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

said reports, and shall be empowered to
edll and condense such reports as are di-
recled oy law to be published, and de-
lernllne whether any of the reports
whose publication is not mandatory may
NOT De published without detriment to tho
state or to the public; and shall deter
mine the number of copies and the styIa
" pln1lliS or each report to be puA shed,
except where otherwise specified by law
IN accounting under this act when
charge IS allowed for binding, no charge
SnaIl be allowed for the folding, collect
ing, stabbing, stitching, end papers. dry
ing and pressing sheets, or for lettering
volumes, but all these items of work
shall be deemed to be included in the
charge allowed for binding.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect and he
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April IA, 1903
CHAPTER ooh. F. NO 3n5
AN ACT providing a conttngent fJind IN
"a 1c4 C county OF the State of Minnesota,
tDr lr( use of the county a. orntv for
TIE payment of such expenses as
necessary and not otherwise provided
LOT IN the trial and preparation for tlI-H
or criminal cases, and in iuvestigatioT-s
before the grand jury. and nr6tti5itIts
LOT the auditing and payment of such
expenditures. SNON
6e IL enacted by the legislature of the
state of Minnesota:
section l. The county commissioners
Oh each county in this state are hereby
aulHorlZed and directed to SET aDart IT
T Ttler R fst meeting in January of each
ear, from any funds then in the county
Ileasury, not specially appropriated or
SET ASIDE for other purposes. in an
a.. odi 70 be fixed by said board of coun-
less than one hundred dollars and nor
more IMAM one thousand dollars to he
USED by the county attorney Of each
nos f as contingent fund for the pur-
pose OF oe1raylng such necessary eX-
penseS as are not otherwise s;;eCifcaIlv
proNlded for in the trial and Drena ratinI
I0[ 1rIai OF criminal cases. and in the
payment of such necessary axDeneas as
are not otherwise provided for in con
uGctlhg Investigations by the grand Iurv
Sec. = The county attorney of each
county by and with the consent and ap-
proVal hrst had and obtained of the dis
tIlct court. or any judge thereof in and
Tor his county is hereby authorized and
empowered to incurr the expenses spe-
e ~. i IN sectlon one @ of this act, so far
as IS necessary, to the amount annually
appropriated by said board of county
commissioners for said purpose.
sec. j.. All disbursements from said
Iund snail be made in the usual manner
by the county treasurer of each county
upon the warrant of the auditor of each
county, which auditors warrant shall be-
executed and delivered in an amount,
and to the person designated by the or
der of the county attorney countersigned
py any judge Of the district court for
that county.
Sec. 4. Before any such approval shall
county attorney so applying for the same,
1t Shall be the duty of said county attor-
ney SO applying for the same. to present
TO said judge of the district court an
itemized and detailed statement of the
expenses, for the payment of which he
then makes application. and which state
ment snail be verified by said county at
torney In the usual manner, provided for
the Verihcation of claims against the
counties Of this state.
Sec. 8 Immediately upon such judge
OF the district court affiXing his endorse
ment to said order of the county attor-
ney said judge, If in his opinion the pub
lie interests Will not be prejudiced there
by, and If he be of the opinion that the
pubic interests would be prejudiced
thereby, then as much as the public in
terest will permit, shall file in the office
Of the county auditor Of the county on
which said order is drawn. said itemized
and verified list 80 furnished by said
county attorney.
Sec. 6. Any sum remaining In said
fund on the 3lst day of December of each
year shall then be transferred by the
county auditor to the general county rev.
enue fund of said county
Sec. Z. During the year 1903 the eX-
penses mentioned in section one % OF
this act shall be paid in the manner pro-
vided for herein from any funds in the
county treasury not specially appropri-
ated or set aside for other purposes.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 2O5-H. F. NO 1872.
AN ACT to legaliZe conveyances of real
property made by husband direct to
wife, and the record of such convey
anceS.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That all conveyances Cf
real property within this state made be
tween March 10th, 1898, and March 20,
1898 in which a married man has con-
viewed nrOnprlV directly to his wife.
shall be and the same are hereby de-
clared to be legal and valid, and the rec
ords of all such cOnveyances heretofore
actually recorded in the Office OF the
proper county shall be in all respects val
Id and legal, and such Conveyances and
records thereof shall have the same force
Of notice, evidence or otherwise as are
or may be provided by law i'll regard to
conveyances in other cases.
Provided. that the provisions Of this
act shall not apply to any action or pro-
ceeding now pending in any of the courts
of this state; provided, further. that this
act shall not be construed 10. extend TO
any case where vested rights in any such
property have been acquired by third
parties.
Sec 3 This act shall take effect ard
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 206-H. F. NO. 81.
AN ACT to amend chapter 252 Of the
General Laws Of 1901, entitled an act
to prohibit so-called "blind pigs and
other places and devices for keeping,
selling or using intoxicating liquors
contrary to law; to abolish the practice
of handling intoxicating liquors under
false and fictitious names; and to effect
the confscatiOn of Intoxicating liquor
unlawfully handled. together with the
appliances used in such unlawful rand
ling of Intoxicating liquors.
BE il enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota.
Section l. That section OF chapter -oz
of the General Laws Of the State Of Min
nesota for the year 1901 be amended so
as to read as follows
Every person who shall directly or IN
directly keep or maintain, by himself or
by associating or combining with others,
or who shall in any manner aid, assist OF
abet in keeping or maintaining any pIlhu
pig or other room or rooms, place or
places IN which intoxicating liquors are
received or kept for unlawful use, barter
or sale as a beverage or for unla"1uL
distribution or division among the mem
bers of any club or association by any
means whatever, within the limits or
anv township, village, city or county
which has voted against granting license
to sell Intoxicating liquors, or whereby
municipal charter or ordinance or by
state law the sale of intoxicating liquor
is forbidden; and every person who shall
receive, barter sell, assist, or abet an
other in receiving, bartering or selling
any intoxicating liquors SO received or
kept, and every person who, as agent, or