The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-04-29

eminent OF any municipal government for
information pertinent to the enumeration
and inquiry herein provided for, which
information shall De promptly, given by
Sec, %. This act snail take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage.
Approved April I, 1905.
CHAPTER 125-s. F. NO. 172.
AN ACT amending General Statutes OF
1894, Gas, relating to manslaughter;
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the
Section l. That 6445 of the General
Statutes Of 1894, being 16O Of the penal
| code of this state, be and the same is
nef seeton Sis5 s. n5 " e the first de-:
Such homicide is manslaughter in the
first degree when committed without
design to effect death, either
l. BY person engaged in committing
or attempting to commit a misdemeanor.
affecting the person or property. either OF
2. In the heat Of passion, but in
cruel and unusual manner, or by means
of a dangerous weapon;
other firearm, When resulting from care
lessness in mistaking the person shot for
deer or other animal
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April I, 1905.
CHAPTER 12e-s. F. No. s14:
AN ACT to amend chapter 225, General
Laws 1899. An act to regulate and
license and define the business Of COM
mission merchants or persons selling az
ricultural produce and farm products
on commission, and to require them to
give a bond TO the State Of Minnesota
for the benefit of their consignors, and
prescribing a penalty for violating any
of the provisions of this act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
SECTION ]: That section O. ooo of chap,
ter 70 General Laws OF lsg be a1 ia
Section I. Any person, persons, firm
or corporation engageda in selling ne ~ any ny
neglects to comply with any of the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction Thereon
ton shall be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty-five ($25.OO) dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars ($1OO), and
the railroad and warehouse commission
conviction or upon it's own findings after
investigate if the facts warrant it, to
cancel the license of any person. per-
violation of law or conduct prejudicial to
the interests of those making consign-
ments to such person, persons, firm or
corporation to be sold commission.
Where license has been Cancelled, the
railroad. and warehouse commission may
refuse to issue any license to such per-
son, persons, firm or corporation for
term of one year.
Whenever requested to do so by any
interested shipper, the railroad and ware
house commission shall have power to In
Vestigate any sale or transaction carried
on by any person. persons, firm or cor
poratiOn licensed under this act, and, for
that purpose shall have the right to ex-
anime, the books and accounts Of any IL
censed commission merchant which in any
manner relate to such sale or transaction.
Any licensed commission merchant or
any agent in charge of such books or
nit such books or accounts for the ex-
animation of said railroad and warehouse
commission, shall be guilty of a misde-
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April T. 1905.
CHAPTER 127-s. F. NO. -2s7.
AN ACT to authorize the board of con-
troll to build contagious ward at any
insane hospital in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That when there is money
heretofore appropriated for the erection
of buildings at any state insane hospital,
the erection Of a contagious ward at said
state insane hospital, then, and in that
case the board Of control Is hereby au-
thorized and directed to erect con,
and pay for the construction out of the
said money heretofore appropriated, and
now on hand
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April T. 1906.
CHAPTER 12s-s. F. NO. 1870.
AN ACT to extend the time for closing
the affairs of dissolved corporation
other than a corporation having the
power of eminent domain and legalizing
such corporation after the expiration Of
the three-year limit prescribed by Gen.
eral Statutes 1894; section 3431:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. Where any corporation other
than corporation having the power Of
more than three years, by expiration or
forfeiture Of it's charter, decree of court
or otherwise, did not fully close it's af
fairs and convey. all it's property within
the three years limit prescribed by Cen
eral Statutes 1894 section 3431, the time
so limited is hereby extended for one year
from and after the passage of this act;
and any and all conveyances heretofore
made by any such corporation or it's proper
officers and any and all acts done in dis
posing of the property of such corpora
ton and closing its affairs after the ex-
piration of three years from the date Of
it's dissolution, are hereby legalized and
| made of the same force and effect as
though the same had been done within
herein contained shall be construed as
affecting any vested rights or any action
or proceeding now pending.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1905.
AN ACT to confirm, iegalize and Validate
certain plats Of land heretofore filed for
record.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That in all cases where the
| record owner of real estate in this state
has heretofore conveyed the same or any
part thereof, by express reference In the
of such real estate on file in the office Of
the register Of deeds in the county in
which such real estate is situated. and a
plat SO referred to in said conveyance is
actually of record in such registers office
at the time when such conveyance is
made. such record owner and all persons
claiming under such record owner, shall
be forever estopped from questioning the
that at the time of the execution and rec &c
ord thereof. title to the premises covered
in the name of person or persons other
than the person who executed such plat
as proprietor of the premises covered
thereby, and Notwithstanding any irreg-
| ularity or informally in the execution,
acceptance or record of such plat, and
in all such cases such plat shall be
deemed and taken to be valid, confirmed
and legalized in all respects as if ac-
tually executed and recorded by the per-
son or persons who appear of record to
have been the owners Of the premises
covered thereby at the time Of the exc
cution and record thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall apply to all plats
heretofore recorded of any townsite and
to any addition to any town, village or
city within the state.
Sec. 3. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to affect the subject matter
! of any action or proceeding now pending