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fending July hi Hr yoit. the eahd money to BA under the’ direction of the Alin. eu ‘Experiment Station in u provisions of = act. retialnct, shall take eect and be fant after July 1, 101% eh 31, 1913, 7 TAR 142—H. F. No, 867. amend Section 1308, Revised Telating to special schoo! medf- ,by the Legislature of the State 1: That Section 1806, Revised ‘be and the same ts hereby amend- to read as follows: written request of five freeholders of a district, specifying. the bus!- be acted upon, or upon the adoption _Fesolution, so specifying, by the dy or upon @ request, so specifying, ‘@ majority of the members of the a, the clerk shall call a special ‘of sich district upon ten days’ posted ‘end one week's published notice, if "i ‘@ newspaper printed in such district = M specify in such notlee the busine: PBamed tn euch request or resolution and the tine and place of meeting. If there be ao Mn the district, or if he fails for three @ayg after receiving such request or resolu- ‘to give notice of such meeting, it may “Re called by like notice siemed by five free- holders and voters of the district. No bus!- Ress except that named in the notice shall ‘De transacted at such meeting. +. Tir case it shall be made ‘to appear by @Midavit that there are not fiv@ voters who Bre frecholders in any schoo! district, or that ; 4s_not a leza! school board therein, the ity Superintendent of Schools of the coun- ty in which such district is located, shall, it 4m his opinion there is need for such school meeting, call such meeting by giving notice thereof ‘as hereinbefore provided. _ Approved March 31, 1913. \ *CHAPTEH 143—H. F. No. 463, AN ACT to provide for the filing of chattel Mortgages, bills of sale of chattels and con- Gitional sale contracts in the offlge ofthe register of deeds of the several, counties Providing for the transfer of such instru- ments now on file. with clerks and recorders of municipalities, and the records ‘and rec- ord books of the same, to the offices of registers of deeds, and providing for mileage nd fees for making such transfers, and providing for fees of the tegisters of deeds, >for filing such instruments. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. On and after July 1, 1913, no chattel mortgage, bill of sale of chattels or conditional sale contract shall be filed with the clerk or recorder of any municipality of this state. On and after July 1st, 1918, chat- vills of sale of chattels, and conditional sale contracts may ‘be filed’ with the register of deeds of the county tn which the mortgagor or vendor resides, if a resi- dent of the state, and if the mortgagor or ven- Gor {8 a non-resident of the. state, then in the coungy in which the property inortgaged orfeold % then situate. Duplicates of such chattel mortgage, bill of sale of chattels. or Eonditional sale contract, of coples thereof certified by the register of deeds of the ‘county in which any such instrument nmy be properly on file may be filed’ ‘with the regis- ter of deeds of any other county, wherein any part of such property was situate when the instrument was made. Sec. 8. Every register of deeds on and aften| July Ist, 1913," Nall receive and file any chattel mortgage, bill of sale of chattels, or conditional sale contract, which shall be ecuted, witnessed and acknowledged accord- ing to law, and shall immediately mumbe ‘and index the samo, and certify on each Btrument the exact’ time of receipt, which certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. No such instrument hall be removed from the office where filed Until cancelled, released, or satisfied, The fec= for filing chattel mortgages, satisfactions and conditional sale contracts shall be ten cents Yor each instrument and twenty-five cents for @ certified copy thereof, sald amount to-be pata to the Register of Deeds at the time of filing, and such fee shall be retained by the Register of Deeds, as additional salary and compensation for filing such instruments. Sec. 4. Every register of deeds shall keep! im his office an index book in which he shall enter the number given to every such instru- ‘nent, the names in alphabetical order of the Mortgagee and mortgagor, and vendee and vendor, and the exact tin Ming the in- * siryment. In case of a inortgage, or ie mal sale contract t Secured thercby ‘of the same when made. of sale of chattels, he sl mount of the corsia instrument. Every such shall be notice to all persofi thereof. ‘Sec. 5. On and after certified ‘report of his proc be made by the person ory sale of , mortgaged Section “8470, Revised filed in the ‘office of the where the ghattel mortgage fi it has been transferred, aa such report, or a duly certif shall be prima facie evidel therein stated, and on and 1913, no such report shall? office of any clerk, or recor ty. Meese. 6 Fach municipal shall, on the first day of J all chattel mortgages, tels, and tvonditional sale contracts them on file with him, and all records of the same jn his custody, to the resister of deeds of his county, ‘and said register of decds shall thereafter be the custpdian of the same, and of the rec- fords thereof, and no new, filing, indexing. or | record thereof need be made hy sald register of deeds. Sec, 7. Each municipal clerk, or recorder shall ‘be paid out of the treasury of his coun- Benet ae. ist, 1913, the Feaquired to making a required by ; be ister of Deeds Wfiled or to which W@ywhen so filed, copy. thereof, of the, facts er July 1st, filed in the @ municipal- Ae _or* recorder ly, 1913," deliver ty the sum of ten cents per mile in traveling |p® ‘his. place of business to. and. returning From Mae Bunty seat of his county, for deliver 4 jng said instruments and records to the. re ter of deeds of his county. The register of ficeds of each county shall receive the said {Sstruments and records as delivered to him by the several municipal clerks and recorders Of his county and safely keep and preserve the ‘same in his office, and indorse on each {nstrument and record "book the date of the Teceipt of the same by him, and thereafter Zaid instruments and records’ shall be notice fo all. persons of the existence and terms Thereof with the same force and effect as when fied pursuant to Chapter €7, Revised Laws ye. & For receiving, keeping and pre- serving, and indorsing all of said instruments nd records transferred to him as aforesaid, Phere ‘shall be paid to tha register of deeds ut of the treasury of bis county, @ fee ac- oraing to the population of his" county as Shown by the 1010 National Census of. the United States of America, which fee shall follows: vein counties having © population of 50,000 or less, $10.00. nties having a population 50,000 and not moré- than 100,000, $25.00. Tn counties having a population 300,000 and not more than 150,000, 1§50.00. ‘In counties having a population 150,000 and not more than 200,000, bia having a population 200,00) and not, more than 300,000, 3.00. bier exceeding a fee of exceeding a fee of} exeeeding a fee of exceeding | a fee of} counties having a population exceeding | 300,000, @ fee of $200.00. eo... This act shall not apply of the fitst class. 