Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

except as it shall seem to him proper
and necessary. The reasons for ap-
pointing a guardian shall be entered
therein and any parent or the at
torney for any child may appeal from
the final disposition of the guardian
ship matter by complying with the
aw regulating appeals from probate
courts. When acting under the pro-
visions of this act the probate court
may for convenience be called the
Juvenile court of the appropriate
Approved April 20. 1881.
CHAPTER 251-H. F. No. 8s1.
AN ACT to amend Section 1, Chapte,
SO, Special Laws of 1891, entitled
ian act to establish municipal
court In the City of Ely"
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Section 1 of Chap
ter SO. Special Laws of 1891. be
so as to read as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby estab-
lished in the city of Ely, in the coun-
ty of st. Louis, municipal court for
the transaction of all business that
may lawfully come before it. Said
court shall be a court of record and
shall have a clerk and a seal and
shall have jurisdiction to hear, try
and determine civil actions at Law
where the amount in controversy docs
not exceed five hundred 5000 dollars.
excepting causes involving title to
real estate. 1t shall have exclusive
Jurisdiction to hear all complaints
and conduct all examinations and
trials in criminal cases arising under
the ordinances. rules and bylaws
Of said city.
1t shall have jurisdiction of all ac-
tons cognizable before justices of
the peace under the general laws
of the State of Minnesota. 1t shall
not have jurisdiction of actions for
divorce, nor of any action where the
relief asked for in the pleadings is
purely equitable in it's nature. The
territorial jurisdiction Of said court
shall be co-eXtensive with the pres
ent limits of st. Louis county and
of the area included within the pres
emit limits of the township or town
ships in Lake County whether Or
ganized or unorganized which adjoin
the township in st. Louis County in
which said city of Ely is located. One
half of all fines or penalties collect
ed for violation of any state statute
where the offense occurred within
Lake County not including any costs
and disbursements collected, shall be
paid over by the Judge or Clerk of
said Municipal Court to the County
Treasurer of Lake County. to be held
by him as provided by law. and the
remaining half of all finss and pen
alties shall be paid to the City Treas
urer of the City of Ely to be used
by such city for it's general revenue
PURPOSES. Said court shall have DOW
Eur to commit prisoners to the Lake
County Work Farm in Cases OF
offenses arising in Lake County"
Approved April 20. 1881.
CHAPTER .5s-H. F. No. 1901.
AN ACT to amend General Statute'
1928. Section 949S, subdivision 4.
relating to appeals to the Supreme
Court in civil actions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Tha: General Statutes
1928. Section 9498. Subdivision 4. be
and the same hereby is amended SO
as to read as follows:
"a. From an order granting or re-
fusing a new trial. or from an order
sustaining a demurrer. providing that
when an order granting new trial
is based exclusively upon errors oc-
curing at the trial the court shall
expressly state in its order or memo
randum the reasons for and the
grounds upon which such new trial is
granted and in such case an appeal
may be taken from such order.
Provided further that when upon
the entry of an order everything
demurrer, the trial court shall certify
that the question presented by the
demurrer is in his own opinion i'm
portant and doubtful and such GER
LITIGATION is made part of the order
overruling the demurrer, an appeal
from such order may be taken"
Approved April 20, 1881.
CHAPTER Ssh. F. No. 1865.
AN ACT allowing the retirement OF
Probate Judges in certain cases.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Whenever a probate
Judge shall become incapacitated
or mentally from perform
ing his judicial duties during the re-
mainder of his term of office and
shall make a written application to
the governor for his retirement,
setting forth the nature and ex-
tent of such disability. the governor
shall make such investigation as he
shall deem advisable and If he shall
thereby determine that such disabil
ity exists, and the public service is
suffering and will continue to suffer
by reason of such disability, he shall
thereupon by written order. to be
filed in the office of the secretary
Of the state. direct the retirement of
such Judge for the uneXpired portion
of the term for which such Judge was
elected, which retirement shall create
a vacancy IN said office, which shall
be filled by appointment, as provided
by law.
Sec. 2. When a Judge shall be re-
tired under the provisions of Section
1 of this act. he shall receive the COM
allotted to his office for the
of his term, or. if then
past 20 years of age. having served as
such probate Judge continually for
more tHdH lOrty years, ne Shall re-
ceive one-half of the compensation
allotted to his office at the time OF
such retirement for the remainder of
his life. to be paid at the time and
in the manner provided by law.
Approved April 20. 1881.
CHAPTER 25t-H. F. No. 1919.
AN ACT amending Laws 1929, Chap
ter 81, relating to the allowance
for clerk hire in certain counties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Laws 1929. Chap
ter 81. Section 2. be amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 2. The salary of the County
Auditor of any such county shall be
Two Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars (S2,500.00) per annum. and said
County Auditor shall be allowed not
to exceed Twenty Four Hundred Dol
lars (S2.400.0O for clerk hire in" said
office; provided, that in any county
where the public service would appear