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

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ways with power to acquire building
easements.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
city in this state now or hereafter having
a population of over fifty thousand IN
habitants, according to the next Rreced-
ing state or national census, shall nave
power to set apart any street or avenue
or any section thereof as a parkWay ana
to place the same under. the supervisor
of the board of park commissioners or
other public body charged with the man
agement, control or supervision of public
parks or parkways for such SPECIFIC ana
limited purposes of Improvement, orna-
mentation and control, including the es-
tablishment Of building lines and the ac-
QUESTION Of building line easements. as
may be named in the resolution or ordl,
nance of such common council. AND
such common council may regulate and
limit the traffic and travel upon such
street or avenue or section thereof so set
hauling of heavy loads over or upon the
same, or over Or upon any part thereof.
and may place such other restrictions
upon the use thereof and the vehicles
and proper to preserve its character as a
parkway. Provided. however, such com
mon council shall not have power to set
aside as a parkway nor to limit the
traffic upon any such street or avenue
upon and along which n street car line
is now located and operated, or Which Is
a direct continuation of and is used IN
connection with any county road. or to
which there are no streets running paral-
lei.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect and
be III force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1908.
CHAPTER 1925. +. NO. 50.
AN ACT to authorize the state auditor,
as ex-off1cio commissioner Of the land
office of the State Of Minnesota. with
the approval Of the governor Of said
state, and of its attorney general. to
deed real estate which has become
property Of the State of Minnesota by
eScheat.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. That In any case where any
real estate has become the property OF
the State OF Minnesota by escheat, and
where said. property is encountered by
taxes, special assessments, or other zen
cumbrances, the state auditor Of the
sioner Of the land office of the State Of
Minnesota, with the approval OF the gov
ernor of said state and OF it's attorney
general, ma make, execute and deliver
it's deed to any property situated as
above described, to he holder or holders
of he several encumbrances upon said
land for a consideration to be determined
by said state auditor as ex-ofticio com
missioner Of the land office OF the State
Of Minnesota, and the governor and the
attorney general of said state. :,
Sec. =. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April II, 1908.
CHAPTER 1871. F. NO. 165.
AN ACT regulating the filing and record
ing of deeds, c~onveyances, and other
Instruments relating. to real property
within newly organized counties, pend
ing proceedings instituted by the state
to test the validity Of the organization
nf such r011ntjaS pn6 1pp2!iZ1nP SlCh
records heretofore made.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the
State OF Minnesota:
Section l. That during the tendency Of
an action on behalf of the state, to test
the validity of the organization OF any
new county, all deeds, mortgages, powers
Of attorney and other instruments relat-
ing to and affecting real property within
county, which by Ley are required to be
filed and recorded. in the office Of the
register of deeds for the county where
said real property is situated. may pc
recorded in the office Of the register Of
deeds for the county in which said real
was situated before the creation
of said new county, and such record
shall be effectual to all intents and pur-
poses, and Of the same force and effect
in all respects, for the purpose of notice,
evidence, and otherwise, as il said deeds,
mortgages, powers Of attorney and other
instruments were actually recorded in
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said newly organized county. And the
register of deeds for the county in which
real property was situated prior TO
the creation Of. said new county is re-
quired to admit to record all such con-
veyances, deeds, mortgages, powers or
attorney and instruments when otherwise
executed and acknowledged as required
by law, provided thai nothing herein
shall be construed to authorize the rec
ord of any such deeds, mortgages, pow
ers Of attorney or instruments after SAID
proceedings are terminated in any other
than the county where inc real properly
ers OF attorney and other instruments is
actually situated.
Sec. .. That in all cases where In
deeds, mortgages, powers, Of attorney or
in any manner any interest In or title to
real property situated in newly organized
counties have been filed and recorded in
the office of the register of deeds tor I'll the e
situated at the time of the creation OF
said new county, since the creation and
organization Of said new county ana
b pech record sns passage IS: in OF all o'' Respects cts,
legalized and made valid and eff
fectual. for the. purpose of notice, evil
dence or otherwise, as though the same
had been recorded in the office Of the
register of deeds for the county where
said property wa actually situated. Pro-
yided, that nothing herein contained shall
In any manner affect the rights or title
of any bona fde purchaser without notice
for a valuable consideration of any such
real estate prior to the passage of this
act, and shall not apply to or affect any
action or proceedings now pending In any
court of this state.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 194-H. F. NO. AZ.
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tablish and acquire building line ease
ments along streets, highways, parks
and parkWays, n defining the nature
Of such easements.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. The common council OF n
city may establish along any street or
highway within such city a building line
upon the land adjoining sucn street or
highway, OF any portion thereof, and DIS
tant not more than fifty feet from the
margin Of such street or highway, ana
may, in behalf of the city. acquire an
easement in the land between such line
and the exterior street line, such that no
buildings or structure shall be erected or
maintained upon said land. Such ease
ment shall be known as a building line
easement.
Sec. 2. Such easement may be ac-
auired by the city council by purchase,
or by grant. or by. condemnat1on 1t
may also be created by dedlcanon by m
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town plat hereafter recorded in the Of
fee Of the register of deeds Of the coun-
ty where the and lies; and city councils
shall have power to refuse to accept or
approve plats OF lands unless building
lines are shown thereon.
Sec. 3. Any board Of park commission
ers having control OF any park Or park
way may in like manner acquire building
portion thereof.
Sec. 4. The easement above specified
may be acquired by proceedings to be
conducted in the following manner by the
parks and parkways controlled by q
board of park commissioners, and by the
city council in other cases.
The term governing body" Is used IN
this and the Following sections to desig-
nate the appropriate body in any given
case. whether the city council, or board