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y a . ——f ’ | ———————| All assessments for local im- orities of suntelpaiity’ tn tho ot fh ‘ny mun! y in Minnesota now or hereafter having @ popu- of over ‘afty thousand inhabitants, and din by any such mimtelpality on or sub- jo the first day of January, 1908, or \which ray hereafter be made or levied and bid in by any such munietpality, shall be of equal rank with the lien of the State for general taxes which have been or may here: &fter be levied upon said property under the general ‘laws of the State, so long as sald Hens for local mprovements or the said Mens for generat taxes continue to be held and owned by the State or any such muntelpality respectively, and, all titles derived from or ased upon either class of liens shall maintain the same status between themselves so long as they remain the property of the State or oy such municipality respectively, Sec. 2 Any person who purchases liens imposed for general taxes unter the general laws of the State shall take, acquire and hold the same subject to any ,assessment liens held or owned by any such municipality on or subsequent to the first day of January, 1908, or which are hereafter made or lev and held or owned by any such municipality, manner any person who pur- for local improvements now or hereafter levied by any such municipality of the State shall acquire and hold the same subject to the tax liens now heid and owned by. the Btate of Minnesota or which are here- after made or levied so long as such liens are held by the State. Sec. 8 Nothing tn this act contained shall im any menner impair or affect the rights of private persons existing when this act takes effect. Bec. 4 After sald liens for local improve- ments and sald liens for general taxes have both been assigned by the State and any such munictpality respectively, the general rules of law regulating the priority of tax and as- sessment iepe shall prevail between them. Sec. 5B. is act shall also apply to cities having home-rule charters adopted pursuant to Section 86, Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, and now or here- after having a population of over fifty thou- sand tnhabitants. Sec. 6 This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 8, 1913. CHAPTER 203—S. F. No. 181. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 861 of the General ‘Laws of 1909, entitled: “‘An Act to Fix and Provide for the Salaries of the Sheriffs of Counties now, or hereafter having, not less than 200,000, nor more than 275,000 inhab- ftants, to Ax and provide for the number and other employees of any thetr salaries, the duties to by. them, thetr appointment noval, and the payment of the ex- ses incurred by him or them," enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. Section 2, Chapter 861 of the General Laws of Minnesota for the year 1909, 1s hereby amended s0 as to Tead as follows: “Sec, 2. Such sherift shall appoint and employ the following deputies, ‘assistants and employees: one chief deputy, who shall be paid @ salary of two thousand dollars per annum; one book-keeper, who shall be a dep- uty sheriff, who shall ‘be paid a salary of one thousand, five hundred dollars per an- num; one assistant book-keeper, who shall be a deputy eheriff, who shall be paid a salary of nine hundred’ Gollars per annum; one ste- nographer, who shall be paid a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; six deputy sher- 4ffs, who shall be known ‘as out-side @epu- ties, each of whom skall be required to pay his ‘own traveling’ expenses within such coun- ty; two of said deputies shall be paid, each, a ‘salary of one thousand, five hundred dol- lars per annum; one of ‘said deputies shall bo [paid a salary of one thousand. three hun- dred dollars per annum, and it shall be the duty of uch deputy in’additton to Such oth- er duties, as may be assigned to him, to care for all insane persone in the custody of the sheriff, and to attend upon the sessions of the probate court in and for sald county; three of said deputies, ehall be pald, each, 1 salary of one thousand, two hundred dol- lars."’ Sec. 2, Section 8, Chapter $61 of the Gen- eral Laws of Minnesota for the year 1909, 1s hereby amended, so as to read as follows: ‘Seo. 8. He shall also appoint at least as many additional deputies, to be known as court room deputies, as there may be Judges of the District Court in and for any such courty, whose duties tt shall be, in addition to such other dutle: may be required of them as such deputies, to attend to the ses- sions of the said District Court, also one additional deputy to be known as a Municipal Court Deputy, wfose duty {t shall be in ad- dition to such other dutles as may be re- quired of him as euch deputy, to attend to the sessions of the said Municfpal Court, and also one other deputy, who shall, tn ‘addl- tion to such other dutles as may be re- quired of him as such deputy, have charge of tho juries at criminal trials conducted In said District Court, and the salary of each of the aforesaid deputies 1s hereby fixed at one thousand dollars per annum.” Sec. 8. Section 4, Chapter 861 of the Gen- eral Laws of Minnesota for the year 1909, Is hereby amended so as to read as follo “Seo, 4 In any such County in which any sich sheriff may be tn charge of a courty jail, he ehall slso appeint a matron thereof, whose ealary is hereby fixed at seven nua- @red and twenty dollets per annum; an as- tant matron, whose salary is hereby fixed at six hundred dollars per annum; a chief jailer, whose salary is hereby fixed at one thousand, two hundred dollars per annum, and six assistant jatlers, the salary of each of whom is hereby fixed at nine hundred dollars per annum, and the said chief jailer and each of his seid sistants shall also be dep- utiles.” Sec. 4 This act shall take effect and be tn force from and after Its passage. Approved April 8, 1018. CHAPTER 204—-S, F. No. 197. AN AOT to amend Chapter two hundred and ‘six (206), Section one (1), of the General Laws of the State of Minnesota for the year one thousand nine hundred and five (1905), 8s amended by Chapter two hundred and ninety-fve 295), Laws of the State of Min- hesota for the’ year of one thousand nine hundred and seven (1907), entitled “An act to regulate the hiring and employment of deputies, clerks and assistants in the offices of county auditors in all counties in the State of Minnesota having or which may hereafter have a population in each of not less than two hundred and twenty thousand (220,000) nor more than two hundred and seventy-five (275,000) thousand inhabitants, ‘and to fix the salaries that shall be paid to the county auditors and certain of their ties, clerks and assistants in such coun- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section One (1) of Chapter ‘Two Hundred and six (206) of the General Laws of the State of Minnesota for the ye One Thousand Nine Hundred and Five (1905), as