The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19
CHAPTER OH. r NO 1o1

AN ACT authorizing and regulating appeaIs
from the allowance in whole, in part, by
on the s vIes council ,o OF claims against any
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
OF Minnesota:
Section 1. Whenever any claim Is allowed In
whole or In part by the village council of aav
Village in the State of Minnesota, no order or
warrant shall be issued In PAYMENT OF such
claim, or any part thereof, until the expiration
of ten Q0 days from the date Of such allow
a1lce.
At any time during the ten Qo) days named
IN THIS section Az any five 90 Of said
said village notice in writing, signed bv
each of said five taxpayers, which notice shall
notice appeal to the district court Of the county
within Which said village Is located from the
s sn,f1 e. OF SAID claim which notice shall
ance. and the amount allowed. Upon filing
such notice, no order or warrant shalt issue for
the payment OF such claim any part of same
until the district court of said coII1tv sboII
dispose Of said appeal.
Sec 3 It shall be the duty of the recorder
or said village, upon receipt Of said notice
forthwith to file the same in his office ami
forthwith to file with the clerk Of the district
c cioir OF sala county certified copy of said
of the action OF the village council thereon
and also copy of said appeal JJpon flinb
said return and copies, the district court shall
be deemed to have acquired Jurisdiction Of said
SUBJECT matter and the parties thereto and NAV
compel g. further return or amended re-
turn TO be made to the same extent az in
civil actions in said court and in the same
manner as in cases of any appeal from irdo
alent OF justice OF the peace. Said parties
signing said notice Of appeal shall paw to said
recorder at the time of filing said notIoe ~
appeal the sum OF fifty cents for making sa id
return. s S'o
Sec. 8. After said return has been filed D,,,h
the clerk Of said district court, said claimant
or said parties signing said appeal or env ~
same, may bring on for hearing the matter ~
SAID claim at any general term of said court
IN the same manner and under the same r1,Ies
or procedure as any other matter pending ~
saad district court or the same may be COM
at chambers by consent Of the parties i14er
ested therein. Said court NAV direct TIlAo djr,
to be made and issues to be Joined in CO "a
matter should said court deem the Same "a
visable or proper.
Sec: f. Upon the hearing of said canse tba
validity or said claim and the amount thareoS
shau be passed upon and adjudicated
In said district court said claimant sha1,
De aconSidered as the plaintiff in said action
said Village shall be considered as the Ga
1endant IN said action, and said partIAs tel,fna
sald appeal shall be named appellants
Costs and disbursements may ba taxed ana
ellowed between said plaintiff and said an
pelianta me same as in any other action pend
ing IN said court, but no costs or dIsh11nsa
ments shall be allowed or taxed in any event
against said village. In the event said claim,
or any part of same is allowed bv said court
!hen the amount OF said claim allowed shall
De entered as n Judgment as in other s1iits
Pending in said district court against said
village, and the process Of said court roa1
issue for the collection thereof in favor ~ 60 ~
claimant or plaintiff. "-u
Sec. o. This act shall take effect and be- in
force from and after its passage 49,
Approved April 10, 1901.