The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
CHAPTER 2s7-s. F. NO. 2eo.

section l. In counties or this state having
over seventy-five thousand (T5,000) inhabitants
the owner of any estate interest in land
therein, whether legal or equitable may apply
as hereinafter mentioned to have the title of
said land registered. The application may be
made by the applicant personally, or by an
agent thereunto lawfully authorized in writing,
which authority shall be executed and acknowl-
edged in the same manner and form as is now
required as to a deed and shall be recorded
in the office of the register OF deeds before
| the making of the application by such agent.
A corporation may apply by its authorized
agent. and infant or any other person under
disability by his legal guardian. Tenants in
| common shall Join in the application. The
person in whose behalf the application il
made shall be named applicant plaintiff.
| Sec 2. 1t shall not be an objection to bring
ing land under this act that the estate or
| interest of the applicant is subject to any
outstanding lesser estate mortgage, lien or
| charge, but no mortgage. lien, charge or lesser
estate than a fee simple shall be registered
unless the estate in fee simple to the same
! land is registered
Sec 8. No title derived through sale for
any tax assessment shall be entitled to be reg
! istered. unless it shall ne made first to ap-
! pear that the title of the applicant or those
whom he claims title has been ad1ud1cated
by a cour. of competent jurisdiction, and a
decree Of such court duly made and recorded
| in the office of the register of deeds, decreeins
| the title of the applicant or those through
| whom he claims title to be in him or them,
! or unless it shall be made first to appear that
the applicant or those through whom m ~ ne
puted possession of the land under such title
| at least fifteen years.
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and shall be signed and verified by the oath
: of the applicant, signed and verified by
| the oath of the agent authorized to act IN
that behalf. 1t shall set forth substantially:
/ A. The name and place of residence of the
applicant, and If the application is by one act
ing in behalf of another, the name and place
Of residence and capacity Of the person SO
| B. Whether the applicant Except IN the case
of a eorporation) is married, or not, and II
( married. the name and residence of the hus-
| band or wife Age Of applicant. +.
| c. The description of the land.
! D. TIE applicants estate interest in the
same, ard whether the same Is subject TO an
| estate Of homestead
! appear Of record to have any title, claim es-
| tate. lien interest in the lands described
! in the application for registration. 81
F. Whether the land is occupied or unoc-
cupied and if occupied by any other person
| than the applicant the name and postofiice
| address of each occupant, and what estate or
| interest he has or claims IN the land
G. Whether the land is subject to any lien
| or incunlbrance and if any, give the nature
| and amount Of the same and if recorded, the
| hook and the page of record; also give the name
(. and postofice address of each holder thereof.
| H. Whether any other person has any estate
or claims any interest in the land, in law
! or equity, in possession, remainder, reverslon
or expectancy, and if any, set forth the name
| and postoffice address Of every such person
[ and the nature Of his estate Or claim.
In case it Is desired to settle or esdaoi us
| dresses of all the owners Of the adjoining
J lands that may be affected thereby, SO far
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! tain the same.
J. If the application is on behalf of minor,
| the age of such minor shall be stated. l, II
| the application is by a husband or wife, the
| other shall by Endorsement thereon acknoWl-
edged, as in the case of deeds or by separate
! instrument acknowledged in the same way,
I signify his her assent to the registration as
| K When the place of residence of any per-
! son whose residence is required to be given
| is unknown, it may be so stated II the ap-
| plicant will also state that upon diligent in
quiry he has been unable TO ascertain the
| same.
| See s. Any number of contiguous pieces OF
land in the Same county and owned by the
| same person, and in the same rlght OF any
| number Of pieces Of property in the same
county having the same claim of title and
! belonging to the same persons may De IN
} cluded in application.
| Sec. 6. The application may be amended only
by supplemental statement in writing, signed
and verified as in the of original appll-
Sec T. The application fer registration shall
be made to the district court the county
where the land is situated. or to the district
court In the county to which 1t Is attached
for Judicial purposes. Said court shall have
| power to inquire into the condition of the
title to and any interest in the land, and any
lien or incunabrance thereon, and to make all
orders Judgments and DEGREES as may be
necessary to determine establish and declare
4 the title or interest, Legal, Or equitable, as
:. | against all persons known or unknown, and
| existing by law, contract, Judgment, mortgage,
trust oeed or, otherwise, and to declare the
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all clouds from the title and for that pur-
pose the said court shall be always open, AND
such orders, judgments and DEGREES may be
made and entered as we'll in vacation as IN
term time.
Sec s. Registers Of deeds in the several
] counties in this state shall be registrars OF
titles in their respective counties. Their depu
ties shall be deputy registrars. All acts per-
formed by registrars and deputy registrars
under this law shall be performed under rules
and instructions established and given by tle
district court having jurisdiction of the equity
Sec. o. Every register Of deeds shall, be-
fore entering upon his duties a sistrar OF
titles, give bond with sufficient sureties, to
be approved by a judge of the district court
| payable to the State of Minnesota, in such
sum as snail be fixed by the board of county
commissioners of the county in which he acts
conditioned for the faithful discharge of his
duties and to deliver up all papers, books
records and other property belonging to the
county or appertaining to his office as regis
trar OF titles whole, safe and undefaced when
iaWduiiy required SO to do said bond shall
De HE'D in the office of the secretary Of state
and copy thereof shall be filed and entered
upon the records Of the district court in the
hold his Office.
Sec. 10. Deputy registrars shall perform any
ana all duties of the registrar in the name OF
the registrar, and the acts of such deputies
shall be held to be the acts of the registrar
and in the case Of the death of the registrar
Or his removal from office, the vacancy shall
be filled in the same manner as is now pro-
Vlded by law for filing such vacancy in the
Office of the register of deeds The person Sc
appointed to fill such vacancy shall file a
bond, and be vested with the same powers as
the registrar whose Office he is appointed to fill
sec. IL. No registrar deputy registrar
shall practice attorney or counselor at
law, nor while in Office be in partnership with
any attorney or counselor at-law so practicing.
Sec, II. The registrar shall be liable for any
neglect or omission of the duties of his office
when occasioned by a deputy registrar in the
same manner as for his personal neglect
CT omission.
Sec. 13 The judges of the district court In
and for tho judicial districts for which they
were elected or appointed shall appoint one
or moro competent attorneys in each county
within their district to be examiner of titles
and legal advisers of the registrar The sal
airy of examiners Of titles in each county shall
be fxed by the board Of county commissioners
and shall be paid in the same manner that
other salaries Of county employees are paid
! Sec. IA II the applicant is not resident OF
the state OF Minnesota, he shall file with his
| application paper, duly acknowledged, ap-
| pointing an agent residing in the state giving
his name in full and postofice address, and
| shall therein agree that the service Of any
| legal process III proceedings under our growine
| out Of the application shall be of the same
| regal erect when made on said agent as il
made ON the applicant within the common
| wealth. If the agent SO appointed dies OF
removes from the state, the applicant shall
| manner and if he fails so to do the court may
dismiss the application.
Sec 10. The application shall be filed in
! the Office Of the clerk of the court to whom
the application is made, and in case persona
service a true copy thereof shall be served
Win the summons, and the clerk shall docket
the same in a book to be kept for that pur-
pose, which shall be known as the 'Iand
| Registration Docket" The application sSa !
be entitled (name Of Applicant applicant, tc
| t1on to the land), plaintiff, against (here in
seft the names OF all persons named In the
apphcetion as being in possession of the prem
ises, or as having any lien, incumbrance right
title or interest in the land, and the names
OF all persons who shall be found by the report
OF the examiner hereinafter provftied for to 10
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