amended by Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-five (295) Laws of the State of Minne- sota for the year of One Thousand Nine Hun- dred and Seven (1907), be and the same here- by is amended so as to read as follows: “Section 1. That in all Counties in this State that now have or may hereinafter have, according to the last completed State or Na- tional Census, a population in each of not less than Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand 20,000) nor more than Two Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand (275,000) inhabitants, the salary of the County Auditor shall be and is hereby fixed as at the rate of Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00) per annum, and tn all such counties the Auditor shall ap- int and employ one Chief Deputy who shall 195 paid at the rate of Two Thousand One Hun- dred Dollars ($2,100.00) per annum; one Dep- uty and Commissioners Clerk, who shall be pala at the rate of One Thousand Eight Hun- dred Dollars ($1,300.00) per annum; one Dep- uty and Bookkeeper who shal) be paid at the rate. of One Thousand Fight Hundred ($1,800.00) Dollars per annum; One Chief Clerk and Draughtsman who shall be paid at the rate of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per annum; one Deputy who shall be ‘paid at the rate of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per annum;' one Settlement Clerk, and Assistant Bookkeeper who shall be paid at the rates of One Thou- gand and One Hundred Dollars ($1,100.00) per| or other annum; Five General Clerks who shall be paid et the rates of One Thousand $1,000.00) per annum; one Stenographer who shall be pafd at the rate of Nine Hundred Dol- Jars ($900.00) per annum; which above named salaries shall be payable out of the County Treasury in equal monthly installments except as hereinafter provided. ovided, hall have’ authority to command and employ, {thout. additional compensation to that of such Deputy or other employe’s usual compensation and when and as often end to. such extent as said County ‘Auditor may deem proper, the services of any Deputy or other emplove in satd County Audi- tors office for any work of said office, whether or not such work be the usual work of such Deputy or other employe, or be partly or wholly the usual or proper function of some other Deputy or employe. ‘Ar’ provided, further, that any such County “auditor may, during any year, at his discretion end as often and for as long as he sees fit, feduce the number of said five General Clerks, and that the salary amounts which may be 80 saved, together with whatever has been saved, @uring such year through necessary, vacancies among the other Deputies. Clerks ahd Assist- ants of said County Auditor's office, may to any extent needful in sald County ‘Auditbr’s adgment be used in same year by him in hir- ‘eutea clerks at the same rate of pay re- spectively as each of said General Clerks, for any of the regular work of his office when the same is greater or more burried than is com- mon throughout the year.” Sec. 2 This act_shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 8, 1913. CHAPTER 206-8. F. No. AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred and ‘six (106) of the Revised Laws 1905, jin the municipal Dollars | as eries an? shipping by post, 1 'y commissioners ‘provide said probation officers and deputies suitably furnished office rooms, record books, blanks, stationery, post- age and other actual expenses required for the proper execution of the purposes of this act, to be defrayed out of, any moneys in the general! fund of thelr ties not otherwise appropriated, upon bills duly authorized and allowed in ‘the usual manner by said com- missioners,” Sec. 2 That Section five thousand four hundred and ninety-seven (6497) of the Re- vised Laws of Minnesota for the year 1005, as amended by Chapter three hundred and for- ty two (842) of the General Laws of 1901, and as further amended by Chapt... four hun- dred and twenty-six (426) of the General Laws of 1909, be.amended so as to read as follows “Section 5497. fice! Such chief probation of- or one of his deputies shall be present courts in his county, and in the district court whenever any person under twenty-one years of age 1s brought into elther court for ‘trial fdr any offense, and in the probate court when so requested by the judge of sald court. AU persons sen- tenced by any of said courts to a term or terms of probation shall be committed to the care of the chief probation officer or to such other person as the court may designate. He shall supervise and be responsible for the conveyance of all children committed by thé juvenile court to the state public. school for ependent children and when so directed by the court to the State Training School or to such other institution as the court may desig- nate, without compensation, except. transpor- tation and expenses actually incurred. A con- Ungent fund of not tovexceed oue thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum for the payment of such’ transportation and incidental ex- penses incurred’ for. the temporary care of said children and for returning to the court children who left the jurisdiction of the court without permission shall be set aside in the treasury of said county to be paid out only “upon order of the court upon proper vouchers, attached thereto, Sec. 8. ‘That Section five thousand five hundred (5500) of the Revised Laws of Min- nesota for the year 1905, ag amended by Chapter three hundred and forty-two (342) of the General Laws of 1907, be amended s0 as to read as follows: “Section 600, Every such probation officer shall report in writing to the court, as often as required by the court so to do with ref- erence to the condition, disposition and other pertinent facts relative to such children, and shall furnish a copy of sid report to the state board of control when ‘reguested by aatd Sec. 4. That section five thousand five hundred and one (5001) of the Revised Laws of Minnesota for the year 1905, as amended by Chapter three hundred and forty-two (842) of the General Laws of 1907, be amended 80 as to read as follows: ‘Seotion 6501. In counties having @ popu- lation of more’ thag fifty thousand and less than one hundred “thousand, the probation officer shall receive as full compensation for his “services six hundred ($600) dollars per annum; in counties having a population of one hundred thousand and Jess than one hundred and fifty thousand he shall receive one thousand and five hundred dollars ($1,500) per annum, and each deputy seven hundred adn twenty dollars ($720), and in counties having a population of more than one hun- dred and fifty thousand and less than two hundred thousand, he shall receive eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800), per annum and each deputy such sum ‘as shall be fixed by the said “judges of the district court, and in counties having a population of