The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-18
Legislative Business.

AS matters of much interest to the people
of this Territory, we publish the following
Memorial aud Bill acted upon by the House
of Representatives. We are glad to be
able to state that the Council, yesterday,
approved the Memorial, and it is to be
hoped that the President will so favorably
regard it that St. Paul shall not be shut
ont from the rest of the world for seven
days at time The bill abolisling i'm
prisonment for debt needs no comment. The
whole community has demanded it.
The memorial Of the Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory of Minnesota, respectfully represents, that
the mail service from Dubuque, Iowa, to Saint Paul
in Minnesota Territory, is now performed but once
week, and comprises the transportation OF all mail
between the States and nnetenths OF the set
tied portions of this Territory: that it is utterly in
adequate to render the necessary facilities to the peo
pie Of this region, who have heretofore enjoyed the
advantages of at least triweekly service that the
Territory is suffering by this deprivation Of the priv
ileges thus accorded them until within few weeks
past. Tie Legislative Assembly earnestly prays
your Exceency direct that the mail shall be
ported at least three times a week the line Of said
route from Dubuque to Saint Paul, aforesaid.
An Act abolishing Imprisonment for
Debt.
SECTION /. That from and after the passage o.
this act, citizen, resident, inhabitant Of this
Territory, shall be subject TO imprisonment, or arrest
under BY virtue Of any process issuing from any
court tribunal, or unctonary therein, account Of
any debt, judgment, pecuniary liability, or demand,
due to- claimed by any citizen OF this Territory, or
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the United States, Of any foreign State, Kingdom
or Empire, except the same shall I've for fine mpos-
ed by jury, having jurisdiction Of the Of
fence and offender for the commission of some crime
or msdemeanor whereof the delinquent shall have
been previously convicted after trial shall have
nal.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the question
of fraud shall not be raised, nor shall the same be
charged inferred, admitted or denied, in or by the
peadngs trial, verdict, judgment, in any civil
ton, or upon any attachment now pending, or here
after to be tried any Of the courts Of this Terrific
ry.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That in all cases
where the plaintiff or complainant shall seek charge
the defendant with fraud, the concealment Of goods,
property money, any bad faith, touching any Pc
cuniary business transaction, such plaintiff COM
painant shall! in all such cases. be left to his suit
against the defendant, in and by which, his plead
ings, he shall charge the defendant with such iaud,
concealment, &c., &C., in as clear and distinct a
manner the shall permit, to which the defend
shall answer, plead, and the facts arising upon
such pIeadings, and the evidence shall be submitted
to jury in criminal cases.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all laws
in force in this Territory, passed by the Legsla-
tive Assembly thereof, authorizing the Imprisonment,
arrest Of any debtor, the issuance OF any writ
of eapias ad satisfaeiendum Commonly called an
ec,tion against the body, together with all laws in
conflict with this act be and the hereby
pealed.
This act shall take effect from and after its pas
, sage.