10. AN acts or parts of acts incongis- herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 11. This act shall take effect add be in) “gorce from and after July ist, 1913. "Approved March 31, 1013. to citles CHAPTER 144—H. F. No. 618. to amend Section 1 of Chapter 49] N ACT General Laws of 1907, and to. au fhorize, empower, enable and direct: th Miste Board, of Control to establish, can Struct, maintain and operate, at the State at Stillwater, a factory for tne manufacture of binders, mowers, rakes, harv ‘and other articles: in the manu- — sbaMare of which free labor of this. state fs not employed within this state, and to ite money therefor. gual under laws of thif “qn hitherto enacted, it hasbecome the fixed ana es-| icy of Nhis state to make use| ‘of persons imprisoned at its at Stillwater, ip the manufac-| ‘of twines, binders, mowers, rakes: and | to the extent the same is fvail-| 4 or may be fea 7 Pe gle Rat ‘thus employing the labor its prisoners | fine of manufacturing ‘putting: th in competition with free labor of| state, but | during | each Jessi sessions and 1911, emptes and seasion sits is ted. thrown Lg ‘of bills f ws ooking to ‘to enact legislati mtrary to the and establish@gas, in, the, pre- ture hh hereof legislation employment of or port: pom ns fraprisoned at Stillwater at labor, the amie in competition ‘wit! state, spd. , accor yey, siverting wl maviufacture of twines, "Therefore, Be it Enacted by the State of Minnesota: Chapter 49 of vand the same hereby is amende ‘ax follow Section 1. | The State hereby authorized, to -establfsh, constr operate, at the State factory for the tac} bills of’ sale of chat-|d \trled at |shall be tried at said | the not {sting ‘State Prion. Revol ‘rund ‘created by (and existing under Ghapler Ist of the ws 0 ; but provided further, that aid’ Stato Board of) Control shail at ait mes, first. ‘authorized and” directed, employ and make ‘use of prigon labor to. the largest ex- tent feasible so far as the same is available, Approved March 81, 1913., CHAPTER 145—H. F, No, 681, AN_ACT entitled an act to amend Section 717, Revised Laws 1905, relating to public indebtednes . Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. That subdivision 8 of Section 777, Revised Laws, 1905, be, and it is hereby aménded so as to read as follows: Subdivision 8. spect to the construction of public drainage itches and in acquiring lands for streets, parks, or other public improvements, and payable from the proceeds of assessments levied upon property especially benefited by such ditches or other Improvements, ‘Approved March 81, 1913. CHAPTER 146—H. F. No. 649. AN ACT relating to final examination of accounts of county officers and payment of last month's salary. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That at the expiration of the term of office of each county affielal, except that of treasurer, the chairman of the county board shall make examination of the books, records and accounts of such official. TI! office of the county treasurer shall be exam- ined by the board of auditors as now provided by Section 499, Revised Laws, 1905. \ If the affairs of the several officers are found in proper condition and as required by law, the chairman of the county board, or board of auditors as the case may be, shall make and deliver to each official concerned a certificate to that effect. Upon the delivery of -such ceftiticate to thé county auditor, and not oth- erwise, he shall issue to such official a war- rant for his last month's salary. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March $1, 101i ~ CHAPTER 147—H. F. No. 790. AN ACT to provide for holding terms of the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis- trict. at the Village of Baudette, County of Beltrami, in said district. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. One or more, general terms of the district court for the County of Beltrami fire hereby established to be held in the vil- lage of Baudette, in sald county, in each year at such times as shall be fixea by the order of the judges of sald court. made ani filed with the clerk thereof at least thirty @ays before the time appointed for the hold- ing of said court, for the trial of all actions and proceedings, ‘except the trial of criminal actions under indictments, with the same force and effect as though held at the county seat of said County; and said terms shall be in addition to the general terms of said dis- trict court held at the county seat of said County,-as now provided by law. Provided, that all proceedings for the reg- istration of title to real estate shall be tried at the county seat of said County. Provided, further, that no officer having in his custody any of the public records of Beltrami County shall be required to pro- duce any of such records at the trial of any action herein provided for, except ut the coun- ty_seat, save on an order of said court pro- viding for the immediate return of any such records to the proper office. a Sec. 2. Special terms of said district court may be held at said village of Baudette ai any time when the Judges of said court shall so provide by order. Sec, 3. The clerk of sald court shall give netics of all orders for the holding of any general or special term by publishing the same for two successive weeks in a news- paper published in said village of Baudette and also {n the officlal newspaper of sald County, thé last of which publications shall be not’ Jess than ten nor more than twenty days before the opening of any such term. Sec. 4. It shall be the ‘duty of one or more judges of the district court, the court reporters, the sheriff or his deputy or depu Hes, | the clerk of the district court or his deputy or deputies, to 'be present at all terms of court so orderea’ to be held, to properly attend to the trial and disposition of all cases on_the calendar for trial. Sec. 5. It sball be the duty of the cletk to keep a calendar of actions for trial at such terms, and-it shall be the duty of parties Aitigant entitled to have their action tried im said village of Baudette as aforesaid to designate the same upon the note of issue fo bo filed with the clerk of court. Sec. 6. Tho village of Baudette shall, pre- vious to’ the holding of any term of court in sdiq village, and for each of such terms, without expense to the County of Beltrami, provide suitable rooms for the holding of such terms and a proper place for the confinement of prisoners during the session of any such terms; and no adjournment of said court shall be made to the village of Spooner, as herein- after provided, unless the sald’ village of Spocner skall ‘have previously, without ex- pense to the said County of Béltrami, pro- Vided suitable rooms for the holding of such term. and a proper place for the confinement of prisoners during such term. And the County of Beltrami shall reimburse the clerk of saiq court and the, sheriff and county at- torney of said County and_ their respective yuties and the district judges of said dis- trigt and the court reporters for thelr traver Ing expenses actually and necessarily Incurred in the performance of their respective official duties. Sec. 7. Petit Jurors for each of said gen- eral terms shall be selected, drawn and sum- moned in-the same manner in all respects as for the general terms of said court held at the county seat of said County, except that no person residing south of the ith standard rallel in said county shall be summoned er required to attend as a juror at any sucn terms, Sec. 8. All appeals from municipal courts and from justices of the peace in either civil or criminal actions shall be heard and tried at such terms in sald village of Raudette in all cases where the court, appealed from is situated north of the fourteenth standard parallel. being the township line “between townships numbers 156 and 157 in said Cow ty; provided, that by consent of the parties thereto such appeal may be tried at the county seat of sald County. Sec. 9. All civil actions brought in the district court of sgid County against any party. whose place of residence, by the usual route of travel, is situated nearer to the said village of 'Baudette than to the county seat of sald County shall be tried at the term of court to be held in said village cf Baudette, unless the place of trial shall be waived by the defendant. If none of the parties against whom such action is brought shall reside in the County of Beltrami, or if the defendant be a forelgn corporation,’ the action may be tried at the village of ‘Baudette if the plaintiff therein shall so designate as hereinafter provided, subject to the right of a defendant to remave said action as provided by law. Sec. 10. Any party wishing to have any civil cause commenced by him in said tourt said village of Baudette shall, in the summons Issued therein, jn addition to the usual provisions, print,’ stamp or write thereon the words “To be tried at Bau- dette,” and in all such cases where any sum- mons contains such specification the cases