not less than two hundred thousand nor more than three hundred thousand inhabitants the ebief pro- bation officer shall receive two thousand dol- lars ($2,000) per annum, the assistant pro- bation officer shall receive fifteen hundred dol- lars ($1,500) per annum, and all other deputy probation officers who ‘have served as such probation officers for more than two years shall receive twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) each per annum, and all other deputy ‘pro- bation officers who have served as such pro- bation officers for more than one year shall receive one thousand dollars ($1,000) each per annum, and all other deputy probation officers shall receive nine hundred dollars ($900) each per annum, provided that in counties having more than ‘three hundred thousand inhabitants and where there is a sefarate municipal court Probation officers, the chief probation officer shall receive the same compensation as ts now allowed by law, which salartes I be paid by the county’ treasurer in équal -monthly installments upon certificates issued by the clerk of the district court. Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall be un- derstood” to abridge or shorten ‘the term af office of any probation officer heretofore ap~ pointed under the provision of Chapter 154 of the General Laws of Minnesota for 1899, and acts amendatory thereof, but any ‘such officer heretofore appointed shall continue in office until the expiration of the» term for which he was appointed, subject, however, to removal by the district court for cause. Sec. 6. This act shall take efféct and be in force from and after Its passage, ‘ Approved April 8, 1013. CHAPTER 206-8. F. No, 384, AN ACT providing for more effective inspec- tion ‘of nurseries and other premises and imported. nursery stock to comply with the requirements of United States quarantine laws; requiring certificates for shipments within state, modifying inspector's fee, and providing additional funds for carrying out the provisions of this act. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Miunesota: Section 1, ‘That the State Entomologist is hereby designated as State Inspector of nurs- eries and is authorized either himself or by deputies duly appointed by him to inspect all premises in Minnesota where nursery stock ig grown or held for sale, and further to inspect all orchards or any premises what- soever within the State, where he has reason to suspect the presence of injurious insects or injurious and contagious plant disease: Nursery stock dhall be regarded as inclu ing all field-grown plants (except herbaceo' annuals) of any kind, also trees, field-grown shrubs, wines, cuttings, buds, ‘grafts and scions.' For this purposs he or his deputy or deputies shall have freé access to any field, ground, packing ground, buildings, cellars and other places where the carrying out of the provisions of this act shall make necessary. The State Inspector of Nurseries is em- powered and required to grant certificates upon request to such nurseries as he’ may find free from injurious insects and~ con- tagious plant diseases. Such certificates shall be good for one year unless revoked by him. ‘This inspection of nurseries shail take place between May Ist and September 30th, and at such other times as may be necessary to comply with the: provisions of this act. Nurs- erymen or others having stock to inspect shall make application to the State Nurses Inspector for the inspection of stock as far practicable on or before May Ist of each year. It shall be the duty of the Inspector or his deputy to make the inspection as soon thereafter as possible. For inspection of nurseries a fee" of five dollars ($5.00) per annum shall be paid at the time of application or before certificate is issued. If a dangerous Insect, pest or plant ‘disease is found by the inspector on the premises above described and if in hi judgment such pest or disease can be erad- icated he may direct the owner or his repre- sentative in writing what means shall be em- ployed; in case ahy trees, shrubs or plants fare so infested that treatment woutd be in- effectual he may direct the owner or bis rep- resentative to have them destroyed, Said or- der shall be fgsued in writing. If the order be not obeyed within ten days after service thereof,. the State Inspector shall cause the work to be done and render to the owner or persons in charge an itemnized bill of the cost; and if such cost shall not be paid with- in sixty dayg thereafter the bill shall be re- ported to the County Attorney who shall forthwith collect same ‘in a civil action in the name of the state, and shall turn same over to the State Treasurer to be credited the Inspection fun Sec. 2. No person shall bring into the State for sale or use herein or te-shipment any trees, plants, vines, cuttings or buds “Nursery Stock’ unless {t be ac- companied by -the certificate from the In- spector_ or other proper official of the State from Which jt came, that It hag been in- spected and found free from any of the pests or diseases referred to. Such certificates shall be prima facle evidence of the facts therein stated but the Entomologist’ may if deemed necessary, inspect such stock and that any such County Auditor! proceed with respect thereto as provicea yor in Section 1. Section 3. A copy of the state inspection certificate granted to any firm or firms in any other state, territory or the District of Columbia, shall be on file with the Minnesota inspector’ before any such firm or firms. shal make shipment of nursery stock to be sold or distributed in the State of Minnesota, Sec. 4. All shipments from any point or points in the State of Minnesota to other points within the state must be accompanted by certificate of inspection on each package. Sec. 6. Railroad and express companies are hereby prohibited from accepting stock not tagged with certificate ‘above «stated (and must promptly notify the shipper. If the shipper does not furnish a certificate. such companies shall report said fact with the hame and address of party offering said stock for shipment to the State Inspector.) Sec. 6, Foreign grown stock Imported into Minnesota under the provisiong of the Federal Quarantine Law is regarded. as. commg uw der the definition of nursery ‘stock and mu: be inspected at points of destinatior shall be unlawful for any party or parties to open any package. ecntaining such stock from a foreign country unléss the thspector or deputy is present, .It shall be the duty of the inspector to be” present In person or by deputy when notified-at least forty-elght hours In advance of the opening of such package. ‘Sec. 7. Dealers or florists mot owning nurs- freight, express RES i i Bg beS8s CHAPTER 207-8. F. No. 682. AN ACT to authorize counties having no rall- road connection with the county seat, to aid in the construction of railroads. