The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 261-H. F. No. ia.

AN ACT to establish and create 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 l. 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
quarter NE 4, Of see th three three. g. town.
east and west 1872 feet north Of the north
tin. Minnesota per the recorded plat there
Of except that portion east Of the extension
Of the vest line of lot eight @ block &C
scribed as follows: Commencing at the north
@ of the original Village
Austin, Minnesota. running thence. north on, a
continuation Of the west line Of ga said lot
thence southeasterly to point fifty go feet
north OF the northeast corner of lot nineteen
south ty go ' Feet to the north line of bloe
thirty three of the original Village of Austin.
Minnesota thence west ST. along the north n line in
Vest Quartet n W Of the northeast
IN e. Of sect n9 Three g.
eighteen uS west lying north of a line drawn
from the southeast corner Of lot one ~; block
1OuFleeH (l4J t1uu1llOu AuSLlu,
Minnesota, to a point 26o feet north of the
northwest corner Of lot Twenty-Five l25l. block
aad east e
line Of block fourteen uD Morgan's. Addition
te to Austin: Minnesota except piece e.. Of land
CD, eight 49, nine, o.. ten (1O) eleven 1D,
twelve 12) thirteen (l3), fourteen 90, fifteen
@ and sxtes1 % OF 6ek 90
per the recorded plat thereof. Also all Of the
south half ls ~ Of the southeast quarter
ship hundred three (103) north Of range
eighteen gso vest, south Of the main channel
Of the Cedar Kyer as it. flows
that part of the northeast quarter IN E. ~
Of the northeast quarter IN E. ~ Of section
three 80, township one hundred two uo2) north
the main channel Of the Cedar River except
the easterly 200 feet thereof.
The Horace Austin State Park" and the
same is by this act dedicated to the per-
petual use Of the people Of the State Of Mn
Or which may hereafter be provided bX law.
Sec: 3. The general care and SUPERVISION Of
provided for shall be vested in the State Au-
litor acting state land commissioner.
Sec: T.: The Attorney General Gene al, is hereby
owning land within limits of said park, con-
ances thereto for park purposes and for such
reasonable consideration may be agreed
upon. subject to the approval of the Governor.
In 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 condemna-
ton, now provided by law for condenning
and converting private property within this
ings in condemnation had and taken for
the condemnation and conversion Of any of
said lands, all Of the provisions of an act APP
proved March 9th, 1874, and entitled IAN Act
to provide for obtaining title to land, by the
and all amendments thereto shall be appHca-
BILE to all such proceedings. and all other pro-
visions Of law properly applicable, shall also
be applicable to such proceedings.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall willfully cut,
destroy mutilate or cause to be willfully
cut destroyed or mutilated, any tree. shruh,
timber. evergreen or plants Of any kind. shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof by any Court having competent
jurisdiction, shall be punished by fine Of
one hundred dollars for each offense, 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.
Sec 6. For the purpose OF carrying into
effect the provisions of this act there is here
by appropriated out of the treasury OF the
State of Minnesota. payable out Of any moneys
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
SIS 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. = This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after~tts passage.
Approved April 10, 1918.