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^VV' i! I i 1 I I if sevpn (147). as amended toy said chapter one hundred ami four (104), be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 14. No person shall sell, at re tail, any poisons commonly recognized as such, and especially aconite, arsenic, bel ladonna, binlodide of mercury, carbolic acid, chloral hydrate, chloroform, conium, corrosive sublimate, creasote. croton oil, cyanide of potassium, digitalis, hydro cyanic acid, laudanum, morphine, mix vomica, oil of bitter almonds, oil tansy, opium, oxalic acid, strychnine, sugar of lead, sulphate of zinc, white precipitate red precipitate, without affixing to the box, vessel or package containing the same, a label bearing 'the name "Poison,'* distinctly shown, together with the name and place of business of the seller. Nor shall he deliver any pf the said poisons to any person without satisfying himself that such poisons are to be used, fore legitimate purposes. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to the dispensing of physi cians' prescriptions specifying any of the poisons aforesaid. Every person omitting 'to comply with eny requirement of this section shall be liable to a penalty of ten (10) dollars for each and every auch offense. Sec. 5. That section fifteen^ (15) of saids chapter one hundred and forty-sevenn (147), as amended by said chapter pnerf hundred and four (104), be and is hereby.: amended so as to read as follows: "Section 15. The several penalties pre scribed in this act may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction, either by a civil action Instituted by the board of pharmacy. In the name, of the State of Minnesota, or by a criminal prosecution tipon complaint being, made and it shall, be the duty of the county attorney ,.of the county wherein such offense is com mitted, to conduct all such actions and prosecutions at the request of said board. Jf any county attorney omits or refuses to ."act, the, board may employ some other attorney/for such purpose. AH finep and penalties paid or collected under the pro visions of this act, shall inure to the board of pharmacy. In all civil actions for the recovery of the several penalties provided in this act, the plaintiff shall be entitled to an appeal,, the same as in ordinary civil actions." Sec. 0. That section eighteen (18) of Baid chapter one hundred and forty-seven (147), as amended by said chapter one ihundred and four (104), be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 18. Every iperson receiving a certificate under this act shall keep the same conspicuously exposed in his place of business. Every registered pharmacist or registered assistant shall, within ten (10) clays after changing his place of busl ness or employment, notify the secretary of the board of his new place of business ho shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the secretary a notice in writing that his address has been changed on the book of registration. "Without such notice from said secretary such pharmacist or assistant shall not act as. such longer than ten days after his said notice of change.. "Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall be liable to a penalty of ten (10) dollars." See. 7. That section nineteen (19) of said chapter one hundred and forty-seven (147), as amended by said chapter one Ihundred and four (104), is hereby amend- ed so as to read as follows: "Section 19. The board may refuse to grant a certificate to any person addicted to the liquor or drug* habit to such a de gree as to render him unfit to practice (pharmacy and may after notice and (hearing revoke a certificate for like cause, or for fraud in procuring the certificate." Sec. 8. That section three (3) of said chapter one hundred and forty-seveh (147). as amended by said chapter one hundred and four (104), be and is hereby repealed. Sec. 9. Said chapter one hundred and forty-seven (147) is hereby amended by adding thereto as section twenty-one (21) the following: Section 21. The qualifications, mode of appointment and term of office of the members of the board of pharmacy of the State of Minnesota, shall be governed by. this section. The governor, with the advice and consent of the. senate, shall annually appoint one person from among the registered -pharmacists of the state, and who is actively engaged in the prac tice of his profession, to be a member of said board. To aid the governor in the Appointment of the members of the board} the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical As sociation may annually submit to him the names of five registered pharmacists, and* from the names- so submitted, or from others, the governor shall make the .'ap- pointment. The persons so- ..appointed shall hold their office for the term of Ave (5) years, and until their successors are' appointed and qualified. In case of vacancy from any cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the un expired term of office in the same mari ner and from the same class of persons as original appointments., Appointments made when the senate Is not in session may be confirmed at its next ensuing session. No person who is connected with any college or school of pharmacy or shall ibaeome connected with any college or school, of pharmacy, shall be a member of said board of pharmacy and in case any member of said board shall remove from the state, his membership in said board shall immediately cease. Nothing In this act shall be construed to affect-the term of office of any of the present mem bers of the board. Sec. 10. All acts and parts of acts- in- consistent herewith-are hereby repealed. Sec. 11. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after'Its passage. Approved March 3rd, 1899. CHAPTER 35S. F. NO. 86. IAN ACT to amend section on thousand six hundred and seventeen. (1617) of the General Statutes of 1894, being, section one hundred and two (102) of chapter one (1) of General Laws of 1878, as amended by chapter fifteen (15), General Laws of 1885, relating to the sale of for feited property on tax sale, and the. dis position of the proceeds thereof. (Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section one thousand ?ix hundred and-seventeen (1617) of the General Statutes of 1894, being section one hundred and two (102) of chapter one 1 -of the General. Laws of 1878. as amended by chapter fifteen (15) of the General Laws of 1885, be amended so as to read as follows: "Section 1617. Upon the sale of any tract or lot of forfeited real property the county auditor shall execute to the pur chaser thereof a deed in fee simple of the property so purchased, which shall pass to such purchaser an absolute title to the estate therein described, without amy other act or deed whatever and when so sold such land or lots shall be again listed for taxation. If the former owner of such forfeited property becomes the purchaser, such "deed shall pass to "him any and all rights of action which may have arisen or may exist for any trespass committed upon such property prior to the execution of the deed. Such deed may be recorded as other deeds of real estate, and the record thereof shall "have the same force and effect in all re spects as the record of such deeds, and shall be. evidence in like manner, ^he proceeds of all lands or .lots sold at such sale, for a sum equal to or exceeding the amount of taxes due thereon, shall be distributed the same as other collections of faxes but if any tract or lot shall be sold for any sum less than such amount, the state tax shall first be pa id, and the remainder, if any, shall be divided pro rata, between the different funds for which such tax was levied, provided, that such deed, or the record thereof, shall be evidence in like manner and with the. same force and effect as the certificate provided for in section eighty-four of this chapter." Sec. 2. This act shall take" effect and be in force from and after its passage." Approved March'3rd, 1899. CHAPTER 36S. F. NO. 291. IAN ACT authorizing the governor to designate a..day to be known, .as Arbor and Bird ray Be it enacted by the Legislature of- the, State of- Minnesota: Section 1. The governor is hereby au-: thcrized to set apart each-year by procla mation one day to-be designated as Ar bor and Bird Day, and to request its bb^ servafice by all public schools,- private schools, colleges and other institutions,^ the planting of trees and the adorn ment of the school and public grounds and by suitable exercises, having for their object the -advancement of the study''of arboriculture and promotion of the spirit of protection to birds and trees and the cultivation of an appreciative sentiment concerning them. