St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 3e1-H. F. No. 1874

AN C to establish and create a public park
to be known and designated as The Horace
purchase and condemnation of land for park
purposes.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of the State
Section i. That the following described
premises situated in the County Of Mower and
set apart to be used perpetually as a public
park, to-wit: All that part of the northeast
sSip one On hundred h; q ff see 'ics9 t north Of 81 t fange
east and west 49, feet north Of the north
tin, Minnesota. as per the recorded plat there
Of, except that portion east of the extension
Of the west line of lot eight IS. block thirty
scribed as follows: Commencing at the north
HaSt fSfesf ($ s. Of, OF t fSene original VII Village e'0e Of
Austin, Minnesota: running thence north on a
continuation tito ls Of the the, west ol Line !, Of %, said ,. lot
thence southeasterly to a point fifty 500 feet
north Of the northeast corner of lot nineteen
e llsl Of a,t said d, block Lock y ph i5c nartS ,; ,ss' Of th hence
thirty-three of the original Village Of Austin.
Minnesota, thence west along the north line
west Quarter q; "; q Of rr the y, northeast
from the southeast corner Of lot one ~, block
Minnesota, 70 a point 2so feet north Of the
northwest corner Of lot twenty-five go, block
thirty-three tssl Of the original Village Of
Austin, Minnesota. and east OF the easterly
line Of block fourteen "a Morgan's Addition
to Austin, Minnesota, except q piece Of land
Twelve u2>, thirteen as. fourteen G4), nfteen
@ No. sna '' ksSiPio as' to Of A s3sfH %fe %innsso{ at' as as
per the recorded plat thereof. Also all Of the
south half Is. - Of the southeast quarter
ship one hundred three uo3) north Of range
eighteen ats gso vest: south Of the main ehannel
e OF eps the Gsas eas MiHsr 90 81 Il feet t0T there eoss.nTxeisssoeraly Ii
Of the northeast quarter q. p. ~ q section
Of range eighteen 1s). west. lying north OF
the main channel Of the Cedar River except
the %easterly zoo feet thereof: nor =.
The Horace Austin State Park and the
same is by this act dedicated to the per
or which may hereafter be provided by law.
the se aor "a i Aus e%Hne State ea Park dno u n4Ree othepW1s Sc
provided for. shall be vested in the State Au-
ditor acting as state land commissioner.
authorized and directed to take all reasonable
necessary steps to procure from the parties
e e@sios tot to the s': state Of Minnesota sofa or pr' Convey
ances thereto for park purposes and for such
reasonable consideration as may be agreed
upOlL, SuOJCCt W lhc dpploNd1 VI liz
In case any tract or parcel Of land within
the limits of said park cannot be secured
upon satisfactory terms. the Attorney General
is hereby authorized to institute for and in
behalf Of the state proceedings In condenna-
ton, as now provided by law, for condelnning
state to public use. Whenever any proceed
ings in condemnation are had and taken for
the condemnation and conversion Of any of
said lands, all Of the provisions Of an act ap-
proved March 9th, 1874, and entitled AN Act
to provide for obtaining title to land, by the
and all amendments thereto shall be applica-
BILE to all such proceedings, and all other Rro-
visions Of law properly applicable, shall also
be applicable to such proceedings.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall wtllfully cut,
destroy or mutilate. or cause to be willfully
timber, evergreen or plants of any kind. shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof by any Court having competent
jurisdiction. shall be punished by a fine Of
one hundred dollars for each offense. or be
imprisoned in the County Jail of Mower Coun-
ty, Minnesota, for not less than ten days or
more than ninety days for each and every Of
tense.
State Of Minnesota. payable out Of any moneys
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
So, 900. 90 or so much thereof as may be neces-
scribed and carry into effect the provisions Of
this act, and that any portion Of said sum
hereby appropriated, not used for the purpose
of acquiring said land. shall at the option of
said state Auditor, be used for the purpose Of
improving said park.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1913.