Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 30, 1913, Page 23

me 2 a's ployes = sland : track: - feport the same promptly to the agent at the telegraph or telephone station reached Sm, whose duty it shall be as la \ tative ‘of such Company to at once, take Recessary steps to put out such fire, Every such Company shall give its em~ Ployees particular instructions for the pre- ‘vention and extinguishment of fires, and shall cause warning placards such as are ap- Proved by the State Forester, to be conspicu- ously posted at every station in the vicinity of forest, brush and grass lands, and when @ fire occurs on the right hal! immediately concentrate such help and adopt such measures as shall be available for its extinguishment. Every Railroad Company shall make such Fejjorts to the State Forester as are deemed Bechssary by him adjfcent to their respective rights-of-way, Vhenever any combustible material shall be left in the proximity of any Ratlroad, elther without proper fire protectio: or 30 8 to constitute a fire menace to other prop- erty, it shall be the duty of the owner of such material, upon being notified In writing by the State’ Forester or any forest required, to: forthwith ;comply with all terms of such notice so as to proper!y pro- tect or remove such material. Afy Company or corporation violating an: Provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction therepf shall be fined not’ less than fifty dol- Jars A$50.00) and not exceeding one hundred @ollats ($100.00) and costs of prosecution for each /offense, and any Railroad employee or othe individuaj violating the same snall be | misdemeanor, and shall be pun- hed by a fine of not less than twenty-five @ollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred Mollars ($100.00) and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not’ ex- Ceeding ninety (90) days.’ Bec. 4. That Section 15 of Chapter 125, General Laws, 1911, be and the same 1s hereby am®nded so as to read as follows: “Sec, 15. Where and whenever in the ddgment of the State Forester or District Ranger there is or may be danger of start- ing and spreading of fires from slashings and @ebris from the cutting of timber of any kind and for any purpose, the State Forester or District Ranger shall order the individual, firm or corporation, by whom the sald timber has been or is being cut, to dispose of the elashings and debris as he | may direct. Where conditions do not permit the burning of the slashings and debris over the entire area s0 covered, the State Forester may Quire the person, firm or corporation by whom the timber was cut, to dispose of such slash- ings and debris in’ such a way as to estab- Msu a safe fire line around the area requir- fng such protection, the sald fire line to be or aS iath and of a character satisfactory to the State Forester. When any person, firm or corporation, shall have been notified by the State Forester or District Rangers to dispose of slashings and debris, either by entirely consuming the same establishing a fire lne sufficient for the protection of adjoining property, and fails to Comply with such instructions, ‘the said per- son, ‘or corporation, shall be deemed guil- ty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction there- of; shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty do ($50.00) and not exceeding cone hundred dollars ($100.00) and costs of prosecution for each violation-thereof or fail- ure to comply therewith. When any such (—) slashings or debris are left unattended contrary to the instrpctions of the State Forester or District Ranger, the Btate Forester, the District Ranger or Patrol- man may go upon the premises with such force of Ten as may be necessary and burn euch branches, slashings, and debris, and the expense thereof shall be'a lien upon the land on which they are situated and a jogs and other timber products cut upon Jand, and enforced as liens are enforced for the ‘Improvement of real estate or personal property. An itemized “statement duly verified y the oath of the State Forester or District Ranger of the amount of the costs of burning or otherwise disposing of such branches, slash- ings and debris, shall be filed in the office of the Register of Deeds of the County in which said timber was cut, and also in the office of the Surveyor General of logs and lumber of the District in which said cutting was done, and the expense of burning or otherwise disposing of such branches, slashings and debris shall be @ prima facie valid claim that may be col- lected from the person, firm or corporation who cut the wood or timber from which the sald Jashings and. debris were made. Any moneys collected on account of such Hens shall be paid asury and credited to the fity of a jon 16 of Chapter 125, Gen- ral Laws 1911, be and the same is hereby amended s0 as to read as follows: “Section 16, Any person ot corporation who cuts or fells trees or bushes of any kind in clearing land for roadbed or right-of-way for any Railroad, highway or trail shall in the manner and at the time as above prescribe burn the slashings and all combustible ma- terial except fuel and merchantable timber. ‘Any person or corporation who cuts or fells trees or bushes of any kind in clearing land for agricultural or pasturage purposes, or who in any way clears land, is prohibited from set- ting fire to the slashings, brush, roots or ex- cavated stumps or other ‘ombustible material on such land and letting the fire run; the ma~ terial must be disposed of pursuant to the regulations of the State Forester ‘Any contractor wno enters into a contract for the ¢ uction of a public road, and Which contract involves the cutting or ‘grub- Ding of woods, standing timber, or brush from any part of ‘the right-of-way’ of such road, shall pile all the slashings and debris cut or grubbed from the roadbed or right-of-way in fhe middie of such right-of-way, and shall Durn and dispose of stich slash’ and debris without damage to adjoining timber or woods, which burning shall be done ina manner and at a time satisfactory to the State Forester, yrovided, however, that the foregoing pro- vision shall not prevent the leaving of such trees along roads as will be useful for orna- mental and shade purposes, and which will not interfere with travel. Svery contract made by or on behalf of any ‘Town or County Board, which involves the cutting of any timber on the right-of-way of @ public highway, shall provide in terms for €ompliance with the foregoing provision, but that the faflure to include such provision in the contract shall not relieve sald contractor from the duty to burn and dispose of said slashings s aforesaid, No Town or County officer shall execute any such contract on behalf of his Tow.. or County which does net provide 1 terms for compliance with the provisions -o¢ this Section. ‘Any person who shall violate any of the pro- viaions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, he punished by a fine of not less than twenty- five dollars ($25.00), nor more than one hun- red dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than twenty (20) Gaye or more than ninety (90) day Sec. 6. That Section 23 of Chapter 125 General Laws 1911, be and