village of Baudette unless the defendant shail have the place ot trial fixed at the courty seat\of sald County, as hereinafter provided. - If the place of trial designated in any summons {s not the proper place of trial, specified in this uct, the cause shall never- theless be tried at such place unless the de- fendant in his answer, in addition to the cther allegations of- defense, shall plead the location of his residence and demand that such action be tried at the place of holding sajd 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 Plaintift, in his reply, may edmit or deny such allegations of residence; and if such allegations of residence be not e: pressly denied such cause shall be tried at the place so demanded by the defendant, and it they be so denied, then the place of’ trial shall be determined by the court on motion. An ection for injuries to real estate o: the Tedovery of Teal estate or for the War- tition thereof or involving, the title thereto, shall be tried at the terme of court held at sald village of Baudette where the real es- |tate involved in said action 1s nearer by the usual route of travel to said village of Bau- dette than to the county seat of said County. Nothing in this act contained shall, how- ever, be construeg to abridge the power of court, for cause shown, to change the place of trial of any such action or procee ing, and the court may, upon motion, for the convenience of witnesses remove the trial of any case from said village of Baudette to said county seat er from said county seat to sald village of Baudette. All. cases pending in said County at the time ‘this act goes into effect which, if brought after such time, could properly ve tried at the terms of court to be held at sata village of Baudette, may be tried there upon motion of elthersparty thereto. 4 Sec. 11. The judges of the district court shall have full power and authority to make ail such rules, orders and regulations as are necessary to Carry out the provisions of this act, | ‘The judge or judges holding any, of sald terms at Bald village of Baudette may also, in his, or their, discretion, adjourn the same to some suitable place in’ the village of Spooner, in ‘said County, to be designated in the order ofsadjournment, for the trial of any cause or causes-pending for trial at sald term, Seé. 12. ‘This act shall not apply to or in ony manner affect the place of trial of any action based upon a-cause of action arising jor accruing prior to January Ist, 1911, wheth- in the line of manufacturing herein | sanitary Obligations incurred in re-|the Laws eral’ Laws, 1900, be is mended ‘v0 ‘ax to rend as 3 Section 1, ver the state live k shall decide upon the killing aftected with the disease tuber- or glanders, it shall notify the owner Keeper of such’ decision, when the judg- ‘of the state live stock sanitary 5 such animal may be ordered transported for immediate slaughter hy the said board, through ‘ita executive officer to any abattoir. within the state where the United States Bu- reau of animal industry maintains inspection, and said live stock sanitary board shall pay, the expense, said transportation and yardage. Before being removed from the premises owner, there shall be appointed three (3) com- Petent disinterested men, one appointed by the state, one by the owner, and a third by first two, to appraise such animal at its cash value. Such appraisal shall in no case exceed six- ty (60) dollars for a cow and one hundred and ‘twenty-five dollars ($125) for a horse, ex- cept in the case of pure bred cattle and horses, where the pedigree shall be proved by certificates of register from the herd books where registered, and in that case the maxi- mum. appraisal shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars ($150). If upon siqughter such animal is found by the inspectog in charge of such abattoir, or veterinarian of the state live stock sanitary board, to be free from any contagious or in- fectious disease, then the full amount of such appraisal, Ids the value of the carcass, shall be paid to the owner/of such animal from the funds hereby appropriated for’ the purpose of carrying outs this act. » 7 Bat if upon post-mortem examination such animal shall be found to be afflicted with tuberculosis or glanders, then and in that case the, value of the carcass shall be de- ducted from the appraised value of the liv- ing animal; three-fourths (%) of the remainder: shall be paid to the owner by the state, pro- vided the anima} has been kept for one year, or since its birth in good faith in the state prior to the killing thereof. i ‘The owner or keeper may fi with the ‘Poara which has ordered™the killing, within forty-eight (48) hours after being notified, a protest, stating therein under oath that to the est of his knowledge and belief the animal is not infected with tuberculésis or glanders: blank protest shall be furnished by the board which has ordered such killing. Thereupon, if the animal be killed, an au- topsy shall be held by three (3) experts, who shall be graduate veterinarians of a recog- nized college, one appointed by the state board, one by the owner, to be paid by the owner, and the third by the first two, to be paid. by the state, who shall appraise ‘such animal before it is killed at its cash value, and the au- topay shall then be held upon such animal by the above mentioned veterinarians. , If the autopsy shows that the animal is entirely free from any such disease, the full cash value thereof immediately before the killing shall be paid to the owner by the state, less the value of the carcass, but if found to be diseased, the owner shali be pald three-fourths value, as hereinbefore provided. ‘The appraisements made under this act shall be. in writing and signed by the appraisers and certified by the local board of health and the state live stock sanitary board, respec- tively, to the auditor of the state, who shall draw ‘a warrant on the state treasurer for the amount thereof. ‘When cattle: have been bought in good faith for slaughtering purposes by butchers who are retail dealers, and the carcasses there- after found to be infected with tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the local board of health to appoint three (8) disinterested persons to appraise the value of said carcass; and the owner of said carcass shall be entitled to re- ceive from the state two-thirds (2-8) of the amount of such appraisement, and the hide shall’ also be returned to him; provided, how- ever, that this provision shall not apply to a slaughtering or packing house that has a state-or United States government inspection system. Approved March 31, 1913. CHAPTER 149—H. F. No. 627. AN ACT “entitled an act to authorize cities in. the State of Minnesota now or hereafter having a- population of over fifty thousand Inhabitants to issue bonds for the purpose of extending, enlarging and improving the public water plant and waterworks owned and operated by any such cit; Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Any city in the State of Minne- sota now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants, in addition to all the rights and powers heretofore grant- ed thereto by law, is hereby authorized and empowered, acting’ by and through the com- mon counell or city council of such elty, upon Tequest of the board of water commissioners to issue the bonds of such city from time to time in such sums as may be deemed neces- sary, ft, however, exceeding in. the agere- gate re Hundred Thousand Dollars, (§500.