The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24
CHAPTER 1O7-H F NO o7o

ClI<AI 1Oi-I1. NJ. 10.
AN ACT relative to plats of towns and
cities in this state, and of additions to
and subdivisions thereof. and the cor
rection and lesaiization of the same.
be 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section L That in all cases where the
plats or what purport to be nlats of
any towns or cities in this state or of
additions to or subdivisions thereof, or
copies thereof, made before the govern
ment survey Of such land, fail to Identify
and show correctly upon their face the
tract of land covered or intended to be
covered thereby, the surveyors or one
of them, who laid out or surveyed the
same, and, In case said surveyor or sur
Veyors shall have died, one or more of the
original proprietors, may make and file
IN the office of the register Of deeds of
the county in which said lands are stu
ated certificate duly executed and ac-
to be executed or acknowledged, wherein
shall be set forth a full description of
the lands actually covered and Intended
to be covered by said plat If such GER
tlhcate be made by a proprietor or pro-
prietors of such town, city, addition or
subdivision, the same shall also be sworn
respects. And such certificate, so exc
cuted, acknowledged and verified shall be
recorded at length by said register of
deeds in book by him provided for that
purpose, entitled, Book of Plat Certifi-
cates;" and said register OF deeds shall
thereupon note upon such plat and the
copy Thereon, filed in his office as afore-
said, and referred to in such certificate
and affidavit, the fact Of filing such GER
tifcate, and the book and page where re-
corded; and he shall receive from the per
son offering said certificate for record the
fees provided by law for similar services
And such certificate or the record thereof
shall, together with such plat, be prima
facie evidence in all cases as to lands
covered by said plat.
Sec. 3 And in case said surveyor or
surveyors, and the original proprietors,
shall have died, then the village or city
council of the city or village of which the
land covered by said plat forms a part
may, upon the petition of one or more of
the owners of any lot or lots within the
lani covered by said plat, instruct and
request the county surveyor, or in case
such city or village has it's own civil en-
g1neer, then such engineer, to ascertain
the full and proper description of the
lands actually covered and intended to
be covered by said plat, and report his
findings to said council. If said council
finds such report satisfactory, the same
shall be duly approved by the president
or vice president, and thereupon such re-
port, together with the petition of the
land owners and the order of the council
to the surveyor, shall be recorded at
length in the office of the register of
deeds as hereinbefore provided, with ref
erence to surveyors or proprietor's GER
tificate, and the record of such petition.
order and report shall, together with such
plat, be prima facie evidence in all cases
as to lands covered by said plat.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage
Approved March 81, 1908