How members entitled to elect one (1) Senator and two (2) Representatives;

apportioned.

The eighteenth district shall be composed of the county of Scott, and shall be entitled to elect one (1) Senator and one (1) Representative;

The nineteenth district shall be composed of the counties of Nicollet, Brown, Sibley, Redwood, Renville, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle and Lincoln, and shall be entitled to elect one (1) Senator and two (2) Representatives;

The twentieth district shall be composed of the counties of Faribault, Martin, Jackson, Cottonwood, Murray, Noble, Pipestone and Rock, and shall be entitled to elect one (1) Senator and one (1) Representative;

The twenty-first district shall be composed of the county of Carver, and shall be entitled to elect one (1) Senator and one (1) Representative;

The twenty-second district shall be composed of the county of Le Sueur, and shall be entitled to elect one (1) Senator and one (1) Representative.

SEC. 3. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 1, 1866.

CHAPTER V.

An Act for the equitable adjustment of the State Railroad Bonds.

SECTION 1. Governor to appoint three commissioners to ascertain who are the holders of bonds, and the amount due to each.

2. Powers of said commissioners.

3. Commissioners shall cause notices to be published in St. Paul, Boston and
New York of meetings, and shall have power to examine under oath.

4. Claims or bonds to be barred after certain time.

5. When Act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

February 28, 1866

Governor to

bondholders.

SECTION 1. The Governor shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint nominate comthree commissioners, citizens of this State, who hav- missioners to asing qualified by filing in the office of the Secretary of certain who are State an oath of office, shall inquire into and report to the next Legislature of this State, at the commencement of its session, who are the holders of the State railroad 7 per cent bonds, issued under and pursuant to the amendment to section 10, article 9 of the Constitution adopted April 15, 1858, the amount due to each holder thereof, and the amount which each bona fide holder paid therefor.

SEC. 2. The said board shall have power and au- Powers of board. thority to receive propositions from the several owners and holders of said bonds on what terms they will surrender the same to the State, and to inquire into and examine all claims arising under the amendment aforesaid, and report thereon as required in section one of this act.

of their meetings

SEC. 3. The said board of commissioners shall cause Commissioners a notice to be published in two newspapers published to publish notice at St. Paul, and one newspaper published in the city of Boston, and one in the city of New York stating the time and place of their meeting and the object of

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Claims barred

their appointment, and requiring the holders of said bonds to present before the said board of commissioners their claims against the State, together with proof of the amounts paid for said bonds. The said board of commissioners shall have power to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths, and to examine any party presenting claims under oath or by deposi

tion.

SEC. 4. All claims or bonds arising under and by after certain date virtue of said amendment, which shall not be presented to said board of commissioners prior to the first day of January, 1867, shall be forever barred, and the Legislature will not feel bound to recognize.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 28, 1866..

March 2, 1866.

CHAPTER VI.

An Act for the establishment and location of a Hospi-
tal for the Insane in the State of Minnesota, and to
provide rules for the regulation of the same.

SECTION 1. Designates names of persons composing board of location. Duty to be, to
visit localities in State suitable for establishment of Insane Hospital.
Hospital not to be located unless inhabitants of place designated, deed
State a quantity of land not less than twenty acres.

2. Board authorized to invite Dr. R. J. Patterson.

3. How Board to be paid.

4. Hospital to be known by title of "Hospital for the Insane of the State of Minnesota." Seven trustees appointed-four to constitute quorum.

5. Designates who shall be trustees,-the term of their office, and how sppointed.

6. Trustees empowered to erect building. Expense not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars.

7. Trustees authorized, in their discretion, to lease or purchase building for temporary accommodation of patients.

SECTION 8. Appropriations made for benefit of insane to be expended by and paid upon order of Board.

9. Insane patients to be removed from Iowa to building so erected or leased, when prepared for them.

10. Trustees to take oath to support the Constitution, and faithfully discharge their duties. To be paid their necessary expenses during time engaged in official duty. Governor of State to designate when first meeting to take place. President and secretary to be elected-term of their service.