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesotat Section 1. Any county in this state where- in the county seat may heve no railroad con- nection with any other part of the county is ner herein provisea. to aid in the construction of any railroad in such county to be con- structed by any railroad company for public use and for such purpose by authority of any law of this state, in the manner hereinafter provided. But no bonds shall’ be issued by any county to any amount that shall exceed five per cent of the value of the taxable prop- erty therein, the amount of such taxable prop- erty to be ascertained and determined by. the last gssessment of said property made, for the purpose of state and county taxation, pre- vious to the incurring of such indebtednes nor shall such bonds be issued to an amount in excess of five per cent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property tn such county, Sec. 2. The ald to be contributed to the construction of any such railroad by any such county shall be by the bonds of such county to be issued to or for the use of such railroad company. = Sec. 8. No such bonds shall be issued to or for the use of any such railroad company until a mutual agreement in relation thereto shall have been arrived et as hereinafter specified; nd when such mutual agreement shall have been arrived at, the county commissioners of such county shall be authorized and required to issue and deliver such bonds in conformity with such agreemeng. Seo. 4. Wheneve® any such ratlroad com- pany specified in the first section of this act, shafl desire ald in the construction of its rall- road from any county specified in ‘sald first seotion, it © and ‘deliver to the county auditor of such county, definite proposition in writing, signed bythe president secretary of said railroad company, and sealed with its seal, which proposition all contain a statement of the amount of bonds desired, the time when payable, whether pey- able before maturity at the option of such county, and the rate of interest which they shall bear; and such proposition shall con- tain a statement specifying when said bonds are to be delivered with reference to the time of the entire or partial construction of said railroad, and may contain a statement that such bonds may be deposited in escrow prior to delivery to the railread company; and in that case the proposition shall set forth the full name and residence of the trustee who shall be the custodian of the bonds of said county, The County Auditor with. whom any such proposition shall be filed, shall immedi- ately indorse thereon the date of its receipt by him, and transcribe the same inte the rec- ord book of the county, Sec. 5. ‘The mode of arriving at such mu- tual. ‘agreement is hereinbefore specified shall be as follows: 1. Upon receiving such proposition, the county auditor of such county, when directed by the Board of County Commissioners of said County, shall immediately publish a no- tice of an élection to be held by the legal voters of such county at the usual place or places of holding elections therein and at such time as such auditor may designate, not less than fifteen days or more than thirty days from the date of such order of the County Commissioners, which notice shall con- tain a substantial statement of the proposi- tion by said railroad company for the issue of the bonds of such county. Such notice shall be posted in three public places in each election precinct {n such county .at least ten days before the day of such election and shall also be published at least twice before such election {n ome newspaper in each village and city in such county in which a newspaper is published and if there is no newspaper pub- lished. in such county, then such notice “shall be so published in a newspaper published in the nearest place thereto in which one 18 pub- lished. ‘The vote at such election shall be by ballot prepared by the county auditor of such county and shall be substantially in the form as fol- low: “Shall the County of bonds in the sum of with interest at a rate not exceeding per annum for the purpose of aiding the construction of a railroad which 1s to originate at and to terminate at in said county? Desig- nate your choice by making an “‘X” opposite the word ‘Yes if you vote for the bond issue, or opposite the word ‘No’ if you vote against the bond issue. issue “its In favor of issuing bonds : Yes hereby authorized and empowered, in the M@N~f eral election: et lots for such election. printed on yellow-tinted paper, but. wi facsimile of the signature of the county tor. The ballots shall contain no party des! nation of any candidate, and the names of the candidates for each office shall be arranged the ballet alphabetically, according to the surname of such candidate. The ballots shall be counted, tallied and preserved as in gen- except that the town clerk or village recorder shall be the final custodian of such ballots, of his respective municipal- ity. A sample ballot shall be tthe pine ‘of ‘election at least two (2) days before such election by the offleer whose duty it 1s to prepare such ballot. Sec. 8, All of the in force relating to ! connection with general elections hereby, made applicable to town and village elections, See. 4. ‘This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approveg April 8, 103%. CHAPTER 211—H, F. No. 210, AN ACT to authorizé and encourage the cre- ation of municipal forests and to provide for the levy of a tax therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: . Section 1. Any ctty, village or town in this state, by ‘resolution of the governing body thereof, may accept donations of land that such governing body may deem to be better adapted for the production of timber and wood than for eny other purpose, for a fory est, and may manage the same ‘on forestry principles. The donor of not less than one hundred ‘acres of any such land shall be en- titled to have the same perpetually bear his or her name. he governing body of any city, village or town in this state, when funds are available or have béen levied therefor, may, when authorized by a majority vote by balloi of the voters voting at any general or spe- cial city or village election or town meeting where such question is properly submitted, purchase or obtain by condemnation proceed- ings, and preferably at the sources of any'traet of land for a forest which is bet- tes adapted for the production of timber and wood than for any other purpose, and ‘which is conveniently located for the and manage the same on fore: les; the selection of such Jands and the plan of man- agement thereof shall have the approval of the State Forester. Such city, village or town ig authorized to levy and collect an annu: tax of not exceeding five mills on the dollar of ite assessed real estate valuation, in addi- tion to all es authorized or per- mitted by law,, re and maintain such forests. 