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be In force from and after its passage.',"- Approved March 3rd, VS0,', .,'il CHAPTER 37-S. F. NO* 71- Ge%ral 55 f tb sp. r9 ?j 1 'v- '& T" Of th- Stat La-w AN ACT te amend section 13 of 'chapter Of Minnesota for the year 1373, entitled, 'An act providing for the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate by advertise- $?i nt 3**$, a*tt?*r beiflfir section 6041 ofthe ^General Statutes, mi. Stattle of !Minnesota: That section J3 of chapter foreclosure 6f 3 the General Laws of-the State of Minnesota fora the year J87S.: entitled proviing fo mortgages on real estate -by advertise- by Is amended to read as follows: Section 13. The mortgagor. hiai-hah-a. executor*, admtatetSatortTOP assiS whose real .property te #ol da conformity to the provisions of this act may, within ^twelve months after sueb, sale, redeem such property as hereinafter provided by paying the sum' of money for which the same was sold, "together with interest on the same from the time of such sale pro vided, that no redemption shall be made for real' property sold in conformity to the,,provisions of this act, when the mortgage foreclosed -contains jf distlnet rato of interest more than seven per cent per annum, unless tho party- entitled to redeem shall pay, within the -time pro vided, the sum for which said property was sold, together with interest chereon, frcjm the date of'sale to the time of re demption, at 'the rate specified in the mortgage',.-- not to exceed ten per cent per annum.: provided, that when no rate of Interest is specified in "the mortgage the rare of interest after sale shall be seven per cent per annum on the amount for which the property was sold. And pro vided further, that when a rate of Inter est, Jess than seven per cent per annum is* specified in the mortgage, the rate of interest after sale shall be the rate per armum specified in the mortgage, on the amount for which the property was sold. 1 Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage. Approved March 3rd, 1899. "CHA'PTER 38-S. F. NO. 179. AN ACT to authorize cities of 50,000 in habitants or more to transfer funds '.heretofore accumulated for the con struction -of any free wagon bridge or bridges across any river within the lim itS Of such city to any other" fund, for the construction, maintenance, improve ment or repairing of any bridge or bridges in said city. Be it enacted by tj'he Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Cities^ of 50,000 inhabitants or more are hereby authorized to trans fer from any "tunas heretofore accumu lated for the construction of any free wagon bridge or bridges across any river within the limits of sUch city so rivuch thereof as may be necessary to a.- bridge 'repair fund of said city, and said fund, when so transferred, may be used in the Construction of any bridge or bridges, or for the maintenance or improvement or repair of any existing bridge or''-bridges within the limits of the sakV-cfty in the same manner as if said fund had been originally provided or accumulated for said purposes. Such transfer shall 'be mode by a reso lution duly, passed and approved by the common council or corresponding body of such city. Sec. 2. This aot shall take effect and be in force .from and after its passage. Approved March 6th, 1899. -CHAPTER 39H. F. NO. 10. AN ACT to amend section nlne: (9) of chapter ten (10) of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven (1887), as amended by chapter ninety one (91), of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, re lating to the railroad and warehouse commission of the State of Minnesota, and providing for the appointment and the election of the members of such commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That subdivision "A" of sec tion nine (9) of chapter ten (10) of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-severt (1887) be and the same is hereby amended so as to read w^hen amended as follows: Section 9 (a 1), There shall.be elected at the general election, in November, 1900, three (3) railroad and warehouse com missioners,. two (2) of whom shall hold their offices for four (4) years and one (1) of "whom, shall bold his office for two (2) years, and until their successors, are elected and qualified, and whose terms of office shall cqmmence on the first (1st) Monday in January next succeeding their election. Thereafter and at. each-general election next preceding the expiration of the term of office of each commissioner his -successor shall be elected but for the term of four (4). years, .and until his suc cessor shall be elected but for the term term of four (4) years, and until his suc cessor Is elected and qualified, and whose term of office shall commence on the first (1st) Monday in January next succeeding his election. The three (3) railroad and warehouse commisi'soners so elected when duly qualified and entered- .upon the duties of. their offices shall compose and constitute a commission, hereby created and estab lished to .be known as:.t-he..''RaJlroaa and Warehouse, Commissioners of .the State of Minnesota." (a 2)' Every political state convention that has been legally called to nominate state officers which shall'desire to place in,nomination:-candidates for the: offices of. railroad la-nd-warehouse commissioners shall nominate candidates -far said offices in the same manner as candidates .for other state offices are nominated. Sec. 2: That subdivision "b" of section nine (9 of chapter ten (10) of the Gen eral Laws of qne thousand eight hun dred and eighty-seven (1887), as amended hy section two (2) of chapter nineity-orie' (91) of the General Laws of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five (1895) be and the same 'is hereby amended so as to read when amended) as follows: (b) Until the three (3) railroad .and warehouse commissioners are elected and enter upon the duties of their offices, the railroad and warehouse commission shall remain as at present. Provided, that the term of appointment of no mem ber thereof shall be extended, but that upon the expiration of any such term the governor shall appoint a successor as at presenit authorized by law to serve for a term ending with the election and qualification of the railroad and ware house commissioners as is hereinbefore in this section provided. Any commissioner so appointed may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The said commissioners, whether elected or appointed, shall not, -while holding office under this act, be interested in any stock or bonds of any common carrier, or in any contract for the construction, repair, or maintenance of any railroad, or accept, any retainer or employment from any common- carrier under the. jurisdiction of said commissioner. No vacancy in the commission.shall, impair, the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all 'the powers of the. com mission, Sec. 3. That subdivision "C" of section, nine (9) of.chapter ten (10). of the Gen eral Laws of one thousand eight hun dred and-eighty-iseven (1887) be and the same is hereby amended so as to read when amended as follows: (c) Vacancies caused by removal, -resig nation* or other cause, shall be filled by the governor, and the person chosen to fill a vacancy iehall be appointed by the governor only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom, he shall succeed. Sec. 4. That subdivision "E" of section nine-'{9) of chapter ten (10) of the General Laws of one thousand eight hundred and eightyHseven (1887) be and the saine' is hereby amended by inserting the words, "or elected" after the word "appointed" in the. first, line' of the said subdivision. Sec. 5. AlJ. acts and parts of acts In consistenit herewith are hereby repealed Sec, 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 6th, .1899. CHAPTER AQr-n, F. NO. 224. AN ACT relating to public schools in cities of over fifty thousand (50,000) in habitants and. to provide funds therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Cities now or 'hereafter hav ing over fifty thousand (50,000) inhabit ants are hereby empowered to raise an nually by taxation independently of and in addition to other sums for school pur poses authorized by law an amount not exceeding one and one-half (1%) mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such city for the purchase of'school sites and the' rep^Fr.'