The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-11-22

together with costs Of suit.
) IL No sheriff shall become the
purchaser nor procure any person to be-
como the purchaser for him of any prop
er,y real or personal by him exposed to
sale by virtue of any execution or other
process. and al snch purchases made
BY any sheriff, or by any other person.
In his behalf shall be absolutely null and
,oid.
5 Ii. Every sheriff going out of
Office at the expiration Of his term, and
having any writ of feri facias, or fee
bill, which be may have levied but not
collected, or any tax list uncoliected,
shall be and is hereby authorized to
proceed ON aud collect such execution
fec bill, or tax list, in the same manner
as # his office had not expired.
8 ID. Sheriffs and lailors shall re-
ceive from any constable or other Off
ger without charge and safely keep in
prison all felons indicted or taken in the
Fact, who shall be taken by any consta-
bic or other officer and shall not of their
aRn authority, let out OF prison any per-
SOP in their custody by virtue of any
process for any felony, or upon any con-
depnation or committal by special or
der OF any court or justice of the peace
upon pain of being punished by fine and
Imprisonment: Provided, that if there
shall be no jail for the confinement OF
prisoners in the county or the Jail shall
be insufficient, it shall be the duty of the
sheriff, with the appreciation of the Judge
Of the district court, to employ such
means as may be necessary for the safe
keeping of all prisoners committed to his
cus.ody.
s Is. Each sheriff shall receive the
following fees for the collection of the
county taxes Four dollars for every
one hundred dollars by him collected
and the same proportion for less sums to
be retained by him in making payment
and credited therefor in his settlement
with the board of County Commission
goods are distrained, and taxes, commits
sion and charges paid before sale. Five
per ceitum commission Oil sales of dis
jress and charges for keeping property
al .rained together with the tax and
charges out of the moneys received
tho etrom. On sales Of real estate three
per centam on the amount for which the
same is exposed to sale and twenty-five
cents for each certificate of sale under
this act which are to be added to and
estimated in the sum for which any tract
Gfland or lot, or part thereof, shall be sold.
5 II. SO much Of any law now in
force as contrayenes the provisions of
tins act is hereby repealed.
JOSEPH w. FURBER.
Speaker of the House OF Repre-
scntatiyes.
VIM. HENRY FORBES,
Pro ten President Of the Council !
Approved October the thirty-first one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY. /
Office Of The Secretary, st. Paul, N. l.
Nor. IA, IS49.
hereby certify the foregoing to be a
true copy taken from the original Oh file ,
in my office.
c. x. .SMITH-Secretary.
- John c. Clark, First Auditor of
the Treasury Department, has been APP
pointed Solicitor Of the Treasury, vice
Gi.lctt. Thomas L. Smith succeeds Mr..
Clark in the Authorship.
IaE ANGEL OF THE FoUNrAIN.-Rev.
John Pierpont, speaking of the fountain
on Boston Common, employs bold
figure:
Il have travelled over large part of
Europe, and have seen most, if not all
o It's famous fountains, but | saw moth
lng 20 surpass, if indeed, saw anything
TO be compared, with the fountain on
yonder Common. 1t stands there like
an angel of God, with its great watery
wings waving up and down, with every
drop upon them changed by the bright
shining sun into diamond"
RUMoRED RESIGNATION OF THE SEC
RErARY OF THE TREAsURY.--A cores
p0ndent Of the Tribune, writing from
Wa shington last Monday, says:
4 rumor has gained very general cir
culation to-day, to the effect that Mr..
Mef edith has expressed a determination
shortly to retire from the Treasury De-
part ment and TO again resume the active
pursuits OF his profession. Alter dill
gent inquiry on my part, have been un-
able to trace this report to anything like
reliable authority, though | am free to
confess that such an event would by no
means astonish me- The reasons for
such supposition it is needless to assign
at this time.
In connection with the rumored resig-
nation of the Secretary of the Treasury,
she selection of his successor has filled
large share OF public speculation. have
heard the names of Hon. VIM II. Sew
ard, of your State, Hon. Truman Smith,
of Connecticut, and Hon. Mr.. Evans of
Maine, severally mentioned as most
likely to be the three among whom the
choice would be made. But to me it APP
pears more probable that in the happen
ing of the contingency to which | have
alluded Hon Walter Forward would ho