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

Sec, 4. If the owner, or his lessee. of
any tract or parcel of land described in
any order made pursuant to section 3
OF TINS act, upon whom service of a CODY
o. such order has been duly made. shall
ran or neglect to substantially comply
herewith, he shall be deemed to main
tain public nuisance within the mean
ing or this act, and to consent that the
sald tract or parcel Of land. NAV be
proved by the county; and the board of
county commissioners when Informed of
such failure or neglect, shall cause the
land found by 1t to be so infested to be
ploWed, under the direction Of the chair
man or said board; and the expenses in
CURED by reason Of such blowing shall be
paid out of the county treasury upon the
warrant Of the county auditor, in favor
OF the person entitled to the same
Sec. 8. Whenever any tract Of land
shall have been plowed by the county.
pursuant to the provisions of this act
ana the ploWing thereof shall be of value
to the owner; or his lessee thereof, in
the season Immediately following sucR
plowing, such owner, or lessee. shall he
naple TO the county to the value of such
Proving. whenever the board Of county
commissioners is Of the opinion that anv
such liability has arisen by reason Of
such p!owing, 1T shall determine the sum
lot winch such owner or lessee is so liza
PIE, ana dlrect the county auditor to de-
inand the Immediate payment thereof
into the county treasury; and If the same
Is not paid upon such demand II is here
by mace the duty Of the county attorney
to bring a civil action in the name Of
such board against the party 50 in de-
fault, for the recovery Of the same and
interest thereon from the date of such
9enand, provided that the amount so
determined by the board of county com
mlssloners shall be prima facie evidence
or the value of such blowing
Sec. q. For the purposes of this act
the entomolog1st employed by the regents
Of the University Of Minnesota af the
state experiment station, located aft +he
capitol Of the state, shall be deemed the
state entomologist.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10. 1903
CHAPTER ass. r. NO. 122
AN ACT TO amend chapter twelve d2) of
GtIe htteen (15) Of the penal code of the
state Of Minnesota. as amended by
chapter three hundred and twenty
seven (32O of the General Laws of the
state OF Minnesota for the year 1897 re-
lating to the w1llful or malicious injury
Rt to i real ana or personal s6 a property;
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That chapter twelve 02) of
tltIe hfteen Q3l of the penal code of the
ter three hundred and twenty-seven I320
Of the General Laws Of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1897, be, and the same
IS; amended 50 as to read as follows:
Secuon l. Chapter twelve 02) of title
nfteen (l5) OF the penal code Of the State
of Minnesota is hereby amended bv add
ing thereto the following sections, to-
Section 491 A. A person who shall will
tully or mahciously destroy, injure dis
connect, displace, cut, break, deface
ground or in any way Interfere with anv
pole, cable or wire legally erected, put
up or strung, or any underground con-
dut, subway or cable or any electrical
switch, appliance, instrument or ma
chinery of any kind used in the construc-
ton or or in the operation of any electric
or telephone plant, line or system. or used
in the producing, generating or transmit
| ting OF electric light. heat or power or
VINO snail aid, agree with employ or con-
splre with any other person or persons to
do any of the aforementioned acts shall
be deemed guilty of a nnisdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding ninety days
Section 491 3. Whoever shall wiIfully
or maliciously make any connection with
any meter, pipe, conduit, wire, line or
other apparatus belonging to any person
or company using or engag ed in the
manufacture, supply, sale or distribution
the purpose of taking, using or wasting
such electricity or electric current or
shall .wilfully or maliciously prevent an
! electric meter from duly measuring or
| registering the quantity of electricity sup
| piled, or shall in any way interfere with
its proper action or just registration, or
shall, without the consent of such ner-
son or company, wilfully or maliclousIy
divert any electrical current or power OF
such person or company or in anywise
| Wilfully or maliciously use or cause to be
used without the consent of such person
or company any electricity manufactured
or distributed by such person or com
| pany, or shall aid, agree with, employ
or conspire with any other person or per
sons to do any of the aforementioned
acts, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
| demeanor, and shall for every offense be
! pllniSled by me not exceeding
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding ninety
| days.
consistent with the provisions OF this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
Approved March 10, 1903.
CHAPTER AS. F. NO. 40.
AN ACT ia amend chapter two hundred