St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

Of Minnesota "
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the
Sec. !. There is hereby established in
the lila of International Falls in the
County of Koochiching and State Of Min
as The Municipal Court Of International
Fails" for the transaction of all BUSH
ness which may lawfully. come before It.:
the powers and be subject to all Of the
provisions set forth in that portion Of
e entaptss er hve a a. R 2e,d 1aws Of ; Mime;
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after it's passage.
Approved April ID. 1907.
CHAPTER ITS. F. NO. 912.
AN ACT providing for the opening, work.
Ing and operating mines, quarries,. coal,
s sravHf n' 5 clay: San 2 n +; and + peat deposits. on
b bY nr rn 1an1s e1 1ae {itle d Of Wh nc appears
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state OF Minnesota:
mineral ores Of any kind, stone, coal,
cay; sand, gravel or peat are known to
eh 19 exist bY n on or IN s1 lands :, which dsaa are
leases having more than one year to run.
OF record in the county in which said
an ana are situated, to belong to a plural
iity or owners, the owner or owners Of an
interest equal to one-half or greater in
said lands, as shown by said deeds or
lea so recorded, may bring action in
said lands are situated. for permission to
open, operate and develop said veins,
lodes or deposits Of iron, iron ores. min
fo9nd in Or on said lands.
f be an ana abs tt ct e affs saiG ia aaS t there shall atl
tached; showing the title thereof as ap-
pears by the deeds or leases recorded in
Upon the case being brought on for iaear>
TIE owners Of the he property or e desc MRe af In
e Inc complaint as appears by the prop.
record in said county in which the same
Sec. 3. If upon said hearing it appears
own one-half o more Of said property,
es shown by the properly executed deeds
or leases or record In said county, the
upo the filing in the Office of the clerk
Of h court having jurisdiction of the
as may be ordered and approved by the
court or a Judge thereof, conditioned for
the faithful; complete and timely per-
Torrance Of all orders of the court made
matter thereof and for the faithful, com
plete. and timely performance of all the
proy1slons of this act, to enter upon,
the purpose of producing therefrom Inc
from the veins. lodes and deposits there
IN situate: the iron. iron ore Of otner
Goa, clay, sand, gravel and peat, that
may exist thereon or therein.
Sec. 4. Said complainant or complain
ants NAV ~thereupon, after the fling and
approval of the hO01 nrnviaaa fN~ ",
section 3 OF this act. enter upon said
lands and develop the same and produce
dh aen n from the lodes. veins and
mineral ores of any Kind. coal. sand. clay,
gravel and peat, that exists thereon or
therein A strict account shall be kept,
properties and workings. of all expenses
OF opening and working any and all such
mines. or iron or iron ores. minerals OF
mineral ores Of any kind, coal, or depos-
its Of clay. sand, gravel or peat; and a
true and correct account of the output
of said workings in tons and Of the re-
ceipts from the sale or disposal OF the
penses and said output shall be made by
said parties operating said workings and
properties and filed with the clerk Of sa1u
or is pending. The parties operating
such properties shall be entitled to use
50 much Of the receipts from the sales
for the payment Of the expenses and
charges of opening and operating such
property, and the surplus Of receipts over
charges Of opening and operating such
property shall be divided pro rata among
all the owners Of such property accord
WITCH any N.Y. pa artyfI IS ent tie ts a6a nm ba na to
to him by the parties operating SUCH
property upon demand at any time after
herein provided. which shows a s1rpl,s
over the charges and expenses aforesaid.
No part Of the expenses or charges. and
no mo eia1m Tor Or work 1onraka,or labor Performed in
provement Of such property shall be a
len upon or a charge against any por-
1 NOT o 9f the b. prGfRR s 6yr{ or interest ere therein
part Of or interest in the property who
ar H., no &c operating IN 81 such property shall be
OF opening, operating or improving such
Sec. s. The parties operating the said
vided. shall have the right to use the
surface Of the ground for placing ma
chtnery and coverings therefor, for roads,
electric plants. and ali other appliances
necessary in the operation and develop
Ing Of said Properties and workings, in
GU 91@d man f and s5gs'+d for 90 offices and houses
and employed in n by said workings.
without charge from co-owners.
sec. D. Inc owners OF said property
have access to the property "a and ia Work dna.,
therein at all reasonable times for the
purpose Of measuring up the workings
operators thereof, and shall lave access
to the property for the purpose Of re-
moving n taking away the property
delivered to them. on the dump on said
property as herein provided. But this
right must be so exercised as not to in
terfere with the parties operating the
property DroDsrty and oT y workings aa1 g, on }Pa or Pc, n said
working apparatus. railroads, roads,
tramways or other appliances thereon. OF
OF the .workmen, servants Of the oper-
af see. q the 4n pro fbs nar+,ss oun,nu ,no
half or more Of the property and land on
which. said veins, lodes or deposits of
IRON. iron ores, minerals or mineral ores
OF n Kind. or coal. clay. sand. gravel.
or refuse to proceed under this chapter
or If, after commencing the work ana
operations hereunder, said parties aban-
ao %no SAID work for one year. then the
said property, lands and the title there
In. as shown, by properly executed deeds
recorded in the county in which the same
Is situated. may proceed to open and
work said property in the same manner
Sec. s. No liens created by the stat,,+e.
OF this state, whether mechanics or ma
e@rlal: men or laborers,. or for supplies
;ment against owners Of interests in saffa
lands. shall attach to the lands On or ~
which operations for producing from tho
veins, lodes or deposits Of IRON. iron ores
numerals MN asa or mineral ores of all kinds,
carried on under and in accordance w "a
this act. Win