Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
Approved April 10, 1881.
CHAPTER sOo-S. f. No. 4So.

Approved April 1s, 1881.
CHAPTER zoos. F. No. 48O.
AN ACT to amend Section 1921, Ma
sons Statutes of Minnesota for
1927, relating to affidavit of preju-
dice or bias of judge.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l. That Section 9221 of
Mason's Statutes of the State of
Minnesota for 1927 be and the same
lis hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
1921. Any party or his attorney
to cause pending in a district court
having two or more judges, on the
first day of general or special term
thereof or within one day after it is
which judge is to pre-
side at the trial or hearing thereof
or at the hearing of any motion. or
der to show cause or argument on
demurrer, may make and file with the
clerk of the court in which the &C
Ition is pending and serve on the OPP
Iposite party an affidavit stating that,
on account of prejudice or bias on
the part of such judge, he has good
reason to believe, and does believe,
that he cannot have a fair trial or
hearing thereof, and thereupon such
Judge shall forthwith without any
further act or proof secure some
other judge of the same or another
district to preside at the trial of
such cause or hearing of motion, de-
murrer or order to show cause, and
shall continue the cause on the calen-
dar, until such judge can be present.
In criminal actions such affidavit
shall be made and filed with such
clerk by the defendant or his at
torney not less than two days befote
the expiration of the time allowed
him by law to prepare for trial, and
| in any of such cases such presiding
Judge shall be incapacitated to try
such cause: Provided, that in Grim
inal cases such judge, for the pur-
pose of securing a speedy trial, may,
in his discretion, change the place
of trial to another county"
Approved April IS, 1881.
CHAPTER co.'s. F. No. 493.
AN ACT to amend MasOn's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 698l
providing for the execution of in
struments in accordance with the
laws of a place of execution and
the proof thereof in this state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
That Mason's Minnesota Statutes OF
1927, Section 6981, providing for the
execution of instruments in accord
ance with the laws of a place of eX-
ecution and the proof thereof in this
state, be and the same is hereby
amended so that the same shall read
as follows:
All deeds and other instruments
may be executed and acknowledged
in a foreign country in accordance
with the laws of the place of execu-
ton.
If the instrument be made out OF
the state, and in accordance with the
laws of the place of execution, the
fact that it was executed according
to such laws shall be proved as fol.
lows:
1. If within the United States, by
the certificate of the clerk or other
terrifying officer of a court of record
of the county or district in which
the acknowledgment was taken. I'M
secretary of the state or territory
under the seal thereof.
2. If in a foreign country, by the
certificate of an officer of the United
States authorized by this chapter tt
take Acknowledgements therein. under
mis- seal of office, if there be one.
8. If there be no such officer Of
the United States therein, then by
the certificate of consular or diplo
matte officer of any other natior
with which the United States ha.
diplomatic relations, in which case
the seal of such consular or diplo
matte officer shall be certified by hi:
Foreign Office or by the diplomatic
Representative of such nation in the
United States.
4. ANY instrument heretofore OF
hereafter executed, acknowledged anC
certified as provided herein, shall en-
title such instrument to be admitted
and read in evidence in all courts
and elsewhere without other proof
of execution.
j Approved April IS, 1881.