the saine is hereby |amended so as to read as follows ection ‘No appeal shall be allowed from a judgment in Justice's Court in any prosecution under this Chapter unless the per- gon appealing shally within the legal time prescribed, enter into a recognizance with two euficient ‘sureties, surety pany or cash dail, in twice the amount of the fine and cos to be approved by the Justice, conditioned to eppear before the District Court on the first @ay of the general term thereof to be held in ‘end for the same County, and abide the judg- ment of said court therein ‘The Justice may examine\the proposed sure- ties under oath, and in such case shall make and keep @ record of their answers in respect to the kinds and amount of thelr property that 4s not exempt: from execution, and furnish a copy of the same to the State Forester. ‘Whenever an arrest shall have been made for violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or whenever information of such violation shall have been lodged with him, County Attorney of the County in which the offense was committed shall prosecute the ac- cused with all diligence and energy.” é of Chapter 125, eral Laws 1911, be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as follows: “Section 25. All moneys retelved as penal- ties for violations of the provisions of this act, Jess the cost of collection and not. otherw provided for, shall be paid in to the Treasury of the County in which the penalties for said Violation of the provisions of this act were im- posed: provided, however,-that fines collected for violations of this. act, where prosecutions are instituted upon the complaint of township. City or village officers, duly appointed by the State Forester as fire’ wardens L be paid into the Treasury of the township, clty or vil- lage where the offense was committed, to be credited to the ‘fire fund” of such township, ¢ity or village.’* Approved April 2, 1913. CHAPTER 160—H. F. No. 630. ‘AN ACT to amend Section 2155, Revised Laws 1905, relating to the membership of the Live Stock, Sanitary Board. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section 2155, Revised Laws 1805, be amd the same is hereby amended to Fead as follows 2155. Sanitary Board—The state live stock senitary board. hereinafter called the board, or the state board, shall consist of five mem: bers, appointed by the governor, each for the term of five years and until his successor qualifies. One shall be a person selected and ded’ by’ the Minnesota Live Stock ‘Association. Two shall be persons financially interested in the breeding of live ——J}ptok in the state; and the other two practic- | fing veterinarians and graduates of a regularly Jorganized and recognized veterinary college. [Appointments to fill unexpired terms shall be made from the classes to which the retiring The board shall vice president trom a veterinarian and gradu- ‘organized and recognized nota member, to be its gecretary and executive officer for’ a term of jone year and until his successor qualifies. Tt (may also employ. and dismiss at pleasure, an Attorney and such other assistants as may be y in the periormance of its duties. The compensation of @he secretary jgeveral employes shall be fixed” and their {Guties prescribed -by the board. No member lof the board shall receive any compensation for services as such, or a8 an employe thereof, embers belonged. elect a it and a cir number; als fate of a regularly weterinary colle: of fires occurring on or} re- | °| fraudulent intent, Gen-| among | and of the) RECHIETS) Warsnouse sweelpts arehouse mi is- see by, an: ae ta i Ms RM 90) -HCEIPTS. ESSEN: TIAL TERMS.) Warehouse receipts need not de in any particular form, but every such receipt “must embody within its written or printed sterms— at (a) The location of ‘the goods are stored. + The date of issue of the recelpt, {c) The consecutive number of the receéfpt. id) A statement whether the goods received the warehouse where ay of its road, | will be delivered to the bearer, to a specified!son claiming under Nim against the ware- Prson, or to a specifed person ‘or his order. | (e) The rate of storage charges, (f) A descriptign of the goods or of ghe Packages containing them, | (g) The signature of the warehouseman, which may be made by his authorized agent. (h) If the receipt is Issued for goods of jwhich the warehouseman is owner, either solely or jointly ot in common with others, |the fact of such ownership. and (i) In the case of a negotiable receipt, a }statement of the amount of advances made jand of Habliities Incurred for which the ~ houseman claims a lien, If the precise «mount ranger of such advances made or of such abilities | @s to the nature and extent of the Pete the |e reed is, at the time of the issue of the! 5 |recelpt, uninown to the warehouseman or to his agent who Issues it, a statement: of the ‘tact that advances have been made or labili- [ties incurred and the purpose thereof is, suf: |fcient. | A Warehouseman shall be Mable to any per- json injured thereby, for all damage caused by the omission froin a negotiable receipt, of any of the terms herein required, |, Sec. 3.(FORM OF RECEIPTS. rERMS MAY BE INSERTED.) A warehouse man may insert in a receipt, tssued by him, Jany other terms and conditions, provided th: such terms and conditions shal not— | (a) Be contrary to the provisions of this Jact. | (>) In any wise tmpatr his obligation ‘to ex- ereise that degree of care in the safe-keeping of the goois entrusted to him which a reason- Jably careful man would exercise in regard to similar goods of his own. Sec. 4.—(DEFINITION OF NON-NEGOTI- |ABLE RECBIPT.) A receipt in which it |stated that the goods received will be deliv- ered to the depositor, or to any other specified |person, is a_non-negotiable receipt. Sec." 5.—(DEFINITION OF N®GOTIABLE |RECEIPT.) A recelpt in which it ts stated that the goods received will be delivered to |the bearer, or to the order of auy person named in such receipt is a negotiable recelpt. No provision shall be inserted in a negoti- able receipt that it is non-negotiable. Such provision, if inserted, shal! be void. |_ Sec. 6.—(DUPLICATS | RECEIPTS MUST |BE SO MARKED.) When more than one ne- |gotiable receipt is issued for the same good: |the word “duplicate” shall be plainly placed upom the face of every such receipt, except the one first issued. A warehouseman shall be Hable for all damage caused by his faifure leo to do to any one who purchased the sub- |sequent receipt for value supposing it to be an joriginal, even though the purchase be after |the delivery of the goods by the warehouse- |man to the holder of the original receipt. | Sec. 7.