The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

and the city the
city Treasurer Cancel e upon the SPECIAL s as
Provided. further. that any person may pay
any such assessment with accrued interest
f t5 afer the has been SO eeF
due course. been. delivered to the County
such City Treasurer shall be sufficient au-
thorlty upon presentation to the County Audi
tor for him to mark such assessment paid
been delivered to- the County Treasurer for
collection, the said assessment must be paid
The same penalties and interest shall attach
and be collected by the County Treasurer
on assessments ass as upon general taxes. which
city and be turned over by said County Treas
urer. to the city with the assessments. This
heretofore or A HEREAFTER levied
der the provisions Of this act"
Sec .. This act shall take effect and be
Approved April 10. 1913.
CHAPTER 397-s. F. No. eo5.
AN ACT to enable cities Of the first class to
aequire construct and operate union railway
same with all railroad systems in the city;
to require all railroad companies to run pas
senger trains to and from such stations and
take and discharge passengers and their bag
gage therein; and to require compensation
i cd railway companies for the use thereof
or convenient for such purposes by purchase
gift. condemnation or otherwise: to provide
loss Of existing passenger station facilities;
and to confer on the Railway and Warehouse
station and facilities.
Be It enacted by the Legislature of tho State
Of Minnesota:
Section l. Each city of the first 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 q union pas
senger railway station and to require every
railway company whose line enters the city
to run it's passenger trains into and from such
station ssatiar. and to receive and discharge pas
with such tracks as may be necessary, con-
venient or adequate for the use of ali pas
s sem trains and for connecting such sta
railroad companies that enter the city.
The term council shah be deemed in this
known.
The council shall not proceed under this act
until after having determined so to do by q
vote Of two-thrds Of all the members Of the
Sec. 2. The Council shall prepare and nle
with the Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Hereinafter called the Commission maTs,
necessary or convenient to be taken and the
location, dimensions and general plan Of build
ings sheds. tracks and approaches to be main
Section g.. The Commission shall give to
each railroad company whose tracks enter the
city not less than twenty (2o) days, notice Dy
each such company In the city of the time
and place when 1t will meet In such city to
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.
ent for the accommodation of the public and
the railroad companies.
Sec. l.. After such approval by the Com
OF the maps showing the lands to be acquired
to be certified by the City Clerk and filed for
record in the office of the Register of Deeds
with the statement that such maps have been
prepared and adopted by the council and ap-
this act, and the filing of such maps in the
office OF the Register Of Deeds shall be notice
to all persons of the determination by the city
Sec. 8. The council shall thereupon. with
all convenient speed file In the office of the
.irrk 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 emf
nent domain and all persons shall take notice
of the thing of such maps and such petition.
The petition shall ask the court to appoint
three appraisers. residents OF the state to as
certain and determine and award the com
pensatlon and damages to be paid to each owner.
lessee incumbrancer and other person inter-
csted in any portion of the land. Every rail
the city. its lessees and mortgages and 9TH
ers interested in its property shall be made a
lessee,
incumbrancer or other persons interested in
thu land to be taken. Any defendant rail-
road company its mortgages, lessees and
what buildings. lands and improvements 1t
will be compelled to abandon and lose the
benefit of. In whole or i'll part, by the transfer
Of its passenger business to the union sta
tion and the appraisers shall ascertain the
such loss The mortgages and lessees If
any, and other persons interested In such
buildings; lands and improvements, so far as
In chg no nlaHn asfia r6or
Sec. 6. Such petition shall be presented to
the court at time fixed and notice thereof
at least twenty t2O) days before the time OF
hearing. If any Of the defendants be not
residents of the state, of which the return of
found in his county shall be prima facie evil
denSe the attorney for the city may file
to such defendant at the place of his resi-
dence, that the residence Of the defendant
is not known: and thereupon notice may be
three successive weeks IN the Official news
paper of the city. the last of which publica-
ton shall occur at least twenty 600 days be-
fore, the time of the hearing Of the petition.
Sec. Z. THE court at the time of such
plans have been approved by the Commission.
shall appoint three appraisers to ascertain and
award compensation and damages as aforesaid
that upon the completion or substantial COM
petion of the station and tracks and the
approval thereof by the Commission every de.
assigns, shall run ali its passenger trains to
and from such union station and take and dis
charge passengers and their baggage therein
and pay compensation therefor required by
this act and such order shall be construed as
quiring the defendant railroad companies,
their successors and assigns. so to do. Such
city to take the land described by the maps
and the duty of the defendant Railroad com.
panies to use the station aforesaid and
pay the rentals and compensation required by
this act, and shall not be brought in question
except by direct appeal therefrom.
preme Court i by any DEFENDANT or IN , case Of
denial Of the petition, by the city within thirty
800 days after notice of the filing of the Or
parties or upon any attorney who has APP
peared. Notice OF appeal need not be served
UPON defendants who have not appeared. sucn
Of the Supreme Court and shall be heard and
determined as soon as the business Of the court
praisers shall not be fixed after the time te
appeal has expired, and in case, any appeal is
not be fixed until the final determination Of ali
the appeals. Upon the expi1 Ion Of the tim.
all appeals, the court shall, upon the ex parte
application of the city. fix the time for the
and file Win the Clerk Of the Court an o att
for the faithful discharge of their duties and
prepare notice of their first meeting. which
the manner prescribed for the serving of the
notice of hearing of the petition. The ap:
praisers shall hear all evidence rar offered and
but subsequent notice Of the appraisers
meeting need be given. The Clerk of the
the meetings of the appraisers for the purpose
Of administering oaths and keeping brief min
utes Of the proceedings: Inc se appraisers may
! to take the testimony Of witnesses. and fl,
his compensation, which shall be paid by tn.
secs, 10 Cpon the completion of the hear