Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30

trial shall be waived by the defendant.
And for the purpose Of determining tn.
place of residence of a corporation s en-
Sec. 8. Any party wishing to have an
civil cause commenced by him IN say
shall, in the summons issued therein, II
addition to the usual provisions, PRINT
stamp or write thereon the words. &c
be tried at the City of Virg S,nns ]co ana N
such specifications, the case shall pc tree
at said City of Virginia, unless the de'
PENDANT shall have the place oi t fta,
fixed at the county seat as hefe'aai'e
If tn" place of trial designated In any
summons is not the proper place OF sl hai
nevertheless be tried at u place, unless
the defendant, in his answer. in ado,
ton to the other allegations, OF defense
and demand that such action be tried a,
the place of holding said court nearest
his residence. as herein provided; n II
any. case where the answer OF the De
PENDANT pleads such place Of residence
and makes such demand of place OF trlal
the plaintiff, in his reply. may admit o.
deny such allegations Of residence. and II
pressly denied, such cause shall be trire
PENDANT. and if the allegations Of resi-:
t dsnGe 4 be e. SO p dG datean,' then tn the tb pace cou o.
on motion.
If there are several defendants, re-
siding at different places in said county
the majority Of such defendants unite
in demanding, or, if the numbers arr
equal. at the place nearest the residence
Nothing in this act contained, however
shall be construed to ahridge the power
Of the court, for ca IKE shown. TO enang g.
the .eo PLACE Of It'll trial or Of cr any auch aee'0n o.
Sec. 10. After the place OF trial o.
any cause Is determined. as provided IN
this act, all papers. orders and docul
in court. shall lie filed and kept on fle
at the place where u cause was tried
or is to be tried.
In all actions tried at the CITY OF VII
final Judgment IS entered. shall cause
such judgment to be docketed in his of;
fee in Duluth; and when 80 docketeo
tate, and lave the same effect as judg.
ments entered in causes tried at the
county seat. ,
Provided, that In all actions tried a.
to real estate, upon final 5udgment neln ell :
be filed at the clerks Office at the county
seat, and the final judgment or decree
Sec. ii. The Judges Of the district
court shall have. full power, and authority
to make all such rules. orders and regu-
provisions Of this act,
terms at said City Of Virginia, may also
same to some suitable place in the vii
lage Of Hibbing. in said county. to be
designated in the order Of adjournment;
for ct the trial n OF amy e far tgia Of at fa said term elnl
shall be made unless the said Village q
Hibbing shall have PREVIOUSLY. W1tnou'
vided suitable rooms for the holding OF
such term, and a proper place for the
confinement Of prisoners during the ses-
sign sec Of g any T Snsa a sbsll be e1 5sIlei in the
Eleventh judicial district of said stats
four Judges Of the district court Of SAID
district, any one or more of whom shal
said court. as now prescribed by law rel
alive to the present judges Of said court,
except - otherwise provide by this act
eral or special, as to the qualifications.
election. canvass Of votes, OATH and term
Of office. and commencement of such
term, compensation. jurisdiction, duties
Judges Of the district court, shall apply
to all the Judges Of said court, and thei1
successors shall be elected, and vacancies
provided in relation to the present Judges
Of the said district court.
Provided. however. that the present
} }"ddEes Of Of the the s saaa c o'n3r' for f tne an sna1i cd
terms for which they were elected.
Sec. 10: That 1mmediately upon the the
state shall APPOINT a compstent person
to be one Of the Judges Of the said dis
tr'ct court. who shall Immediately there
after qualify and enter upon the duties
Of said office, and shall hold the said Of
fee until a successor shall have been
elected and qualified. which said success.
sor shall be elected at the first general
.davs after the passage of this act.
or INC more of them, I'm may act in joint SEES
sion for the trial or determination OF any
matter before the court, including the
trial OF jury cases. and. when so acting,
the Judge senior in office. or If neither be
senior in office, the fudge senior in age
majority n1nh Shall be the decision Of the
court.
#. however, the Judges so acting to-
gether shall be evenly diyided IN opinion
prevail. .
Process may be tested in the name Of
any one Of the said Judges.
Of them. NAV divide the business Of the
said court between the said judges. and
NAV otherwise regulate said business by
judges may separately try court or jury
G. asses during the same term. or at the
same time.
Sec. Is. All avs and parts Of avs 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 20, 1903. @.
CHAPTER 18TH. F. NO. Al.
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
thing 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
lands damaged thereby, for the collec.
ton Of the costs and expenses of the
same, and for he cooperation Of the
State Drainage Board; prescribing. the
powers and duties Of the Supervisors
of Towns, Of the Town Clerk
Town Treasurer, County Treasurer
and County Register of Deeds, and
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, GOV
cred or tiled ditch or drain or any ditch