The Ely miner., 1909-04-30

City of Virginia, unless the place o1
And for the purpose Of determining the
place of residence Of a corporation, the
location of it's principal office In sale
county shall govern.
Sec 9. Any party wishing to have any
civil cause Commenced by him in said
court. tried at the said City Of Virginia
shall in the summons issued therein, II
stamp or write thereon. the words. ito
be tried at the City Of Virginia: and IN
all cases where any summons contain;
such specifications. the case shah be trieo
fendant shall have the place Of tria
fixed at the county seat. as hereinafter
provided.
If the place of trial designated in any
summons is not the proper place OF trial
as specified In this act, the cause shall
nevertheless be tried at such place, unless
ton to the other allegations OF defense
shall plead the location Of his residence
and demand that such action be tried al
the PLACE Of holding said 5. court nearest Sas 3
any case where the answer of the de-
fendant pleads such place Of residence
and makes such demand of place of trial
the plaintiff In his reply, may admit OF
deny such allegations of residence. and Il
such allegations Of residence be not ex-
pressly denied, such cause shall be tried
fendant. and # the allegations Of resi-
dence be so denied, then the place OF
trial shall be determined by the court
on motion.
II there are several defendants. re-
siding at different places in said county
the trial shall be at the place upon which
the majority OF such defendants unite
eouai @ atanas at the place @ neares, w the residence
OF the majority.
Nothing in this act contained, however.
shall be construed tn nbridge the power
Of the court, for caare shown, to change
the place of trial Of any such action or
proceeding. civil or criminal.
Sec. 10. After the place OF trial Of
this act. all papers. orders and docu-
ments pertaining to said cause and nleo ,
in court, shall lie filed and kept on file
at the place where such cause was tried.
In all actions tried at the City Of vir-
ginia the clerk Of said court. as soon as
final Judgment Is entered, shall cause
such Judgment to be docketed in his of
the same shall become lien on real es-
tate. and have the same effect as judg
ments entered in causes tried at the
Provided, that in all actions tried at
said City OF Virginia, involving the. title
to real estate, upon final Judgment being
be filed at the he clerks Office at the county
seat, and the. final Judgment or decree
recorded therein.
Sec. IL. The judges Of the district
to make all such rules. orders and regu-
lations as are necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
terms at Said City Of Virginia, may also,
in his, or their, discretion. adjourn the
same to some suitable place In the VII
lage Of Hibeing, in said county, to be
designated in the order Of adjournment;
for the trial Of any cause or causes, civil
or criminal. pending for trial at said term.
Provided, that no such adjournment
fhf be as aa qnssS baNs tns oad Ve MoGt
expense to the County Of st. Louis. pro-.
vided suitable rooms for the holding Of
such term. and proper place for the
confinement of prisoners during the seS-
sion Of any such adjourned term.
Sec IL. There shall be elected in the
Eleventh judicial district of said state
four judges Of the district court Of said
have, and exercise, the powers Of the
said court, as now prescribed by law rel
ative to the present Judges Of said court.
and all laws now in force. whether gen.
eral or special, as to the qualifications,
election. canvass Of votes, oath and term
term. compensation. jurisdiction. duties,
authority, and powers Of the present
Judges Of the district court, shall apply
to all the Judges Of said court, and their
in their offices shall be filled, as now
provided in relation to the present Judges
OF the said district court.
Judges Of the said district court shall be
Judges Of the said court for the unexpired
terms for which they were elected.
Sec. 49,. That Immediately upon. the
passage OF this act, the governor OF the
state shall appoint a competent person
to be one Of the Judges of the said dis
trict court. who shall Immediately there
of said office, and shall hold the said Of
fee until q successor shall have been
elected and qualified. which said success
sor shall be. elected at the first general
election that occurs more than thirty
davs after the passage Of this act
Sec. IA. The said judges. or any two
or more Of them. may act. in Joint. ses-
sion for the trial or determination of any
trial Of Jury cases. and, when so acting,
the judge senior in office. or II neither be
senior in Office, the Judge senior in age,
majorify shah be the decision Of the
court.
II, however, the judges so acting to-
the ogGinion Of the presiding judge shall
Process may be tested in the name OF
any one of the said judges. -
of them. may divide the business Of the
said court between the said Judges. and
may otherwise regulate said business by
rules, or otherwise; and each OF the said
cases during the same term, or at the
same time.
Sec. 49, All laws and parts Of laws in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. II. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March %. 1909.
CHAPTER 18TH. F. NO. At.
AN ACT providing for town bitches and
local assessments therefor, for the
drainage of lands, and in certain cases,
of meandered bodies Of water, for the
tiling of lands. for the construction and
repair Of bitches, dykes, roads. drains
and water courses, for the reimburse
ment In certain cases Of owners OF
tion of the costs and expenses Of the
same, and for the cooperation Of the
State Drainage Board; prescribing the
powers and outies of the Supervisors
Of Towns. of the Town Clerk,
Town Treasurer, County Treasurer
other officers in the premises: pre-
scribing penalties for the violation
thereof and repeating certain acts
therein mentioned and referred to.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. PARTICULAR WORDS
The following words used in this Act
shall have the meaning herein given un-
less another intention clearly appears.
The word ditch" as used in this Act
shall be held to include any open, COW
or drain in part open and in part tiled or
covered and any drain, water course or
creek and any side lateral spur OF.
branch bitches and each and all of the