^urnilihiriganA seneraerection,' main. andt of public Lr^&**J'. hfitting sumvtjxihe-extent of one (1) mill on each dollaT^Qi.^valjiation only, may. be appro- pria't^.tp^general maintenance, arid the remain'ae^^th'erebif shall be applicable to the erection, repair, furnishing, and flitting of school,buildings and the acquisition of schootsities or one or more of. such uses, but sh&irm appropriated -to no other pur- Pose^^^' Sejcr ..This act shall be construed as an independent and separate grant of power, and shall in no wise supersede existing.eptavisiohs of law for ^raising tfeveiHws c-foih- the support of schools, whetbeigiittridBr general or special "laws but the powers, here given may also be exeiciatedciconcurgently with other powers and to provide a greater revenue for the schools *wigtlrin such city, limitations of power under existing laws notwithstand mg- Sec.-a.^Thisact shall take effect and be In force fronr and after Jits passage. Apprpyed March 6th, 1899. fv CHAPTER 41--H. F. NQ, 86:^^ Al^ ACT to protect all persohs in their civil and legal rights. Be it enacted, by the Legislature of tlie State of-Minnprota Seationw 1. Thaitany^ person who "ex- cludes any other person, wjthfh the State of Minnesota-on account of xaqef color or. previous condition of servitude from the-full and equal enjoyment of any*ac cgmmodatiOtt^. advantage, faemtys. ^or privilege fuimlfhed by- innkeepers.- -tootel Keepers, saloonkeepers, managers or lessees, common carriers, ownens, mstn WfS'fia-, or, lessees ,of. theaters, .or- other, places- of- aBttusemeajfc or ipublic voonvey ancev* fend --TWiteP .restauranitB. bar bef "Vhafa^ ettn|r houses,- saloons, or Other places of public resort, refreshment, aocommodation. or entertR-inroentr or Who denies, aids or incites another to' deny to any other pea-son because Of race, creed or color, or previous condition of servitude, the full and equal enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advan tages, facilities and privileges of any ho tel* inn, tavern, restaurant, eating house, saloon, soda water fountain, ice cream parlor,- public conveyance on land or water, theater, barber shop or other place of public refreshment, amusement, in struction, accommodation or entertain ment, shall be desmed guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five (25) dollars,, nor more than one hundred (1001 dollars, or impris onment in the county jail" for not less than thirty (SO) nor more than ninety (90) days. And in addition to the punishment prescribed herein the person so offending sha.ll be liable,In damages in a sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars to the party aggrieved, to be recovered in a civil action. Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March Oth, 189& CHAPTER 42H. F. NO. 39. AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and five (205) of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five (1885), as amandedby chapter seventy-four (74), of the General Laws of eighteen hun dred, and ninety-'flve (1'895), relating to the regulation of employment bureaus or offices. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section four" (4) of chap ter-two hundred and five (05) of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and* eighty-five (1885), as amended by chapter seventy-four (74), Of the General Laws of eighteen "buhdifed and .ninety-five /183) is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 4. Every person hired or en gaged to work for others, by one so licensed, as aforesaid, shall -be furnished a written copy in duplicate of the term's of such hire or engagement, rate of wages or compensation, kind of service to be performed, length of time of such serv ice, with full name and address of- the person or. persons, firm or corporation authorizing the hire of such person one of the aforesaid copies to be delivered to the person or persons, firm, or corpora tion for.whom the contracted labor Is to be performed, and the other to be re tained by the-peison hired as aforesaid and the agent issuing the above described written copy of the contract of service or employment shall make and keep, in a book provided for the purpose, a third copy of the same and any person en gaged in the business of keeping an em ployment bureau or agency, such as is contemplated by this act, who shall fall to observe the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person hired or engaged to work for others, by one so licensed, as afore said, who shall fail to get employment according ^to the terms of-such contract of hire or.engagement by reason of any unauthorized act, fraud, or misrepre sentation on the part of such agent, may bring an action upon said bond, and may recover In such action against -the prin cipal and sureties the full amount of his damages sustained by reason of such un authorized act, fraud, or misrepresenta tion, together with his costs and dis ibursements in such action. .._-..... Soc. 2.. All acts and parts of acts in consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force ifrom and after its passage. Approved March 6th, 1899. CHAPTER 43H. F. NO. 7. AN ACT to protect bicycler.paths and bicyclists.' Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Any person Who wilfully in jures, obstructs.or destroys or drives any cattle, sheep, horse, swine or other ani mals, team or vehicle, except a bicycle, or. wilfully allows his cattle, sheep, horse, swine or other animal to be led or driven upon, or to stray along a bicycle path constructed exclusively for the suse of bicyclists, except for". the purpose of crossing' such paths at street intersec tions,, and at private driveways leading froin the street to adjoining premises, and.for the. purpose of. crossing such paths to and from the street and adjoin ing premises where necessary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, arid on convic tion thereof be fined not less than five. (5) dollars or more than flity (50) dollar^ or by imprisonment ''for not' more than thirty (30) days, or both..-. See., 2. ^Wboeyerj ^Ifulljr shall .throw drop or place, or.shall cause or procure to .thrown* dropped or placed in or upon any cycle path, public avenue, street, sidewalk, alley, road, highway, bridge, parkway or place, any glass, tack, nail, piece or pieces erf barbed wire or. other metal, briar, thorn or' other sub stance which might injure or puncture any tire used on a bicycle or which' might wound, disable or Injure any per son using a bicycle in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic tion thereof be fined not less than ten (10 dollars nor more than fifty (50) dollars, or by imprisonment, for not more than sixty (60) days, or both. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be. in fore^. from and after its passage. Approved .March 6th, 1899. CHAPTER 44II. F. NO. 1051 AN ACT providing for the care of the property of persons committed to astate hospital for insane. Be it enacted the Legislature of the tate of Minnesota: action 1. It shall he the duty of the judge of probate, before whom any per son Is examined on Information in in sanity, to make a special inquiry as to the property possessed by such person in case he or she is found to be insanef and whenever it is found that such per son has property within the jurisdiction of said court needing care and attention, and that there are no friends or relatives likely to petition for appointment of guardian^ it shall be, the duty of said coiwj to. appoint a suitable person .as special gu-a-rdian Of such property of such insane person until he or she is1 'CHAPTER 46^-H. F. NO. '56^ AN ACT -to-amend-section si* (6) of ohap ter nmety^nine ,(99) of tb General Laws of Minnesota for the year eighteen hun dred, and ninety-seven (1897), OfFICIAL PUfiiacAfioy O THE OENBRAt I A W9 6F MINNESOTA.PASSED DURING SESSION OF 1899. hire in the probate'^sourt of sa'id county the salary of the judge of probate is here by fixed at fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars per annum. