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

| of chapter sixty-six (66) of the General
| statutes of 1878, as amended by chapter
tWenty-eight (29 of the General Laws Of
1888, be and the same is hereby amended
| SO as to read as follows:
section hfty-one (5D. If the county
oeslgnated for that purpose in the com
plant is not the proper county, the action
may notwithstanding be tried therein,
unless the defendant before the time for
answering expires, demands in writing
| that the trial be had in the proper county,
| which demand shall be accompanied by
| an affidavit of the defendant, his attorney
or agent, as to the actual residence Of the
defendant at the time Of the commence
| ment of the action, and upon filing due
| proof Of the service Of such demand and
| affidavit upon the attorney of plaintiff
court in the county in which such action
| is commenced, within thirty (3O days
| from the date Of the service thereof, such
action shall thereupon be transferred and
| the place of trial thereof changed to the
| county Of which such defendant is a res
| ident without any other steps or proceed
1pgs whatever Where in any any "a; action t IN
! different counties the action shall be tried
| in the county upon which majority or
| such defendants shall unite in such de-
mand.
The court may change the place of trial
in the following. cases:
First-When there is reason to believe
| that an impartial trial cannot be had in
| the county in which the action is then
pending.
second-When the convenience OF, wit
| nesses and the ends of justice would be
| promoted by the change.
Provided that when the defendant is,
! upon proper demand made, entltled 10
| change OF the place of trial from the
| county in which the action against him
| was commenced to the county in Wn1cn
| he resides, upon the ground that the
] county designated In the complaint IS not
| the proper county, such action cannot for
| any of the reasons or upon any OF the
| grounds specified in this section be re-
| tanned for trial in the county Wnerfe lI he
| tried therein upon removal thereto I g3L
| the proper county upon order Oh the ois-
trict court in and for such proper COUNTY IN syi
| civil cases be made upon the consent III
writing of the parties or their attorneys;
When the place of trial is G had fy the he
county to which the place OF tTlai ~
changed unless otherwise provloeo by a Ine
consent of the. parties In wrl I'M G ners
filed, or order Of the court, and the papers per
| shall be filed or transferred ACCORDINGLY;
Sec. 9 This act shall take erect ana
be in force from, and after It's passage
Approved April z, 19U5.
CHAPTER 84e-S. F. NO. 494.
| AN ACT to require the surveyors genera
| Of logs and lumber to inspect and sur
| vev cedar posts, poles and farm poles'
cedar electric light, telephone anu Iete
graph poles and to provide for the COM
pensadon thereof. "a 41a
| Be it enacted by the legislature oA tN0
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. The surveyor general OF each
district shall by himself, or his deputy,
at the request Of the owner OF any GeIdf
| posts, or farm poles, cedar electric ngnt,
| telephone and telegraph poles, or at tne
request Of any sheriff, coroner or con-
! stable. who has replevied, attached OF
! levied upon any cedar posts farm pores
or cedar electric light, telephone and tele-
| graph poles, OF at the request OF any
| person who has written order from tne
| owner thereof for the delivery thereof
repair to any part of his district and In
| spect and survey such cedar posts, END
| farm poles, cedar electric light, telephone
| and telegraph poles, and upon complet1on
of such inspection and survey. to make
| out a true and correct scale BILL or in
| ventory thereof which sail contain a Ger
| tificate of the name of the person by
| whom the time when and the place Nnere
! such material was inspected and surveyed
| and at whose request and to whom in
spected surveyed and scaled and the scale
| mark placed thereon, the number OF the
| different pieces and sign the same: when
| scale bill or inventory shall be recorded
| in the books of his Office and. upon being
| paid his fees for such services he shall
deliver the original scale bill or inventory
| to persons for whom the materlal was
| scaled, or the person requesting the sur
| vey, and such scale bill or inventory ana
| the record thereof shall each be prirna
| facie evidence of the facts therein stated
logs and lumber in scaling any cedar
| posts or farm poles. cedar electric light.
| telephone and telegraph poles shall be
governed by the following specifications.
| to wit:
STANDARD specifications of cedar pests
! Length of Z foot posts may be o feet 10
| inches. length Of foot posts may be
| Z feet, 10 inches cut from live timber and
| peeled. Size of posts at top end may
| be Il inch less than diameter specified.
| Pipe rot is allowed. and other rot defects
which do not impair the strength Of the
| post for the uses Of a fence post; -FOUR
| inches sweep one way is admissible Dis
| coloration or evidence Of age, no defect,
| providing stock is reasonably sound and
| cut down live timber. Green, fresh cut or
| water soaked poles must be plump Z cas-
ure for diameter specified.
Large posts and small poles-Sizes. d
| inch 10 feet to 4-inch 25 feet, inclusive.
diameter specified. Lengths may be two
| inches scant. On posts and poles 10, Il.
| a. 10 and IS feet long Inch crook one
| way allowed, 20 and % feet inch crook
| allowed. Pipe holes in tops allowed. Must
be cut from live timber and in other re-
| spects conform to post specifications.
| Green fresh cut or water soaked stock
must be plump measure for diameter
Standard telegraph, telephone and cleo
| trio poles-Sizes 5-inch Is foot and
upwards. Above poles must be cut from
| live growing timber. peeled and leason-
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| Tops must be reasonably sound, and
| when seasoned must measure as follows
| 5-inch poles Is inches circumference at
| top end; 6-inch piles, 1914 inches circum-
| ference at top end; finch poles % inch
circumference at top end. If poles are
| green. fresh cut or water soaked, then D.
| inch poles must be 5 inches plump in dia-
| meter at top end, 6-inch poles must be
| 1917 inches In circumference, and finch
| poles, 22% inches in circumference at
| top end. One way sweep allowable not
| exceeding one inch for every five feet,
| for example in 25-foot pole sweep not to
exceed five inches and in a 40-foot pole
| additional sweep permissible for each adj
| ditional five feet in length. Measurement
! for sweep shall be taken as follows: That
| part Of the pole when in the ground (siX
| feet not being taken into account in ar
| irving at sweep, tightly stretch. a tape
| line on the side of the pole where the
| sweep Is greatest, from a point six feet
| from the butt to the upper surface at top,
| and having SO DONE measure widest point
| from tape to surface of pole and If, for
| illustration, upon a 25-foot pole said
| widest point does not exceed five inches
| said pole comes within the meaning of
| these specifications. Butt rot in the CEN
| the center; total rot must not exceed 10
| per cent OF the area of the butt. Butt
| rot of a character which plainly seriously
| impairs the strength Of the pole above
ground is a defect. Wind twist is not a
defect unless very unsightly. and exag-
| trimmed smooth are not a defect
| Sec. 2. Such surveyor general shall re-
| ceive, as compensation for such services,
| for inspecting and surveying farm posts
| or small poles twenty cents (20c) for each
| hundred pieces, or fraction thereof; for
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