The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

notice, it shall be the duty of such beard
| to let such contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder, who shall in all
be to fbe ss
board shall require satisfactory pond
for the faithful performance Of such con.
satisfactory to said board of county COM
| missioners, they shall advertise for new
bids. In all cases where there are nc
newspapers published in the county, the
publication of the notices mentioned In
this act in newspaper shall not be
! necessary.
seen emergency arising from the break
age of machinery located about the court
house in any county or Washouts or
not be allowed to wait, for the time re-
| quired to advertise for bids as herein re-
CURED then sHch repairs h nay be ezo, maze
| however, such work Is authorized by.
majority of the board of county commits,
sioners and such action shall be ratified
and recorded in the official proceedings ;
| of said board at their next meeting.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts OF acts IN.
consistent with the provisions OF this act
Sec. 6. This act shall take erect and
Approved April IA, 1903
CHAPTER 1875. F. NO. 800.
! AN ACT to regulate the manufacture
and sale Of amber cane sorghum sy-
| rup, to prevent fraud, and to preserve
the public health.
| Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
! Section l. Any person, firm or corpora.
ton, or any person who, as the agent OF
any firm or corporation, shall SELL orer
or expose for sale, or have in his posses
sion with intent to SELL any syrup made
| from amber cane or sorghum that shall
be mixed or adulterated with glucose, or
corn sugar syrup, or any other substance
Of any name whatever not natural or nor
| NAL to amber cane or sorghum syrup. /
shall be guilty of a misdeIneanor, and
not less than twenty five (25) dollars, nor
more than seventy-tive CO. dollars ard
costs, or by Imprisonment not tc exceed
| ninety 800 days.
| Provided, that the provisions of this act
shall not apply when each barrel, cask.
key, or other package containing the said
cane or 4 tina nat ay
stance not natural or normal to said
amber cane or sorghum syrup, shall be
fish language in plain bold-faced type at
least one-half Ca) inch in length the FOL
lowing formula: This amber cane or
sorghum syrup is mixed with the follow
| ing substances and other: (Here
| give the and proportionate quantity
| Of each substance), and following this the
| name and address Of the manufacturer CT
the MIXTURE
Sec 2. 1t shall be the duty of the state
dairy and food commissioner and his as
sistants, experts, chemists and agents by
him appointed, to enforce the provisions
of this act
Sec. g. In all prosecutions under this
act the costs thereof shall be paid IN the
fines shall be paid into the state treasury
and placed to the credit of the state dairy
| and food commissioners fund.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after October list.
approved April IA, 1903.
| CHAPTER 1885, +. NO. 4O2
AN ACT to reimburse owners of land
damaged by bitches or drains construct
hundred and 1ifty-eight 125s) Of the
General Laws Of nineteen hundred and
one Q9OD.
| Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That whenever any land ad-
jacent to any ditch or drain constructed
under the provisions Of chapter two hun
dred tiftyeight (25s) Of the General Laws
of 1901 has been damaged subsequent to
the construction of such ditch or drain
RED away away b. by water flowing through said
ditch or drain, or by the deposit of earth
or any other foreign substance (snow and
damage was not considered and included
in the award Of the viewers appointed In
the proceedings to construct such ditch or
drain, the owner of the land so damaged
may, at any time within six years after
the completion of the ditch or drain caus-
g such the fbe board M
where the land claimed to be damaged is
situated, for the appointment of viewers
to ascertain and report the amount Of
such damages, such petition shall state
the description of the land alleged to have
been damaged, the amount. Of damage
claimed, the location of the ditch or
drain, the description of the land found In
the proceedings to construct said ditch
Or drain to have been benefited by its
construction, and the names CT the oWn-
ers Of the land benefited, as shown by
the last assessment roll.
Upon the filing of the petition end
bond in the sum Of one hundred dollars.
conditioned that if it finally be deter
mined that no damages have leen sus-
tained that are properly allowable under
section one of this act, the petitioner, will
pay all the expense Of the proceed lgs
had under the petition, it shall be the
duty of the board Of county commission
e ers at their next REGULAR or special meet
Ing to appoint three persons who are
qualified under the provisions Of section
five 90 of chapter two hundred ffty-eight
acted as viewers in the proceedings to
construct the drain or ditch causing the
damage. and the board Of county com
missioners shall fix the time and place
for the first meeting Of the viewers
which shall be not more than twenty (2oj
days from the date Of their appoin tment.
IN case any OF the viewers SO appointed
snai fall for qu any cause to qualify the
| County duu1loA SHdll designate some prop
er person to take his place. Each Of said
viewers before entering upon the duties
| Of his office shall take and subscribe an
| oath that he will faithfully perform his
duty as viewer and file the same In the
office Of the county auditor.
Upon the appointment of the viewers the
county auditor shall give notice to par
ties interested. and whose lands are liable
10 be assessed for the payment Of tho
damages claimed, by one publication at
least one week before the first meeting of
the Viewers in the newspaper in which
the last delinquent real estate tax list
vas published, If that paper is still pub
lished in the county, and, If not. in some
legal newspaper printed and published in
the county, and If there is none, in some
newspaper published at the state capital.
stating the date and first meeting Of the
may appear at that meeting and at such
other time and place the viewers NAV
1lx ana be heard in relation to the dam
ages and such other matters as the view
erS are authorized to hear and determine
and proof of the publication If aid no.
county auditor prior to the first meeting
of the viewers.
Sec. 2 The viewers shall meet at the
time and place named by the board Of
county commissioners for their first meet
Ing and hear such evidence as shall ba
ested party, and for that purpose they
may adjourn their hearing from time to-
time and to such places in the county
as they may deem proper, and they shall
make a personal examination Of the dam
aged premises and inquire into the cause
and amount of damage, and If they find
that any damage contemplated by section
one Cd of this act has been done tho
land described in the petition, they shall
make an award in writing, stating the