice require that other parties should be
brought before the court, and the court NAV
cause them to be summoned, whether they re-
| side in the district in which the court is held
| or not; and subpoenas and summons may be
In proceedings under this act served by the
sheriff Of any county in any place In this state
| and the same shall be valid
| Sec. 4. Any person injured in hds business
| or property by any other person corporation
| by reason of anything forbidding or declared
| to be unlawful by this act may sue therefor
\ IN any district court in this state In which the
pIalntin resides subject to change Of venue, as
/ IN other cases provided. and shall recover
| threefold the damages by him sustained and
| the cost OF suit, including reasonable attor-
| ney's fee.
Sec. B. It is hereby expressly declared be
| the intent Of this act not to repeal any former
| act or part thereof on the subject Of pools.
trusts, consDiracies and unlawful combinations