Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

led so as to read when amended as fol-
lows:
Sec. III Special terms of said Dis
trict Court shall also be held at SAID
lefty of Virginia at least once in each
fmonth, and at said village OF HID
bing, at least once in each
month, on such days and at such times
as the Court may designate by order,
for the hearing of such matters as are
usually heard at special terms and at
IChambers in the District court. and the
lCourt may by order provide for holding
special terms of Court at the city OF
i Ely at any time when in the judgment
} and discretion of the court 1t shall
deem expedient so to do, for the hear
ing of such matters as are usually
heard at special terms and at cnam-
bers. in the District court, and may
in such order II he deems ii eXpedient,
provide for the trial Of issues Of fact
and law In cases where such action Is
to be tried by the Court without jury
or jury has been waived by the par
ties to the action, and such waiver has
been filed with the Clerk of Court"
/ Sec. g. That Section 17s, General
Statutes of Minnesota for the year 1913,
be amended so as to read, when amend
led. as follows:
Sec. ITS. There shall be at all times
a Chief Deputy sheriff OF said County
and Chief Deputy clerk of said Dis
, trict Court and such other deputies as
, may be necessary, resident at said city
of Virginia, or said city of Ely or the
village OF Hibbing, and their appoint
ment shall be made in the same man
ner as other deputy sheriffs and deputy
clerks of the District court in said
:. counties. The salaries of such depu-
ties shall be fixed and paid in the same
manner as other such deputies, except
that the salary Of such Chief Deputies
shah be not less than two thousand
dollars (s2. 000) per year. But the Offices
of said Deputy Sheriff and the Offices
OF said Deputy Clerk at Virginia and
Hibbing and Ely shall not in any sense
be considered or deemed to be the
office of the sheriff or the office Of the
Iclerk OF said Court for any purpose,
except for the performance of their re-
lspective duties, relating solely TO pro-
ceedings tried or to be tried at said
city of Virginia or said city OF Ely or
village of Hibbing, except that mar
riage licenses and naturalization pa
per may be issued by said Deputy
clerk
/ See. 4. That Sec. 1870 of the General
Statutes of Minnesota be amended so
as to read when amended as follows:
Sec. $50. Grand and petit jurors for
each of said general terms shall be Sc
Ilected, drawn and summoned In the
same manner in all respects as for the
general terms of said court held at the
County Seat of said County, except
when in the discretion OF the Court,
there will be no necessity of drawing
a grand jury or petit jury. the Court
may enter it's order directing that no
grand Jury or petit jury be summoned
for the particular term therein men
toned
Sec. s. That Section 1872 of the Cen
eral Statutes OF Minnesota, 1913. be
amended so as to read when amended
as follows:
Seq. 1872. All persons bound over to
the GlS,n Jury. charged with a GRIM
inal offe1se, by any justice of the peace
or municipal court, shall be tried at the
place of holding regular terms of said
district courS, which Is nearest to the
court binding%aaid party over; except
} as hereinafter = divided: and all Grim
inal offenses committed in any city, VII
lage, township or unorganized territory
shall be tried at the place of holding
the regular term OF said district court
which Is nearest to said city. village
township or place where said offense
is committed. Provided that when said
offense is committed nearer to Virginia
or Hibbing or Ely than to the county
seat, the party committing said offense
to be held at either Virginia or Hib-
bling or Ely at which a grand jury is
in session. Provided further, that when
such offense is committed nearer the
city OF Ely than any of the other places
referred to, said cause in the discretion
or the Court. or on demand of the per
son charged with the offense, may be
tried at said city OF Ely"
Sec. s. That Section 1874 of the Gem
eral Statutes no
amended so as to read when amended
as follows:
Sec. 1s4. Any party wishing to have
any civil cause commenced by him In
said Court, tried in said city of Viz
ginia, shall in the summons issued
therein, in addition to the usual pro-
visions, print, stamp or write thereon
the words ito be tried in the city OF
Virginia" and any party wishing any
civil cause commenced by him In said
Court tried at the Village Of Hihbing.
shall In the summons issued therein,
in addition to the usual provisions,
print, stamp or write thereon the words
ito be tried at the village OF Hibbing.'
and any party wishing any civil cause
commenced by him in said Court tried
at the city OF Ely, shall In the sum
mons issued therein. in addition to the
usual provisions, print, stamp or write
| thereon the words. ito be tried at the
City OF Ely" and In all cases where
any summons contains any such spect-
/ fications the case shall be tried at said
city OF Virginia or the village of Hib-
bling or city of Ely, as the case may be
unless the defendant shall have the
place of trial fixed in the manner here
matter set out.
! II the place OF trial designated is not
the proper place of trial, as specified
in this act the cause shall nevertheless
be tried In such place, unless the de-
PENDANT, In his answer, in addition to
the other allegations Of defense, shall
plead the location of his residence and
! demand that such action be tried at
the place of holding said court nearest
! his residence as herein provided; and
in any case where the answer Of the
defendant pleads such place of resi-
dence and makes such demand OF place
OF trial. the plaintiff in his reply, may
admit or deny such allegations of resi-
dence, and IL such allegations OF resi-
dence be not expressly denied, such
cause shall be tried at the place so de-
! allegations OF residence be SO denied.
then the place of trial shall be deter
mined by the Court on motion.
| II there are several defendants rs-
siding at different places in said coun-
ty, the trial shall be at the place which
! the majority of such defendants unite
in demanding, or II the numbers are
equal, at the place nearest the residence
OF the majority.
| Nothing In this act contained, how
ever. shall be construed to abridge the
power OF the court, for cause shown IN
} change the place OF trial OF any such