St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

January Of each year. each Of said Install
nrents to bear interest at the rate hereinbe-
fed statement Of the city clerk or recorder
shall in this case show the amount Of each
Of such installments. the date when each in.
interest to be paid on each i~nstallment in each
year; II After tier Saints said sta sngsanr !, + i a,ed i, In t tbs
duty Of such Auditor to extend upon the tar
roll Of each year the amount Of such assess
ment or installment thereof. as the case may
following year as shown by said certified
cells Of land therein . described. and such
amounts when so extended in each year shall
BE- carried into the tax becoming due or pay:
enforced and collected in the manner provided
for the enforcement and collection Of State
and County taxes. and the assessments and in
terest paid to the County Treasurer shall be
paid over by him to the Treasurer Of such
city upon the apportionment Of general taxes.
provided. that any person may at any time
before the transmission Of the certified state
ment of the city clerk or recorder to the
Is to any lot. piece or parcel Of land affect:
ed thereby, together with the interest accrued
City eatyee Tre al ler aade r ec Sven th pay proper r to int
sSSssF shall. 's upon the hers ps re- t.
City Treasurer cancel upon the Special as
sessnent roll the special assessments SO paid.
.n rroy y5eS e further; that tia, any person :: may ayer pay
thereon after the same has been so certi-
FED to the County Auditor. provided. the tax
due course been delivered to the County
Treasurer for collection. and the receipt OF
such City Treasurer shall be sufficient au-
thority upon presentation to the County Audi
upon his roll, but after the tax roll has
collection. the said assessment must be paid
to him, with the penalties allowed by law.
The same penalties and interest shall attach
on assessments as upon general taxes. which
penalties and interest shall belong to the
urer to the city with the assessments. This
Section as amended shall apply to all as
easements heretofore or hereafter levied un-
der the provisions of this act"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10. 1913.
CHAPTER 397-s. F.. No. e2b.
AN G to enable cities of the first class tc
acquire, construct and operate union railway
passenger stations and tracks to connect the
same with all railroad systems in the city;
senger trains to and from such stations and
take and discharge passengers and their bag.
t Sage r taere,n; ca and to to-. require s%a compens saen
TO acquire all lands and property necessary
or convenient for such purposes by purchase,
gift. condemnation or otherwise; to provide
compensation to railway companies for TIT
loss Of existing passenger station facilities;
and to confer on the Railway and Warehouse
station and facilities.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Section l. Each city Of the nrst class, acting
through its council, Is hereby authorized and
empowered to acquire from time to time, by
lands necessary or convenient and to erect,
construct and maintain thereon a union pas.
senger railway station and to require every
to run its passenger trains into and from such
station Il and to receive and discharge pas:
with such tracks as may be necessary, CON
venient or adequate for the use Of ali pas
ton with ali the passenger tracks Of all the
railroad companies that enter the city.
act int to tf inolua ds0u tsa ch shan F 1s aeimsd pd ~ this as
every city of the first class by whatever name
The council shall not proceed under this act
until after having determined so to do by q
vote Of two-thirds of all the members Of the
Sec. 2. The Council shall prepare and file
Hereinafter called the Commission maps,
necessary OF convenient to be taken and the
location. dimensions and general plan Of build
au6S, SneuS, TRACKS ana approaches TO pc main
tanned for the purposes aforesaid.
Section 3. The Commission shall give to
each railroad company whose tracks enter the
service upon some freight or ticket agent Of
each such company in the city Of the time
and place when it will meet in such city TO
Examine such maps, plans and drawings and
hear evidence thereon for which purpose it
may adjourn from time to time.
be made by the city council to such maps.
plans and drawings and shall approve same
when found reasonably adequate and convent.
the railroad companies.
Sec. T.. After such approval by the Com
mission the council shall cause a true copy
to be certified by the City Clerk and filed for
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds
prepared and adopted by the council and APP
proved by the Commission for the purposes of
o ehis act Of th had Re esf alin af 8 sneh sn a1lP Se in not the
to all persons of the determination by the city
to take such lands.
Sec. 8. The council shall thereupon. with
all convenient speed file in the office Of the
Clerk of the District Court Of the County in
which the city is situate a petition for the
taking Of such lands under the power of emil
nent domain and all persons shall take notice
Of the filing of such maps and such petition.
three appraisers. residents Of the state, to as
certain and determine and award the COM
p [ssEaa ins and damages nag a to to be paid Paid to each owner
ested in any portion of the land. Every rail
road company whose passenger tracks enter
the city. its lessees and mortgages and 9TH
ers Interested In its property shall be made a
defendant as we'll as every such owner, lessee,
incumbrancer or other persons interested in
road company. its mortgages. lessees and
OTHER persons interested may by answer show
will be compelled to abandon and lose the
benefit Of. in whole or in part, by the transfer
Of its passenger business to the union sta
ton and the appraisers shall ascertain the
facts and award reasonable compensation for
such loss. The MORTGAGES and lessees, If
Buildings. lands and n IMPROVEMENTS, SO ~ far rua as
known, shall be made parties defendant.
shall be served upon each of the defendants
at least twenty (20y days before the time of
hearing. II any Of the defendants be not
the sheriff that such defendant cannot be
found in his county shall be prima facie evil
s esRfs; ta afat h5tof tSat he for has thf ma flta tb %sy got fee
to such defendant at the place of his resi-
dence, or that the residence Of the defendant
served by publication once in each week for
three successive weeks in the official news
paper of the city, the last Of which .publica-
fore the time of the hearing Of the petition.
Sec. Z. The court at the time of such
hearing upon evidence that the maps and
shall appoint three appraisers to ascertain and
award compensation and damages as aforesaid
and by the same order shall order and determine
that upon the completion or substantial com.
pletion Of the station and tracks and the
approval thereof by the Commission, every de.
PENDANT railroad company, its successors and
assigns, shall run all Its passenger trains to
and from such union station and take and dis
charge passengers and their baggage therein
and pay compensation therefor as required by
this act. and such order shall be construed as
q final Judgment and mandate of the court re-
quiring the defendant railroad companies,
their successors and assigns, SO to do. Such
order shall be conclusive of the right Of the