7 Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be In force from and after its passage. ‘Approved April 8, 1918. CHAPTER @12—H. F, No. boa. AN ACT to amend Section 27 of Chapter 344, General Laws of Minnesota for 1905, relating: to the preservation, propagation, protection, taking, use and transportation of game and fish and certain harmless birds and animals. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. That Section 27, of Chapter 344, General Laws of Minnesota for 1905, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 27. No person shall at any time hunt, take, ‘shoot, or kill any duck, goose, mudhen or other water fowl in this State be- tween one hour after sunset and e hour be- fore the following sunrise, and no $erson shall at any time make use of, hunt with, or shoot from ‘any floating battery, sink boat, sunken barrels, boxes, tubs, floating blinds’ or any, similar Gevice’ whatever on the waters of this state. Approved April 8, 1918. CHAPTER 213—H. F.. 318, AN ACT to legalize, in certain cases, proceed. ings for extending the period of corporate existence of . corporations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. That in any case where a cor- poration, created by and under the laws of this State, shall have within the period of ifs eor- porate existence, initiated, in good faith, pro- ceedings authorized by,law for the extension of its corporate existence, which said proceed- ings were taken in the month of March 1911, andj where a resolution then adopted has not been filed, recorded and published, as provided by law, ‘within the period’ of its corporate existence, that said corporation shall have up to and including the 1st day of July, 1913, to adopt a new resolution to extend its corporate existence, and to record the same in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the County where said corporation is located, and Secretary of State, and to have the same duly published as provisions of laws now ces’ and penalties in. ai{of such territory, writing “Sec... with the defendant. ° Seo, ‘This act shall tn force from and after its passage. Approved , 1918. CHAPTER 218-8. F. No, 93. | AN ACT to amend sub-division 8 of Sectfon foiir thousand one hundred nine (4109) vised Laws of Minnesota, 1905, relating to the service of foreign corpora- ions. . Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: : Section. 1, ‘That Sub-dtvision 8 of Section 4109 Revised Laws of Minnesota, 1905, be ‘and the same 1s hereby amended so as to read ag follows: <8. If the defendant be a foretgn - tfon ‘the summons may be served by defiver- ing a copy to any of its officers or agents within the state, provided that any foreign corporation having an agent “in this state for the solicitation of freight and ger traffic or either thereof over its lines out- side of this state, may be served with sum- mons by delivering a copy thereof to such agent. If a foreign insurance corporation, two copies shall be delivered to the insurance commissioner, who shall file one in his of- fica “and forthwith mati the other postage Prgpald tp the defendant at its Home Office.” 20. 2. of the governing body thereof determining to subfnit the question of the issuing of such, bonds to the electors, and all subsequent pro- ceedings, fatled to, specity. the ‘sxect rate of interest which such bonds should bear, such issue of bonds 1s hereby, in all respects, val!- ja ae interest as may between bet ie ae ee aera eee in force from and after its passage. Approved Aptil 9, 1918. rea ba Sag ra! Poa 149. of roviding for incorporation out of the territory of certain ever, the rate of six per cent annum, ble annually Bec.’ % This act shal pending actions.inv. the valldity of any such bonds, or any of the rights of the par nares: te paar are CHAPTER 226—8, F. No. 404. AN ACT to amend Chapter 802, Laws of Min- nesota, 1911, relating to armories, providing further state aig and a tax levy for the erection thereof, authorizing appropriations by cities and villages and validating bonds heretofore issued therefor, ing for the issue of certificates and the piocesds ‘of rentals of armories to the maintenance and improvement thereof, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minneso' Section 1. ‘That Section 1 of Chapter 902, General Laws of Minnesota for the year 1911, be and the same is hereby amended by add- ing thereto at the “end of said section, the following: “and allowance shall be made for the necessary clerical | agsistance, printing, stationery and. postage. Sec. 2. That-Section 2 of Chapter 802, Gen- eral Laws of Minnesota for the year 1011 be and the same is hereby. amended so as to read as follow “Section 2. 'To every Company and Battery of the Minnesota National Guard, ‘now or hereafter organized, which shall have first de- posited with the state treasurer, at least thi Sum of One Theusand Dollars ($1,000) as derive of faith, and shall have conve Stisstesgta, by wood fficient deed of innesota, sufficient o! warranty, and free of encumbrances, the title to a site for an armory, which site shall AN ACT Be it enacted by ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘That when there shall have been incorporated or attempted to be ted any Village in this state, the boundary lines of which shall include not less than sixteen square mfles of land, and not less than four- teen square miles thereof shall consist of un- latted farm lands and farm dwelling prem- , pasture and timber lands, and a part not exceeding six hundred and acres, ‘shall have been platted inte village lots or blocks, and one inet and ‘separate portion of said platted lands’ shall be inhabited as a village, which platted lands shall have a name by which they are known and \called, but net the name of the village incorporated or attempted to be in- corporated, as aforesaid, any such separate and distinct platted portion of said territory, together with lands adjoining the same 80 conditioned as properly to be subject to vil- lage government, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, may be incorporated as a village, separate’ and distinct from any other territory and from the village so incorporated or attempted to be incorporated as aforesaid. Seo. 2. The territory so to be incorporated shall ¢ontain not less than two hundred and fifty or more than two thousand inhabitants, and sections 701 to 745, inclusive, of the Re- vised Laws of Minnesota, 1905, 'sball apply to and in all things govern, authorize and control the proceedings to so inco} form, create separave said village an: for the government and control thereof when 80_ incorporated. Bec. 8. This act’ shall take effect and be is hereby appropriated the sum of Jifteen Thousand Dollars, ($16,000), With the said deposit shall’ be used for the purpose of building, erecting and equipping an armory building on said site; Provided, that two or more organtzations stationed th one or more cities or villages may combine the ap- propriations available for each under