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and tin force from ana after its passage. Approved March Wth, 1889. A\T CHAPTER 48-~ NG/382.- AN ACT entitled an-act to amend sec tions one (1) and five (5) of chapter one hundred and six (I06) of the General Laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine -as amended, relating to the establishment and maintenance of free public libraries and reading rooms. A en2i? iht State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section one (1) of chap ter one hundred and six (10G) of the Gen eral Laws of eighteen hundred and sev enty-nine, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended by adding, after the words "city or village," in the fifth line thereof, the following "and, by ordi nance, to set apart for the use and benefit of such library, real estate or other prop-, erty belonging to the municipality," and by adding at the end of said section one (1), as amended,-the following: ''Whenever any ^council has heretofore established a library and, by ordinance. set apart property for its use and benefit, its action Is hereby' confirmed so that said section shall re4d as follows: "Section 1. That the city council of airv Incorporated city, or village council of any incorporated village, shall have power to establish and maintain a public library and reading room, pf either of then?,','for the use and benefi^of' the inhabitants of such. city or vllf^gev ahd, by ordinance, to,.set apart :for, seventy-nine, as"1 dis charged .'from such hospital, or until a guardian is. duly appointed toy.- petition and duly qualified as. required' by law. Sec. 2. Whenever any person is ap pointed -guardian of, the property of an insane person .Under the provisions of this act he shall, in the performance ofi his duties, be governed by the general laws of the state with reference to guardians. Sec. 3. This, act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, Approved March 6th. 1899. CHAPTER 45-4H. F. NO. 192. AN ACT to amend ..chapter one hundred ian'd twenty (120) of -the General -Laws of one thousand-eight hundred and ninety- seven- (1897), entitled, "An act to presoribe the bounds of senaitorlal and representative districts^ and to appor tion-anew the sen-aitore and-representa tives among several districts." Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1, That section two (2) of Chap ter one hundred and twenty (120 61 the' General :Larws of one thousand: eight hun dred and" .ninety-seven .(1897)- be and "the same is heraby amended where it relates to the.thirty-sevenith'(37tbV senatorial dis trict, so jaa to read, when amended, as followis: r.. The thirty-seventh (37th) district shall' be composed of that part of the eighth (8th) ward of the city of St.. Paul, lying west of the center line of Western ave nue and north of the center line of Uni versity avenue, and of the tenth (10th) and eleventh (11th) wards of said city, and- that portion of Ramsey counity lying outside of the-limits-of the city of St.- Paul, -and shall be entitled to elect one (1) senator and two (2) representatives. Sec. 2. This act shall! take effect and be incforce from and after its passage: Approved March 6th, 1899. :providing for- the organization of unorganised coumties in the State of Minnesota, .and relating to. the organisation of- school districts therein.!-.,-.- Be it/enacted- by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1.' That section six (6) of chap ter, ninetyrnine {99) of the General Laws of Minnesota for the year eighteen hun dred and ninetyssevsn (1897),be amended to read as follows: "Section 6. No scnool district shall be organized in any of said counties unless the same shall contain twelve (12) or moref children of ^school ager. nor 'shall any township be organized any of said counties until, it shall' be proven to have Ttwenty-flye (25) legal voters." Sec. 2.. This act.shall take effect" and be in force from arid after its passage. Approved March 9th^l899. --v WK CHAPTER 47-^H. F, NQ. 305! AN ACT. to fix the salary of the judge of probate in counties exceeding twenty* eight thoueahj3 J. (28,000) population, wherein the salary of th?e.jdige of prb 'bate is arbitrajpily fixed at. "twelye '\mn- dred, (1,200) dollars, or less per annum, and where, there, are no provisions lor 'probate elerk hdreve-r.-*-. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ot"Miuneaota:.- v..:-.. Seotioo l*.--Tha,t in -any county in the state havin* a populeitioJi- of not lees than twenty-eight thousatiipfc (28,000^ inhajbltania wherein the salary of the nidge of pro bate ia arbitrarily fixed at tweiwe hundred (1,200) dollars or lees per annum and where there are no proyisiona tcet clerk M^^^^^^^^^^^^M^S^^^^^Mi legislature of the ,the use arid' benefit of such library, feaf estate or other property bejiqnglng^tB .tfta. ft^nlclbality,. a5id may" LevJ^a' aXn b. TexceMimSott mi .o the dollar anaually.rand'in: cities-of over,thirty thousand lhhabitn$3 hot to' exceed: one half of brie mill oh the" dollar annually, on" all' the 'taxable WoMrty In",tne""cfty such tax to be levied ana^ebneeted'in".like ihan 'ner with other.general taxes of said city or village, arid to be known as 'Library Fund.' And the board of directors in this chapter provided for.shall have power, in their discretion, to admit to the benefit of any such librarypersons not residing with in the corporate limits, of the city or vil Tage, and they shallexecute a contract" in writing, in the form "of-a bond, to the vil lage or city council, to be approved by" the board of directors, conditlbned to make good all damages- or los of book issued to them,: with, sufficiens suretiess and covenanting that the person so re ceiving the benefits of the library shall at all times conform to all the laws, rules and regulations governing the said library. And such non-resident patrons shall pay for such pijvileges such sums and at such times as may be by the directors prescribed, into the village treas ury, for the use of the said library. Upon petition of fifty freeholding citizens in any such city or village the council of any such city or village shall submit the ques tion of the establishment of such public library or reading room to the' legal voters Of such Jci-ty, or village at the next annual election held therein, and if a two-thirds majority of the votes cast on such question, at such election are in favor of the establishment of such public library or reading room, then the council of such city or village shall establish the same and shall annually thereafter levy for the maintenance of such public library or reading room the tax recom mended, by the said petitioners, not to ex ceed, however, the rate hereinbefore pro vided Whenever any council has hereto fore established a library, and, by ordi nance, set apart property for its use and benefit, its action is hereby confirmed." Sec. 2. That section five (5) of chapter one-hundred and six (108) of the General Laws of one thousanamended, eight hundre'd and be and the fcame is hen eby amended by adding at the end thereof the' following: "Said board shall have full poorer and authority to improve, lease and let any and all property set apart-for the use of the library, cr otherwise' acquired, upon'such terms and conditions," and ^whenever arid as often as it may deem best, and to exe cute and deliver leases thereof under seal. It may recefcre and enforce subscriptions for the benefit of the 'Jibrafy, and may adopt a seal," so that said section shall read as followss: "Section 5. Said directors shall, imme diately after a.ppoiritinent, m.eet and" or ganize by the' election of one "of" their' number president, arid by the eleetlori of such other officers as they may deem nee-: essary. They shall make and adopit such bylaws* -rules- a:fTt?