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11. Trustees to have management of asylum-to make by-laws-appoint officers and fix salaries.

12. Superintendent to take oath.

13. Steward to execute bonds for performing duties of office; to have power to
draw on State Treasurer for deficiency to meet current expenses of
institution.

14. Trustees to have power to hold lands or money in trust for Institution.
15. Admits private patients to asylum, upon written request of relatives or
friends, on payment of quarterly sum. Application of such person for
admission to be certified by Judge of Probate or Clerk of District Court,

16. Public patients to be admitted upon certificate of Probate Judge.
17. Probate Judge to issue his warrant for arrest of insane persons. A jury of
six to be empannelled to ascertain whether person be really insane. If
found to be insane, warrant to be issued to Sheriff. Form of warrant.

18. Designates the fees the Sheriff shall be allowed; also fees for witnesses.
19. Relatives of insane person shall have the right to take charge of and keep
such person. Probate Judge shall require bonds from such relatives.
When patient discharged from asylum at request of relatives or friends,
bonds to be executed to State for safe keeping of such patient.

20. When patient is discharged cured, Superintendent to furnish clothing and
money, not to exceed ten dollars. To whom such clothing and money
charged.

21. Trustees to fix weekly sum to be paid for board and care of patients.
22. Superintendent to certify to State Auditor the amount due to said Asylum
from counties having patients therein. State Auditor to notify County
Commissioners, through County Auditor, to levy tax to pay said debt.
23. Sheriff empowered to collect from any property any public patient may be
possessed of the amount due the county to which he may belong, for his
support. Sheriff shall pay said money to County Treasurer and shall
receive such fees as law provides for similar duties.

24. Designates the quality and description of clothing to be furnished each
patient.

25. Questions to be asked of relatives or friends sending private or public patients to Asylum.

26. Superintendent and Steward to report to Trustees from time to time. Trustees to report to Governor at annual meeting preceding meeting of Legislature.

27. Trustees to furnish by mail copies of by-laws to all Judges of Probate in the State.

28. Defines the term insane.

29. Defines what constitutes public and private patients.

30. Appropriates money for erecting, leasing or purchasing and furnishing

Asylum.

31. When Act toštake effect.

Names of Board

of Location.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. That William R. Marshall, Thomas Wilson, S. J. R. McMillan, John M. Berry and Charles McIlrath, are hereby constituted a board of location. whose duty it shall be to visit such localities in this State as they may deem advisable, and examine the comparative advantages which such localities present for the permanent location of the State Hospital (for the Insane); and after such examination to definitely decide upon and fix the location of such hospital, and to cause a certificate of their decision in the matter to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State on or before the first day of July, 1866; Provided, That no city, town or village shall be fixed upon as the permanent site of said hospital unless the inhabitants thereof shall upon being informed by the said board of their decision, procure and cause to be delivered to Place selected to such board, a deed to the State of Minnesota of a quantity of land not less than twenty acres, as a site for said hospital, and [unless] the site so donated is acceptable to and approved by said board.

give deed of site.

SEC. 2. Said board are authorized to invite to their Board authorized assistance and associate with [themselves] Dr. R. J. Patterson, Superintendent of the Insane Asylum of Iowa.

to invite Dr. Patterson.

How expenses

paid.

Title of Hospital.

SEC. 3. The expenses of said board shall be paid out of any appropriation made for the support of the insane, upon their certificate or that of a majority of them.

SEC. 4. The Hospital for the Insane for the State of Minnesota shall be erected and located upon the site designated and determined as herein before mentioned' and provided for, and shall be known by the name and title of the hospital for the Insane of the State of Minnesota, and shall be placed under the charge of seven trustees, four of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

SEC. 5. That S. D. Flagg, Orrin Densmore, Henry A. Swift, Solomon Blood, John L. Thorne, J. V. DanNames of Board iels and Luke Miller, are hereby constituted the board of trustees of such Asylum. The two first named shall serve for two years, the second two for four years, the last three for six years; and as their terms expire, their successors shall be appointed by the Governor,

of Trustees.