this act, and erect a joint armory on a common. site situated wholly in either or partly in each such city or village, if the Board of Armory Supervisors shall deem it expedient; and pro- vided further, that said Board shall desig- nate as near equally as possible from the several mili organivations of the Na- tional Guard, which of them shall réceive aid in any one year, taking into consideration the proficiency of the organization asking for aid and its n and giving preference to or ganizations ly provided with a sult- able armory. “Any city or village or two or more Cities or Vill jointly, in which an armory has been heretofore, is now or may hereafter be erected or authorized under the provisions of this act, may acquire and convey to the State of Minnesota, a site, and raise and appropri- ate money and funds in aid of the copstruc- tion, repair or improvement thereof, and to that end may issue bonds payable hot more than twonty years after thelr issue and bear- ing interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent. per annum, and may deposit such money and funds and’ the proceeds of the sale of AN ACT to amend Section One (1) Chapter Sixty-one (61 of the General Laws of Min- nesota for 1905, relating to the listing of motgages and other real estate securities by registers of deeds, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. That Seétion One (1), Chapter Sixty-one (61) of the General Laws of Min- nesota for 1905, be and the same is hereby amended to read as followes “Section 1, It is hereby made the duty of the register of deeds of each county in this state to make out a byt of all mortgages or other real estate securities held, owned or controlled by the residents of his coun- ty, showing the names of the owners oF agents, alphabetically arranged, and the amount due on each separate instrumept. He ‘shall make out such Mst according ‘to the records of his office and deliver it to the county auditor on or before the last Thurs- day of April in each year, but such lists shall not include the motgages or other real es- tate securities held or owned by any National AN ACT to stiony Bi Sits 5, 211 ‘and. 2120, Laws of 1905, relating to Bo it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Bettion 1. That Section 2114, Revised Laws of 1906, be and the same {s hereby amended, 80 a8 ‘to read as follows: “Section 2114. For the of this sub- division, ceive tee oaipe tie escone: SE the .o may ive account of. the consignor, any agricultural products or farm produce. "No solicit shipments of Without Reet and wise the bond shall be faithful performance of his duties as sion Merchant. licenses and be conveypd to the state of j and and have first been approved by said Board, there | stain which together | such 53 he i : Against issuing bonds provided by law, and upon so doing the exten- sion of the existence of said corporation shall be in all respects legal and valid. Provided, that the provisions of this act’ or State bank or banks nor the mortgages or other real estate securities upon which the registration tax provided by Chapter ‘Three Hundred Twenty-eight (828) of the such bonds with the state treasurer to the credit of ‘the proper construction | fund, and may make such further provision for the maintenance’ and improvement of such armory 2. Such election shall be held and conduct» ed in the same manner that general elections in such counties are by law required to be held and conducted, and the votes cast at such election shall be counted, canvassed and re- turned in the same manner as the votes at such general elections, and the canvassers shall make, certify, sign and deposit with the county auditor a statement of the result of such election; and such certified statement shall be prima facie evidence of the number of votes cast for or against such proposition, and also of the fact that such election was regularly held and conducted according to law. 8. If in any of such counties any election shall fail to be held on the day appointed therefor, or if the majority of votes cast at any such election shall be against the rail- road proposition, such county auditor shall, at the written ‘request of the president of such railroad company, at any time there- shall not apply to any action or proceeding now pending in any of the courts of this state. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 8, 1918, CHAPTER 214—H. F."No, 667. AN. ACT authorizing the village council of, any village in this state, whose water and light plant is operated and controlled by a “water, light and building commission,” to levy a’ special tax to pay for the cost of operating the village water and light plant in supplying safd village with the necessary water for fire protection and street sprinkling and the necessary electric current, or other means of light for lighting the streets and public parks in said village. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Sectin 1. ‘That the village counctl or gov- erning body of any incorporated village in this General Laws of 1907 shall have been paid.” Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts incon- sistent with this act are hereby repealed, _ Approved April 9, 1918. . CHAPTER 221—S. F. No. 238. AN ACT ‘to amend section’ 1204, “Revised 1905, relating to the expenditure of money by ‘county boards for the improve- ment of roads in adjoining counties, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. ‘Section 1204, Revised Laws, is hereby amended so as to read as as may be deemed necessary; provided, that. whenever bonds hay been heretofore issued by any city or village for any of the foregoing purposes, and the validity of such bonds is not now’ in question in the courts, the same are hereby validated and hereby declared to be legal obligations of any city or vil- lage issuing the same; and provided further that whenever the Board deems it expedient, and in furtherance of the pur- poses of this act, it’ may purchase’ and finish armories already built or partly biiilt, de~ dueting, however, from the purchase price, the appraised value of the site.’ Sec. 8. The additional sum of Five ‘Thou- sand Dollars shall be available for the erec- tion and equipment of each of the armories for which the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars $10,000) only has Deen heretofore set aside ‘ y in adjoining counties— Any county board mdy eppropriate and ex- pend money for the construction and main- tenance of roads in an adjoining county, when | ( it deems {t for the best interests of the|by the Board of Armory Supervisors under public; but the amounts so appropriated shall|the provisions of Chapter 802; Laws of not exceed fifteen thousand dollars in any| Minnesota for the year 1911, and the same or after, ty Commissioners, call such railroad company; year in the same county. such county, tion in act, ing bonds” then such in ‘this act, with Sec. 6. construction of which the ed shall in_sueh_ proposition. Sec. 7. Sec. 8. Approved April 8, 1913. proceedings. