The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-11-01

ceedings, civil or criminal; at law or III
chancery, and all indictments and in
formations which shall be pending and
undetermined in any of the courts of the
first Judicial district under its original
organization when this act goes into
effect shall be heard, tried and deter
mined in said courts, and all bonds or
recognizances. filed in, or taken by said
courts of any kind WHATSOEVER, shall be
deemed and held as binding and effect
ual as the same would, or should have
been, had the said district temained un-
altered.
s l3. That all officers, duly elected
or appointed and qualified for the coun-
ty of St. Croix, under its Ioriginal or
ganization, shall, and the same are
hereby respectively authorized to hold
their said Offices for the county in
which he or they shall reside, when this
act shall 60 into effect, the said officers
so holding over to remain in such Office
until their successors shall be duly
elected at the next general election OF
appointed and qualified as the case may
be.
s IA. That the Governor be, and he
Is hereby authorized and empowered to
fill the several vacancies that may ex-
ist in any of the Offices, or in any of the
several counties organized by virtue OF
this act, which said officers SO appointed
shall hold their said Offices until their
SUCCESSORS are duly appointed or elect
ed at the next general election for con-
ty officers as the case may be.
s Is. That all taxes which have been
duly assessed in the county of St. Croix
under its original organization, shall be
collected by the proper officer, and paid
into the Treasury Of said county auc
after discharging all the debts which
may exist against said county at the time
of taking effect of this act, the remain
der shall be divided among the severa
counties iii proportion to the amount O
property assessed.
s l6 That the seat of justice Of the
county of Washington shall be at Still
water; the seat of Justice Of Ramsey
county shall be at St. Paul; and the sea,
of justice of the county of Benton shall
be within one quarter of mile of q
point on the east side Of the Mississippi
river, directly opposite the mouth O
Sank river.
5 IL. That the county Of Ramsey is
hereby declared to be the first judicial
district, the county of Washington is
hereby declared to be the second Judi
dicial district; and the county of Ben
ton is hereby declared to be the third
judicial district.
5 lS That the Hon. Aaron Goodrich
is hereby assigned as the Judge of the
first judicial district; the Hon. David
Cooper as Judge Of the second Judicial
District; and the Hon. B. B. Meeker as
Judge of the third judicial district.
5 49, That the counties of Itasca
and Waubashaw are hereby attached
to the county of Washington for Judi
ciai purposes; that the counties Of Dab.
kotah, Wahnahtah and Mahkahto are
hereby attached to the county of Ram.
sey for Judicial purposes; and the coun-
ty Of Pembina is hereby attached to the
county of Benton for Judicial purposes
5 20. That the counties of ltasca,
Waubashaw, Dahkotah, Wnhnahtah,
Mahkahto and Pembina shall each be
entitled to any number Of justices Of
the peace not exceeding six, and to the
same number of constables, which sait
justices and constables shall receive
their appointment from the Governor
and their term of office shall be two
years, unless sooner removed by the
Governor.
s 81. That the justices and consta-
bles appointed for said counties shall bt
conservators of the peace and shall eacI
give a bond to the Territory to be ap
proved by the Secretary in the sum o
FIVE hundred dollars for the faithful per,
formance of their duties upon which
bond they may at any time be sued fol
the benefit of any, aggrieved by reason
Of the wilful omission of duty or miscon
duct of such officers.
s %. This act shall take effect from
and after Its passage and publication il
the several newspapers of the TERRITORY
as provided for by law
JOSEPH w. FUEBFR,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
WIN. HENRY FORBES,
President pro tenn of the Council
Approved the twenty-seventh day q
October, one thousand eight hundre'
and forty nine.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY.
Seereia'y's Office, NJ. T. .Nor. lst., IS49
l hereby certify the foregoing bill t
be true copy remaining on file in m
office.
c. X. SMITH-Seci'y.
VALEDICTORY