—(FAILURE TO MARK “NOT NE- GOTIABLE.") A non-negotiable receipt shall jhave "plainly “placed upon tts face by |the warehouseman {issuing i¢ ‘‘non-nego- table," or “not negotiable.” In case of the warehouseman’s failure so to do, a holder of |the receipt who purchased it for value sup- posing it to be negotiable, may, at his option, reat such receipt as imposing upon the ware- jhouseman the same liabilities he would have lincurred had the receipt been negotlable, ‘This section shall not apply, however, to lietters, memoranda, or written acknowledg- |ments of an informal character. | PART II, [OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF _ WARE- HOUSEMEN UPON THEIR RECEIPTS. | 8 (OBLIGATION OF WAREHOUSE- |MAN' TO DELIVER.) A warehouseman, in the absence of some lawful excuse provided |by tis act, is bound to deliver the goods |upon a written demand made either by the jer of a receipt for the goods or by the depositor, if such demand is accompanied jwith— | (a) An offer to satisfy the warehouseman's len, (b) An offer to surrender the receipt if ne- gotiable, with such indorsements as would be [necessary for the negotiation of the recelpt, anc (c) A readiness and willingness to sign, when. the goods are delivered, an acknowledgment that they have been delivered, if such signa- ture is requested by the warehouseman. In case the warehouseman refuses or fails to deliver the goods in compllance with written demand by the holder or depositor so accompanied, the burden shall be upon the warehouseman to establish the existence of @ lawful excuse for such refusal. Se GUSTIFICATION OF WARE- HOUSEMAN "IN DELIVERING.) A ware- \houseman fs justified In delivering the good | subject to the provisions of the three follow- ing sections, to one who is— (a) ‘The person ‘lawfully entitled to the pos- session of the goods, or his agent, (b) A person who’ is either himself entitled to delivery by the terms of a non-negotiable receipt issued for the goods, or who has writ- ten authority from the person so entitled lelther indorsed upon the receipt or written |upon another paper, or (c) A person in possession of a negotiable receipt by the terms of which the goods are deliverable to him or order or to bearer, or which has been indorsed to him or-in biank by the person to whom delivery was prom- ised by the terms of the receipt or by his mediate or immediate shdorsee. Sec. 10, (WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIABILITY FOR MISDELIVERY.) Where a warehouse- man delivers the goods to one who is not in fact lawfully entitled to the possession of them, the warehouseman shall be Hable as for conversion to al! having a right of. property or possession in the goods if he delivered the goods otherwise than as authorized by" sub- divisions (b) and (c) of the preceding section and though he delivered the goods as author- ized by said subdivisions he shall be so lable, if prior to such delivery he had either (a) Been requested, by or on behalf of the person lawfully entitled to a right of property or possession in the goods, not to make such |delivery, or (b) Haa information that the delivery about |to be made was to one not lawfully entitied to the possession of the s. | ‘sec. 11.—(NEGOTIABLE RECEIPTS MUST |BE_CANCELED WHEN GOODS DELIV. ERED.) Except as provided in Section 36, |where a Warehouseman delivers goods for which he had issued a negotiable receipt, the egotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of the goods, and fails to take up and cancel the receipt, he shall be |ifable to any one who purchases for value in good faith such receipt, for failure to deliver the goods to him, whether such purchaser a |quired title to the receipt before or after the delivery of the goods by the warehouseman. ‘Sec, 12.—(NEGOTIABLE RECEIPTS MUST BE CANCELED OR MARKED WHEN PART jOF GOODS DELIVERED.) Except as pro- vided in Section 36, Where a .warehouseman delivers part of the’ goods for which he had issued a negotiable receipt and fails either to |take up and cancel such receipt, or to place |plainly upon it a statement of what goods + packages have been delivered he shall be Mable, to any one who purchases for value in good faith such receipt, for failure to deliver all the goods specified in, the receipt, whether jsuch purchaser acquired title to the receipt jbefore or after the delivery of any portion of |the goods by the warehouseman, Sec. 13.—(ALTERED RECEIPTS.) The al- teration of a receipt shall not excuse the warehouseman who issued it from any ability if such alteration was (a) Immaterial, (>) Authorized, or (c) Made without fraudulent intent. | If the alteration was authorized, the ware- ‘houseman shall be lable according to the |terms of. the receipt as altered. If the altera- |tion was unauthorized, but made without the warehouseman shall be jable according ‘to the terms of the receipt, as they were before alteration. | Material and fraudulent alteration of a re- ceipt shall not excuse the warehouseman who |issued it from lability to deliver, according. to the terms of the receipt as originally is- sued, the goods for which it was issued, but hall excuse him from any other Mability to the person who made the alteration and to ny person who took with notice of the altera |tion. ‘Any purchaser of the receipt for value \without notlee of the alteration shall acquire |the same rights against the warehouseman the receipt had not been altered at the time of the purchase. Section 14.—(LOST OR DESTROYED RE- CEIPTS.) Where a negotiable receipt has been lost or destroyed, a court of compétent juris- diction may order the delivery of the goods jupon satisfactory proof of such loss or destru |tion and upon the giving of a bond with suffi- jclent sureties to be approved by the court to protect thd warchouseman from any liability or expense, which he or any pétson injured by such delivery may incur by reason of the Joriginal receipt remaining outstanding. The jcourt may also in its discretion order» the |payment of the warehouseman’s reasonable costs and counsel fees. ‘The delivery of the goods under an order ‘of the court as provided in this‘section, shail not relieve the warehouseman from ability |to a person to whom the negotiable receipt has been or shall be negotiated for vali without notice of the proceedings or of the delivery of the goods. (EFFECT OF “DUPLICATE BE- |CEIPTS.) A Teceipt upon the face of which jthe word ‘duplicate’ is plainly placed in a \representation and warranty) by. the ware- honseman that such receipt is an accurate |copy of an. original receipt properly issued Jand uncaneelled at the date of the issue of but shall Impose upon him no |the duplicate, lother Hability. | Sec. 16.—(WAREHOUSEMAN CAN NOT oT UP TITLE IN HIMSELF.) No title or right to the possession of the goods, on the |part of the warehouseman, unless such title jor right Js derivea directly or indirectly from ja transfer made by the depositor at the time lot ‘or subsequent to the deposit for storage, cr from the warebouseman's lien. shall. ex- leuse the warehouseman from liability for re- [fusing to deliver the goods according to the |terms of ‘the receipt. Sec. 17.(INTERPLEADER OR ADVERSE |Ciaimas the. tit ion of the goods, claims the tilte or possession o! the warchouseman may, either as a defense to an action bropght against bim for non- WHAT! which such purchaser would have acquired if | Pos! It ‘more than one. person| by {clatm: {a reasot to ascertain Of the adverse glaim or to bring legal’ pro- ‘ceedings to ‘all claimants to inter- plead. Sec. .PENSE EXCEPT AS ABOVE PROVIDED.) Except as provided in the two preceding sec- ‘yons and in sections 9 and 86, no right or jitle of a thitd person shall be a defense to an action brought by the depositor or per- houseman for fallure to deliver the goods jaccording to the terms of the receipt. 