The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
CHAPTER 21a-H. q NO. s4e.

CHAPTER Zl0-td. +. M. Z40
| AN ACT to amend sections 1885, 1884, 1885
and 1888 of the General Statutes of 1894, and
section 1887 of the General Statutes of 1894,
amended by chapter Al of the General
Laws Of 1895, relating to the laying out of
| judicial highways, and providing for the al
| teration and discontinuance Of highways in
! Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State
| of Minnesota:
| Statutes Of 1894 be and the same hereby is
| amended so as to read when amended as fol-
| lows:
| Sec. 1888. Whenever a petition praying for
| the location, alteration vacation Of any
| highway running into or through two more
| counties, partly ON the line dividing
| two or more counties in any judicial district
| in this state, signed by twenty legal voters
and taxpayers, resident in said counties, shall
! be presented to g. Judge CT the district court
| in said district, Whenever g. petition pray
| ing for the location alteration or vacation of
! any highway running into through two or
| more counties, or partly on the line dividing
| two or more counties in two or more judicial
| districts in this state, signed by twenty legal
voters and taxpayers, resident in said counties,
shall be presented to a judge Of the district
| court Of one of said districts the said judge
| is hereby authorized to appoint three commits
sioners whose duty 1t shall be to meet at
| such times and places may be necessary,
and to Immediately proceed to lay cut, alter
! or vacate such road directed by the Judge
| in accordance with the prayer Of the petition
! provided, that no road shall be ordered by the
| of the judicial district in which the application
| is made, and such road shall be extended be-
! yond the district only for the purpose of COM
mencing or ending at some village or public
road.
Provided, further, that IN cases where said
road, If a, new road or If an old road, the
| part thereof to be altered or vacated runs
| through or into two on more counties situated
/ in two more judicial districts, the Judges Of
said districts shall act in conjunction with each
| other on said petition, and If the proposed
! new road or the alteration or vacation of such
| old road IS deemed a public necessity or for
the best interest Of the public, It shall be their
] duty to appoint commissioners from each OF
| the counties affected by said road, not exceed
ing five in ALL and to direct them to lay out,
/ shall be the DUTY Of said commissi ers to meet
| shall be the duty fsaid commissioners to meet
| at such times and places as may be necessary
| and to proceed to lay out, alter vacate
| said road in like manner as provided herein in
! other cases.
! Sec 2 That section 1884 of the General
| Statutes of 1894 be and the same hereby is
| amended so as to read, when amended, as fol-
| lows:
| Sec. 1894 Notice of the presentation of any
| such petition as that mentioned in the proceed
ing section to any district judge shall be posted
| at least thirty days prior to such presentation
| in at least three Of the most public places in
said judicial district, and there shall be one OF
said notices posted at each county seat of the
| counties through into which the road Is to
| pass or passes, as the case may be.
| Sec. g. That section 1885 Of the General
Statutes, of 1894 be and the same hereby Is
| amended to read as follows:
| Sec. 1885. The commissioners shall appoint
| surveyor one aXeman and two chainn1en to
| make a SURVEY of such road, If so directed by
| the court. The compensation of the commits
| sioners shall be three dollars each per day.
| the surveyor four (S4.00) dollars per day and
| the axnen and chainuen shall each receive
| two dollars per day and fifteen (15) cents per
! mile one necessarily travelled from their
| place Of residence to the place of commencing
| such survey or the location. vacation or al
| teratfon of such highway, such compensation
| to be paid only for the time actually engaged
| in making such survey. The damages incurred
| and compensation to be paid to the persons
| over whose land such roads shall be laid out
! altered or vacated by reason of the laying out
! alteration or vacation of the same shall be
| assessed and determined by said commissioners,
| and the expense of such survey and the dam
| ages and expenses which are incurred bv the
| laying out. alteration vacation thereof, IN
| GLIDING compensation for right Of way, shall
! be paid hv the counties through into be-
| tween which said road passes. each county
| paving therefor It's Just proportion
| Sec. f. That section 1883 of the General Stat
/ utes Eof 1894 be and the same hereby IS amend
! ed so as 10 read when amended, follows:
| Sec 1888. The commissioners appointed I'M
| der and by virtue of section 1888 OF this act
| to be paid to each land owner by reason OF
| the laying out alteration or vacation OF said
! road over and across his lands, unless such
| right of way shall be by the owners duly and
| voluntarily .relea sed to the board Of county
| commissioners of the county In which such
| land is situated. and In their reoort said COM
! mieeoners shall include and set forth sena-
| rately each appraisal Of such daTnages or COM
| nensaton made by them and all voluntary re-
| leases of the right of way taken by them.
| Sec g. That section 1887 OF the General
Statutes Of 1894, as amended by chapter A
Of the General Laws OF 1895. be and the same