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

State Of Minnesota.
1900 . County Auditor.
Sec: 4. If the owner, or his lessee, Of
any tract or parcel Of land described in
any order made pursuant to section 8
OF this act, upon whom service Of a copy
Of such order has been duly made, shall
fail or neglect to substantially comply
Herewith, he shall be deemed to main
ain a public nuisance within the mean
ing of this act, and to consent that the
said tractor parcel Of land may be
plowed by the county; and the board of
county commissioners, when Informed Of
such failure or neglect, shall cause the
plowed. under the direction Of the chair
man Of said board; and the expenses in
Cured by reason of such blowing shall be
paid out Of the county treasury upon the
Of the person entitled to the same.
Sec. 5. Whenever. any tract Of land
h have been plowed by the county.
pursuant to the provisions Of this act.
to the owner, or his lessee thereof, in
the raising Of any crops thereon during
the season Immediately following such
R}i s2h2a e sue such owner or lessee, shall be
blowing. Whenever the board Of county
commissioners is Of the opinion tha any
such liability has arisen by reason OF
such blowing, it shall determine the sum
for which such owner or lessee is so la
BILE, and direct the county auditor to de-
mand the immediate payment thereof
into the county treasury; and if the same
is not paid upon such demand it is here
by made the duty of the county attorney
to. bring a civil action in the lame of
such board against the party so in de-
fault, for the recovery Of the same and
demand, provided that the amount so
determined by the board Of county com
m%issioners shall be prima facie evidence
of the value of such blowing.
Sec. 6. For the purposes Of this act
the entomologist employed by the regents
of the University Of Minnesota, at the
state experiment station, located at the
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. 1908.
CHAPTER As. F. NO. 1872.
AN ACT to amend chapter twelve Q2) Of
title fifteen (l59 Of the penal code Of the
chapter three hundred and twenty
seven (32O of the General Laws Of the
State Of Minnesota for the year 1897 re-
lating to the willful or malicious injury
Be ST. it e n4 91nM b. the legislature of the
Section L. That chapter twelve (1O of
State Of Minnesota, as amended by chap
ter three hundred and twenty-seven (32O
Of the General Laws Of the State Of Min
n n ame for the s6 yea u Is 1884, LBS BE- and Il the same
Section 1. Chapter twelve q2) of title
fifteen (15) of the penal code Of the State
WIT WIT: 'nere'0 the following see''0ns' TO-
Section 491 A. A person who shall will
fully or maliciously destroy, injure. dis
ground or in any way interfere with any
pole, cable or wire legally erected, put
up or strung, or any underground con-
or other apparatus, lamps, transformer,
switch, appliance, instrument or ma
tehinery Of any kin used in the construe-
or telephone plant, line or system, or used
in the producing, generating or transmit
ting OF electric light, heat or power. or
spire with any other person or persons to
do any Of the aforementioned acts, shall
be deemed guilty OF a rntsdemeanor, 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,
or m%aliciousIy make i any CONNECTION With
any meter, pipe. conduit, wire. line or
other apparatus belonging to any person
o or, eompany Using or sa,e en er S;atr; IN ine
Of electricity or Of electric current for
the purpose Of taking; using or wasting
Snail wilfully or m%aliciously prevent an
electric meter from duly measuring or
registering the quantity Of electricity sup
nlied. or, Shall in any way interfere with
It's proper action or just registration, or
shall, without the consent Of such per
son or company. wilfully or maliciously
divert any electrical current or power Of
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;
acts, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and shall hal for every srcy99fffneIi se be
hi1ndred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding ninety
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
consistent with the provisions of this act
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.