1, Sec: (LIABILITY “FOR NON-EX{S- ) TENCE 'A ‘warehouseman shall be liable to the hold- jer of a receipt for damages caused by the non-existence of the goods or by the failure lof the goods to correspond with the descrip-| tion thereof in the receipt at hte tme of. tts issue. If, however, the goods are described lin a receipt merely by a statement of marks ‘taining them, or by a statement that the |goods are said to be goods of a certain kind, or. that the packages containing the gooas }are said to contain goods of a certain kind, jor by words of like purport, such statement, |if true, shall ndt make liable the warehouse- |man’ issuing the receipt, although the goods lare not of the kind which the marks or labels upon them indicate, or of the kind they were sald to be by the depositor. | Sec: 21.—(LIABILITY FOR CARE OF |GOODS.) ‘A warehouseman ‘shall be lable for any loss or injury to the goods caused by his failure: to exercise such care in re- gard to them as a reasonably careful owner {of similar goods would exercise, but he shall Inct be lable, in the absence of an agree- ment to the contrary, for any loss or injury to the goods which’ could ‘not have been avoided by the exercise of such care. Sec. 22.-(GOODS MUST BE KEPT SEP- ARATE.) Except as provided in the follow- ing section, a warehouseman shal! keep the goods so far separate from goods of other de- positors, and from other goods of the same depositor for which a separate receipt nas been issued, ag to permit at all times the Hidentification ahd re-deliverdy of the goods ‘deposited. Sec. 23.—(FUNGIBLE_GOODS MAY BE COMMINGLED, IF WAREHOUSEMAN AU- THORIZED.) tf authorized by agreement or y custom, @ warehouseman may mingle fungible goods with other goods of the same kind and grade. In such case the various depositors of the mingled goods ishall own the entire mass in common and each deposi- tor shail be entitled to such portion thereof as the amount deposited by him bears to the ‘whole. Sec. 24.—(LIABILITY OF WAREHOUSE- MAN TO DEPOSITORS OF COMMINGLED GOODS.) The warehouseman shall be sever- ally Hable to each depositor for the care and re-delivery of his share of such mass to the same extent and under the same circumstan- ces as if the goods had been kept separate. Sec. 25.—(ATTACHMENT OR LEVY UPON GOODS ‘FOR WHICH A NEGOTIABLE RE- CEIPT HAS BEEN ISSUED.) | If ods are delivered to a warehouse’ by the owner or by by a@ person whose act in conveying the title to them to a purchaser in good faith for value would bind the owner, and a nego- table receipt is issued for them, they cannot thereafter, while in the possession of the warehouseman, be attached by garnishment or otherwise, or be levied upon under an ex- ecution, unless the receipt be first surrendered to the warehouseman, or its negotiation en- joined. The warehouseman shall in no case be compelled to deliver up the actual pos- session of the goods until the receipt is sur- rendered to him or impounded by the court. Sec. 26.—(CREDITORS’ REMEDIES TO REACH NEGOTIABLE RECIPTS.) A cred- itor whose debtor is the owner of a negotia- ble receipt shall be entitled to such aid from the courts of appropriate jurisdiction, by in- junction and otherwise, in attaching such receipt or in satisfying’ the claim by means thereof as jg allowed at law or in equity, in regard to property which cannet readily be attached or levied upon by ordinary legal process. Sec. 27.—(WHAT CLAIMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN.) Sub- ject to the provisions of Section 30, a ware- houseman shall have a lien on goods deposited or on the proceeds thereof in his hands, for all lawful Charges for storage and preserva- tion of the goods; also for all lawful claims for money advanced, interest, insurance, trangportation, labor, weighing? coopering and other charges and expenses in relation to such goods; also for all) reasonable charges and expenses for notice, and advertisements of sale, and for sale of the woods where default hasbeen made in satisfying the warehouse- gee, S8°_(AGAINST_ “Wi ec. 28.— HAT PROPERTY THE LIEN MAY BE ENFORCED.) Sub- ject to the provisions of Section 30 a ware- houseman’s len may be enforced (a) Against all goods, whenever deposited, belonging to the person who is Hable as debtor for the claims in regard to which the Men is asserted, and (>) Against all goods belonging to others whieh have been deposited at any time by the person who is lable as debtor for the claims in regard to which the lien is as- serted if such person had been so intrusted with the possession of the goods that a pledge of the same by him at the time: of the de- posit to one who took the goods in good faith for value would have been valid. Sec. 20.—(HOW THE LIEN MAY BE LOST.) A warehouseman loses his lien upon goods— (a) By surrendering possession thereof, or (b) By refusing to deliver the goods’ when a demand is made with which he 1s bound to comply under the provisions of this act. Sec. 30.—NEGOTTABLE RECEIPT MUST STATE CHARGES FOR WHICH LIEN IS CLAIMED.) If a negotiable receipt is issued for goods, the warehouseman shall have no lien thereon, except for charges for storage of those goods subsequent to the date of the receipt, unless the receipt expressly enumer- ates other charges for which a lien is claimed. In such case there shall be a lien for the charges enumerated so far as they are within the terms of Section 27, although the amount of the charges so enumerated is not stated in hee. Sh -(WAREHOU See, 31.— USEMAN NEED NOT DELIVER UNTIL LIEN IS SATISFIED.) A warehouseman having a lien valid against the person demanding the goods may refuse to deliver the goods to him until the lien Is ogee. $2. —(WARBHOUSEM ec. 82.—(WARFHOUSEMAN’S LIEN DO NOT ‘PRECLUDE OTHER REMEDIES) Whether a warehouseman has or has not a Men upon the goods, he is entitled to all remedies allowed by law to a creditor against his debtor, for the collection from the de- positor of’ all charges and advances which the depositor has expressly or impliedly con- tracted with the warehouseman to pay. Sec. (SATISFACTION OF LIEN BY SALE.) A warehouseman’s ‘lien for a claim which’ has become due may be satisfied as follows: : The warehouseman shall give a written notice to the person on whose account the goods are held, and to any other person known by the warehouseman to claim an interest in the goods. Such notice shall be given by delivery in person or by segistered letter ad dressed to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be notified. The notice shall contain— (a) An itemized statement of the ware- houseman’s claim, showing the sum due at the time of the notice and the date or dates when. It, became due; (>) A brief description of the goods agal: which the Hen exists. base cui (c) A demand that the amount of the claim stated in the notice, wad of-such further claim as shall accrue, shall be paid on or before a day mentioned, not less. than. ten days from the delivery of the notice if it is personally delivered, or from the time when the notice shoyld Teach its destination, ac- cording to the due course of post, if the notice Is sent by mall, and (a) A. statement that unless the claim