The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-02-02
NO. XIII.
An Act
An Act
Relatirs to the County Officers Of Dakota County.

Rslatise to the County OGe9, Of Dakota Comfy.
Be eaootea by the Legislative Assembly Of Mnnes,sa
1urisory:
SECTION !. The County Officers of Dakota
Co"nty who were Ia Office the thirty first day Of
December, A. D., eighteen hundred aud itty three.
snii each remain IN the respective Office Or offices hs
then filled until his successor or successors shall he
dniy quahiicd--and al the duties pertaining to any
such County Office, that may have becn performed
AS prescribed by law by the said officers or any Of
them, since The said Sist day If December, 1853,
shall De legal and valid, ii performed by officers
qu;iihed according To law.
SEC. z. IL shall he the duty Of the Regis Of
leeds oil SAID County, or before the meeting Of
inc Board OF Commissioners in February, as herein
after provided, to make out and lay before said Board
at ITS said meeting, certificate of the elccti, Of
each person who received the hiehes, number Of
votes ior any otnce within said County as show by
me returns OF the last general election AIde 10 hs
Once, and The persons shown to have been elected
10 oihoe IN sad County may each qualify and assume
'he duties oi his ohce as provided by Statute the
same manner, and with all the privileges and penal
ties whlch would have attached to said ofice If tha
certificates Of election had been issued and the quail
ihcation for the duties Of the office had taken ,ace
as provided by law.
SIC. 3. IL shall be the duty Of the Board ~
County Commissioners, to meet at the County seat
IN SAID Comfy On the first Monday IN February. 1854.
at which meeting shall be competent for said Board
to transact all business, and do all acs hch mipht
or should have been done and performed at the ,eyu
lar session Of said Board in January as provided bv
law.
SEC. 4. The Board Of Commissioners Ct Dako,,
County, at said meeting in Feb uary. az above p,o,
v'ded, Is hereby authorized and required to establish
School Districts within their said County and shall
also apporton the monies approp lated d, law for the
support OF Common Schools within said County.
among the School districts in which Schools shall
have been kept since the Of the lakes for
County revenue, IN proportion 10 the nat.ber Of per-
between the ages Of four and twent, -onc in
each district that shall lay before the said Board a, said
meeting III Feb uar, list Of the uf said persons
between the ages Ot fur anl iwen, -one ,cai said
monies to be drawn from the Treasury after the or
ganizaon OF sand School District as provided b, law
and the MONIES drawn shall h.. a,plied to the u,
poses for which monies drawn from the County
Treasury for the support OF Common Schools a,s
authorized by law to bc applied and no other
SEC. ). Until the location Of the County Seat of
Dakota County, provided 10y lau hendo,a sLaii
be the County Seat oi said County.
SEC. 6. The penalties attached by Statute for
neglect of duty in office, shall attach to the officer,
pro, ided for by this act.
SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage any law 10 the contrary
notw outstanding.