Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect ana
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10. 1903.
CHAPTER 6s-H. F. NO. 1902. -.
| AN ACT fixing the times for holding the
general terms Of the district court IN
the several counties Of the Sixteenth
judicial district. 80
Be it enacted by the legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section L. The general terms or the nis-
trict court In the several counties OF me
Sixteenth judicial district of this state
shall be held each year as follows: .,
In the county of Stevens, on the thlfd
Monday in March and the second Monday
in October.
In the county of Big Stone, on the
second Monday In May and the second
Monday in November.
In the county of Grant, on the fourth
Monday in May and the fourth Monday
In the county of, Traverse. on the third
Monday in II and the third MONDAY
in November.
Monday in June and the second Monday
in December.
In the county of Pope, on the second
Monday in June and the first Monday
in December.
Sec. 2. The grand jury, If one is drawn
for any of said terms Of court, shall be
summoned to appear on the first day
thereof, and the petit jury shall be sum-
1llOllSu I dppSdI Ou lll0 oCSoAAo ICY
each of said terms, on which second day
the trial Of cases shall commence.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts OF acts m
consistent with this act are hereby re-
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
Approved March 19, 1903.
CHAPTER OH. F. NO. 37s.
AN ACT to regulate the hours Of IN
ployment of locomotive engineers and
locomotive firemen, and TO- provide a
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota: .
Section 1. On all lines Of steam rail
roads or railways operated in whole or
in part within this state the time OF labor
Of locomotive engineers or locomotive
firemen employed in. running or operating
the locomotive engines on or over such
time exceed fourteen 1N consecutive
hours without al opportunity be given
them for rest. At least nine 60 hours, o"
as many hours less than nine 90 as is
shall be allowed them for rest before. said
engineers or firemen are again ordered
or required to go on duty; provided, low
ever, that nothing in this section shall
fireman to desert his locomotive in case
of accident, storms, wrecks, Washouts.
snow blocades OF any unavoidable delay
arising from like causes, or as prohibiting
said engineers or firemen from working
longer if they do not object.
Sec. 2. Any railroad company or su-
perintendent, chief dispatcher, trainmas,,
or railway official who shall order or re-
quire any locomotive engineer or loco
motive fireman to labor contrary to tho
Shall be deemed guilty Of a m~isdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than twenty
five (2j) dollars or more than one hun
1rN [1nnt- lie or hy m JrryC 81 " m Won't
for not less than thirty 800 days or more
than sixty (6U days; and all railroad or
railway corporations operating lines or
railways or railroads. in whole or in part
j'lries to said engineers or firemen re-
sulting from their being required to labor
contrary to the provisions of section one
Sec. 8. All acts and parts Of acts incon-
%sistent with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall be in force upon
and after its passage.
Approved March %, 1909.
CHAPTER 7O-H. f. NO. 261.
five % Of chapter two hundred 600 of
the General Avs of 1899, being an act
entitled IAN act to amend chapter one
hundred and seven 400 of the General
Laws of 1888, as amended by chapter
three (3) Of the General Laws of 1885,
and by chapter two hundred thirty-four
(234) of the General Laws of 1889, re-
lating to annuity, safe deposit and trust
companies
| Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section four a. of
chapter one hundred and seven 900 of
the General Laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty-three Qss3), as amended by
chapter three go Of the General Laws of
and by chapter two hundred and thirty
four (234) of the General Laws Of eight
cen hundred and e~ighty-nine QSS9), and
by section two 90 Of chapter two hundred
hundred and ninety-nine QS99), be and
the same hereby is amended, so as to
read as follows:
Section 4. No such corporation hereafter
organized shall be authorized to transact
any business, or exercise any powers as
such, until two hundred thousand GOO, OOO)
dollars of its capital stock shall have
than fifty thousand 100000 dollars shall
be invested and deposited as hereinafter
provided. Said fifty thousand 100000
dollars shall be invested in the bonds Of
the United States. or in bonds or obliga-
tons of the State Of Minnesota, or in the
bonds Of other states, or in the bonds or
obligations of the City Of st. Paul, Min
obligations Of any incorporated city or
village of this state, containing a popula-
ton of not less than three thousand
G,000) souls, as determined by the then
next preceding national or state census,
which bonds or obligations AVE not been
issued as a bonus for, or purchase of, or
subscription to any railroad or other pri-
vate enterprise, and whose total bonded
Indebtedness does not exceed ten 0O per
centum Of the then assessed valuation Of
the real and personal property Of said
city or village; or in the bonds or obliga-
tons of any. organized county in this
state containing a population Of not less
than ten thousand 100000 souls, as de-
termined by the then last census as afore-
said, which bonds lave not been issued
for any of the purposes aforesaid. and
whose total bonded Indebtedness does not
exceed ten .qO) per centum Of the then
assessed valuation Of the real and per-
bonds or obligations of any legally or
ganized school district. whose total in
debtedness does not exceed ten QO) per
f zen t UNI, OF the then then assessed valuation Of
district; or in the bonds or obligations Of
any city Of the United States containing
a population Of not less than twenty-five
thousand (25,ooO souls. as determined by
the then next preceding national or state
census, which bonas or obligations have
not been issued as a bonus for, or pur-
chase of. or subscription to any railroad
or other private enterprise and whose
bonded Indebtedness does not exceed ten
QO per centum Of the then assessed
valuation of the real and personal prop
bonds Of any railroad company, which
are secured by a first lien, or issued to
replace and retire mortgage bonds which
are secured by a first lien, upon a rail-
road within the United States, provided
said railroad company has earned and
paid regular dividends of not less than
four per centum per annum on its entire
capital stock for at least three (3) years
next preceding such investment; which
shall LAY the approval Of the public ex-
aminer. The guaranty fund of any such
consist of such securities as are herein
before authorized, or, Of such as are au-
thorized under the existing law. And
any corporation which has been hereto
ness under this act. that shall deposit
with the state auditor as it's required
deposit bonds Of the character aforesaid,
thousand (5O,OOV dollars, nor less than