ts paid within the time specified the goods will be advertised for sale and sold by auction at_a specified time and place. In accordance with the terms of a notice so given, a sale of the goods. by auction may be ‘had to satisfy any valid claim of the warehouseman for which he has a len on the goods. The sale shall be had in the place where the len was acquired, or, {f ‘such place 1s manifestly unsuitable for’ the pur- e, the nearest suitable place. After the time for the payment of the claim spec- {fled in the notice to the depositor has elaps- ed, an advertisement of the sale, describ- ing the goods to be sold, and stating the name of the owner or person on whose ac- count the goods are held, and the time and place of the sale, shall’ be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a news- Paper published in the place where such sale {s to be held. The sale shall not be held less than fifteen days from the time of the first publication. If there is no newspaper published in such place, the advertisement shall be posted at least ten days before such sale in not less than six conspicuous places therein. From the proceeds of ‘such sale the ware- houseman shall satisfy his Men, including the reasonable charges of notice, ‘advertisement, and sale. The balance,’ if any, of Such proceeds shall be held by the ware- houseman, and delivered on demand to the person to whom he would have been bound to deliver or justified in delivering the goods. At any time, before the goods are. so. sold any ‘person, ing a right of proverty or possession therein. may pay the warehouseman the amount necessary to satiety his len and to pay the reasonable expenses and Mubilities incurred in serving notices and advertising and preparing for the sale up to the time of. such payment, ‘The warehouseman. shall Geliver the goods to the person making such payment if he is a person entitled, under the provisions of this Act, to the possession ‘of the goods on payment of charges thereon. Otherwise the .warehouseman shail retain possession of the ‘goods according to the terms ‘of the original contract of deposit, (e) ‘The warehouseman, his representatives 19.—(ADVERSE TITLE 18 NO DE-! MISDESCRIPTION OF GOODS.) | or labels upon them. or upon packages con-| af ore by f >The proceeds of any sale made under |terms of this section shall be disposed of in jthe same way as the proceeds of sales made under the terms of the ling section. See. a (OTHER METHODS OF ENFORC. ING LIENS.) The remedy for enforcing a lien ‘here provided does not pfeclude any other jremedies alowed by law for the enforcement of a tien against personal property nor bar |the right to recover so much of the ware- jhouseman's claim as shall. not be paid \ by. the proceeds of the sale of the property. Sec. 36.—(EPFECT OF SALE): After goods have “been “Wiwfully gold’ to satisfy a ware- houseman’s lien, or have been lawfully sold or disposed of: because of their per! ble: or hazardous nature, tne warehouseman shail {hot thereafter be liable for failure to deliver the goods to the depositor, or owner of the goods, or to holder of the receipt given for the goods when they were deposited, even if such ‘receipt be hegotlable. PART UT. UGOTIATION AND TRANSFER OF RE- pes ‘CEIPTS. 37.(NEGOTIATION OF NEGOTI- ABLE CEIPTS BY DELIVERY.) A negoti- able recelpt may be negotiated by delivery: (a) Where, by the is of the receipt, the warehouseman tindertakes to deliver the goods to the bearer, or (>) Where,’ by the terms of the receipt, the warehouseman undertakes to deliver the goods to the order of a specified person, and such person or a subsequent Indorsee of the re- ceipt has indorsed jt in blank or to bearer. Where, by the terms of a negotiable re- ceipt, the goods are deliverable to bearer or where a negotiable receipt has been indorsed in blank or to Bearer, any holder may indorse the same to himself or ,to any other specified person, and in such case the receipt shall thereafter \be negotiated only by the indorse- ment of such indorsee, Sec. 38.—(NEGOTIATION OF NEGOTI- ABLE RECEIPTS BY INDORSEMENT.) A negotiable receipt may be negotiated by’ the indorsement of the person to whose order the goods are, by the terms of the receipt, de- liverable. "Such indorsement may be in blank, to bearer or to a specified persor Tf in- dorsed to a specified person, it may be again negotiated by the indorsement of such per- son In blank, to bearer or to another specified person. Subsequent negotiation may be made in_like »manner. Sec. 39.—(TRANSFER OF RECEIPTS.) A receipt which is not im such form that it can be negotlated by delivery may be trans- ferred by the holder bf delivery to a purchaser or donee, A non-negotiable receipt cannot be negot!- ated, and the Indorsement of such a receipt gives the transferee no. additional right, Sec. 40.—(WHO MAY NEGOTIATE A RE- brerrige A negotiable receipt may be negoti- ated: (a) By the owner thereof, or (b) By any person to whom the possession See or custody of the recelpt has been entrusted by the owner, if, by the terms of the receipt, the warehouseman undertakes to deliver the goods to the order of the person to whom the possession or custody of the receipt has been entrusted, or if at the time of such en- trusting the receipt is in such form that it may be negotiated by delivery. Sec. 41.—(RIGHTS OF PERSON TO WHOM A RECEIPT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED.) A person to whom a negotiable receipt has been duly negotiated acquires thereby: (a) Such title to the goods as the pereon negotiating the receipt to him had or had ability to convey to a purchaser in good faith for value, and also such title to the goods as the depositor or person’ to whose order, the goods were to.be delivered. by the terms of the receipt had or had ability to con- vey to a purchaser in good faith for value, and (>) ‘The direct obligation of the warehouse- man to hold possession of the goods for him. according to the terms of the receipt as fully as if the warehouseman had contracted directly, with him. Sec. 42.-(RIGHTS OF PERSON TO WHOM A RECEIPT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.) A person to whom a receipt hi been trans ferred but not negotiated, acquires thereby, against the transfer, the title of the goo subject to the ternis of any agreement with tl transferor. A If the receipt is non-negotiable such person also acquires the right to notify the ware- houseman of the transfer to\him of such re- ceipt, and thereby to acquire the direct obliga- tion of the warehouseman to hold possession of the goods for him according to the terms of the receipt. Prior to’ the notification of the warehouse- man by the transferor or transferee of a non- negotiable receipt, the title of the transferee to the goods and the right to acquire the obligation of the warekeuseman may be de- feated by the levy of an. hment or execu- tion upon the, goods by al creditor of the trans- feror, or by a notification to the warehouse- man’ by the transferor or @ subsequent pur- chaser from the transferor of — subsequent sale of the goods by the transferor, Sec. 43.