The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-12
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Be it enacted blythe Legislature assembly Of the
Tery1torU of Minnesota ~-N

Be 1t enacted blythe Legislative assembly Of the
Territory Of Minnesota lar
SECTION |. That the County Of Stcarns,
be, and the same is hereby declared to be a.
organized County, and invested with all INN.
mites to which all organized counties are Ill
this Territory entitled by law.
Sec. 2 That the Governor shall appoint
and commission three suitable persons being
qualified voters of said County of Stearns, to
be Board of County Commissioners for said
County with full power and authority to do al d
perform all acts and duties devolving upon the
Board of County Commissioners of any Oh
ganized county III this Territory and the said
Board shall have power to appoint Clerk, to
execute, fulfil and perform duties devolving
by law upon7the Register, Of Deeds and Ilerk
Ut the Board ri County Commissioners OF any
organized county who shall hold said office un
til his successor shall be duly elected aud quail
flied.
Sic. 3. That the Commissioners appOinttd
as aioresaid, Shall meet on the second MonGay
IN April, at Saint Cloud in said county, which
shall be the county seat of said county, and
shall proceed to appoint clerk as afO! esaid,
and to do and perform all other acts r,aiiv'
said county, swhicf tue commissioners
any OrsaHizca cuunly can IL or perform.
Sec. 4. The county comm .ssioners slIa
have power to appo.nt u suitable pei son, oeii.s
a qualified voter OF said county, sheriff OF said
county, who shall qualify and give bonds az
eorting to the requ remeias Of law, who shall
hold said Office until his successor shall be cleo
ted and qualified at the next general election.
Sec. 5. The said county OF Stearrs shall
be included in the Second Judicial District,
and there shall be held in said county at ST..
Cloud, two terms of the District Court, on
the 4th Monday of June, and on the 3D. Mon
day of December in each year ~,
SEC. 6. The counties OF Todd, Davis and
CasS arc hereby attached to the county If
oiearnS for Judicial purposes. .... ...-
SEC. 7. ,rhis act shall take effect from ano
after It's passage.
SEQ II 4ad bed fbstey enacted, That t e
county officers VI e;1cu organized county sna !
Je required to keep ti,rii offices ut he count,
seat VI such county, and III case vi the rtiusa
or neglect for u pe,,Od OF twenty days OF ANY
such offices or officers to conform to this re-
quirement, the Governor OF the Territory may,
upon the application OF thirty legal voters OF
such county, declare the office of such person
so refusing or neglectlng, to be vacant, and
shall appoint his. successor, who shall perform
the duties OF the Office until after the nextgen-
erl election, and until his successor is legally
elected and qualified. PROVIDED, That tn.
county officers Of the county of Fillmore shall
not be required to remove their Offices to Car
inena, the county seat Of said county, until
the ittee. til day of April next, after which
time all county Offices shall be kept, and the
District Courts held at that place.
SEC. g. The County Of Ramsey shall consti:
tute ! the Second Z Council District, and the
equity Of st. Anthony the Thiros Council Dis
trlct, any law to. the contrary Notwithstanding.
'rorided the bill authorizing the setting off oi
said St Anthony county shall become law.
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Thereby certify the foregoing to be- true
copy Of the Skginal, act on Gle III tins vtice. "A
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