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maintains any such hospital jointly
with any county.
Approved March IA. 1881.
CHAPTER 57-H. #. No. "a.

CHAPTER 57-H. f. No. 81.
AN ACT to amend Sections 8, IL, IS
and 43, Chapter 2S8, Laws 1923, as
amended by Section s. Chapter IS,
Laws 1925 entitled IAN act to con-
firm and continue the present Mu-
nicipal Court of the City of Du-
luth, in the County of st. Louis
and State of Minnesota, and to en-
large the jurisdiction of said court
and to regulate the practice and
procedure therein"
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section /. That Section 9, Chapter
2SS, Laws 1923. be and the same
hereby is amended to read as follows
Section 9. The judges of said
court shall have the general powers
of judges of courts of record, and
may administer oaths, take and GER
tify Acknowledgements in all cases.
and as conservators of the peace,
shall have all power and authority
which is or may hereafter be vested
in justices of the peace. or any other
judicial officer of this state.
''They shall see that the criminal
laws of this state and the ordinances.
laws, regulations and bylaws of
said city are observed and executed
and for that purpose shall open said
court every morning. Sunday and
legal holidays excepted, proper pro-
vision being made for bail to appear
the next day following such Sunday
or legal holiday and proceed to hear
and dispose of all cases which shall
be brought before them by the police
of Of ntb
either with or without process for the
violation of the criminal laws of this
state committed within the county of
st. Louis. and to hear, try and deter
mine in a summary manner all cases
of violation of the ordinances. laws.
regulations and bylaws of said city.
Said judges shall have power to
make and prescribe such rules and
regulations for the government of
said court and the dispatch of bust
ness coming before it. as shall by
them be deemed proper, and as shall
not be inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this act and the laws of the
state.
Each Judge of said court shall
have power, both before and after
commitment, to reduce, commute or
stay any sentence imposed by him
in any case. or to parole any person
convicted when it is made to appear
to the satisfaction of said Judge that
such action will be for the best in
terest of the public and of such con-
victed person.
Sec. 2. That Section II. Chapter
23S, Laws 1928, be and the same
hereby is amended so as to read as
follows:
Section II. Said court shall hold
regular terms for the transaction of
civil business and trial of civil actions
on the first Monday of every month
except the months of July and Au-
gust, which terms shall continue from
day to day, with such adjournments
as the court may deem proper. until
the business of such term shall be
finished. Provided, that any Judge
of said court may set cases for hear
| ing and trial upon any day in that or
any subsequent term, and provided
further that if the first Monday of
any month in which term of court
| is to be held is Legal holiday then
the term shall commence on the next
succeeding day.
THE terms of said court shall open
at ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon
All proceedings in civil causes shall
be conducted in a room separate and
apart from the room wherein criminal
proceedings are being conducted"
Sec. 3. That Laws 1923, Chapter
23S, Section So be and the same here
by is amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 35. Disbursements neces-
sarily made or incurred shall in all
~ ha a fo 1i,,rr
party.
Provided, however, that in actions
for the recovery of money only, of
which the Cancellation court of the
city of Duluth has concurrent iuris-
diction. the plaintiff, if he recover no
more than S25 90 shall not recover
any disbursements"
Sec. 4. That Laws 1923. Chapter
238, Section 45. as amended by Laws
1925, Chapter IS, Section 5. be and
the same hereby is amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 43. Twenty COO Jurors
shall be drawn for each general term
of said court, and shall be summoned
to appear at said court at ten QO
o'clock in the forenoon of the Sec
ond (2nd) day of the term for which
they are drawn to attend and serve
as jurors for the trial of actions in
said courts, and shall so remain in
attendance unless excused by the
court until the jury for such term are
concluded and they are finally dis
charged for the term by order of the
court. Provided, however, that when
ever during the months of July and
August a jury shall be demanded by
defendant entitled to the same in
any criminal action or by any of the
parties in any forcible entry or I'M
lawful detainer action, the court
shall direct the clerk of said court to
summon sufficient number of Jurors
for attendance upon the court for the
trial of any such action upon the
day set for the same"
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Approved March IA, 1881.
CHAPTER Ssh. F. No. 100.
AN ACT to amend Subsection CD of
Section 2674, Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, and providing for
the refund of personal property
taxes on motor vehicles in certain
cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 2674. Sub
section CD be and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows:
"(b) Motor Vehicles not subject
to taxation as provided in the fore
going section, but subject to taxation
as personal property within the State
| of Minnesota shall he assessed and
valued at 80 1-3 per cent of the true
and full value thereof and be taxed
at the rate and in the manner pro-
vided by law for the taxation of ordi-
nary personal property; provided.
that, If the person against whom any
tax has been levied on the ad valor-
EN- basis because of any motor We
hicle shall, during the calendar year