The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-27
BILL BY EZRA Gates
One Providing for The Mime
opa State Park.
Measure Is introduced in the
House Yesterday.
Project Is Receiving Support
From the Members.
Mankato Should Help Push This
Good Thing Along.

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The bill providing for the AInneopa
state park, introduced by Representative
Gates of Garden City reads as follows:
| Section ! describes the land as follows:
That the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section twenty,
(2O), township one hundred and eight
10S), range twenty-seven (27) in the
county of Blue Earth and state of Min
nesota, and the north fourteen acres of
the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of said section twenty (20),
township one hundred and eight (lOS),
range twentyseven (27, or SO much
thereof as the state of Minnesota is now
or may hereafter become seized, shall
be and hereby is set apart and perpet
ually used as a public park
Section 2. The name of said park
shall be The Minneopa State Park, and
the same is by this act dedicated to the
perpetual use of the people of the state
of Minnesota under the proper restrict
ions herein. provided, or which may be
hereinafter provided by law.
Section g. The general care and super
vision of The Minneopa State park, until
otherwise provided for, shall be vested
in the state auditor acting as state land
commissioner.
| Section 4. The attorney general is
hereby authorized and directed, to take
all reasonable steps to procure from the
parties owning land within limits of said
park, concessions to the state of Mime
sofa or conveyances thereto for park
purposes and for such reasonable consid-
Grafton as may be agreed upon, subject
to the approval of the governor. In case
any tract or parcel of land within the
limits of said park cannot be secured
upon satisfactory terms, the attorney
general is herebycauthorized to institute
for and in behalf of the state proceed
| ings in condemnation, as now provided
by law, for condemning and converting
private property within this state to
public use. Whenever any proceedings
in condemnation are had and taken for
the condemnation and conversion of any
of said lands, all of the provisions of an
act approved March 9th, 1874, and en-
titled "An act to pre- vide for obtaining
title to land, by the state of Minnesota
for the use of the state" and all amend
ments thereto shall be applicable to all
such proceedings, and all other provis-
ions of law properly applicable, shall
also be applicable to such proceedings.
Section 5. Any person who shall will
/ fully cut, destroy. or mutilate, or cause
to be wilfully cut, destroyed or multi
ated, any tree, shrub, timber, evergreen
or plants of any kind, shall be guilty
| of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof by any court having competent
! jurisdiction, shall be punished by fine
! of not less than $1,000, and not more
| than $4,000 for each offense, or be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail of Blue Earth
county, Minnesota, for not less than ten
days or more than ninety days for each
and every offense.
Section 6. For the purpose of carry
| ing into effect the provisions of this
act there is hereby appropriated out of
the treasury of the state of Minnesota
payable out of any moneys not other
wise appropriated the sum of
dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to acquire the property here
inbefore described and carry into effect
the provisions of this act.
1t is understood that the land in ques-
ton can be purchased for about $4,000.