- 069.00) ar value; the proceeds thereof ‘to. bs used solely for the purpose of extending, en- larging and improving the public water plant and waterworks system owned and operated by any such city. Sec, 2. ‘The bonds authorized by section one of this act, or any portion thereof, may be issued and "sold by any such city, not- withstanding any limitation contained in the charter of such clty or in the law of this state, prescribing or fixing any limit upon the bonded indebtedness of such city; but the full faith and credit of any such city shall at all times be pledged for payment of any bonds issued under this act, and for the cur- rent interest thereof, and the common cogncil or city council of such city shall each year in- lude in the tax levy for such city a sufficient amount to provide for’the payment of such in- terest and for the accumulation of a suitable sinking fund for the redemption of such bonds at thelr maturity. The ordinance or resolu- tion authorizing ‘said bonds may also provide and require that a sufficient amount be set aside annually from the revenue of the wa’ department to pay the interest’ of safd bonds and accumulate a-suitable. sinking fund for the redemption thereof at maturity, but such provisiershall’ be in addition to the pledge of the general faith and credit of the «ty for the payment of sald bonds and not in Heu thereof. Sec. 8. No bonds hereunder shall be {ssued by any such clty for the purposes herein au- thorized, to run for a longer period than thirty years, or bearing a higher rate of interest than ‘four and one-half per cent per annum, but the place of payment of the principal and interest thereon and the defomination In which the same shall be issued, shall be such ag-may be prescribed by the common council or city councii, and may be in the form of coupon bonds, registered certificates, or serial bonds, so-called. In case sald bonds shall be issued in serial form, the ordinance or resolu- tion authorizing the same shall provide for the payment and retirement of a pro rata share of the aggregate of said bonds annual- ly. All such bonds ‘shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the city clerk, and coun- tersigned by the comptroller, and shall be sealed with the seal of such city; provided. that the signatures to the. coupows attached to such bonds, if’ any, may be lithographed thereon, and none of said bonds shall be sold at less than thelr pat value and accrued {n- terest, and then only to the highest responsi- ble bidder therefor. ‘Sec. 4. This act shall apply to cities ex- isting under a charter framed pursuant to Section 86 of Article 4 of the Constitution. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, Approved March 31, 1913. CHAPTER 150—H. F.. No. 689. AN ACT to provide an additional judge.-for the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. A judge of the District Court f the Fourth Juiicial District of the State of finnesota, in addition to the present judges of said court, is hereby authorized and the Office of stich additional judge is hereby cre- ated. # ‘Sec. 2. An incumbent dt the’ office hereby created shall be elected at the General Elec- fion to be held next @fter the pussage of this act. The person so to be elected shall have and possess the qualifications prescribed by law for the other Judges of said court. He shall take office on the first Monday in January, 1015, and shall serve for a’ term of six years. His successor shall be elected fs shail then be provided by law for the election of Judges of said court. Sec. 3. ‘The incumbent of the office hereby created ehall have and exercise all the rights, powers and privileges, and shall be subject fo the same duties und Obligations as are by-law granted to or imposed on the other Judges of said court. He shall receive the game compensation as such other Judges, fo be paid)in the same manner and ‘at the same time ag the other Judges of said court. Sec, 4. Within ten days after the passage of this act the Governor of the State of Min- nesota shall appoint a suitable and legally qualified person to hold the office of judge of fhe District Court of the Fourth Judicial ais- trict hereby created, until the election and taking of office by the incumbent thereof. under the provisions of Section 2 of this act. Any vacancy in the office hereby created shali be filled in like manner as shall be provided by law for the filling of vacancies. in the office of other Judges of the District Court of sald district. z Approved Mageh $1,, 1913. CHAPTER 151—S, F_ No, 29. AN ACT to regulate the use of books. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1, Upon presentation of any mile- Age book having coupons attached thereto en- titling the holder thereof upon complying with the conditions thereof to travel thereon, issued by any railroad corporation operating ‘a rail- road in this state, to a conductor on apy train, on any line’ of railroad owned or op- erated by said railroad corporation, the hold- er thereof or any member of his family, shall be entitled to travel for a uumber of’ miles mileage AN ACT to BR 132—8. F. No, 319. apd Eight ter Two ‘of Section Bie Mb oe Cony, Nineteeg Hu taokay of life insurance. ‘That Subdivision Seven (7) o Section Five (6) of Chapter Two Hundred and ‘Twenty (220), Laws of Nineteen Hundred ant Seven (1907)' be and the same is hereby (A provision that after three full years’ premiums have been paid, the company at any time, while the poticy is in force, will advance, ‘on proper assigament of the policy, and onthe sole security thereof, at a spect fied rate of interest, @ sum equal to, or, at the option of the Owner of the policy, less than tho reserve at the end of the policy year on the policy, and on any divi- dend additions thereto, specifying the mor- tality table end rate of interest adopted for computing such reserve, less a sum not more than two and one-half per centum of thé amount insured by the ‘polley, and of any dividend additions thereto; and’ that the com- pany will deduct from such loan value any existing indebtedness. on the policy &nd any unpaid balance of the premium for ourrent policy year, and may collect interest in aa- vance on the ‘loan to the end of the current policy year; which provision shall further pro: vide that such loan may be deferred for not exceeding sixty days after the application therefor is made and which provision may further provide that such loan may be de- ferred for not exceeding six months after the application therefor 1s made. It shall be Tur- ther stipulate in Ahe policy that failure to repay any such &dvance or to pay interest shall not vold the policy unless the total indebtedness thereon ‘to the company shat equal or exceed such loan value at the time of such failure, nor until one month after notice shall have been mailed by the com- pany to the last known address of the in- sured and of the assignee of record at the home office of the company, if any. No condition other than as herein provided shall be exacted as @ prerequisite to any such advance. - ‘This provision shall not be required term insurance. Sec. 2. That subdivision Hight (8) of Sec- tion Five (5) of Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty (220), Laws of Nineteen Hundred ana Seven (1907) be and the same is hereby famendid so as to read as follow: (8) A provision which, in event of default in premium payments, after premiums shalt have been paid for three years, shall secure to the owner of the policy a stipulated 1 of Insurance, the net value of which shall be at least equal to the reserve at the date of default on the policy and on any dividend additions thereto, specifying the mortality table ang the rate of interest adopted for com- puting such reserves, less a sum not more than two snd one-half per centum of the amount insured by the policy, and of any existing dividend additions thereto, and less any existing indebtedness to the company on the policy. Such provision shall stipulate that -the policy may be surréndered to the company at [its home ‘office within one month from date of default for a specified cash value at least equal to the sum which would otherwise be available for the purchase of insurance 2s aforesaid and shall stipulate that the com- pany may defer payment for not more than sixty days after the application therefor is made, and may stipylate that the company may ‘defer payment “for not more than six months after the application therefor is made. ‘This provision shall not be required in term insurance of twenty years or less, Approved April 1, i913. CHAPTER 153—S, F_ No, 462, [AN ACT to amend Section 2047 of the Re- vised Laws of 1905, relating to