The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
or supervision of public parks or park
ways with power to acquire building

easements
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
| State of Minnesota:
Section l. The common q, council Ftdl Of OF any
habitants, according to the next preced-
! ing state or national census, shall nave
to set any street GT
to place the same under the supervision
of the board of park commissioners or
other public body charged with the man, ma; =
agement, control or supervision OF puDllc
parks Or parkways for such specific ana
limited purposes of Improvement, orna-
and eontEo n mau the the
QUESTION of building line easements, as
may be named in the resolution or ordi,
sacS on coune may reguate and
limit the traffic and travel upon sucn
street or avenue or section thereof so set
apart as a parkway and may prohibit ,ttbt the tn
same, or over or upon any part thereof,
and may place such other restrictions
the thereof and the
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 any street car line
is now located and operated, or which is
connection with any county road. or to
which there are no streets running paral-
lei.
Sec. . This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April ii, 1903.
CHAPTER 1925. F. 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
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 1. 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 en-
cumbrances, the state auditor Of the
State Of Minnesota as ex-ofticio commits.
sioner Of the land office Of the State Of
Minnesota, with the approval Of the gov
ernor of said state and of its attorney
general, may make, execute and deliver
in the name Of the State Of Minnesota,
above described, to the holder or holders
Of the several encumbrances upon said
land for a consideration to be determined
by said state auditor as ex-o1hclo CON- SON.
missioner of the land office of the state
of Minnesota, and the governor and the
attorney general Of said state.
Sec 2 This act shall 1lot take Ike effeet ana
Approved April ID, 1903.
CHAPTER 1871. F. NO. 1855.
AN ACT regulating the filing and record
ing Of deeds. conveyances, and other
instruments relating to real property
within newly organized counties, pend
ing proceedings Instituted by the state
to test the validity Of the organizatlo
Of such counties, and legalizlng such
records heretofore made.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State OF Minnesota:
tho
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 reiat-
ing to and affecting real property will
the territory Of said newly organized
county, which by law 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 be
recorded in the office of the register OF
deeds for the county in winch SAID real
property 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,
mortgages, powers of attorney and other
instruments were actually recorded IN
the office of the. register of DEEDS t;oI
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 OF
attorney and instruments when otherwise
executed and acknowledged as required
by law, provided that nothing herein
shall be construed to authorize the rec
ord Of any such deeds, mortgages, poW5
ers Of attorney or instruments after said
proceedings are terminated in any other
than the county where the real property
ers of attorney and other instruments is
actually situated.
Sec. 2. That in all cases where any
deeds, mortgages, powers OF attorney OF
in any manner any interest In or title to
real property situated in newly organized
counties have been filed and recorded IN
county in Which said real property was
situated at the time Of the creation OF
said new county, since the creation and
erganzation Of SAID new e c9 tbf aet
l Eush dec0 and ' made valid and Of:
fectual. for the purpose of notice. evi,
had been recorded in the office of the
register of deeds for the county where
said property was actually situated; fr91
IN any manner affect the rights or title
of anv bona fide purchaser without notice
for a valuable consideration OF any sucn
real estate prior to the passage OF TINS
act, and shall not apply to or AFFECT any
court of this state.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage
Approved April IA, 1903.
CHAPTER 194-H. F. NO. 40.
AN ACT to enable municipalities to es-
tablish and acquire building line ease Sc
ments along streets, highways, parks
and parkways, and defining the nature
of such easements.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF Tic
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. The common council Of any
CITY may establish along any street or
hiGhway within such city a building line
upon the land adjoining sucn stree' az; or
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 ems Su tha+ i ne
maintained upon said land. Such ease
ment shall be known as a building line
easement
Sec. 2. Such easement may be &C
CURED by the city council by purchase,
or by grant, or by condemnation. 1t
may also be created by dedication by In
dicating such building line, upon any
town plat hereafter recorded in the Of
fice of the register of deeds Of the coun-
ty where the land lies; and city counclls
approve plats Of lands unless building
lines are shown thereon.
Sec. 3. Any board Of park commission
ers having control of any park or ,I PARK
way may in like manner ACQUIRE ou11o nns,
line easements along the same or any
portion thereof.
Sec 4. The easement above specified
may be acquired by proceedings to pc
conducted in the following manner by the
hoard of park commissioners, in case OF
parks and parkways controlled by a
board of park commissioners, and by the
city council in other cases: , T.,
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
Of park commissioners, sne g Govern ts