^'*^iatlbh8v their -^ot envri... guidance/ and^SSef the goverrijneaiit? of^ the library and reading room, or either Of them, asi/may be expedient, not incon sistent with this act. They shall have the exclusive .control'of "the'expenditure of all moneys collected and placed to the credit of the library fund, and of the-cori-- struction of any library building, and of the supervision, care and custody of the grounds, rooms, or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for that purpose pro vided, that all moneys received for such library shall be deposited in the treasury of said city or village to the credit of the library fund, arid shall be kept separate arid apart from other 'money of said city or village, and shall be paid out only upon the properly authenticated vouchers of the library board. Said board shall have power to lease and provide appropriate rooms for the use of said library shall have power to appoint a suitable librarian and necessary assistants, and fix their compensation and' shall also have power to remove such appointees and shall in general carry out the spirit and intent of this act. Said board shall have power, when approved 'by such city or village council, to purchase ground, arid erect thereon a suitable building for the use of said library. Said board shall have power to. accept, or In its discretion, to decline donations tendered as provided in section nine (9) of this act, arid for the purpose' of maintaining and augmenting collections other than collections of printed books arid periodicals may, in its discretion, 'expend, moneys or incur obli gations not exceeding in any one year ten (10) per centum of the whole'amount paid into the library fund for such year. Said board shall have full power and au thority to improve, lease and let any and all property set apart for the use of the library, or otherwise acquired, upon such terms and conditions, and whenever and as often as it may deem best, and to exe cute and deliver leases thereof under seal. It may receive and enforce subscriptions for the benefit of the library, and: may adopt a seal." Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 9th, 1899. CHAPTER 49g. F. NO 66. AN ACT authorising.all villages incor porated under the .General Laws of this state to construct and repair sidewalks and to assess the expense thereof upon the lots or parcels, of land adjoining the said sidewalk.,... Be It enacted by the Legislature of. the State of Minnesota: Section l._ Whenever the village coun cil of any-village incorporated Under the General Laws of this state deem it neces sary to construct or,-repair*any sidewalk in said "village, they^''shall require the street commissioner to'notify all owners and occupants of any lot or lots or parcels of land a^jblniric s.uch sidewalk to,con struct or -repajr^jh* sanie atfbls^r.-"jtheir own proper" expense* or' cha%e,V.\vitnlh a time designated:^yrth'e publication Tri i&e official paper pf'jsald.village, for riot less than two" weeks, of a notice to said owners or occupants, setting forth what work is to 'be done, and the character of the same, by such owners or occupants, and the tirhe within which they are re quired to do the same* Sec. 2. If such work is not done* and the said sidewalks not built or repaired, in the manner and within the.time, pre scribed, the village council may order the same to be done by the street commis sioner at the expense of the lots and par eels of land -adjoining- said sidewalks, and said, expenses shall be assessed upon such lots and parcels of land so charge able by the street commissioner ^and re turned by -him- to the village council. And said assessment so. made and re turned if approved by the village council shall become a Men upon said lots and parcels of land, as In case of city, comity and state tax^s. Sec. 3 3^f'said -assessment be not-paid to the street cbmniissioner or the Village treasurer, btt or beforg-the twentieth day of August, in' any year, the village council shall cause a statement of the same to be transmitted with #ie village taxes- levied for that year-,^lo'the auditor of tne county on or 'before the first day of September in. each year, arid the said auditor shall Insert the same with the otsher taxes in the diupli cate stateinent of takes, annually transmit ted by him to the-county treasurer for col lection and jpaymenf thereof, enforced with and -in--like mariner a* city, county and tejte taxes -are collected, arid payment thereof enforcea, Sec. 4. The village council shall pre' -flfcribe th width and may establish,e -differentof-sidewalkitt .-width different locaUtiea and determine the kind of roar terial of which they shall be constructed, hayinlr Te|.rd to "trite business and the aMbxint travel ih-the vicinity of the same. Sec. 5. All acts and parts ohereby consistent w*t 4ni act pealed. fv"v (interest andJ acts-'in^ are *e -''"_{'- Seo. 6. This afet shall take fffect and be in force from and after its nw*k|rei A^pproyed March:9th, 1899. p-'/i, i tth i: ^APTi3|^!JO--3 F, NO 22L.. AN ACT to authorize cltiee of this.state 1 having a-.population, of -more thaii fif t$ thousand to issue and sell their bonds 6 take up th*lrfloating^^lnjaebteaness, and to prevent the subsequent creation of a floating indebtedness by such cities. r^H Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That the common council of any city in the State of Minnesota, at any time having a population of more than fifty thousand according to the last officially promulgated state cen sus, is hereby authorized to Issue and sell as hereinafter provided the bonds of any such city for the purpose of taking up and funding its floating indebtedness, the provisions of the laws of said .state, whether general or special, governing any such city to the contrary notwithstand ing. The term "floating indebtedness,"- as used in this act, shall not be construed so as to-include any debt evidenced by a bond or bonds, nor any debt evidenced by a certificate or certificates issued for or on account of any assessment for any local improvement. Sec. 2. Bonds of any such city, issued for the funding of its floating indebted ness under this chapter, shall be issued in the following manner, to-wit: The com mon council shall, first, by ordinance passed by a majority vote of all the alder men, authorize the issue of coupon bonds of such city,. to take up and fund the floating indebtedness' of such city, run ning not more than fifteen (15) years, *bearing of such bonds. mating1 CHAPTER 51-S. F. NO. 89. AN ACT to amend section 2604, title 1, chapter 34, of the General Statutes of the State of Minnesota, A. D. 1894, relating to Corporations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the 'State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section 2604, of title 1. of chapter 34, of the General Statutes of the State of Minnesota, A. D. 1894, be and the same is hereby amended so as to reod as follows: Section 2604. Any corporation organized or-reorganized under the provisions of this title may obtain the right of way over, through, under and across any lands, needed for the construction of. any railroad, telegraph or telephone, pneumat ic tube lines subway conduits (or the pas sage, operation and repair of electricand other lines or pipes, and all necessary sites and grounds for depots, shops and other buildings requisite for the proper carrying on of the business tobe'trans acted."' or 'may obfaiirthe" right to.'over- flow, by reason of any dam, lock* sluices, or other erection necessary for the con venient prosecution of their enterprise, all and any lands damaged thereby and may obtain the: right to the use of any land for a tow path, the erection Of necessary buildings for the purpose of said business, and the right of way in and over the bed of any river, bay, lake or water course, and the banks thereof, together with the: right to overflow, in jure-or destroy any existing dams, mills or other property, and to canal in and along the valley of any such river/ bay, stream, lake or water course, and to pur chase and erect all necessary buildings for the operation and prosecution of any manuifactarring business upon the water power Incidentally created by such im provement, and any such telegraph or telephone company organized under the provisions of this title may acquire right of way to construct its lines over, along and iipon the right of way and lands of any railway company within this state, upon making just compensation therefor to such railway company, by proceeding as in this title provided but the right of any such telegraph or telephone com pany shall be at all times subject to the right of any such railway company to use its right of way and lands for rail way purposes and the said line of tele graph or telephone shall be so located, constructed and maintained at all -times as not to interfere Vith the usual opera tion of such railroad. