St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

Five Hundred Dollars (s5oo) to carry out
the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
: Approved April IA, 1908.
CHAPTER 18Th. F. NO. 74s.
AN ACT making 1t a misdemeanor to
manufacture, sell, barter, exchange or
CIV away any cigarettes or Cigarette
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
employee, or agent directly or indirectly
upon any pretense or by any device to
manufacture, sell, exchange, barter, dis
pny c GE Ds ssve cigarette eaayi OF ra Resp or roe cig sare
cite wrappers. or any paper made or pre-
pared for the purpose Of being filled
with tobacco for smoking, and any person
violating the provisions of this act shall
be guilty Of @ misdemeanor:. provided
that the provisions hereof shall not ap-
ply to the sales of jobbers doing an inter.
state business with customers outside OF
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Aug. l, 1909.
Approved April IA. 1909.
CHAPTER 1871. F. NO. s5s.
AN ACT relating to the enforcement OF
rates Of COMMON carriers pre ss
P Px aiHshion1ty Of OF ch sns ssa1 mad Sno BY yof sa aes
carriers in excess Of such rates.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF tho
Section 1. Whenever any common car
rier doing business in this state shall fail
or refuse to adopt and put into effect any
rates rates p pTeserised 0b BY en an s' order' Of Of d thse
railroad and warehouse commission after
the time for appeal from such order has
terms Of such law law" or order Become fece Senec-
tive. 1t shall be the duty of the attorney
general to forthwith commence appro-
Of the state for the enforcement of the
law or the order prescribing such rates,
in the District Court Of Ramsey county
in which such common carrier has an
agent or station. or in which its said
business is carried on, and during the
the tendency Of any proceedings institut-
or on behalf Of such common carrier
such order, it shall be the duty of every
such common carrier to keep g correct
account q every charge made by 1t n,f for
in excess Of the rates so prescribed,
showing in each case the difference be,
tween the amount actually charged n
such rates. the date of the transaction,
the stations between which the business
was carried. and the names and address,
es Of the consignor and c%onsignee;
or before the tenth day Of each month.
report u information In full covering
the railroad and Warehouse commission,
and said commission shall carefully pre-
serve such Information in its office.
,u SHs; 2 pr w.saiR sixt bro asBt fdte anf S@ee
or to resist the enforcement Of such rates
are ended by the entry Of final Judgment
therein-unless by such judgment said
such common carrier shall Day to said
railroad and warehouse commission: for
the benefit OF the parties entitled there
1t on the business to which such rates
scribed. with lawful interest thereon
vas received. and It shall thereupon be
the duty of said railroad and warehouse
commission to pay such money with
poration by or for whom the same was
paid to such common carrier, and for
the purposes Of this act the person hold
showing the payment thereof to such
common carrier shall be taken to be the
person entitled to so receive such money;
\ by such rates shall fail or refuse to pay
TO the railroad and warehouse commits
sion within the time aforesaid all moneys
lawfully -collectible under the rates so
prescribed or to file with the said COM
OMISSION within said time the written re-
lease VI LIE ldlll SlSICu Ny IIS pcISOI
entitled to such restitution, it shall be
the duty Of the railroad and warehouse
commission to report such default Of
eral who shall thereupon bring an. action
in the name Of the State Of Minnesota
for the benefit of the parties having paid
such o~vercharges, to recover the same
from such common carrier, and it shall
have the exclusive right, to sue for and
e1lec an dpG h money none . Of said IL s an car r.
the aggregate amount OF such excess
charges and interest, the court shall al
penalty.
All persons entitled to any part of
such money shall file their claims there
the. litigation involving the validity Of
said rates is ended.
And all amounts paid to or recovered
sion, not SO claimed, shall be paid into
the state treasury to the credit Of the
general revenue fund.
officers and agents thereof whose duty
1t is to make collections Of any such
W Tstes shat aid vl kssR t fail o aeG nsE2set t To FeeS
for, or who shall make any Intentional
false account, entry or report in refer
the reports herein provided to be made
to said railroad and warehouse commits
sion. shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor.
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~No AS "a " AhAO wv
ment OF any rate or schedule Of rates
that have been heretofore or may be
hereafter prescribed either by act Of the
Legislature or by any order Of the rail-
road and warehouse commission apply
ing to the intra-state business Of my
common carrier doing business in this
state. or prescribing any penalty for the
failure Of any common carriers to put
any such rates into effect are hereby
ings for the enforcement of such rates
may be pending may impose penalties for
disobedience to its orders made in such
proceedings as for contempt.
Sec. g This act shall take effect and
and shall! apply after ten days from the
fore prescribed in this state, which have
not been put into effect.
Approved April 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 1865. F. NO. 1877.
AN ACT entitled An act relating to the
bridge fund in counties having a pop
ulation of over 2OO,OO 0 and not over
275,O00 inhabitants, and authorizing the
board of county commissioners in GER
villages.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of tho
State of. Minnesota:
Section 1. Whenever in any county
now having: or which may hereafter have
275,Oo0 Inhabitants. the board of county
commissioners shall have permanently
improved any county road leading up to
the limits Of any village. and shall have
also permanently improved any other
such village at another point, and any
public way or road within the limits Of
such village constitutes a natural or
convenient connection between such i'm