Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-04-03
AN ACT


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r, Amend an Act Entitled An Act, 10 Inesrperase
the City Of ST. Paul, Ramsey County, Territory Of
Be enacted BY the Legislative As.emby Of Msnnesoto
sEcrioN au act to incorporate
CITY Of saint n 81
1854, be am, nded follows: =
of chaser are hereby repealed The following
enacted to take the place OF the second C) section:
Marshal and Justice of the Peace for the city; and three Al
dermea Constable and Justice the Peace each
Ward. Said Aldermen, Constable Justices shall be resi-
and voters they may
Affairs or said city shall be appointed by the Common couus
All elective officers, Justices Of the Peace, SHALL unless
elected and qualified Provided
however, The Common Council shall have due
amy officer or agent under the city governmentdue no.
s me being s hn to the prer complained Of Justices
and until their successors are elected and qualied''
The following hereby enacted in lieu the h O sections
An persons entitled to territorial officers
and who shall have resided the thirty preceding,
the elections and ten days In the where their
voe shall be entitled 10 for officer be elected under
en Wards established by law shall election pre-
clncts for territorial and well elections,
the conducting territorial and county elections in
city provided
city officers except that the returns thereof shall be made by
the Judges of election the Register the County
of Ramsey, within the time and in by
The following 10 hereby enacted ia lieu the seventh a.
section: .. ....... q % . ....s
'.lf either the Inspectors shall suspect that
eeco Inspector receiving The vote Of any suc
shall require him take following oath solenny
years OF that you citizen United sate Tor
have declared your intention to become czen conorabiy
10 the laws the United States subject
that have resided within this Territory months
ceng election; that you have not voted at this cleo
on and that you have made n" bet or wager become d.
the result of this election; person offering
shall take suehOath, his vote shall be received.
And if such shall take such oath falsely, he shall
be deemed guilty of.wlfu and corrupt perjury, and
provided by law for persons guilty of perjury any person
who Is not qualified shall election,
in which he resides, shall
he shall be liable to indictments and conviction thereof shall
than Twenty-Five dollars 1t shall the inspector
to keep list Of the names Of all whose votes may be
and if inspector shall knowingly and corruptly
ceve the vote of not authorized vote, shall
make false eection any shall
WRITE down the he Shall will
fully make untrue and incorrect and taes
each and such inspector
ment, and thereof forfeit and pay
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than one
hundred dollars All such Indictments shall be tried in the
District Court Of the County of Ramsey.''
The following Is hereby enacted in lieu Of section thirteen
ct anua snail De upon one ballot, wnch shal
be written or prnted or partly written and partly printed and
which shall designate the voted for for Alderman for
two person or persons intended for Aldermen for
one year.''
The second ~ fourth az seventh "a and ninth W sections of
said Chapter are hereby repealed. .Ig.f
The following is hereby (2):
The Mayor SHALL when present, preside over the meetings
OF the Common Council and take that the laws of the
Territory and city duly
enforc and that all other executive officers of the city dis
charge their respective duties He shall time
the Common Council such information and recommend such
as he deem advantageous the city, The Mayor
shall be the chief the police
c and in of riot other disturbance he appoint
as many special or temporary conabe he may deem nee
essary.
The Mayor a only of a
have full power and authority to take of
oeeus anu 10 administer oathS IN an cases "here oats arg re-
grs by law to be made and may attach such acknowledge
The following is hereby enacted in lieu Of the fourth ~
clerk elected by ballot by
Councils he shall keep the seal and all the and
the city, keep record Of the proceedings
Common Council and whose meetings it shall be his duty
attends copies all papers filed in his Office and transcripts
the records the Common ,ci certified by him,
der the Corporate SEAL shall evidence like
manner if the original produced he shall draw and
all orders the Treasury in of
der resolution of the Common Counci and keep full and
accurate account thereof in books provided for that
me clerk snail have power and authority administer oaths or
affrmatiOns.
The following is hereby enacted C)
inc Marshal shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed
by Common Council for the of the public
the powers of constable at law, by the laws of
| this Territory, ana receive like fees. -lt
The following hereby enacted in lieu of section nine 10y:
The Common Council at their first meeting in each
printed in said city, in which sha! be published all ordinances
and other proceedings and matters required by this act, or by
the or ordinances of the Common Council to be pub
| lishcd in public newspapers
The following hereby
| to said Chapter g. ,. ,.... . ....-
The Common Council shall, before the first day May
three each Ward, who
shall hold their Office the and until their
| successors elected and qualified.
is by eang sne a. section tSereof, an
the following is hereby the said section
"The Mayor and Aldermen shall constitute the Common
Council and the style of all ordinances shall be The Mayor
Common Council shall meet at time place as they,
resolutions shall direct majority Of the Adermen or the
Mayor and four Aldermen shall constitute quorm.''
SEC. ~ Chapter Incorporation
hereby amended by inserting the following additional
ton TO said Chapter:
1t shall and may be Common
said city, at meeting convened and held by virtue of this
act TO levy corporation poll qualified voter
in said city rorided That the said shall
sEc.6 (e Cha Of said of Incorporation
hereby amended as fosws The first section of said Chapter
hereby repealed and the following cnactedin lieu thereof
The Common Council shall have to lay out alter
public squares, grounds streets and alleys, and to widen
siding in any Ward SHALL by petition represent to the Common
Council that 1t Is necessary to take certain lands within the ard
where such petitioners RESIDE public the
o'e of laying out public Squares grounds streets alleys
bounds the lands be taken, together
with e names and residences Of the owners Of such premises
If the shall be the petitioners, be forth
such petiton the Common Council shall
of such application be given to the
such lands, If there be or If portion of such lands
shall not be in the actual occupation Of then he
be the premises be ake be published the
official paper Of the city for four weeks at least one in each
SECT. The eighth @ Chapter said act of Incorporation
is hereby amended as follows: 7.ff am f.-..-t
The third @ section Of said chapter hereby repealed and
"whcn the shall be completed, the shall
thereof the official
shall fix time and convenient place where they will meet
the purpose hearing objections of parties deemng them
same,
the shall make such alterations revons Justice
objections shall extended than weeks the
expiration such notices. r-t-
tenth O) Chapter said Incorporation
ishereby amended as follows:
Thirteenth us) section said Chapter is hereby amended
that all powers granted required
commissioners therein shall repealed and annued
the said required said
act is hereby abolished.
Us. NORRIS Speaker of H. of R.
VIM. P. MURRAY, Pres't Council.
Approved March Sd, 1855. '- "''-f
.FH''7 = - W. A. GORMAN.
certify the foregoing copy original
Act file in this office. ]. TRAVIS ROSSER,
Secretary of Minnesota Territory.
AN ACT
To incorporate the Pittsbur: and Minnesota Mining
b. enacted by the Legislative Assembly of TERRITORY
SEcTIoN1 That Rensselaer, r. Nelson, Edwin c. Becker
Charles g. Pettcys Charles G. Crane, Henry McKcny
Stewart and their associates be hereby constituted
made polite corporate. name and syle of
shall be capable in law sueing aiding
and being mpeaed answering and being
Tending and being defended all courts Places
In all manner of acos suits, complaints,
pleasure. and b. said capable
holding and conveying estate property
for the and benefit corporations coporators
elect in such they
and establish bylaws the proper regulation
of the affairs Of said company and alter repeal same
and employ all such agents. mechanics, and laborers they
Shall think proper. .-t
SEC.2 The capital stock shall
four hundred thousand dollars shares
of fifty dollars each, and shall be deemed personal