—(TRANSFER OF NEGOTIABLE RECEIPT ' WITHOUT —INDORSEMENT.) ‘Where a negotiable receipt is transferred for value by delivery, and the indorsement of the, transferor 1s esential for negotiation, the trans feree acquires q right against the tra ror to eompel him to indorse the receipt, unless a contrary intention appears. The negotiation shall take effect as of the time when the in- dorsement is actually made; Sec, 44.—(WARRANTS ON SALE OF" RE- CEIPT.) "A person who for value negotiates or transfers a receipt by indorsement or de livery, including one who sign: claim’ secured by a receipt, unless @ cot intention pears, warrants- (a) That the receipt is genuine. (>) That he has a legal right to negotiate or transfer it, (c) That he has krowledge of no tact which would impair the validity. or worth of the re- ceipt, and (a)\ ‘That he has a right to transfer’ the chantable or fit for a particular purpose when- ever such warranties would have been implied, if the contract of the parties had 'been to transfer without a receipt the goods repre- sented thereby. Sec. 45.—(INDORSER NOT A GUARAN- TOR.) ‘The indorsement of a receipt shall not make the indorser Mable for any failure on the part of the warehouseman or previous in- dorsers of the recetpt to flulfil their respective obligations, ‘See, 48,—(NO WARRANTY IMPLIED FROM! ACCEPTING PAYMENT OF A 'DEBT.) A mortgagee, pledgee or holder for security of a receipt who in good faith demands or receives: payment of the debt.for which such receipt is security, whether from a party or a draft drawn for such débt or from any other person, shall not by so doing be deemed to represent or to warrant the genuineness of such receipt or the quantity or quality of the goods therein described. Sec. 41.(WHEN NEGOTIATION NOT IM- PAIRED BY FRAUD, MISTAKE, OR DURESS.) The, validity of the negotiation of a receipt 1s not impaired by the fact that such negotiation was a breach of duty on the part of the person making the negotiation, or by the fact that the owner of the receipt was induced by fraud, mistake, or duress to entrust the possession or custody of the receipt to such per- son, {f the person to whom the receipt wi negotiated, or a person to whom the rece! was subsequently negotiated, paid value’ there- for, without notice of, the breach of duty, or fraud, mistake or duress. Sec, 48.—(SUBSEQUENT NEGOTIATION.) [Where a person having sold, mortgaged, or| pledged goods which are in a warehouse ‘and for which a negotiable receipt has been Is- sued, or having sold, mortgaged, or pledged the negotiable receipt’ representing such goods, continues in possession of the negotiable re- ceipt, the subsequent negotiation thereof by that ‘person under any sale, or other disposition thereof to any person receiving the. same in good faith, for value and without notice of the previous sale, mortgage or pledge, shall have the same effect as if the first purchaser of the goods or receipt had expressly authorized the subsequent rm tiation. Sec. 49.—NEGOTIATION DEFEATS VEN- DOR’S LIEN.) Where a negotiablé receipt has been issued for goods. no seller’s lien or right of stoppage in transit shall defeat the rights of any purchaser for value in good faith to whom such receipt has been negotiated, whether such negotiation be prior or sub: quent, to the notification ito the wa who issued such receipt of Se sell to a lien or right of stoppage ih transit. Nor shall the warehouseman be obliged tb deliver or Justified in delivering the goods to an un- paid seller unless the receipt is first surren- ered for cancellation. ‘ PART IV. CRIMINAL OFFENSES, See, 50.—(ISSUB OF RECEIPT FOR GOODS, NOT RECEIVED.) A Wwarehouseman, or any officer, agent, Or servant of a warehouseman, who issues of aids in issuing a recelpt know- ing that the for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for’ each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five rs, or by & fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by both. Sec. 51.—(SSUB_ OF RECEIPT CoN- TAINING FALSE STATEMENT.) A ware- housemen, or any tor t deus watehouacman, wha fraudulently: testes or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing Statement, shall be guilty of a erlme, ani upon conviction shall. be puntshed™for each offense ‘by \imprisopment not exceeding one year, or by a fine hot exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both, Sec. 52.—(ISSUE OF DUPLICATE RE- CEIPTS NOT SO MARKED.) A warehouse- man, or any. agent, or servant of a title to the goods and that the” goods are mer-| A) ener warehouseman, who tesues or aids in a duplicate or additional negotiable for goods knowing that a former negotial lor assigns, may fairly and in good faith purchase any property sold under the provi- sions of this Act, provided, that the sale ii lconducted by the sheriff or his deputy, any constable of the county where ‘cosh sale is made. GOB)" Ht goods are OF @ per HAZ, le nature, receipt for the or any part of them is outstand without face the weed amet mp <) thereof | the ios! jestroyed, rebelDt after. proceed as. Section 14, shall be shall a D provi ee of faned for “each offense” by imprisonment” no lars, oF our o A__warehouseman, any. officer, agent, or servant of a warel in who delivers “out of the possession of such ware- man, baat the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possessiou of such godds Is. out- standing and uncancelied, without obtaining the jon’ of such. recelpt at or before the time of such delivery, shall, except in the cases provided for in Sections’ 14 and 36, be found guilty of a criine, and upom con- vietion shall be punished for pach. offense by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by & fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, oF y, th. Sec. 35.(NEGOTIATION. OF RECEIPT FOR MORTGAGED GOODS.)" Any person who deposits goods to which he bas not tl- or, upon which there is a Men or, mort- ge, dnd. who takes for sich goods a ne- gotiable recetpt which he afterwards negoti- ates for value with, intent to deceive and without disclosing bik. want of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage shall, be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding year, or by a fine not ex- ceeding one thousand dollars. or by both. . PART V, INTERPRETATION. 56.—(CASES NOT PROVIDED FOR In any case not provided for Ia the rules of law and equity, in- merchant, and in particular to the law of principal and misrepresen- ne not NI Sec, IN ACT.) this Act, cluding the law the rules relating agent and to the effect of fraud ‘ation, duress or coercion, mistake, bank- ruptey, or other invalidating cause, shall vern, wegec. _ST.—(INTERPRETATION | SHALL GIVE EFFECT TO PURPOSE OF UNI- FORMITY.), This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general pur- pose to make uniform the law+of those States which ,enact_it. Sec. %8.