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

their acts as such to said board of park
commissioners They shall; with all rea-
in the official newspaper of said city,
once week for two consecutive weeks,
the last Of which publications shall be
at least ten days before the day of such
meeting, and which said notice shall
contain general description of the
lands designated for appropriation by the
board of park commissioners, and that a
plat of the same has been filed, and that
the said appraisers will meet at a place
and time designated, and thence pro-
coed to view the premises and to ap-
praise the damages for the property so
10 be taken, appropriated and condemned.
AT the time and place named in said no.
uce the said appraisers shall meet and
view the premises, and may hear any
evidence adduced or offered by the par
ties interested, and adjourn, from time to
time, for the purpose aforesaid, and
concluded, they shall determine and APP
praise the amount of damages to be paid
the owner or owners of each piece or
parcel of property proposed to be taken,
appropriated or condemned, and having
ascertained and appraised the DAMAGE
as aforesaid, they shall make and file
with the secretary of the board of park
commissioners written report to said
board, detailing their action in the prem
1SeS, embracing a schedule, and the ap-
praisement of the damages In each case,
with a description of the land and the
names of the owners, If known to them,
and also statement of the costs of the
proceedings.
Sec. 3. Upon the filing of such report
with the secretary of the board of park
commissioners, as aforesaid, the said
secretary shall thereupon give notice by
publication thereof in the official news
paper Of the city, once a week for two
successive weeks the last publication of
which shall be at least ten 90 days be-
fore the meeting of the board of park
report of the appraisers will be consid-
cred by the board of park commissioners
at meeting thereof 10 be named in the
notice, and any person interested shall,
before the time specified for said meet
ing in said notice. notify the said board
of park commissioners, in writing, of
any objections which he may have in
the premises, and the board of park COM
missioners, upon the day fixed for the
consideration Of such report, or at such
subsequent meeting, to which the same
may stand over, or be referred, shall
have the power, in their discretion, to
confirm, revise or annul the appraise-
consideration to any objections inter
poSeo by the parties interested, Pro-
vided, however, that said board of park
commissioners shall have no power to
reduce the amount of any Of the ap-
praisements but in case the appraise-
ment is annulled, in whole or in part,
the said board may thereupon appoint
new appraisers, who shall proceed in like
manner as in the case of the first APP
praisement, as to any land in which the
former appraisement was annulled.
sec. 4. w Qen the BOARD OF park COM
mlssioners shall have finally confirmed
the appraisement, in whole or in part,
the said award shall thereupon stand as
a charge against the city, payable out of
its park fund, and shall be paid, or de-
posted and set apart in the treasury of
said city to and for the use of the par
ties entitled thereto, Within six months
after the confirmation of said appraAse-
ment and report, except that in case any
appeal shall be taken from the order of
confirmation aforesaid, then the amount
ooh Il raerOe, 11AI1
be required to be paid or deposited and
set apart, as aforesaid, until sixty days
shall have expired after the determine
ton of the appeal SO taken, as herein
after provided,
Sec. 8. Amy person whose property is
proposed to be taken, appropriated and
condemned under the provisions hereof,
the proceedings of the board of park
commissioners or in the acts Of the APP
pralsers in the premises, by reason Of
which the award Of the appraisers ought
not to be confirmed, or who is dissatis-
he'd with the amount of the damages
awarded to him, may at any time before
the time specified for the consideration
of the award by the board of park COM
missioners, as aforesaid, file with the
secretary of said board, in writing, his
objections to such confirmation, setting
forth therein specifically the particular
irregularities complained of, containing
8 description of the property in which he
Is interested, which would be affected by
Iler6ln,
and if, Notwithstanding such objections,
the said board shall confirm the award
any such objecting person shall have
the right of appeal from such order of
for the judicial district in which any,
such city may be located. Such appeal
must, however. be taken within ten days
after the date Of such confirmation, by
filing with the secretary of the said
board Of park commissioners notice
thereof. in writing, and it shall there
make out and transmit within the days
next following, to the clerk of the dis
trict court aforesaid, copy Of the award
of said appraisers as confirmed by the
board of park commissioners, and of the
order Of the board confirming the same,
and of the objections filed, as aforesaid,
by the appellant. The case may there
upon be brought on for hearing upon
eight days notice. at any general or
special term, and shall have precedence
OF all other civil cases, and the judg-
ment of the court shall be either to con-
firm or annul the proceedings, so far as
they affect the property of the appellant
described in the written objections.
Sec. &. In case the amount of damages
awarded Is complained of by such APP
pellant, the court shall, if the proceed
ings shall be confirmed In other respects
appoint three 80 disinterested freehold
ers, residents of the county in which the
land so to be appraised is situate. as
appraisers Of real estate. to appraise its
damages; each of the parties to the APP
appointment of such appraisers, and the
court shall fix the time and place of the
meeting OF such appraisers; they shall
be sworn to the faithful discharge of
their duties as such appraisers and shall
proceed to view the premises and to hear
the allegations, proofs and evidence per-
tanning to the question Of the amount
of such damages which may be adduced
by either OF the parties to the appeal,
and shall, after such hearing and view
of the premises, report back to the dis
F1re T q fndNOC f1ans,.
damages in respect to the property of
the appellant The award of such ap-
pratsers shall be final, unless set aside
by the court for good cause shown, and
in case their report is so Set aside, the
court may, in its discretion recommit
the same to the same appraisers, or ap-
point new appraisers, as to it shall eeem
best, and any such new appraisers so APP
pointed shall proceed as those originally
appointed were required to proceed by
the provisions of this act Upon the &C
ceptance and confirmation of the report
OF any such appraisers by the district
court aforesaid, the amount of their ap-
praisement and award shall thereupon
become a charge against the city. to be
paid In the same manner as the award
and appraiSen1ent of the appraisers an
pointed by the board of park commits
sloners would have been paid, had no
appeal been taken.
Sec T. AS soon as the proceedings for
acquiring the title to any such tracts.
pieces or parcels Of Land, shall have been
1t shall be the duty of the board of park
commissioners to make or cause to be
made an accurate description of all the
lands so acquired, with statement of
the amount of damages awarded and
paid therefor, and it shall be certified by
the president and secretary of said board
under the official seal of said board, and.
together with one of the plats hereinbe.
fore required, shall be filed for record in
the Office of the register of deeds of the
county in which the land SO taken NAV
be situated, and after such record shall
have been aecomplished the same shall