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section’ 1. In all another elections in the manner provided in this ace, upon the same or different propositions of and such other elec- tion or elections shail’ be conducted in like manner and upon like notice as is provided in this act for the first election; that not more than one election authorized by this act shall be held in any one calendar when directed by the Board of Coun- election CHAPTER 208—H. F. No. 41. AN” ACT relating to the assessment of land through which a drainage ditch has been constructed under county or judicial ditch provided, 4, If a majority of the legal voters in any who shall vote upon the ques- pursuance of the provisions of this shall, as indicated by the, official returns of ‘any such election, vote “In favor of issu- utual agreement for the issue of bonds of such county as provided shall be deemed and considered to have been arrived at and perfected and thereupon ‘such bonds shall be issued and de- livered by the proper officials in conformity the true Intent of such proposition and with the provisions of this act. No bonds shall be delivered to such railroad company under such proposition ‘until the road, branch or extension thereof for the id has been grant- have been completed and ready for the passage of cars from the county seat of such county to the point of termination named "AI bonds tssued under/ this act bs any such county, shall be officially signed by the chairman of the Board of County Com- missioners and by the County Auditor and sealed with its corporate seal. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. cases where a drainage @itch has been or shall be constructed under state, whose water and light plant is operated and controlled by a Water, Light and Building Commission, is hereby authorized, annually, at the time of levying the general corporation taxes, to levy a special tax not exceeding five mills'on each dollar of the taxable property in such village, for the purpose of paying the cost of operating the village water and light plant in supplying such village with the neces- sary water for fire protection and street sprink- Ming and the necessary electric current or other means of light, for Mghting the streets and public parks in’such village. Sec. 2. Such tax shall be known as “The Village Water and Light Tax” and shall be fevied and collected in same manner as the general corporation taxes, anything in the charter of such village or in any law of this state, which may prohibit the levying of any tax in excess of any specific percentage of thi taxablé property in such village, to the con- trary notwithstanding. When collected, such tax shall be paid into the Water and’ Light Fund of, such village. Sec, 8. Before making such special tax levy, the Water, Light and Building Commis- sion'of such village each year, shall at the re- quest of the village council on or before the following first day of August, make and file with the village recorder (clerk) a statement. containing an estimate of the probable cost of supplying such village with the necessary wa- ter and light for the ensuing year. Sec. 4. ‘This act shall take effect-and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April\8, 1913. CHAPTER 215—H. F. No. 892. AN, ACT to authorize any city in the State of Minnesota now or hereafter having more ‘than ten thousand and not more than twen- ty thousand inhabitants to acquire by gift, devise, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and to establish, maintain, equip, improye, own and operate hospitals, hospital si and hospital grounds within the limits any such city. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota : Section 1. That any city in the State of Minnesota “now. or here@fter having more or one yeai . 2. This act shall take effect and be in foree from and after its passage. Approved April 9, 1913. « : CHAPTER 222—S. F. No. 246. AN ACT to legalize defective conveyances ‘and to cure certain irregularities and de- fects in the title of property belonging to certain special school “districts organized Prior to January first, 1867. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: ecocction, J. That im any case In which 8 fal _gchool district was created, b: al} Tew pric to January Int, 186 the boumharion of which special school district were by the act creating the same caterminous with the boundaries of the City in which sald special school district 1s located,” and which special school istrict took possession of the and Personal property of the school district or districts existing in said territory prior to the passage of the act creating the same and which has from the date of the organtzation of such special sehool district continuously claimed to own. such real property its own and has occupied and used the said real property for school purposes, then and in every such case such real property shall be construed and held to be the property of such special school district and the title thereto shall be in the same notwithstanding the fact that no conveyance was ever made of said real property from the trustees of stich former school district or districts to such ‘special district and notwithstanding the fact that in the conveyance of such realty to such former school district the said dist- rict was not correctly described by its corpor- ate name, . 2 Nothing in this act shall affect any ‘special school district organized after January Ist, 1867, nor any school district in any city of more than ten thousand in- habitants. Sec. 8, ‘This act shall take effect and be In force from and after its passage. Approved April 9, 1913. “CHAPTER 223-8. F. No. $08. any part thereof may be applied to the pay- ment of additional labor and material fur- nished or to be furnished for the erection and equipment of such armories in excess of the amount first dppropriated or deposited under the provisions of said chapter and to the re- imbursement of moneys actually advanced and expended in the payment thereof. Sec. 4. That Section ¥ Chapter 302, Laws of Minnesota, 1911, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: “For the purpose of providing funds to fa- cilitate the purchase, constru and equip- ment of armories under the provisions of Chapter 302, Laws of Minnesota for the year 1911, as amended, the Board of Armory Su- pervisors are hereby authorized and empow- ered to lesue certificates of Indebtedness bear- ing interest, in the discretion of said board, at the rate’ of four per cent. per annum or leas,. payable ‘sem!-apmually. sack certificates not’ to exceed in the aggrégate, the amount Ruthorized. to -be expended for’ all armoriés constructed or to be gonstructed under the provisions of said chapter; provided, that the total amount of such certificates, principal and interest, maturing in ‘any one year, shall not exceed the annual appropria-|o, tion made by this act, and that no such cer- tificate shall mature beyond the period of ten years frcm date of issue thereof. “The said certificates shall be issued upon the following terms and conditions, viz: Pirst.