The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-20

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| y warrants for. the necessary current expenses
Dut at no time during the said period of ten
fpanizaton Of such County shall the outstanI-
Ing warrants so issued exceed the sum of
twenty thousand (20,cUo) dollars, and any war
void ~ i0e'.0 eoAA 'nAAA No
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be- in
force from and after Its passage. -
Approved April o. 1901. 80. ~s.-.~ =
| CHAPTER 1911. F. NO. ga.
AN ACT relating to the grant of swamp lands
to the Little Falls and Dakota Railroad
Company and providing for the settlement
OF o. an existing controversy in relation
=, Whereas, The validity Of the claim of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company to 1O636S
| acres Of land arising from the grant by the
! state to the Little Falls and Dakota Railroad
company by an act entitled IAN act granting
swamp lands to aid in the construction Of the
Dakota Railroad conan5 approved p1ts i'e March
W 1Ssl is qY sa lone by the state: and
CURED by the said Little Falls & Dakota
said act to the said lands; and,
Whereas. The only question in dispute be-
| tween the state and the Northern Pacific Rail-
Way company arises out Of the fact that the
Little Falls & Dakota Railroad company has
never constructed two and three-tenths {2.3)
miles OF railroad at the western end of the
| structed by it; and. VI ''l' Lines '(A-
Whereas, The said Northern Pacific Railway
company makes no claim for lands based upon
the said two and three-tenths (2.3) miles; and,
Whereas. The validity. Of the said grant was
never questioned by the state until Questioned
by the state auditor in 1895, and the same
mas been recognized by the conveyance to the
eral deeds executed by the governor. en-
braclng in the aggregate 12,745.75 acres;
"hereupon the company has conveyed and con-
tracted to convey numerous tracts of land en-
braced in the said deeds to private parties;
and,
Whereas. The said Northern Pacific Railway
company has offered to settle the matter in
dispute upon the basis of there being conveyed
conveyed to it as aforesaid. Now, therefore
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the State
OF Minnesota:
Section l. The governor of the state is here
by authorized to settle and adjust the matters
now In dispute between the state and the
M no Pacific Railway company relative to
in 1881 to the Little Falls and Dakota Rail-
ROAD "a com, company, to ala in the construction OF
boundary of the state which said grant is
now owned by the said Northern Paciie Rail
Sec. 2 The settlement authorized by section
one OF this act shall be upon the following
terms and conditions and not otherwise,
l. That the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany shall be entitled to receive one-third the
seven and seven-tenths (27.7) miles Of It's road
1 nGw IN dispute which it would have been
section Of thirty 800 miles
= That the quantity Of swamp lands to-
s WhiGh such company shall be deemed entitled
First-The twelve thousand seven hundred
forty-ave and az 75,1oo d2,745.75l acres already
made by the governor Of the state for tine
tsddnu se est q Of twentyseven and
seeondmIhe forty-one hundred seventy nine
ana 63-10o GIT 63) acres, more or less. here
Ing act of 1881, and which lands said grantee
mas conveyed or contracted to convey.
and four hundred f1ftysix (3545G) acres re-
naming after selections shall have been made,
as hereinbefore provided, to be fairly selected
BY the said land commissioner.
g., The land commissioner of the state
shall fairly select and certify to the governor
as a poSdea Wr Of
upon the governor shall deed and convey the
list 50 certified to the Northern Pacific Rail-
4: The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany shall within thirty (3O) days after the
passage and approval Of this act file in the
office Of the said land commissioner Its writ
ten acceptance OF the terms and conditions
hereby imposed.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. i
Approved April 10. 1901.
CHAPTER ,1e4-s. F. NO. 113.
AN ACT preventing and restraining opera
lions Of pools. trusts and conspracies
se 1T enacted by the Legislature of the State
SECTION A.: Every pool, trust, agreement,
combination confederation, Or understanding,
created or organized by any corporation Or
ganized under the laws OF this or any, other
other association Of persons w1natsoeVere with
any other corporation. partnership, Individual
e reuate conra OF x Fiat nrc Of Pc
article or articles Of manufacture mechanism
merchandise. commodity, convenience or re-
class, or any article Or thing OF any class or
KIND bought and sold or to maintain said
or hxed, and all agreements combinations,
contedsrations or conspiracies Or rools made.
created, entered into or organized by any cor
tlcn of individuals to fix the amount or limit
the quantity Of any article thing whatso-
an1sm. commodity. convenience or repair or
any product OF any class kind of mining,
more persons or corporations, who are engaged
IN ouvlng or selling any article OF commerce,
manufacture mechanism. merchandise. com
mining any article or thing Whatsoever,
shai! enter into any pool trust, agreement,
CO M or un
any such article thing: or to- limit competi-
tion in such trade by refusing to buy from or
such article or thing aforesaid for the reason
that such other person corporation is not a
member Of or party to such pool. trust com
hnat'on confederation, association or under
standing: or shall boycott threaten any
any person or corporation for buying from or
IS not n member Of or a party to such roo1
trust: agreement combination confederation.
ASSOCIATION or understanding, any such article
this act. ~
Sec. 2. The. severa, district courts OF this
state are hereby invested with Jurisdiction to
prevent and restrain any CORPORATION mart
nerahip, individual association Of individ-
uals from entering into any combination pool,
agreements in the forms Of trusts. corfedera,
t tr1n cnnsp,racy or understanding. declared
e sas by 18th this s. act or any other law Of this
unlawful combinations: And it shall be the
duty of the attorney general ana Of the county t.
attorneys of each county to institute proceed
ings in equity or law to prevent and restrain
all violations of this, act and Of any other law
Honoerning pools trusts and conspiraeies and
a ee Dy WAY Of aba E ng forth the
planned Of shall have been duly notified of such
petition the court shall proceed soon as may
case, and pending such petition and b before ore
hnal decree the court may at any time make
ton as shall be deemed Just in the prem pee0
Sec. 3. Whenever, it shall appear to the
court eI before which any such proceeding under
justice require that other parties should be
brought before the court, and the court may
cause them to be summoned, whether they re-
side in the district in which the court is held
or not; and subpoenas and summons may be
IN proceedings under this act served by the
Sheriff Of any county i'm any place in this state
and the same shall be valid. : j, =
Sec. 4. Any person injured in his business
by reason of anything forbidding or declared
to be unlawful by this act may sue therefor
IN any district court in this state in which the
plaintiff resides subject to change of venue as
IN other cases provided. and shall recover
threefold the damages by him sustained and
the cost OF suit, including reasonable ataor-
neys fee. : ~ -. = 5E-.E... =. -
Sec. 8. 1t<is hereby expressly declared be
the intent Of this act not to repeal any former
act or part thereof on the subject Of pools
trusts, consDiracies and unlawful combinations,
and except the same be In direct and ire
concilable conflict herewith and is hereby de-,
clared to be the only expressed purpose Of this