the storage and shipment of grain, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: ‘Section 1. That Section 2047 of the Re- vised Laws of 1905, be amended so as to read as follows: “Sec. 2047. Defined—All elevators or ware- houses located within the switching limits of St, Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, and oth- er points in the State which are now, or may hereafter be designated as terminal points, in which grain is received for storage in bulk, and that of different owners. mixed together or so stored that the identity of the different tots or parcels is not preserved, shall be pub- houses known as ‘terminal ware- ‘This ‘act shall take effect and be in force ‘from and after its passage. Approved April 1, 1913. of/amended so as to read. as follows: in CHAPTER 154—S. F, No. 707. AN ACT to extend the powers and duties of the Public Examiner to cities' which now have or may hereafter have’no more than fifty thousand and not less than ten thou- sand inhabitants. Legislature of the Be it Enacted by t State of Minnesota Section 1. ‘The Public Examiner of this state is hereby given the same powers and jurisdiction, and there is hereby imposed upon him 'the same duties, over the treas- urer and other financial officers, of cities in this state which now ‘have or may hereafter have no more than fifty thousand (50,000) and not less than ten thousand (10,000) in- habitants, now imposed upon and required of him in respect of counties and public insti- tutions; provided, that he shall not examine any of the books or accounts of any such city or official. thereof except upon the writ- en request of the mayor or city council or overning body of such city; and provided, that for his services the city shall pay to the State Treasurer six (6) dollars for each day of service rendered (not exceeding four hundred ($400.00). dollars in any one year), which payment shafl be made within thirty days after requisition therefor by such treas- urer. Section 2. For the purpose of this act the population of each city of this state shall be ascertained and determined according to the last census taken under and pursuant to the laws and authority of the State of Minnesota. Sec, 3. ‘This act. shall take effect and be in force’ from and after its passage. Approved April 1, 1913. CHAPTER 155—S. F. No. 867. AN ACT to amend Section’ 51 of Chapter 53, Special Laws of Minnesota for 1801, en- titled: “An act to confirm and continue the present municipal court of the City of Duluth in the County of St. Loufs, in the State of Minnesota, to enlarge the juris- diction of such court and to regulate the practice and procedure thereof,"” as amend- ed by Chapter 239, General Laws of Minne- sota for 1907, as amended by Chapter 373, General Laws of Minnesota: for 1909, amended by Chapter °102, General | La Minnesota for 1913, and providing for an assistant judge of ‘the municipal court of the City of Duluth, in the County of St. Lous, in the State'of Minnesota, and pro- viding ‘for terms of court to be held In that part of sa{2 city known as West Du- uth. Be it enacted by. the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section 51 of Chapter 53 of the Special Laws of Minnesota for the year 1891, as amended, is hereby amended so ‘as to read as follows: “Section 51. Salaries. The salary of the judge of said municipal court shall be three thousand (3,000) dollars per annum. The™salary of the special judge of said nfuntctpal court shall be three thousand (8,000) dollars per annum. The salary of the assistant municipal judge of said municipal court shall be fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars per annum. ‘The salary of the clerk of sald munieipal court shall be ‘eighteen hundred (1,800) dollars per. annum, and the salary of the first deputy clerk of ‘said court shall be eleven hundred (1,100) dollars per annum, and that of any other deputy clerks, nine hundred (900) dollars per annum each, ‘The salary of the official stenographic reporter of said court shall be fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars per annum, The city attorney s¥all zecelve a salary of six hundred (600) “dollars per annum, exclusive of the salary patd said officer by ‘the common council of said. city. ‘The salary -of each of. sald officers shall be fpayable from the city treasury of the city of Duluth, in monthly Installments, and neither of said officers shall receive any other fee or compensation for his services, except as herein provided,”? Sec, 2. ‘This act shall take effect and be in force from and aftey its passage and publica- tion. Approved April 1, 1918. CHAPTER 156—H, F_ No. 98. AN ACT regulating the conditions and pro- visions to be contained in policies of health or accident insurance fssved in this state and for the repeal of laws inconsistent herewith. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1, On and after the first day of January, 1914, no. policy of insurance against loss or damage fr the sickness, or the bodily injury or death of Whe insured by ‘mecident shall be issued or delivered to any person in this state until a-copy of the form thereof and of the classification of risks, if more than one class of risks 1s written, ‘and the premium rates pertaining thereip have been filed with the commissioner of infurance; nor shall it be so issued or delivered until the expiration of thirty days affer it has been so filed unless the said commissioner shall sooner give his written approval thereto. If the said commissioner shall notify. in writing, the company, corpora- tion, association, society or other insurer which has filed ‘such form that it does not omply with the requirements of law, specifiy- ing the reasons for his opinion, it’ shall be unlawful thereafter for any such insurer to| issue any policy in such form, The action of the safd commissioner in this regard shall be subject to review by any. court of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that nothing ty this act shall be so construed as to give juris- or “oesotincion’” OF * ‘Word as will yd Said standard provisions \ ‘A standard provision relative to the contract which be "in aither of the fol- lowing two fornis:' Form (A) Petes whieh, ao et ~prerile, cor on. account ge of occupation, and Form (B) to be used in policies which do SoGy, provides inbentiy” mgainat lose’ frou icy prov! nde’ against loss sickness, the words: ‘or contracts sickness” may be insertea therein immediately after the words “in the event thet the insured is injured. a (A}#—1. This policy aincludes the endorse- monjpand attached papers if any, and contains the “entire contract of insurance. ' No reduction shall be made in any in vided by reason of change in the occupation of the insured or by reason of his doing any act or thing pertaining to-any other occupation. (B):—1. wile peur. includes the endorse- ments and at ed papers if any, and con- tains the'entire contract of insurance except as it may be modified by the insurer's classi- fication of risks and premium rates in the évent that the insured is injured after having| changed his occupation to one classified by the insurer more hazardous than that stated in the policy, or while he is doing any act or thing pertaining to any occupation so classi- fled, except ordinary duties about his resi- dence or while engaged in recreation, in which event the insurer: will pay only ‘such portion of the indemnities provided in the policy as the premium paid would bave pur- chased at the rate but within t limits so fixed by the insurer for such more hazardous occupation. if the law of the state in which’ the insured resides at the time this policy is issued re- quires that prior to its issue a statement of the premium rates and classification of risks pertaining to tt shall be filed with the state official having supervision of insurance in such state then the premium rates and classi, fication of risks mentioned in this policy shall mean only such as have been last filed by the insurer in accordance with such law, but if such filing is not required by such law then they shall mean the