Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

fled in the office Of the clerk OF the DIS
proceedings. are. pending:
place Tor hearing ali partles interested in
to the owner thereof, II he Is a resident
OF this state. by serving ga q n ie he 4 - n Mt1s =
resident of the state. by one p~uollcatlon
of said notice in a newspaper pra1lt gee
and published in the county, wv, wneH e .r nn1
tice shall state that the dralnase coda :
mission have determined It necessary to
take certain lands, descr1nng them. Ior
OF drain describing the location ct suGll
ditch or drainl, that the parties. s'lbscIib,
ing such notice hare peer appolnteo 20
ascertain and assess the damages for
taking the land described IN u notice;
the name Of the owners, Il known, and
time and place fixed by the commissioners
for the hearing Of the owners as to the
value Of land taken and damages sus-
time and place fixed IN said notice, the
commissioners shall hear any evidences
offered by the owners of the land
or the dralnage commission ns as AZ 70 o ene
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
such taking, stating the value Of each
parcel of land and damage sustained to
and file the same in the office of the clerk
of the district court, and sunless am ap-
peal is k 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 same cut OF 1ne
of said land unless there appears of rec
ord a judgment, mortgage OF either lien
against the land so taken, in which case
amount so found into court to be paid
to the parties that the court finds en-
titled thereto. That within ten la ~ gay
misEioners with the clerk, either the
owner or any party interested In the land
taken, or drainage commission may ap-
peal to the district court wherein asn awt ens
OF said commissioners. If the owners or
other parties interested in the Land taken
appeals, he or they b serve a notice
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 fling and the, title Of the
proceeding in which the award was made.
If the drainage commission desires TO
appeal. they shall cause a similar ahs M. notice &c
his attorney, II one appeared for MIN
| before said commissioners. Upon the per-
fecting of such appeal, there shall be an
determine the value Of the land taken
and the amount of damages sustained by
the taking Of the same, and h be
tried in said court in the same manner
civil actions, and either party may ap-
peal to the supreme court IN the manner
provided for o. appeals in civil H1d, astion rs eao-
ton three go shall not delay the con-
| struction of the contemplated ditch or
drain, but the drainage commission may
prosecute the work required from and
after the date of the filing the petition
| out the provisions Of this act there is
hereby appropriated out of moneys In,
the tnf state treasury. not othe a,ys fbo approd7
dollars (S25.OO0) for the year 1901, and
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,ooo1 for the year 1902.
! board OF county commissioners Of every
county in which bitches may be con-
structed, pursuant to this act, to pre-
| of weeds or accumulation of debris; any
expense thereof shall be paid out OF the
general county fund. ~ .
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
Approved March 81. 1901
CHAPTER e1-H. F. NO. $50.
AN ACT regulating the rate OF interest
upon contracts arising from the sale
of lands belonging to the State OF Min
nesota- - @- &
| 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
nesota to purchasers Of public Lanes 500
| shall be four a. per cent per anntlm,
| and the rate Of interest, on all orltstand-
ing contracts or certificates heretofore
| made or issued by said state in the SELL
ing of it's said lands Is hereby reduced
to four ~ per cent per aralllm upon. ali
sums now remaining unpaid PROVIDED.
| that If any payment on h principal. OF
| any contract now outstanding shall be
made before the same. becomes due n
written ten QW. years after the passage
| of this act, the Interest ON such payment
shall be five 90 per cent pen annlm
from the late at which the interest had
| been fully paid at the rate OF five 90, PEE
cent, to the time when such payment ON
the principal h a have been paid. II
! 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 Ave !(b) per cent from
the date of such contract to the time
when such payment shall have been
| mada
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)..