The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

The sum of ten thousand dollars or sc
much thereof as may be necessary 20 car.
ry out the provisions of sections 1424-l42s
is hereby annually Appropriated; provided
that when any appropriation made &c
carry out the provision of sections l424'
1925 is exhausted no further purchases
shall be made,
Sec. 8. This act shal take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 8. 19O9.
CHAPTER 18Th. F. NO. 154.
AN ACT to amend Section 5133 OF the
Revised Laws Of 1909, relating TO insurs
to property and the penalty therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. Section 51s3 of the Revised
Laws Of 1905 is hereby amended so as
5l53. Injury of Property-Every per.
son who shall willfully-
1. Cut down, destroy, or injure any
wood Or timber standing or growing. OF
which has been cut down and Is lying
upon lands of another or of the state;
2. Cut down, girdle, or otherwise In
1ure a fruit, shade, OF ornamental tree
standing on the lands of another or OF
3. Sever from the freehold Of another
or OF the state any produce Thereon, OF
anything attached thereto;
lawful authority or consent, from any LOT
of land in any city or village, or from
any lands incsoded within the limits OF
a street or avenue laid down on the mar
Of such city Or village, or otherwise rec.
ognized or established. any earth, soil, OF
stone;
5. Enter, without the consent of the
garden, vineyard. garden, field, or ground
whereon Is cultivated or growing any
fruit or vegetable with intent to take
injure, or destroy anything there grown
g. Cut down. destroy, or in any way
injure n shrub, tree, or vine being OIL
growing within any such orchard, gar
den, vineyard, or upon any such ground
or any building. framework. or erection
'h !. Unite III -unfasten or liberate, withou
authority, the horse or team Of another
thority, the horse or team Of another
from the place where left by the ownel
or person in charge thereof. Any person
who shall be found guilty Of any offens'
section shall be punished by imprison
ment in the county jail for not more thal
six months, or by a fine of not more thar
two Am hundred n n and fo5,n hfty yp dGlla as a or D ofYens,
named in subdivisions 4, s or z of thii
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
Approved April 6, 1909.
CHAPTER 146-H. 2. NO. 800.
AN ACT requiring all launches and san
boats, navfgated at night on any of tn,
waters of this state, to be equipped
with lights.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of TIT
State Of Minnesota:
Section L Every person who navlgate'
any steam launch, gasoline launch o.
sailboat, or who permits any such boa
owned by him to be navigated,, at night
on any waters Of this state without hav
light. placed at h bow OF any suci
launch or at the mast of any such sail
boat, and so arranged as to be. plainl.
visible. for at least n hundred yards
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by a fine of not lesl
than twenty-five dollars, nor more thar
one hundred dollars. or by imprisonment
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect ant
be in force from and after June list, 1903
Approved April 6. 1909.
CHAPTER 147-H. f. NO. s7s.
AN ACT to authorize the railroad and
warehouse commission to keep up thu
physical valuation Of the railroad prop
critics in this state, and recurring tn
sary information for such purpose.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of tn
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The railroad and warehous
mission, is hereby authorized, at all times
to keep up the physical valuation Of tn
railroad properties of this state, and t
that end all railroad companies are re
the July 31st Of each year, and at sue
other times as the commission may re
qCire, a detailed statement showing
changes in the physical conditions OF It
of cost entering into such changes 70
both debts and credits Of such property
and the distribution of the debts AM
credits, whether charged to operating o
Capita1 account
Such statement shall be furnished fl
the n and form prescribed by thu
Sec. ?. The commission shall have tn,
authority to examine all books, contracts
vouchers. receipts and all other papers o
documents that 1t may deem necessar.
for the urpos Of this act.
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 6. 1909.
CHAPTER 14S-H. F. NO. 1859.
AN ACT relating to and prescribing. Ger
property and Obligations of my viliag
which shall be hereafter incorporate
under chapter nine CD of the Revise
LAYS Of 1893, and a. wh hie rs snail nor includ Z
territory heretofore attempted to be in
corporated as a village under said chap
ter, but which attempted incorporation
is invalid, for the reason that. it in
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such village government.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of tn
State of Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any village shall
hereafter be incorporated under the pro
visions of chapter nine 90 of the Revise'
Laws of 1905, and the amendments there
of, which village shall include within it
limits the plated portion Of lands there
a village under said chapter, but which
attempted Incorporation is invalid becaus
it included territory not properly sub
ject to the proposed village government
such village so to be Incorporated shall
be vested with all the rights, privileges
immunities, franchises, credits and prop
erty that said village so attempted to b
poration had been legal and valid. an
shall be liable for all the debts an
obligations that said village so at
tempted to be Incorporated would hav'
been liable for If it's Incorporation hat
been valid. and all franchises and Ii
censes granted and contracts made b,
said village SO attempted to be incorpor
newly incorporated village from the tim
of the granting Of such franchises an
licenses and the making. of such con
tracts respectively by said village so at
intention hereof to make such village S
to be Incorporated the successor to sue
village so wrongfully attempted to b
and credits that would have accrued t
said village so attempted to be incorpor
ated. If legal, by reason of its acts or b
the operation of law. and liable for a
the obligations of said village so at
tempted to be Incorporated.
Provided, that nothing In this act shal
be construed to validate or legalize an,
taxes levied or attempted to be leviet
other h assessments on property ad
jacent to local improvements levied TO
the purpose of paying the cost thereo
and he damages occasfoned thereby.
Approved April 6, 1909.
CHAPTER 149-H. r.. NO. 1861.
AN ACT to authorize a corporation or
ganized under h laws Of this stat