insurer's premium rates and classification of risks last made effective by it in such state’ prior to the occurrence of the loss for which the insurer is Mabie. (2) A standard provision relative to changes in the contract, which shall be in the follow- ing form: * 2. No statement inade by the applicant for insurance not included herein shall void the policy or be used in any legal proceeding hereunder, ‘No agent has authority to change this licy or to,waive any of its provisions. Yo change in this policy shall be valid unless approved byfan executive officer of the in- surer an& such approval be endorsed hereon. (8) A standard provision relative to rein. eeatecaent SOs poliey “Arve ianee whieh: ody bet in either of three following forms: Form (A) to be used im policies which insuré only against loss from acqident; Form (B) to be used in policles which Insure only against loss from sickness; and’ Form (C) to be used in policies” which’ insure against loss from both accident and sickness. (A):=3. If default be made in the pay- ment of the agreed premium for this policy, the subsequent acceptance of a premium by the insurer or by any of its duly authorized agents shall reinstate the policy, but. only to cover loss resulting from accidental injury thereafter sustained. (B):—3. If default be made in the pay- ment of the agreed premium for this policy, he subsequent acceptance of a premium by he insurer or by any of its duly authorized agents shall reinstate the policy but only to cover such sickness as may begin more’ than ten days after the date of such acceptance. (C):—8. If ‘default be made in the pay- ment of ‘the agreed premium for this policy, the subsequent acceptance of a premium by the insurer or by any of its duly authorized agents shall- reinstate the policy but -enly to cover accidental injury thereafter sustained and such sickness as may begin more than ten days after the date of guch accepfance. (4) A standard provision relative to time of| notice of claim which may be in elther of the three following forms: Form (A) to be used in policies which insure only against loss from accident; Form (Bj to be used in policies which insure only against loss from sickness, and Form (C) to be against loss. from both accident and sick- ness, If Form (A) or Form (C) is used the insurer may at {ts option add thereto the fol- lowing sentence, “In event of accidental death {mmediafe notice thereot must be given to the insurer,”” (A):—4, Written notice of injury on whicnt claim may be based must be given to the insurer within twenty days after the date of the accident causing such injury. (B):—4. ‘Written notice of " ‘sickness on Which claim may be based must be given to the insurer within ten days after the com- mencement of the disability from such sick- ness. (C):—4. Written notice of injury or of sick- ness on which claim may be based must be given to the insufer within twenty days af- ter the date of the accident causing such in- jury: or within ten days after the commence- ment of disability from such sickness. 5) A standard provision relative to. suf- ficiency, of notice of claim which shall be in the following form-and in which the insurer shall insert in the blank space such office and its location as it may desire to desiguate for such purpose of notice: 5. Such potice given by or in behalf of the insired or beneficiary, as the case may be, to the insurer at . . . or to any authorize: agent of the insurer.” with particulars suf- ficient to~identify the insured, shall be deemed to be notice to the insurer." Failure to give notice within the time provided in this policy shall not invalidate any claim if it shall be shown not to have been reasonably possible to give such notice and that notice was given as Soop ag was. reasohably possible. (6) A standard provision relative to furnish- ing forms for the convenience of the insured in submitting proof of loss as follows: 6. ‘The insurer upon receipt of such notice, will furnish ‘to the claimant such forms as are usually furnished by it for filing proofs of loss. If such forms aré not so furnished within fifteen days after the receipt of such notice the claimant shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of* this pol- Icy as to proof of loss upon submitting within the time fixed in the policy for filing proofs of’ loss, written proof covering the occurrence, character and extent of the loss for which claim is made, (7) A standard provision relative to filing proof of loss which shall be in such one of the following forms ‘as may be appropriate to the indemnitles provided; (A):—7. _Affirmative proof of loss must be furnished to the insurer at its said office within ninety days after the date of the loss for which claim is made. (B):—7. Affirmative proot of loss must be furnished to the insurer at its sald office within ninety days after the termination of the perlod of ‘disability for which the com- pany is Mable. (C):-t. <Atrmative proot of loss. must “be furnished { the insurer at its ‘said offic case of claim for loss of time from disability within ninety days after the termination of the period for which the insurer is Mable, and in case of claim for any other loss, within ninety days after the date of such) I (8) 9A standard provision belative to exam{- nation of the person of the insured and relative fo autopsy which shall be in the following form: ‘8. ‘The insurer shall have the right and op- portunity to examine the person of the in- sured when and so often:as it may reasonably require during the pendency of claim hereun- der, and also the right and opportunity to make an autopsy in case of death where it is not forbidden by law. (9) A standard provision relative ~to thi time within which payments other than. those for loss of time on account of disability shall be “made, which. provision may be in either of the following two forms and which may be omitted from any policy providing only in- demnity for loys of time on account of disabll- ity. The insurer shal! insert in the blank space either the word ‘immediately’ or ap- propriate language to designate such period of time, not more than sixty days, as it may desire; Form (A) to be used ' in policies which do not provide indemnity, for loss of time on account of disability, and’#orm (B) to be used in policies which do’ so provide. (A):—9. All indemnities provided in this policy will be paid . . . . after receipt of due proof. (B):—9. Al] Indemnities provided in fhis policy for loss other than that of time on ac- count of disability will be paid... . after pt. of proof. Tio) provision’ relative to pe- ts of indemnity for loss of time on account of disability which provision in following ‘form, and which may be dmitted from any policy not providing for such irtemnity, The insurer shall insert in the first blank space of the form, appropri- ate language to designate the proportion of acerued indemnity it may desire to. pay, which proportion may ‘be all or any part not. less than one-half, and fn the second “blank shall insert any period of time not exe sixty days: 10. Upon reauest: of the Insured and. sub: ct’ to due proof of loss . + accrued In. demnity for loss of time on’ account of disa- bility will be paid at the expiration of each . . +. during the continuance of th tor which the Insurer is Mable, ahd any bat ancé ‘remaining unpaid at the termination of sucly’ period’ will be paid. immediately upon ‘eceintvof due proof, | = ii): A- standard provision retative to in- to be used in} reduction of mnity herein pro-| used in -policles which insure | § d | charter, in| as ibe brought at unless lyears from the expiration of the time in, wich proot Toss is required by the: cy: (15) A standard provision relative to time Umitations of the policy am follows: 15. If any time limitation of this policy with respect to' giving notice of claim or furnishing proof of loss is less than that per: mitted by: the law of the state in which the insured resides at the time this policy 1s 1s- sued, such limitation is hereby -extended agree with the minimum period permitted by ech law, Sec, 