—(DEFINITIONS). (1) In this Act, unless. the context or subject matter other- wise requires— “‘Aetion’” includes counter claim, set-off, and suit in equity. “Delivery” means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to. another. “Fungible goods” means goods of which any unit ts, from its nature or by mercan- tile custom, ‘treated as the equivalent of any other. untt. ‘Goods’? means chattels or merchandise tn storage, or which has been or is about to be stored. “Holder’ who has both actual jon of recelpt and a right of property therein. “Order” means an order by indorsement on, the receipt. owner” does pledgee. “Person”? includes a corporation or part- nership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To “purchase' includes to take ae mort- ee or as pledgec. e*Purchaser” includes mortgagee ledge. Piseceipt"” ineans a warehouse receipt. ‘Value is any consideration sufficient to simple contract. An antecedent support @ ting obligation, whether for money Of. re aenatf tates, where a receipt is or not, constitutes value taken either in satisfaction thereof or as s¢- curity therefor. ‘*Warehouseman’’ means a person lawfully engaged in the business qf storing goods for ont. Pr) A thing 1s done ‘In good faith” with- in’ the meaning of this Act, when it is in fact done honestly, whether it be done negii- gently or not. . ‘59.—(ACT. DOES NOT APPLY TO pxIsTING RECEIPTS.) The provisions, of this Act do not apply to receipt @elivered prior to the taking effect of this t. aceec. 60-—U(NCONSISTENT LEGISLATION REPEALED.) All Acts or parts of Acts n= sis with this act are hereby repealed. Ree GL (TIME, WHEN TH® ACT TAKES FFECT.) This Act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hun- dred and fourteen. ‘Sec. 62—(NAME OF ACT.) This Act may be cited as the Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act. ‘Approved April 2, 1913. : CHAPTER 162—S. F. No. 863. AN ACT entitled “‘an act authorizing any city now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants to issue and sell bonds authorized by its charter at @ rate of interest in excess of that limited ‘by such charter. Be it enpeted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Mirmesota: 7 Section 1. Any city of this state now or hereafter having a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell, to- the amount and in the manner and for the purposes pro- vided for in and by jts charter, any city donds authorized by the terms of such char- ter, bearing a net rate of interest not ex- ceeding four and one-half (474) per cent per annum, notwithstanding any limitation con- tained'in any such charter in reference to the rate of interest that such bonds may bear. Such bonds shall not be sold for less than par and accrued interest, and then only to the highest responsible bidder therefor; provided, that this act shall not in any way affect the issuance of local improvement bonds of any such city authorized by its charter, nor the rate of interest thereon. Sec. 2, ‘This vact, shall also ply to sities existing under a charter framed pursuant to Section 96, Article 4 of the Constitution, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- ith are hereby repealed. Sec, 8. This act yd effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 1, 1913. CHAPTER 163—H. F. No. ‘536. N ACT to amend Sections two (2), seven (7) ‘and eight (8) of Chapter three~nundred twenty-eight (828) of the Laws of 1907, en- titled “An Ast to Broyide Sor Vie. Tanah of Mortgages of rroperty."” Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Section two of Chapter three hundred and twenty-eight (328) of the Laws of 1907 is hereby amended to read as fol- lows: Sec. 2. A tax of fifteen cents is hereby imposed upon each hundred dollars, or frac- ion thereof, of the principal debt or obll- tation which is, or in any contingency may be, secured by any mortgage of real prop- erty situate within the state executed and Gelivered after tho passage and approval hereof and reccrded or registere hereafter; provided that any such mortgage heretofore Executed and delivered shall not be recorded or registered without payment of the tax originally stipulated in section two (2) here- of as. origmally enacted: Provided | further that if any such mortgage shall describe any| Teal estate situate outside of this state, auch tax shall be im upon such proportion of. the whole debt secured thereby as the Value of the real estate thereif described sit- uate in this state, bears to the value of the Whole of the real estate’ described therein, as Such value shall be determined by the state auditor. upon application of the mortgagee; and provided further that if. the maturity of the said debt secured by the said mortgage, ‘as therein stipulated, shall be fixed at a dace more than five years after the date of said mortgage, then and in that case the tax to be paid thereon shall be at the rate of twen- ty-five cenis on each hundred dollars or frac- tion thereof. Bec, 2. Section seven (7) of chapter three hundred twenty-eight ($28) is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘Sec. 7. No such mortgage, no papers relat- ing to its foreclosure nor any assignment or satisfaction thereof shall be recorded or ress istered after the passage of this act unless said tax shall have been paid; nor shall any Such document or any record. thereof, be re- celved in evidence, in any court, or Nave any validity as notice or otherwise, Bec. 3. That section eight (8) of chapter three hundred twenty-eight (825) Is hereby amended to read as follow: Sec, 8 All mortgages of real estate re- corded ‘or regis! prior to the passage ot this act shall be taxable as provided by law under the prpvisions of law relating thereto prior to the ‘enactment hereof, provided, that fhe holder of any such mortgage may pay to the treasurer of the proper county, or the state treasurer, or both, the tax therein pre- scribed upon the amount of the debt secured by such mortgage ‘at the time of such ‘pay- ment as stated by the affidavit of the owner of such mortgage, to be filed with the coun- wand have the treasurer's receipt countersigned by the auditor endorsed there- on. The register of deeds or secretary or State, as the case may be on presentation of such receipt, shall note on-the margin or the mortgage record the date and amount cf such . ‘Thereafter such mortgage debt shall not be otherwise taxable, Bec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and. after its passage. ‘Approved April 2, 1913. CHAPTER 164—H. F. No. 32. AN ACT to amend Section “688, of the Re- Vised Laws of Minnesota for 1905, relative to the interest of town officers“in Contracts. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ection fe That ts ion t., ‘That Section 688 of the Revised Laws 1905 is hereby amended so as to, read ag follows: “Section 688. “No supervisors, town clerk or town board shall become a party to or be di- rectly or. indirectly interested im, any con- fract. made or payment voted by the town board, and all contracts involving a ture of one hundred dollars or more, if to be paid from road or poll tax, shall be to. the lowest responsible bidder, after public’ the three most of # receipt means a not include mortgagee or and that a negotiable recetpt| Hund any State now have a tai ‘Thousand may yoted as a tax of “not to exceed Two 250.) Dollars, but the rate ch ti not excetd one-half of one per taxable valuation in any such to ‘Approved April 3, 1918, CHAPTER 166—H. ¥, No. 68. AN ACT authorizing the city council mon council of cities of over 50, habitants to fix the compensation of £1 clerk of such cities. q Be it-enacted by the Legislature of the ‘of Minnesota: t § Section 1. The City eounctl or common’ cil of every city of this state now 01 after having over fifty thousand inhab in addition to the powers and authority tofore granted, is "hereby autho: powered to fix by resolution the compen or salary per annum of the city clerk of city immediately after the passage of t and at the beginning of every term 0! of such city clerk thereafter. ‘This act shall not apply to such governed by g hone rule charter asopted the provisions of Section 36 of Article the state constitution and the laws of state relating to the adoption of such rule charters. