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settlement shall be made for an amount
less than double the value of the timber

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as Shown by such report.
Sec. 81. Record of Trespasses-The au-
dltor snail keep book in which he shall
enter eIia all tre 81 reported, with the
ana settlements thereof, together with
references to any correspondence relat-
Sec. SO: Seizure of Timber, Etc.-The
state auditor shall take possession of any
TIMBER heretofore or hereafter unlaw-
Iully cut upon, or taken from, any land
owned by the state, wherever found, and
may sell the same at public auction after
giving such notice as he deems reason
ape. ana after deducting all the expenses
OF such sale the proceeds thereof shall be
pa ald into the state treasury to the credit
OF the proper fund; and whenever any
timber SO unlawfully cut has been inter-
mingled with any other timber or prop
erty so that 1t cannot be identified or
plainly separated therefrom the auditor
So intermingled. and in such case the
whole quantity of such timber shall be
fGon Iell1s ] presumed to have been UNI
when the timber unlawfuIly cut or
removed from state land is so seized and
sold such seizure shall not in any man
removed or caused the cutting or re-
moval of any such timber, from the full
liability imposed by this act for the
trespass so committed, but the net amount
realized from such sale shall be credited
on whatever judgment is recovered
against such trespasser, and in addition
person who shall remove, TRANSPORT. carry
away. conceal or convert to his own use
any timber unlawfully cut on state lands.
showing the same to have been SO cut,
shall be guilty of larceny of the same,
and may be prosecuted and punished ac-
cordingly in the county where said prop
through which said property or any part
thereof may be removed, and when any
corporation Is guilty of the acts herein
declared to be larceny each officer of such
corporation shall individually and sever
ally be deemed guilty of such larceny.
Sec. 40. Rewards.-The following re-
wards shall be paid to any person or
persons giving to the proper authorities
any information which shall lead to the
detection and conviction of any persons
violating VIC any of Of the provisions of this
act, to VIII: 5000 reward if the value
OF the timber SO unlawfully cut or re-
moved mo shall not exceed the sum Of $500;
not exceed $1,000; and $4,000 reward If
the value of such timber shall exceed the
sum of $4,000; and the court before
the provisions of this act shall have been
tried shall, upon application of any per-
Son claiming to be entitled to such re-
ward, examine such claim in a summary
manner, and determine whether or not
such person claiming said reward is enti-
Tied to the same, and if it should appear
TO the satisfaction Of said court that such
the same, then and in that case a certifi-
cate of such fact shall be made by such
f f6urt ia and delivered to said person and
hereby directed and required to pay such
person such reward upon presentation of
sp Zen ee41ihcq pst duly N Suthenticated
Every person, firm or corporation engaged
In the cutting of timber of any kind,
/ teslegraph poles or fence. posts, upon any
| OF the land belonging to this state, or
| upon any land whatsoever within this
state shall, before. cutting such timber,
post in a conspicuous place in any camp
INV, hie,
ployes engaged in such cutting a notice
which shall contain full description of
Inc inc l sI1e proposed by him to be cut dur
| tlon shall contain the precise description
| OF said land by forty-acre tracts, or frac-
s sions sn n'd OF governmental subdivi
and range and such person or persons
| SO engaged IN cutting timber as afore-
| SAD shall be required to keep said notice
conspicuously posed in such camp build
| ing or house during the entire time that
| ne is engaged in cutting such timber.
| Any person, persons, firms or corporation
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and.
upon conviction thereof, shall paw a fine
OF oI,on not exceeding one hundred dollars
| C$!OOOO) or be imprisoned in the county
| days. 'S
nr any perSen Or persons giving to the
| shall lead to the conviction Of any per
son, persons. firm or corporations guilty of
| a violation of this section, shall receive
| the sum Of twenty-five dollars (S25. ON
reward, to be ascertained and paid in
the manner provided herein for the paw
ment OF the reward provided for in sec
| that the provisions of this section shall
| not apply to any person who shall be
! engaged In cutting cordwood upon his
| own land or engaged in cutting timber
for clearing any land actually owned or
Sec. AZ. Timber. Meaning Timber"
strued to mean trees, whether stand
ing or cut, logs, posts, poles, ties, paving
blocks, laths, shingles and lumber Of
| every description.
Sec. 43. The statutes of this state lin
lung the time for bringing either civil or
criminal actions shall not apply to any
action brought by the state for treaspass
| upon any of its lands, or to any criminal
| prosecution instituted under this chapter.
and any civil action brought under this
| chapter may, at the election Of the attor-
| ney general, be brought in any county in
| this state "
Sec ~ All acts or, parts of acts in
consistent with the provisions Of this
! Sec. 40. This act shall take effect and
! De IN force from and after its passage.
Approved April II. 1905.
CHAPTER 2o5-H. F. NO. SGT.
AN ACT regulating and limiting the rate
OF interest to be charged upon certifi-
sessrnents for local improvements and
upon redemption Of such certificates in
cities Of more than fifty thousand CO.
| 900 Inhabitants
I Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
| State Of Minnesota:
| Section 1. That all certificates Of sale
1 hereafter issued by the proper authorities
| Of any city Of the State of Minnesota
| now or hereafter containing a population
| of over fifty thousand 10000 Inhabitants,
| according to the last national or state
| census. upon sale Of real property for
! any assessments for local improve
| ment, SHALL except where a low
| er rate is now provided by law, bear
| interest at the rate of eight per cent, per
! annum, and all such certificates may be
! redeemed upon payment Of the amount
| thereof with interest at the said rate
| Provided, that this act shall not pro-
| hibit the charging upon redemption of
| any such certificate before maturity of
| interest for thirty days in addition to the
! interest which shall have accrued up to
| the time Of such redemption.
\ Sec. q All acts or parts of acts and all
| provisions Of the charter Of any city in
| consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and
| be In force from and after it's passage
| Approved April II, 1905
CHAPTER 2o6-H F. NO. 500.
| AN ACT to regulate the hiring and en-
| ployment Of deputies, clerks and as
sistants in the offices Of county audi
| tors in all counties in the State of Min
nesota, having or which may hereafter
| have a population in each of not less
than one hundred and fifty thousand in
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