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

agreement, or the feaS9na &e value of his
services in representing tlevisee, leg
aztec or heir, and shall lssge filed in pro
bate court a duplicate OF such notice
with proof of such service, said attorney
or attorneys shall have q lien upon such
d!stributive share. or legacy for such
amount. which shall be taxed and al
lowed by the probate court at the time
of hearing any petition for partial or gem
eral distribution of the estate in which
such lien claimed was fled and any
money or property decreed therein to
such heir or legatee, shall be decreed
administrator SHALL out Of any money or
specific personal property so decreeEl
satisfy said lien claim, and for that pur-
pose may, under the order and directl m
of the probate court, sell so much of such
specific personal property as may be nee
essary to satisfy said lien claim, and
the costs and expenses of the sale.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved Feb. 16, 1901.
CHAPTER Hi. f. NO. T.
AN ACT to amend section 5141 of the
Statutes of the State of Minnesota, 1894,
relating to the limitation of the time
within which actions may be COM
menced for the foreclosure Of mort
cages.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
y Section l. That section 6141 Of the
%atutes of the State of Minnesota, 1894,
: \>read as follows:
Sal Every action to foreclose a
morLt heretofore or hereafter made
upon i, estate shall be commenced
within fiji IN years after the maturity
of the whole of the debt secured by said
mortgage, and said fifteen years shall
not be enlarged or extended by reason
of any non-residelfce nor by reason Of
any payment or payments made or APP
piled upon the debt secured bv sIcn
mortgage after the maturity of such
debt.
Sec. 2. The provisions Of this act shall
not affect any action. now pending.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the first day
of September, 1S01
Approved Feb. 10, 1901.
CHAPTER 12-H. F. NO. 8.
AN ACT amending section 8 of chapter
292 of the General Laws of the State
of Minnesota for the year 1897, being
an act relating to mortgages and con-
veyances of personal property and con-
tracts creating or reserving a, lien
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section of chapter
292 of the General Laws of the State of
Minnesota for the year 1897 be, and the
same is hereby, amended 50 as to read
as follows:
Sec. 5. No mortgage, pledge or other
incumbrance of personal property which
may be held exempt from execution or
attachment under any of the provisions
contained in the first (1st), second CID,
fifth (5th) or ninth (9th) subdivisions of
section three hundred and ten (310 of
chapter SiNty-SiX (66) of the statutes of
the State of Minnesota of eighteen hun
dred and seventy-eight Q87S), given or
made by a married man or woman, shall
be of any validity whatever as to such
exempt property unless the same be by
knowledged as herefnbefore provided,
and unless the husband and wife, if both
are living, concur in, and sign and &C
knowledge I'll, the same joint Instrument.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb 25, 1901.
: CHAPTER 13-H +. NO. L
AN ACT to provide for the appointment
of a tax commission to prescribe the
duties thereof, and to appropriate
money therefor.
Be 1t enacted by the Legisis ltgme Of the
Section 1. There is hereby created a
commission to be known as 1.-THE Tax
Commission of the State of Minnesota -
Said commission shall be composed of
and residents of the State of Minnesota,
who shall be appointed by the governor,
attorney general and state auditor within
fifteen days after the passage of this
act
Sec. 3 The duties Of said commission
shall be to make a tax code for the
SldCS GU MINNESOTA. SuCn COQo snail III
clude a: complete system for the just and
equitable taxation of all forms of prop
erty, both tangible and intangible, and
shall be properly indexed and prepared
in the form of bill or bills for presenta-
ton to the legislature. Said code shall
include provisions for a permanent tax
commission, md shall define it's duties,
powers and compensation. The commits
sion shall also prepare and report a bill
or bills providing for any constitutional
amendments which may be necessary for
properly carrying out the system of tax
alton recommended by the commission
Sec. 8. Said commission shall complete
its labors and make it's report, which
shall include the bill or bills above men
toned, to the governor, on or before the
first day Of February, 1902, and the gov
ernor shall present the bill or bills so
reported to him at the next ensuing
special or general session of the legisla-
ture
Not less than three hundred 900 nor
more than one thousand $1,000 copies of
such report shall be printed under the
direction of the state printer, and shall
to the officers who are now entitled to
the revised statutes under the laws of
this state, and he shall also forward to
the senators and members Of the legiSla-
ture elected for the session of 1903, as
soon after election as their names and
postoffice addresses can be ascertained.
Sec. 4. Said commissioners shall re-
ce1Ve as compensation for their services
the sum of three thousand dollars ($3, O0O)
each, to be paid at the time their final
report IS made; such payment to be made
by warrant drawn by the state auditor
on the state treasurer.
They may employ a stenographer,
whose compensation, together with the
expenses for printing, stationery, post
the purposes of this commission, shall
be audited by the governor, attorney
general and state auditor, and when SO
approved and allowed the state auditor
Wy yxT91 ,1Yat fhn -to TO
treasurer for the same; provided. that
the compensation of said commission,
together with the salary for stenographer
and other expenses connected with said
commission, shall not exceed the sum
of twelve thousand dollars ($12OOO).
Sec. .. Vacancies in said commission
shall be filled by appointment by the
same officers hereby authorized to make
the original appointments Should an
appointment be made to fill a vacancy,
the compensation herein provided shall
be divided by the governor, attorney gem
era1 and state auditor between the new
member and the commissioner whose va
cancy he was appointed to fill, in such
manner as may seem proper and just.
Sec. o. There is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the state treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
twelve Thousand dollars (S12, O00), or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
approved FEB. 70, 1901
CHAPTER 14-H. T. NO. %.
AN ACT to amend section 6467, general
statutes, 1884, relating to the crime
of kidnapping.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section 6467 general
statutes, 1894 be amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. ,6467. Kidnapping Defined-A per-
son who wilfully
Fdrst-Seizes, confines tnveigles or kid
maps another with Intent to cause him,