The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

or supervision Of public parks or park
ways with power to acquire building
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The common council Of any
CITY In this state now or hereafter having
habitants, according to the next preced-
ing state or national census, shall have
power 10 set apart any street or avenue
OF any section thereof is a parkway and
70 place the same under the supervision
OF the board of park commissioners or
other public body charged with the man
agenent, control or supervision Of public
parks or parkwayS for such specific and
limited purposes of Improvement orna-
mentat1on and control, including the es-
adjustment of building lines and the &C
QUESTION of building line easements, as
may De named in the resolution or ordi-
nance OF such common council And
Such common council may regulate and
street or avenue or section thereof so set
apart as parkway and may prohibit the
haullng of heavy loads over or upon the
same, or over Or upon any part thereof
and may place such other restrictions
upon the use thereof and the vehicles
permitted thereon as may be necessary
anu proper 10 preserve its character as a
parkway Provided, however, such COM
mon council shall not have power to set
ASIDE as parkway nor to limit the
franc upon any such street or avenue
Is now located and operated or which is
ulrect continuation of and is used in
cCnneclion with any county road, or to
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Sec. .. This act shall take effect and
De IN force from and after its passage
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 1925. F. NO. 50.
AZ Al 70 authorize the state auditor.
as eX-offlGlo commissioner Of the land
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the approval of the governor of said
state and of its attorney general. TO
ueed real estate which has become
property Of the State of Minnesota by
eScheat.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. That in any case where any
1eal estate has become the property Of
the state of Minnesota by escheat and
Wnefe said property is encountered by
taxes, special assessments or other en-
cSulnDfances, the state auditor of the
State of Minnesota as ex-officio commits
Sloner of the land office of the State of
Minnesota, with the approval of the gov
ernor Of said state and of it's attorney
general, may make, execute and deliver
IN the name of the State of Minnesota
us deed TO any property situated as
ABOVE described, to the holder or holders
OF the several encumbrances upon said
I Ialld LOT consideration to be determined
by SAID state auditor as eX-officio com
missioner of the land office of the State
Of Minnesota, and the governor and the
Attorney TOR general genera Of said state.
sec - IhlS act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage.
Approved April A. 1903.
CHAPTER 1871. F. NO. 185.
AN ACT regulating the filing and record
ing of deeds, conveyances and other
instruments relating to real property
within newly organized counties, pend
ing proceedings instituted by the state
o. he o1,i,1 t;,,,,
Of such counties, and legalizing such
records heretofore made.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That during the tendency of
an action on behalf of the state, to test
the validity of the organization of any
new county, all deeds, mortgages, powers
of attorney and other instruments relat-
Ing TO and affecting real property within
the territory of said newly organized
county, which by law are required to be
MED and recorded in the office of the
register Of deeds for the county where
said real property Is situated, may be
recorded IN the office of the register of
deeds for the county in which said real
property was situated before the creation
OF SAID new county, and such record
snail be effectual to all intentS and pur-
poses, and of the same force and effect
In all respects, for the purpose of notice,
evidence, and otherwise, as if said deeds,
mortgages, powers of attorney and other
instruments were actually recorded in
the office of the register of deeds for
said newly organized county And the
register of deeds for the county in which
real property was situated prior to
the creation Of said new county is re-
qu1red to admit to record all such con-
Veyances, deeds mortgages, powers of
attorney and instruments when otherwise
executed and acknowledged as required
by law, provided that nothing herein
shall be construed to authorize the rec
ord of any such deeds mortgages DOW
of attorney Instruments of
proceedings are terminated in any other
than the county where the real property
affected by said deeds. mortgages, pow
erS of attorney and other Instruments is
actually situated.
Sec. .. That in all cases where any
deeds, mortgages powers of attorney or
other instruments conveying or affecting
in any manner any interest in or title to
real property situated in newly organized
counties have been filed and recorded in
the office of the register of deeds for the
county in which said real property was
situated at the time of the creation of
said new county, since the creation and
organization of said new county, and
before the passage of this act,
legalized and made valid and eff
fectual. for the purpose of notice, evil
dence or otherwise, as though the same
had been recorded in the office of thu. \
register of deeds for the county Wheres
said property was actually situated. Pro-
Vided, that nothing herein contained shall
in any manner affect the rights or title
of any bona fide purchaser without notice
for q valuable consideration of any such
real estate prior to the passage of this
act, and shall not apply to or affect any
action or proceedings now pending in any
court of this state.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 194-H. F. NO. 40.
AN ACT to enable municipalities to es-
tabliSh and acquire building line ease
ments along streets, highways, parks
and parkwayS, and defining the nature
Of such easements.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The common council of any
city may establish along any street or
highway within such city a building line
upon the land adjoining sucn street or
highway, or any portion thereof, and dis
tant not more than fifty feet from the
margin of such street or highway, and
may in behalf of the city, acquire an
easement in the land between such line
and the exterior street line, such that no
buildings or structure shall be erected or
maintained upon said land. Such ease
ment shall be known as a building line
easement.
Sec. ,. Such easement may be ac-
quired by the city council by purchase,
may also be created by dedication by in
dicating such building line upon any
town plat hereafter recorded in the Of
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