4. No such policy shall be so issued or deliverea which contains an: relative to cancellation at the instance of the insurer; or, (2) limiting the amount of indem- nity to'a sum less than the amount stated ip the policy and for which the premium has been paid; or, (3) providing for the deduction of any premium from the amount paid in settlement of claim; or, (4) relative to other insurance by the same insurer; or, (5) relative to the age limits of the ; "unless such provisions which are hereby de: ted as ‘te tional standard provisions, shall be in the ‘words and in the order in which they are jhereinarter set forth, but the insurer may at {its option omit from the policy any such op- \tional standard provision. Such optional stand- ard provisions if inserted in the policy sball immediately succeed the standard provisions, named in section three of this act, @) An optional standard provision relative to cancellation of the policy at the instance of the insurer as follows: 16. ‘The insurer may cance) this policy at any time by written notice delivered to the insured or mailed to hls last address as shown by the records of the insurer together with eash or the insurer's check for the unearned portion of the premiums actually paid by, the Imsured, and such cancellation shall be without penne to any claim originating prior ereto. @) An optional standard provision relative to reduction of the amount of indemnity to a gum less than that stated in the poiley as ‘ollows: 17. If the insured shall carry with another company, corporation, association or society other insurance covering the same loss with- out giving written notice to the insurer, then in that the insurer shall be lable only for such portion of the indemnity promised as the said indemnity bears to the total amount of lke indemnity in ail policies covering such loss, and for‘the return of such part of the {preratam paid aa sball exceed the pro rata for the indemnity thus determined. (8) An optional standard provision relative to deduction of premium upon settlement of claim as follows: ‘ 18. Upon payment of claim hereunder any premlum then due and unpaid or covered by any note or written order may be deducted therefrom. (4) An optional standard provision relative to other insurance by the same insurer which shall be in such one of the following forms 8s may be appropriate to the indemnities p vided, and in the blank spaces of which the insurer shall insert such upward limits. of indemnity as are specified by the insurer's classification of risks, filed as required by this act. (A):—19. If a like policy or policies, previ- ously issued by the insurer to the insured be in force concurrently herewith, making the aggregate indemnity in excess Of § . ... the excess insurance shall be void and ali premiums paid for such excess shall be re- turned to the insured, (B):—10, If a like policy gr policies, pre- viously issued by the insurep to the insured be in. force concurrently heréwith, making the aggregate indemnity for loss of time on ac- count of disability in excess of § . . . weekly (or substitute the word ‘‘monthly’’) the excess insurance shall be void and all pre- miums paid for such .excess shall be re- turned to the insured, (C):—19, If a like policy or policies, .pre- viously issued by the insurer.to the insured be in foree concurrently herewith, making, the aggregate indemnity for loss other than that of time on account of disability in excess of §...., or.the aggregate indemnity for loss of time on account of disability in excess of 5 ~ Weekly (or substitute the word *monthiy")’ the excess insurance of either kind shall. be void and all premiums paid for such excess shall be returned to the insured. (@) An optional standard provision ‘relative to the age limits of the policy which shall be In the following form, and in the blank ‘spaces of which the insurer shall insert such number of years as it may elect 20. The insurance under this policy shall not cover any person under the age of ....... years, nor over the age of years. Any premium paid to the insurer for any period not covered by this policy will be re- turned upon request. Sec. 6, .No such policy shall be 60 issued or delivered if it contains any provision con- tradictory, in whole or part, of any of the provisions hereinbefore in this act designated as “Standard Provisions’’ or as ‘‘Optional Stan- dard Provisions;” nor shall any indorsements or attached papers vary, alter, extend, be used as a substitute for, or in any way.'con- flict with any of the said ‘Standard Pro- visions” or the said ‘Optional Standard Pro- yiglons;"" nor shall such policy be #0, issued! or jae ivered if it contains any provision purporting to make any, portion of the charter, constitu- tion or by-laws of the insurer a part of the policy “unless such portion of the constitution or by-laws shail be, set forth in full in the pol- icy, but this prohibition’ “shall not be deemed to apply to any statement of rates or classification. of risks filed with the commis- sioner of insurance in accordance with the provisions of this act. a Sec. 6. The falsity of any statement in| the application for any policy covered by. this act shall not bar the right to recovery there- under unless such false statement was mad with actual intent to deceive or unless. it ma- terially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer, ‘Sec. 7. The acknowledgment by any in- surer of the receipt of notice given under policy covered by this act, or the furnishi of forms for filing proofs "of loss, or the ac- ceptance of such proofs,, or the investigation of any claim thereunder shall not operate as a waiver of any of the rights of the insurer in defense of any claim arising under policy. ars Sec. 8, No alteration of any written plication’ for insurance by erasure, insertion or otherwise, shall be made by any<person other than the applicant without his written; }eonsent, and the making of any such all tion without the consent of the applicant shall be a misdemeanor. If such alteration shall be made by any officer of the insurer, or by any employe of the insurer with the insurer's Knowledge or consent, then such act shall ‘be deemed to have been Rerformed by the: in- surer thereafter issuing the poliey upon such altered application. Sec. 9. A policy issued in violation of this act shall be held valld, but shall be construed provided in this act, and when any pro- vision in such a policy is in conflict with any provision of this act the rights, duties and Obligations of the insurer, ‘the policy holder and the beneficiary shall be governed by the provisions of this act. n Sec. 10, ‘The policies of insurance against accidental bodily | injury or _sickne: iseued by an insurer not organized under the laws of this state may contain, when issued in this state, any provision which the law of the state, ter- ritory or district of the United States tnder which the insurer Js organized, prescribed for’ insertion in such .policies, and’ the policies of insurance against accidental bodily injury or sickness issued ty an insurer organized under the Jaws of this state may contain, when issued or delivefed in any other state, terrl- tory, district or country, any provision re- quired by the laws of the state, territory, di j trict or country In which the same are i sued, anything in this act to the contrary: not- withstanding. Sec. 11. Discrimination between individual of the me class in the amount of premiums or rates charged for any policy of insurance covered by this act, or in the benfits ‘pay. able thereon, or in any of the terms or eondi- tions of such policy, or in any other manner whatsoever 1s prohibited. Sec. 12. (1) Nothing in this act. howeve thall apply or affect any poliey or ability fof workmen's compensation insurance or any Igeneral or blanket policy of insurance tseued to any municipal corporation or departinent thereof, or to/any, corporation, co-partnership, lassociation or individual employer, police or fire department, ugderwriters’ corps, salvage ei » bere a - million’ _ eislature meee 3 Tn each county of . th ‘Z