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con strued to grant to any person, persons, association or corporation any. rights for the maintenance of a telephone system within the corporate' limits of any city or village in this state .until such person, persons, association or corporation shall have obtained the right to maintain a telephone system in such village or city, nor for & period beyqnd that for which the right to operate such telephone sys tem is granted by such city or village. Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to or effect any proceeding now pending to conderiin lands for right of way for any telegraph or telephone company. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from, and after its passage. Approved March 11th. 1899. CHAPrER 52^5! F. NO. 423. AN ACT to amend section one thousand and fbrty-flve (1045) of the Oenerai. Statutes of eighteen hundred and ninety four (1894), as amended by chapter sixty-one (el), of the General Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven (1897), relating to the organization of cities. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section one thousand and fbrty-flve (1045) of the General Stat utes of eighteen hundred and ninety-four (1894), as amended by chapter sixty-one (61) of the General Laws of eighteen hun dred and ninety-seven (1897) be arid the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows-: Section one thousand and forty-five (1045). That cities may be organized within the limits of this state as herein provided,- whenever two-thirds of the legal voters residing within the limits of the territory comprising not less than one thousand inhabitants and not more than fifteen thousand, whether all or part of euch territory had been theretofore or ganized Into a borough or villagetor which territory thie desire have incorporated as' a city, shall sign and have presented to thie judge of probate of the county in which such territory is situ ated a petition setting forth the metes and bounds of said city, and of the sev eral wards thereof, and praying that said city may be incorporated under such: name as may therein be designated, the. judge of probate shall issue an order de claring such territory duly incorporated as a city, and shall designate therein the metes, bounds,, wards and name there of, as in said petition described. And the said judge of probate shall in said or der designate the time and place of hold ing the first election'of officers for said city, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days from the presenting of said petition,, arid shall cause ald-order to be posted in -five (5) of the most public places in said city, at least for thirty (30)'days prior to the day of such election, and also cause the same to be published in some newspaper pub lished in, said city at least once In each week for three consecutive weeks prior thereto, and- if there be no newspapei published in said city, then in the paper published nearest thereto, and if there be more than one newspaper published in said city, then In oife of such papers. Upon presenting the petition aforesaid to the judge of probate as aforesaid, the In habitants within the metes and bounds therein described shall thenceforth be a body politic and corporate, subject to and with^power to act under the authority of all the provisions of -this act They shall have power fo sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court: make-and use. a common, seal, and alter it at pleasure and take, hold and pur chase, lease and convey such real and per- SOIIAI or 'ijiixed estate, as the purposes "of the coTOOfatien nwty require, w|UUn or without the limits aforesaid: shall be capable of contracting and beinff pn tracted T#tb *nd. shall have the general powers poaseseed by municipal corptfra-' tions at common law, and in addition 1? thereto shall possess the powers herein after specifically granted and the au thorities .thereof shall have perpetual .succession. And in case the territory included in any city which shall be hereafter formed and establtefhed under,the provisions of this act shall include the territory em braced in any village or borough corpo ration, such village or borough corpora tion shall, upon the establishment of such city corporation, cease and such city oorporation shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with the owners of all the property, real, personal and' mixed, which, belonged to or was owned by such village or borough corporation at the time when the same ceased to exist and such city corporation shall also thereupon become and be liable and responsible for all the debts, obligations and liabilities then existing- against such village or borough corporation, for any cause or consideration whatever, in the same man ner and to the samedextent detoi at not more than four and one-half (4%) per cent per annum, principal arid: interest payable' at such time arid place as may be fixed by the common council," and to be of such de nomination or denominations as may be fixed by the oommori council. Such bonds tojbe signed by the mayor and sealed with the seal of the city, attested by the clerk and, countersigned by the: comptroller, and shall be sold at not less than par value to. the highest responsible bidder after notice published at least Once, in each, week for three (3) consecutive weeks in-the official paper of such city. No city shall pay. a commission exceeding one and a half per cent as compensation for thethsalindebtedness .w a W Inh esti- of any suc city for the purpose of ascertaining whether the limitation-,.of indebtedness has beeh' reached, such bonds shall not be consid ered. Sec. -8. No such city shall be permitted to issue bonds for funding any of its floating indebtedness except such as ex ists at the date of the passage and. ap proval of this act, nor shall any such city bo entitled to avail itself of the pro-: visions of this act unless it shall proceed to do --so -within six months from the date of the passage and approval of this act. Sec. 4. Any city*whlch has already reached the limit of its bonded or other indebtedness and which avails itself of the provisions of this aot shall thereafter have .no power to create any obligation which shall bear interest, except srich as may be ,in renewal of an obligation now existing. No officer or officers of any city which' avails itself of the provisions of this act shall have power to draw any order on the treasury of such city, nor issue any evi dence of.indebtedness, other than a bond' unless there shall be at the time, such or der is. drawn or evidence of indebtedness is issued, sufficient money in the treasury to the credit of the particular fund or ac count, out of which the same is payable, to pay the same, as well as other unpaid claims 'before that time- audited and allowed .against such fund. Every evi dence of Indebtedness or order issued by any such city, contrary to the provisions of this section shall be void and not voidable in the hands of everybody. