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

filed in the office of the clerk or the dis
trict court of the county in which the
proceedings are pending.
The commissioners shall fix a time and
place for hearing all parties interested in
to the owner thereof, if he is a resident
of this state, by serving a notice in writ
ing ON him personally, and if he is not
resident Of the state, by one publication
OF said notice in newspaper printed
and published in the county where the
land to be taken is situate The said no
tice shall state that the drainage conn
mission have determined it necessary to
take certain lands describing them, for
the purpose of the construction of a ditch
or drain describing the location of such
ditch or drainD, that the parties Subscrib-
ing such notice have been appointed
commissioners by the district court to
ascertain and assess the damages for
taking the land described in such notice,
the name of the owners, if known, and
if unknown such fact shall be stated, the
time and place fixed by the commissioners
for the hearing of the owners as to the
value Of land taken and damages sus-
tanned by reason of such taking. AT the
time and place fixed in said notice, the
commissioners shall hear amy evidence
offered by the owners of the land taken
or the drainage commission as to the
value of the land taken and damages
sustained, and after hearing the evidence
and a personal inspection of the premises.
the said commissioners shall assess and
determine the value of the land taken
and the damages sustained by reason of
parcel of land and damage sustained to
each piece or parcel Of land separately,
and file the same in the office of the clerk
of the district court and unless an ap-
peal is taken as hereinafter provided,
the finding of said commissioners shall be
conclusive as to the amount Of damages
sustained and value OF the property TAX
en-, and the drainage commission hereby
appointed shall pay the EaIne out OF the
fund hereby appropriated to the owner
OF said land unless there appears of rec
against the land so taken, in which case
the drainage commission shall pay the
amount so found into court to be paid
to the parties that the court finds en-
titled thereto. That within ten (1O) days
after the filing of the report of said COM
mtssioners with the clerk, either the
owner or any party interested in the land
taken, or drainage commission may APP
peal to the district court wherein the
proceedings are pending from the award
of said commissioners: If the owners or
appeals, he or they shall serve notice
in writing ON the attorney general, stat
ing that he appeals from the award OF
the commissioners filed in the Office of
the clerk of the district court. stating
the county in which said award is filed
and the date of filing and the title of the
proceeding in which the award was made.
If the drainage commission desires to
appeal, they shall cause g. similar notice
to De served on the owner Of the land or
his attorney, it one appeared for him
fecting Of such appeal, there shall be an
action pending in the district court to
determine the value of the land taken
and the amount of damages sustained by
the taking Of the same, and shall be
tried in said court in the same manner
and be governed by the same rules as
civil actions, and either party may APP
peal to the supreme court in the manner
provided for appeals in civil actions.
Sec. 4. The proceeding provided in sec
ton three 81 shall not delay the con-
struction Of the contemplated ditch OF
drain, but the drainage commission may
proceed to take possession Of the land
they deem necessary, and commence and
prosecute the work required from end
after the date Of the filing the petition
In the district court.
Sec. o. For the purpose Of carrying
out the provisions of this act there is
hereby appropriated out of moneys in
the state treasury, not otherwise appro-
priated, the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,O00) for. the year 1901, and
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars
$25, 0Oo2 for the year 1902.
Sec. 6: 1t shall be the duty OF the
board of county commissioners Of every
county in which bitches may be con-
structed, pursuant to this act, to pre-
serve such bitches or drains from growth
of weeds or accumulation Of debris; any
expense thereof shall be paid out Of the
general county fund.
Sec. r. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 81, 1901
CHAPTER Gil. F.. NO. $50.
AN ACT regulating the rate of interest
upon contracts arising from the sale
of lands belonging to the State of Min
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Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The rate Of interest here
after to be charged by the State of Min
by said state upon deferred payments
shall be four "a per cent per annun,
and the rate OF interest on all outstand-
ing contracts or certificates heretofore
made or issued by said state in the sell
ing Of its said lands is hereby reduced
to four a. per cent per annunl upon all
sums now remaining unpaid. Provided,
that If any payment on the principal OF
any contract now outstanding shall be
made before the same becomes due and
written ten QO) years after the passage
OF this act, the interest ON such payment
shall be five 90 per cent per annum
from the date at which the interest had
been fully paid at the rate of five 90 per
cent, to the time when such payment on
the principal shall have been paid If
any payment on the principal of any con-
tract of sale hereafter made shall be
made Within ten (10), years after the date
of such contract, the interest ON such
payment shall be five 90 per cent from
the date of such contract to the time
when such payment shall have been
made.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the first day
OF June, one thousand nine hundred and
one Q901).
Approved March 81, 1901.
CHAPTER OH. F. NO. 4o5.
AN ACT to divide the State of Minnie
sofa into nine 90 congressional dis
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The State of Minnesota is
hereby divided into nine 90 congressional
districts, each Of which is entitled to
elect one % representative to the Con-
gTess Of the United States.
lFreeborp, Houston, Mower, olmsted
shall constitute the First qsD congress
Sional district.
Sec. g. The counties of Blue Earth,
Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson,
Martin, Murray, Mobiles, Pipestone, Rock
and Watonwan shall constitute the Sec
ond congressional district.
Sec. 4. The counties of Carver, Dakota,
Goodhue, LIE Sueur, Mcleod, NicoIlet
Rice, Scott and sibley shall constitute
the Third (3d) congressional district
sey and Washington Shall constitute the
Fourth (4th) congressional district
Sec. g. The county of Hennepin shall
district.
Sec. I. The counties of Benton, Cass
GGF 0TTs Wing Douglas Hubbard Meeker
dena and Wright shall constitute the
Sixth 9th congressional district
Sec. 8. The counties of Big Stone
Chippewa, Grant, Kandfyohd, Lac qui
Parle., LINCOLN, Lyon, Pope, Redwood,
RenN1lle, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and
yellow, Medicine shall constitute the
Seventh 9th congressional district.
Sec g. The counties of Aitkir., Anoka.
Carlton, Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec
Lake, Mile Laos, Pine and St. Louis
shall constitute the Eighth (8th) CON
greSSionaI district.
Sec: 10. The counties Of Becker, Bel