has, or may hereafter have nates 1 a eae according 19 the assersment® for, Preceding Year, ‘the “Counts "‘Tresausee to|shall be allowed for ‘cler! provision (1) | 4pon Seo. 2 act shall county where such clerk hire is special law. Sec. 3. This act force from Approved apply to Bow Axed by Shall take effect and be ia ind after its passage. Poet 2, 1913, ax ACUAPIER 8-H. ¥. No, 370, ACT to. amend ¥ pier 573, General ‘Laws "ot 1000. aathosing cities, tion ex- rizing all cities ha’ fifteen thousand or_less, “whe under such Rule acquire gas, property therefor, by the exe ia at domain, and to operate the same, enacted by’ the Legisla: ef allmaarota” the ture of the State ection 1. ‘Phat Sectio: of the General Laws for amended so as to read Any city now excepting cities gharters framed pursuant ticle 4 of the Constitution all other cities having @ acum inhabitants or less, ing undér such home rule lereby authorized to ‘cogaire taeas nishing gas, electricity, water, or or all thereof, for municipal Purposes, es for the use of the inhabitants of ‘the @nd for that purpose may exercise the f Upient ‘domain* in pursuance of ame Revised Laws of 1905, and ndatory ana supplementary” to, and thereby may take any and ail erty necessary or convenient for — and establishing such plants and. for thereto from time to time, including manufacturing plants, pumping’ s' Grgttlons, Pipe lines, condi lines, reservoirs, filter and pu storage plants,’ transformi plants, and any and all propetty convenient, wherever situate, out the corporate limits, or oi acter, and whether devoted Approved April 2, 1913 acts ‘there- to public use or CHAPTER 150-8. F. AN ACT to amend Sections 1, 28 and 25, Chapter 125, io11. “entitied An act “to pr Preservation of forests in ‘this for reforestation and for the ‘prevention sod suppression of forest and prainfe fires; also repealing Chapter 22, Revised* Laws "1905, and Sections 2505, 2506, 2507, 0 5, Revised ' Laws’ 1905; " and $10 of the General Laws for 1905; Chapter 182 of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1909; and ali acts and Parts of acts inconsistent with this t, preseribing penalties-for violations of this ppropriating money = Bei eet e a eee roa. ea . 1 tate of Minnesota: e Legislature of the Si tion 1. That Section Oni Chap- ter 125, Genera) Laws 1911, Co Es same “Section 1. There shall be a te Fores- 1s hereby amended so as to read as follow: try Board, of nine members, composed of the Director of the Forestry School and the Dean of the Agricultural Coliege of the University of “Minnesota; and seven others appointed by the Goverhor, for a term of four years and until their successors qualify. Two of said members shall be appointed upon the recom- mendation of the Regents of the University and one shall be appointed upon the recom- mendation ‘of each of the following bodies: The State Agricultural Society, the ' State Horticultural Society, and the ‘State Game and Fish Commission—prowided suitable per= sons be’ recommended by them to the Gov- ernor not later than January $ist, of the. year in which such terms expire. All vacan- cies shall be filled the same as the original appointments. The members now in office hall hold through the terms for which they + were respectively appointed. So far @s prac ticable, all such appointees shall be appointed with reference to their know! of and in- terest in the planting and cultivation of trees in prairie regions, the preservation of nat- ural forests, the reforesting of denuded lands, and the protection of the sources of streams.” Sec, 2. That Section 18 of 125, General Laws 1911, be and the same is here- by, amended g0 as’ to read as follows: ‘Sec. 13. When in the judgment of the State Forester there is danger of *he setting and spreading of fires from locomotve en- rene oa shall order any Railroad iy ‘0 provide patrolmen to follow each. train throughout such fire /patro] district or dis- tricts as he d necessary to prevent fires. ‘When the State Forester has given a Rail- road Company notice to provide such patrol after trains, the said Ratiroad Company shall immediately’ comply with such instructions throughout the territory designated: and . the said ny ‘shall misdemeanor. wag we Forester may prescribe such oth- Raley. 3, - cagsewures ‘Which dered s which are coi essential. for the immediate, comtrol. of is also made the duty of any Railroad mipany, acting independeatly. of Suen State Forester, to patrol its-right-of-way after the Passage of each train when necessary to pre- Vent the spread of fires and to use the Mgh- est degtee of diligence to prevent the setting of fire, to cause the extingutsn- * of fires set by locomotives or foand ex- isting upong their respective rights-of-way. and for any violation hereof such Raftroad , Company, its officers and patrolmen shall be guilty of a misdémeanor, and be punished: by @ fine of not less than ‘fifty dollars 0), nor moresthan one hundred dollars. ($100.00) and costs, and in,addition thereto such Rail- road Company shall be liable for all. ex- penses and damages caused or permitted by ec. 3. "Thai ion 14 0) 135, General Laws of 1911, be-and the same 1 hereby amended 20 as to read as follows: <Ses,, 14, Every Comppay operating 8 rail- road for any purpose Shall equip and use upon each locomotive engine f and efficient ash-pan and spark. arresting device, which the master mechanic shall cause to be examined, ‘and the same shall be examined by the, master mechanic or some employee each time before leaving the roundhouse. ex- cept when snow !s on the ground. shall de kept of such examinations in to be furnished by the Raliroa for, the, putpone, showing: 1. The pldce’ and number of €ach “engine , ‘The date and hour of day of such in- spection, } Ere -peatag: \ & The condition of the said tive appliance and arrangements; 4. A record of ‘repairs to any of the fire protective apptances. ‘said, book to ,be oped, for Inspcctian UF the state For grter or other authorized. micer appointed by ‘The master mechanic or suclé examination shall be held the good condition of the same, Telfeving.the Company from its hereunder. , Any ocomotive Inspector ed by the State Forester is authorised: spect any locomotive, donkey. traction able tngine and all other engines an@ Operated in the ‘vicinity of forest, bureau, or like’ associations or organizations | where the officers, members or employes oF classés or departments thereof are insured) for cir individual benefit, against specified ac- dental bodily Injuries or sickness while ex- posed to the hazards of the occupation or oth- erwise In consideration. of a premium intended to cover the risks of all the persons insured un- der. such policy. : (2) Nothing in this act shall apply to or.ip any way affect contracts supplemental ‘to eon- such supplemental contracts contain no pro- jjons except such as operate to safeguard such insurance ‘against lapse or to/provide a special, surrender value therefor in. the. event that the insured shall be totally and per- nanently disabled by reason of accidental ily. Injury or by. sickness: provided that no} such supplemental contract shail ‘or delivered to any. person in this state unless and-untit a cony of the form thereof has beer submitted to and approved by the Commis- tracts of life or endowment insurance where}5' be - issued pure grass lands, ‘and to enter upon any for such purpose or where le may dt necessary 4n ordér to see that all the= visions of this act are duly complied wit Every ‘such Company ‘shall keep: its ‘of-way clear of combustible materiais: poles, lumber and wood, except ties. mm: fal for shipment, and other material nece for the maintenance and operation of the from “March 15th to aber st. De particularly’ dry and. dangerous perk y or "ait ety Raliread Tigh or al a Bre 1 defuse period, ry road Company shail estabitsh maintain , firebreaks along the railway as/ean be constricted and” dat not excessive ¢ Shalt be to adiust the. Drotee to the local candition:, ase to. mal expense proportionate to the fre rink and) Possible damaxe. re ‘Except when ‘show ta (en the ef ing al way for a ‘