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 10th, 1899. ftvin ifd nv force from and after its passage. Approved March 11th., A xr A a a AL A xr 1 not,' 9P Defective Page such ?bMffations an liabilities ha been originally contracted or incurred by such city corporation. By the words "estab lishment of snch city corporation" is meant the incorporation of said city an *x,orffanl*!a'tion' of the city governmend of the same and the officers elected or appointed in any village or borough em braced in the territory included in such city shall continue to exercise the powers co^nferreed uponslike officersd In this state UES* Fer for the sai city shall be elected and qualified.a i ?ZJk. sh1 1 take effect and be 1899. S A FT E a 5 A ^H F. NO. 290. AC giving the board of county com: missioners in all counties of this state having fi population of two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants or over the exclusive control of the expendi tures of all appropriated by such^boards out of the "general road T}?Be nmoneys &" Qf such counties, and regulating the expenditure thereof by euch boards. o* ^S*^ by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota': Section l. Thatpopulation the boardofof oounty commissionergs, of all counties in this 5 tat e, two hun dred thousand (200,000) inhabitants or over, Shall have the exclusive control of the expenditures of all moneys appropri ated by such boards out of he "general road and bridge fund" of such counties, for the purpose of constructing or re pairing or aiding imoneysconstruction the of such counties. Th ated shall be expended by and under the direction and supervision of such boards of county commissioners, and not other wise, and in the following manner: That in all cases before expending any such, money for such purpose or purposes, such board of county commissioners shall re quire the county surveyor of such county, or his deputy, to furnishn nd uc ^i satisfactory bon for the r?qm raitnful performance of such contract provided, nevertheless, that nothing here in contained shall be construed to pre vent such board from rejecting all bids for such work, if in the judgment of such board all bide are excessive. See. 3. All acts or. parts of acts incon sistent herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 11th. 1899. A9,HApTER 54-H. F. NO. 135.- AN ACT to amend section three (3)-of chapter .two hundred and fifty-nine (259) of the General Laws of the State of Minnesota for the one thousand ?,ight hundrend .ninety-sevena (1897), fntli?g?-' ,"4 a cand*year encourage better i condition of rural schools and to appro private money therefor," Be^it enacted by. tih-a Legislature of. the State_qf. Minnesota: Section i: That'r'section three1! CHAPTER 56S. F. NO. 214. AN ACT authorizing appropriation^ by boards of county commissioners in counties having, a population' of two hundred thousand inhabitants or more for public improvements In/on or about navigable lakes1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the" Stale of Minnesota: Section 1. That wherever there exists. In any organized county in the State of Minnesota having a population of two hundred thousand inhabitants or more," a navigable lake or lakes: which is, or are, wholly or for th greater *art thereof witjhin the territory or limits of such county (and which is, or are, not, either wholly or in part, witlrin the corporate Hv^ta of any city to eweh county), the board of. county commissioners of county is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate, each year, from the general fund of such county, such sums for public improvements on, in or about said lake or' lakes, AS, In the opinion of said board, may be necessary. Provided, that the to tal amount of said sum or sum* so. ap propriated shall not exceeProvidd,m sistent with this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and he in force from and after its passage. Approved March 11th, 1899.. :n CHAPTER 57i-S. F. NO. 65. AN'ACT to amend section, forty-nine hun dred sixty-six (4966) of the General Statutes of 1894, being section twelve (12), of chapter sixty-five (63), of Gener al Statutes of 18T8, as amended by chap ter fifty-five (55) of General Laws of 1895, relating to requisites of summons issued by. justices of the peace. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section forty-nine hun dred sixty-six (4966) of General Statutes of 1894, being section twelve (12) of chap ter sixty-five (65) of General Statute* of 1878,.as amended by chapter fiftjr-flve (55) of General Laws of 1895 be amended so as to read as follows: "Every summons or process Issued by a. justice of the peace shall run in the name of the-State of-Minnesota, be dated on the pay it is issued, be signed by the justice issuing the same and be directed to the sheriff or constable of the proper county. It shall be' entirely filled up and have no olank, either in date, or otherwise, at the time'of its delivery to an officer to be executed. Every summons or process issued by a justice of the peace in a civil action shall not be returnable earlier than-' nine (9) o'clock in the forenoon nor* lateK than five "(5) o'clock in. the afternoon, and every summons shall contain a statement oftthe amount claimed toy the plaintiff. Every such summons or process which is issued and delivered to an officer to be executed contrary to the provision of this section shall.bevoid.", Sec. 2. AH acts and parte of acts incon sistent with this act are hereby repealed.b1and Sec. 3. This act shaU take effect in force from and after June first, 1899 Approved'M*rch.l8th^ 1899. ^*t-:' CHAPTER 58-*.LegislaturiSI^.?thlvoe-NO.F.eht AN ACT to legalize and validate-pr$ee& ings had, .taken and done, by banks^ih corporated under, the laws of this-state. en!lciSl Bl*it* state of Minnesota:resolutions J*??tlon baxv dut UIitabI( eo a*1 end"smoii.---" Tha ceedings had, taken done by,a ay banks? ?X, associatior ,n so approprir repair of roads arid bridges, or either, in an'yi?towna a1 1 to such board money, together specificationa survey of thpee worsks foar which it Is pro- -SSf* ex Of SUCh plan th thereof and the estimated cost thereof, and that upon the receipt of the same by HnolUb0-?rd+ ali lt:uS board, if it shall deeamt such expenditure tnre 3 of the advisable, to invitte, bids for euch work by posting noticea fonre atanleast fifteen (15) days priorm letting of the contract ^L* es such notices ,thee do most public places in the town wherein !wn 0 wor shall contain a brief description of such work, and sball state the time and place of awarding tho contract for the same, ana at the time and place mentioned in said notices, it shall be the duty of such board to let such contract to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall indall cases be requiredre to enter into a written con tract evidencing the same, and said board ?ha formed I eSst inrunder and by virtue of the provisions of the laws of this state, attempting?^nd purporting to conform to the provisions of said laws, and especially all resolutions and proceedings had, taken oassociation'ybedonr banking su attempting' and purporting to conform-to the provisjons of chapter seventy-sevenanaMinnesot (77) of the General Laws of SZ^,one hundred tbo ^g an eigbty-one (1881) and chapter one hun dred and fifty-five (155) of the Generalar A u? J5 ^Minnesot a for one thousand SSSK ^lU7ldr1e4 eighty-five (1885) an hereby validated and legalized, and made of the same force and effect as though an such resolutions and proceedings had been originally authorized by law Sec. 2. This act shall npt affect any ac tion or proceeding now pending. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after Its passage. Approved March 14th, 1899. CHAPTER 59-H. F.o NO 287 AN ACT to amend section one (1) of chapter two hundred thirty-nine (239) of ii?.* Tba ,S ii ctio 13) of chapter-two hundred and fifty-nineT(259) of the General Laws of the State of Min nesota for the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven (1897)' be" arid the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows: ^Sectiori 3, Applications from districts for .aid provided for in this act shall be made to the superintendent of schools in the county, in which such schools are located. County superintendents shall for ward to the state superintendent of pub lic instruction such applications as are endorsed and recommended by them. Ap plications so endorsed shall be acted upon In the order of their reception. The said superintendent of public instruction shall apportion to each of said schools which shall have fully complied with the pro visions of this act. and.with the rules and regulations provided for in section four (4) of this act, and whose applications shall have been approved by him the sum of fifty (50) dollars in each year. Provided, first, that the total amount'of apportionment under this act shall not exceed thirty-five thousand (35,000) dol lars in any one year. ^I'"' second* that no more than thirty (30) per cent of the total number of districts in any one county shall In any one year be granted aid under this act. Provided third, that any such rural school which maintains two (2) rooms and employs two (2) teachers, one of which shall hold a first grade certificate arid the second at least a second grade, and which complies with all the other provisions'shall be entitled to one hundred (100) dollars. The sunx of thirty-five thousand (35,000) dollars is hereby appro priated annually, to be paid out of any moneys in the state treasury, hot other wise appropriated, for the purpose of this act, which amount, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be paid upon the warrants of said superin tendent of public instruction, drawn'upon the state auditor. