The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-05-31

obligations of every kind whatsoever, valid
under the existing laws within the limits of
said Territory, shall be valid under this act;
aud all crimes and misdemeanors against the
laws 10 force within said limits may be pros
ecnted, tried, and punished in the courts
established by this act; and all penalties,
forfeitures, actions, and causes of action,
may be recovered under this act, the same
as they would have been under the laws in
force within the limits composing said Ter
rjtory at the time this act shall go into OPP
Grafton.
| Sec. l6. find be it further enacted, That
all Justices Of the peace, constables, sheriffs,
and all other Judicial and ministerial officers,
who shall be in office within the limits of
said Territory when this act shall take effect,
shall and they are hereby, authorized and re-
quiredto continue to exercise andperform the
duties of their respective officers as officers
of the Territory of Minnesota, temporarily,
and until they, or others; shall be duly APP
pointed and Qualified TO fill their places in
the manner herein directed, or until their
offices shall be abolished
i Sec. II. find be 1T further enacted, That
the sum of FIVE thousand dollars be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out of any
moneys In the treasury NOT otherwise appro-
prlated, to be expended by and under the
direction of the said Governor of the Ter
ritory of Minnesota, in the purchase Of a
q library, to be kept at the seat Of govern
ment, for the use of the Governor, legisla-
Z tive assembly, judges Of the supreme court,
secretary, marshal, and attorney of said
I Territory, aud such other persons and under
such regulations as shall be prescribed by
law. f0
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when the lands in the said Territory shall
be surveyed under the direction of the Gov
} eminent of the United States, preparatory
; to bringing the same into market, sections
numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each
township in sald Territory shall he, and the
. same are hereby, reserved for the purpose
of being applied to schools in said Terrific
: ry, and ia. the States and Territories here
: after to be erected out Of the same.
SEC. 10. find be 1T further enacted, That
: temporarily, aud until otherwise provided
! by law, the Governor of said Territory may
: define the Judicial districts of said Territory
; and assign the Judges who may be appointed
: for said Territory to the several districts
| ahd also appoint the times and places for
: holding courts in the several counties or sub
divisions in each OF said judicial districts, by
proclamation to be issued by him; but the
legislative assembly, at their first or any
subsequent session, may organize, alter, or
: modify such judicial districts, and assign the
judges, and alter the times and places OF
holding the courts, as to them shall seem
proper and convenient.
Sec. 90. lind be al further enacted, That
every bill which shaIor may pass the Coun-
Gil and House of Representatives shall, be-
fore it becomes law, be presented to the
Governor of the Territory; If he approve.
he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it.
with his objections, to the House in which
it originated, which shall cause the objec-
tons to be entered at large upon their jour
nal, and proceed to reconsider it, If, after
5 such reconsideration, two-thirds of that
House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall
be sent, together with the objections, to the
other House, by which it shall also be re-
considered, and if approved by two-thirds
of that House, it shall become law; but
in all such cases the votes Of both Houses
I shall be determined by yeas aBd nays, and
+, the names of the persons voting for and
against the bill shall be entered on the Jour
nal of each House, respectively. If any
bill shall NOT be returned by the Governor,
within three days Sundays excepted) after
1T shall have been presented to him, the same
signed it, unless the Legislative assembly, by
I adjournment, prevent it; in which case il
e shall not become law.
] .dpproved March 8, IS49.