—Said ifleates of indebtedness shall be in suci{orm as the ald board. and the state auditor may determine, and shall be signed by the president anf secretary of said ‘Board of Armory Supervisors, ‘coun- tersigned by ‘the state auditor, who make and @ proper register ‘thereof, showing the date of each issue, its amount, the rate of interest the same-bears, the date of ma- turity thereof, and a. certifieate of such reg- istration shall be endorsed thereon. ‘ntaly. show pthele thee te ly sl upon their face Porwhteh” they are issued,” the Gate when they’ will mature, and contain a proper reference to this act, and they shall be made payable at the office of the state treasurer. ‘Third.—The said certificates of indebtedness shall be issued in sums of not less than fifty shall pose county or judicial ditch proceedings, it shall be the uty of the persons and boards having to do with the making of the assessment, when determining the valuation of such laud for taxation purposes, to take into considera- tion a reduction in the acreage of each tract or lot sufficient to cover the amount of ‘land actually used for the ditch and its waste bank, Approved April 8, 1913, CHAPTER 209—H. F. No. 175. AN ACT Relating to Certain Conveyances Be- tween Parties Sustaining the Relation of Mortgagor and Mortgagee, Prescribing the Lffect Thereof and Limiting the Time With~ ih Which Such Conveyance may be Ad- judged a Mortgage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: y Section 1. No conveyance absolute in form between parties sustaining the relation of mortgagor and mortgagee, whereby the mort- gagor or bis successor in interest conveys any right, title or interest in regi property there- tofora. mortgaged, shall be presumed to have been given as further security, or as a new form of security, fox the payment of ex. isting mortgage’ indebtedness, or any other Indebtedness, or as security for any puPpose whatsover. Sec. 2. No action to declare any such con- veyance a mortgage shall be maintained un- less commenced within fifteen years from the time_of execttion thereof. Sec. 3. This act shall apply to all convey- ances, past @nd future, but shall not, be held to apply to any action heretofore eormmenced than. ten thousand and not more than twenty thousand inhabitays, in ‘addition to all the powers opr possesbed ‘by such city, ts hereby authorized and empowered, acting by and ttitough the council, common council or city council of euch city by resolution or or- dinance duly adcpted or enacted by an at- firmative vote of not less than two-thirds of al! members-elect of such’ council, common council or city -counell, to acquire by gift, devise, purchase, condemnation o* otherwise and to establish, maintain, equip, improve, own and opernte hospitals, hospital sites and hospital grounds*within the limits of any such cfty. ko, 2, That “any, clty mentioned th’ sec tion one of thts act may acquire by gift, devise. ‘purchase, condemnation or otherwise any property necessary, convenfent or desir- able for the purpose of establishing, maln- taintyg, eauipping, improving, owning amd opergting any hospftal. hospital site or hos pital grounds within the Mmits of such city authorized by section one (1) of this act. Section 3. ‘This act “shall not include or apply to cities may or hereafter - governed under a charter adopted pursuant to Section 3G, Article 4, of the constitution of this state, and the’ several ncts of the Legislature authorizing cities to adept’ their own char- ters. ° ‘Sec. 4. This act stall take. effect and be in force trom and after. Its, passage. - Approved April 8, 1913. = CHAPTER 216-5. F. No. AN ACT to amend Sb-division Two of Sye- dollars ($50.00) each and.the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in the te treasury to the credit of the rmory Sui who shall assij the same to the eral seattates She Sah het octyl Gh Os fertaks Sta Sint Mt ecotet oi rovisions of Chapter % General Laws of innesota, 1911, as i, but no part of same shall Rena wi its ‘ate ek by Rs Tophar. upon vouchers duly approved, rd, a8 pro- vided by said Chapter. Fourth.—The said certificat ‘of indebte. ness shall only be issued time to tine in idk ntmne’ Bs. mayb ‘the necessary funda AN_ACT tovamend Section Seventeen Hundted ‘and Fourteen (1714), Revised Laws of Nine- teen Hundred Five’ (1005), relating to the nekotiation of unlawful contracts of insur- ance. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota? é Section 1. ‘That Section Seventeen Hundred apd Fourteen (IHN), Revised Laws of Nineteen jundred Five (1903}, be amended so as to read as, follows: “1714... Every person who assumed to act as ‘an insurance agent or broker, without license| therefor as provided ‘in. this ‘chapter, ot who snip iaape anagem negotiation or trans. and action of unlay ingul ‘with @ foreign in- Surance company not admitted to do business in this state, or who, as principal or agen:, Violates any ‘provision of law relative to thé heeotiation or affecting of contracts, of Inquts pa oe a ance, 81 guilty of a (—) misdemeanor.” "i ‘Approved April 9, 1913. Kap Sal ed be CHAPTER 224—-S, F. No. 318. sd te eae, Fae AN ACT. entitled: “An act fixing the sal- aries, -compensation and ‘ip of the county] only upon yment Gesessor Th counties having. or which may|the par value thereof, hereafter have. a population of not less ent of, the tian two hundked thousand (200.000) and} collection’ of a. hundred ty five thou- faod ‘s.ohn, ant “providing for the ‘pay acted by the Legislature of the » Section 1. ‘sala the County As- sessor of each ot re o9 state, having, or armor to wi are BF os any manner relate Any licensed Commission agnet in charge of such books or accounts shall fail or refuse to submit such accounts for the of sald and Warehouse shall be guilty of @ misdemeanor.” Sec. 5. Chapter 126 of General Laws of 1905. is hereb; ‘3 4 Anal! take effect and be tn we ed eae CHAPTER 220-8, F. No. 471. AN ACT to, amend Section 1737, Revised Laws of Minnesota 1905, reports from persons engaged in the ‘manufac ture or sale of lucts. Be it enacted -by the Legislature of the State ‘of Minnesota: Section 1. Section 173%, Revised Laws of Minnesota 1905, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: “Section 1787. Rooms the Capitol for the office Commissioner. He may persons engaged in the or sale of dairy operators ‘or other places engaged im the business of purchasing cream. or operators of “creameries and cheese fac- tories, shall on each year. and at such Chapter 1908, to prevent unlawful io the sale of milk, cream, butterfat and to ide “a punishment for ioe etal oe en aT Biase ip ‘of buy- sors | 1908. be’ pala therefrom except. upon | an