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and force from and after its passage. ‘Approved April 3, 1913. . Books CHAPTER 167— AN ACT defining and regulating the for sale, endeavoring to sell, or sale ton duck or canvas or articles compo whole or in part of cotton duck or ‘awnings, paulins, wagon overs, 5 and hay covers, stable or tent t quiring the same to be. properly to weight, size ang use of fillers oF preparations. - Be it enacted by the Legislature of the ‘of Minneso 1 Section 1. That for the purpose of thi cotton duck or canvas shall be deem inelude all cotton duck or canvas, be single filing, double filling, army roll duck. ‘That for the purposes of this 2. See. of the equivalent of thi six oe inches Jength by twenty-nine (: A in or seyen and one-fourth (7%) square cotton duck or canvas shall constitute a and an ounce shall be one-sixteenth @ pound avoirduyols. Sec, 3. Any rson, company co tion who shall manufacture for sale or may offer or for sale any cotton 4 or canvas or apy article other than clothing and wearing 1 cor dor mad whole or in part of cotton duck or shall distinctly and durably stamp, bran mark thereon the true and correct’ welght of] such cotton duck or canvas, by ounces yard, together’ with a description by nam any filler or other preparation placed in o said cotton duck or canvas since its ture. Sec. 4. It! shall be unlawful for any 'son oF corporation either individually or in representative capacity, to carry for sale, | or endeavor to sell any cotton duck or Ped beet as Cente any sruries othe an’ clothing and wearing apparel, comp or made in’ whole or in part of ‘any col duck or canyas without having marked th Jon the fue and correct weight of said ¢ vas OF cotton duck by ounces per yard, gether with a description by name of filler or other aration placed in or said cotton canvas since its facture, or to fe, misrepresent or ceal the true weight of’ said canvas or co duck by ouhces per yard, or to misstate, mi erg eh easeration ince i ‘i ler or other in or fald cotton duck or canvas wince its mani for any ture. *, Sec, 5. Tt shall be nla representative, capacity. nel representative j sale or endeavoring to sell £4 lins, wagon covers, tent, ers, stable or tent tops, represent or conceal the true and correct and dimensions thereof. a Sec. 6, It shall be unlawful for son to deface, mutilate, obscure, face, cancel or remove any mark by this act, or cause or permii to be done with “intent to mislead, to violate any of the provisions of Sec. 7. Any person, company or tion Yiolating any of | the act shall be deemed guilty of a and on conviction thereof shall ‘| offense be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor dollars .00) and for each fense by a fine of not less than ($50.00) nor more than one hog gy d . Sec. ‘This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July ist, 1013, ‘Approved April 3, CHAPTER 168—H. F. No, 846. AN ACT to amend section 1204, Revised Laws, 1905, relating to the ture of money by county boards for improve- ment of roads in ining counties. Be it enacted by the ture of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Section 1905, is hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows: 1204, Roads in adjoining counties—Any county board may appropriate and expend money for the construction and maint C of roads in an adjoining county, when it deg it for the best interests of the ‘public; but | amounts so appropriated. shall not exceed | teen thousand dollars in any one year, = Sec. 2. ‘This act shall take effect and force from and after its passage, ‘Approved April 3, 1913. CHAPTER 109—H. F. No. 494. AN ACT relating to the publication of tice for sale of real estate and sale under in certain cases. Be it-enacted by the Legislature of the ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That where a sale of tate hag been made in this state of land J cated therein between the 25th day of, ber and the 1st day of November, 1912 der and by virtue of an order from the’ bate judge of the proper county in a dianship proceeding directing that such be made and the publication of said ord notice of said sale made thereunder was | Ushed ‘three. weeks in the proper new: as required by law but the sale of said | took place three days after the last publ tion Was made which was the date desq in said notice, and where lawful rep ‘ f such sale was made to the proper cou: the sale duly confirmed thereby and a an's deed was issued thereunder to t chaser at such sale and where th no action taken to question the fairn validity of such sale; such sale shall legal sale of such real estate and a ance issued thereunder is a legal. com of the title to the grantee n deed. ‘Approved April 3, 1913. CHAPTER t70—H. F. No. 560. AN ACT to amend Section 1846, Revised) 1905, relating to report of Soldiers’ Hi Be it enacted by the Legislature of th ‘of Minnesota ee Section 1. That Section 1846, Revised 1 1905, be and the same bereby is amen as to read as follows 1846, Donations-Reports—The Board 18] py authorized to accept in behalf of the) any gift, grant, bequest or devise mi the purposes of this chapter, and adn the same as directed by the donor, moneys derived from such donations I Seposited in the State Treasury and be ¢ to one of the funds herein provided for, ‘At each biennial meeting the board sh port to the governor all its proceedings @ fhe preceding two years, which report,” such. information and recommendation cerning {ts work as the board may deem J all be submitted to the Legislature at its next regular session. ‘Sec. 2. All acts and. parts of acts 11 ent with this act are hereby repealed. ‘Sec. 3. This act shall take effect foree from and after its passage. ‘Approved April 8, 1913. proesceh as CHAPTER 1T1—H. F. No. 606. AN ACT to amend Section 14 of Chap ‘ow the General Laws of Minnesota relating to the. creating of an ad judge for the District Court of the judicial district, and the providing” f holding terms of said District court, end creating a Juvenile court at Virginia,» Yiding for @ clerk for sald Juvenile | tthe General awe of Halt ste. ‘of Minnes of me: fe wots, fr. 1811, be: Seead ee, Ag (0 Tend Be lows Ouec. 14, ‘The said’ judges, or a ‘majority ‘of them, may divide the business of the saia court among the sald judges. and. may other ise regulate said busi wise; and of said, rh separately judges or any two of them one of thelr number whore be to act as judge of the juve- . ty, to hear ‘the _pro- Lai f- 1913. : or aie ganized, the fe itis or ea city, except as hereinafter be ‘redut to an amount 15) per cent of the total property of such city, a 1204, Revised Laws, a pi zi or other: | ye