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 11th, 1899. CHAPTER 55S. F. NO. 401. AN ACT granting to the members of the legislature of trie State of Minnesota power to administer oaths and to take depositions and acknowledgments. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That every member of the legislature of the State of Minnesota shall have power throughout this state during the term for whiich he was elected, and while residing in the county or district from which toe was elected, and without fee or reward, to administer all oaths re quired or authorized by law to be' ad ministered in this state, and to take and certify to affidavits, to take and certify depositions to be used in the courts of thls.state, and to take arid certify to all acknowledgments to deeds, mortgages, .lieris, powers of attorney arid all instru ments'in writing. Sec. 2. Every member of the legislature may exercise the powers herein conferred upon bi-m, in every county throughout thi state, and his official signature, if he is a meinber of the house of representa tives, shall be, as nearly as may be, in the following form: A. B. Representa tive, ^.District, Minnesota, my term ex pires Jan. 1st, 190. If a state senator his official signature shall be, as nearly as may be, in the following form: A. B. State Senator, District, my term expires Jan. 1st, 190. Sec. 3. All the above granted powers when exercised by any duly elected and qualified member of the legislature of the State of Minnesota shall nave the same force, effect and'validity-as like acts-of notaries public in this state. Sec 4.- This act shall.taJte^effeot and be in force from and after ite passage. Approved March lien* 189k F:,,GBT, dh whenever a majority of the legal voters of any township in: this state shall petition the board of supervisors of suc,n town to change the place ofl holdingn elections fro where !L a incorporatedm be 3. '-&Y- V9-w thousand eight hundred ninety-seven (1897), relat ing to town elections and granting power to purchasee real estat and to erect a buildingt to hold the same, be and the same is hereby amended.sod as to read as follows: a A Legislature of the hwherein eiT State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section one (1) of chap ter two hundred thirty-nine (239) of the Creneral Laws of one thousand eight hun dred ninety-seven (1897) be and tne same is hereby amended ao as to read as fol lows: village located within such town, then said su pervisors may procure a suitable hall or building in such village where the voters of such township shall hold their elec tions and said township shall have power to purchase and own necessary real es tate in such incorporateeda for such purpose provided,a however, that such hall pr builamj?OTplace for holding sueh f^tJ?JLSf hundred svillage sl j**11 *S (600) feet from the place where the voters: ofjsuch village hold their election." Sec,. 2. This act shall take effect and be in. force from and after its passage. Approved March 16th. 1899. CHAPTER' 60H:' F, NO. 73 AN ACT to amend section seven (7) of chapter thirty-six (36) of the General Statutes of the State of Minnesota ^fl^W** enac hundred and ninetyrfo 1 one (1891), being section six thousand pne hundred and seventy-eight (6178) of the General Statutes of the State of Minnesota for the year eighteen hun dred and ninety-four (1894), relating to the. admission to practice of attorneys and counsellors at law. B%JK J? by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That section seven (7) of chapter thirty-six (36) of the General Statutes of the State of Minnesota for the year eighteen hundred and ninety one, being section six thousand one hundred and seventy-eight (6178) of the General Statutes, of the State of Minne sota-for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four (1894) be and the same is hereby amended so that^e same shall read as follows: Section 7. No person shall hereafter be admitted to practice as an attorney and counsellor at law, or to commence, con duct or defend any action or proceeding in any of the courts of record of this state, in which he Is not a party con cerned, either by using or subscribing his own name, or the name or names of any other person or persons, unless he has complied with and been admitted un der and pursuant to euch rules as the su preme court of this state shall prescribe provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to or affect persons ad mitted to the bar of this state under pre existing laws. Provided, that graduates from!the law department of the Unlver- S Minnesota shall, upon presenta ,n diploma from such univer A nei sity to the supreme court or any district court of this state, at any time within two yearsdfrom,athcertificatf date such diploma, lb entitle to of admission to the bar, without any examination or fee whatever and such court shall thereupon enter an order authorizing and directing the clerk of said court to issue to sueh graduate a certificate of adonis* aion fro the bar, upon proof satisfactory to' said purt that such graduate isv*:- citizen of the United States, a citizen nd -T resident of the State of Minnesota, 'that'-'J he is twenty-one yeejra of age, of good.i: moral character, and upon his sub-~: scribing' such oath as is now provide*T by statute for persons upon their adjnis-er. sion to the bar provided further. -thatP" any citizen of the United States who- iJ a citizen and resident of the State of Minnesota twenty-one years of age and i of ^rood moral character, and who :*s a graduate from any law school of good' standing in said state and has therein taken a.course inlaw of at least three years may present himself for examina tion before said board of examiners In law, and shall be entitled to take such examination without having studied law in the office of a practicing attorney. See 2. This act shall take effect and* be in force front and after its passage. Approved March 18th, 1899. CHAPTER 61-rH. F. NQ. 376. AN ACT to appropriate money to reim burse W. B. Hennessy for hie expenses incurred in the contest of his eleotion as a member of the legislature of the State of Minnesota for tne year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine (1899). Re it enacted by the Legislature of the State of -Minnesota: Section 1. That the sum of two hundred and twenty-flve (225} dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury riot otherwise appropriated to be paid to W. Hennesey, a member* pf the present house of representatives of the legislatu-re of the State of Minnesota to reimburse him for hte expenses in curred in the contest for Ws seat in said house institutedt against biropayablee by on AT. ffS- Tha warrant to said w. Hennessyor to his order for saltsum be drawn by the proper officer of the State of Minnesota and delivered to him or to his order for payment Sec. 2. fFMa act shall take effect and be in fo*ee from and after its paae/ Approved March ISth, 18#7 CHAPTiat 62H. P. NO. 228 AN ACT authorthw offlcew, directors and: tookholders of corporations to'ad minister oaths and .take aokowled-tofo mente of instwmwnt* suoh.^r- porationciS?Interested.wherem is 91 BS*,t* 5 If)latur 5J fey State of Minnesota: Section 1. Any person authorised tp take acknowledgmentsof or administern oaths, who is at^the same time nVofficr. stockholder anorporatS I Is hereby aut6r1*ed to take aeknowleW nwwts of instruments wherein #*f. %^bi.K&iJ!% fi^m^tVJj" the su $5,000 in any one year.v director"eo*'-hsuc O rth 5 1 of. fur ther, that the question ,of population shall be determined Jy-theofflcia census next presetting:, any appropriation. !made under the provisions of this act.' Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts incon- fMPot'ftton, as such, ^mTJ^ Actually as Jf h* wwre noi corporation. in force, from and .fter its paasaeeT^ Approved March J8th, m&r^ of one thousand, eight hundred an^ &!,#-