! CHAPTER. XLI. To continue the operation of the joint resolution relative to the taking of soldiers' votes, approved March 5, 1863, XLII.-Requiring the Adjutant General of this State to act as claim agent, etc., PAGE. 86 87 XLIII.—To amend an act providing for recording and dis- 88 90 91 95 97 99 XLVII. To amend an act relating to divorces, - XLIX. To amend an act relating to estrays, LI.-To repeal an act providing for the organization, equipment and discipline of the military force, 109 LII. To relieve soldiers from paying bounty tax, and to prohibit the levy of bounty taxes to pay volunteers enlisting after July 1, 1865, LIII. To legalize the action of county, city and town authorities in appropriating money, issuing bonds, orders, scrip and other evidences of indebtedness, to pay bounties to soldiers and for the support of the families of soldiers, LIV. To provide for the sale and conveyance of any certain days, LVI.-Relating to corporations, 111 112 LVII.-Proposing an amendment to the constitution, logs and timber, LX.-Prescribing the salaries of State officers, LXI. To amend an act relating to county commissioners, 124 LXII. To provide for the election of county commissioners in counties in this State that have no township organization, LXIII.-Prescribing the duties of county auditors, UHAPTER. PAGE. LXIV. To regulate fees of clerks of the district courts, 127 LXV.-Relating to sheriffs' fees, 130 LXVI.-Relating to compensation of county treasurers, 133 LXVII. To fix the rate of county or town treasurers' fees for moneys collected to pay soldiers bounties, LXVIII.-Providing for the appointment of notaries pub- LXX. To provide for recording deeds, mortgages, or LXXI. To change and define the boundary lines of Redwood county and adjoining counties, etc., LXXII-To correct the boundary lines of the counties of Martin, Nobles and Murray, LXXIII.-Fixing the time of holding terms of the district court in the third judicial district, LXXIV. To fix the times of holding the district court in the sixth judicial district, LXXV.-Fixing the time of holding the general terms of LXXVII.-To provide instruction for the deaf and dumb of this State, etc., 134 134 135 137 138 141 142 143 145 146 147 147 LXXVIII. To cover deficiencies therein stated for 1864, LXXIX. To appropriate money for per diem, mileage, newspapers, postage and stationery of the members and officers of the present legislature 148° LXXX. To appropriate money to cover deficiencies therein stated, for the year 1864, LXXXI.-Appropriating money for certain purposes therein named, LXXXII.-Making appropriation of money for a contingent LXXXIV.-Appropriating money for the support of the 149 151 155 156 157 JOINT RESOLUTIONS. NUMBER. I.-Requesting the Senators and Representatives thereof to use their influence to secure the location of the II.-Relating to the "New Ulm Mill Claims," IV. To obtain a grant of land to aid in the construction of VI. For the passage of a law granting a bounty to certain TREASURER'S REPORT, INDEX, PAGE. 165 166 167 168 168 170 171 - 173 . 215 PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE STATE LEGIS- LATURE, COMMENCING JANUARY THIRD, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUN- SECTION 1. Tax for the purpose of meeting the interest on State Loan, under act of March thir- teenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; also the War Loan, under act of September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; also the current expenses of the State for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five. 2. Tax to be paid in gold or silver, or United States Treasury Notes-all excesses to be SECTION 1. There shall be levied on all the taxa- ble property in the State of Minnesota for the year A. D., eighteen hundred and sixty-five, a tax of six mills upon the dollar, for the use of the State, including the sum to be used as a sinking fund, and for the interest on the State debt, under the provisions of an act enti- tled "An act to authorize a loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to defray the current expenses of the State," approved March thirteenth, A. D. eigh-interest on State teen hundred and fifty-eight, and also including the in- loan. interest on war loan. Tax to meet current expenses of the State. Tax for meeting entitled "An act to provide for the borrowing of money to defray the expenses growing out of the present Indian War," approved September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; four mills thereof to be applied to the payment of the current expenses of the State; one mill thereof to be set apart for the payment of the interest and expenses on the State loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the interest and expenses on the war loan of one hundred thousand dollars; and one mill thereof, to be set apart for a sinking fund to provide on the payment of the principal of the eight per cent. loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, due July first, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and it is hereby made the duty of the Governor, State Auditor, and State Treasurer to invest this sum in interest bearing bonds of the United States or State of Minnesota. funds. SEC. 2. The whole of said amount of taxes shall be payable in gold or silver or United States Treasury To be paid in what Notes; and all moneys received by the Treasurer in collection of taxes in excess of the amount required to defray the current expenses of the State Government, together with any moneys belonging to the State, received from the United States Government, after settlement by the United States of the State accounts, shall also be set apart for the sinking fund, and shall set apart for a sink- be invested, as required by section one of this act. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. All excesses to be ing fund. Approved March 2, 1865. |