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

clerk and filed with said auditor shall be
ground for his removal by the governor.
Sec. 16. In determining, at any time. to
what counties this act shall apply, refer
ence shall be had to the United States or
state census last taken.
Sec. IT, All acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 10. This act shall not affect any
actions or proceedings that have been or
are now pending in said court except
that the fees for all certified copies fur
nished by this clerk since March %, 1903,
shall be in accordance with the provisions
of this act.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and
be. in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April Il. 1908.
CHAPTER 334-s. F. No. 2O5.
AN ACT to amend section seventy C70)
of chapter forty-siX (46) Of the General
Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
nine qSs9l, as amended by section
sixteen Q16 of the General Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-three
QS93). and as amended by chapter one
hundred and forty-nine of the General
Laws of 1899. and by chapter one hun
hundred and forty-nine of the General
Laws of 1899, relating to the administra-
ton and distribution of estates of in
teStates.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota.
Section l. That section seventy 90
of chapter forty-six (46) of the General
Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine
QSS9). as amended by section six 60 of
chapter one hundred and sixteen Q16) of
the General Laws of eighteen hundred and
chapter one hundred and forty-nine Of
the General Laws of 1899 and by chapter
one hundred and seventy-four of the
General Laws Of 1899. be and the same is
read as follows:
When any person dies possessed of
any personal estate, OF of any right or
interest therein, the same shall be ap-
piled and distributed as follows:
/. The widow shall be allowed all the
wearing apparel of her deceased husband;
his household furniture. to be selected by
her, not exceeding in value five hundred
dollars: other personal property, to be
selected by her. not exceeding In value
five hundred dollars; and such allowances
snail be made as well when the widow
receives the provisions made for her in
the will Of her husband, as when he dies
intestate.
2. In case there is no widow surviving.
minor children, if any, and be selected by
the guardian of such children
.; mo widow or children, or both, con-
stltuting the family of the deceased, snail
nave such reasonable allowance out of
the personal estate as the probate court
deems necessary for her and their main
tenance during the progress OF the settle
Inent or tho estate according to her or
insolvent estate, shall not be longer than
one year after granting administration
or IN any case after the snare of the
widow in the residue of the personal
estate mentioned in subdivision six of this
section shall have been assigned to her.
4 If, on the return of the inventory
or airy intestate estate, it appears that
the value Of the whole estate does not ex-
coed the sum Of one hundred and fifty
dollars in addition to the allowance made
for the widow and children, the probate
court shall by decree for that purpose,
AFTER tho payment of the funeral charges
and expenses Of administration, assign
Tor the use and support of the widow
or widow and children constituting the
FAMILY OF the deceased the whole of such
estate.
II the personal estate amounts to
more than the allowances mentioned in
this section, the excess thereof shall.
after the payment of the funeral charges
and expenses of adm inistration, be APP
pied to the payment of the debts Of the
deceased.
6. The residue, If any, of the personal
estate, shall be distributed in the same
proportion and to the same persons and
LOT the same purposes, as prescribed for
the descent and disposition of real estate.
Z. All of the foregoing provisions shall
apply as Well to a surviving husband as
TO a surviving wife,
Sec 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and
De In force from and after its passage.
approved April 81, 1903