The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-03-29
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s,eci.l nfee,ing Of the Histerical Society.


A special business meeting of the Mime
sofa Historical Society, convened, pursuant
to notice, at the Rooms of the Society in the
Capitol Friday afternoon, 2lst. inst, at o.
clock-the President, Ex-Governor Ramsey,
presiding.
The following amendatory act of the Char
ter, passed during the recent session OF the
Legislature, was read by the Secretary, Rev.
E. D. Neill:
IN ACT to Amend an .4s entitled T" an act
to Incorporate the Historical Society Of Mn
ssssota," app0red October 90, 1S49.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory Of Minnesota:
SECTION 1. That in addition to the priv
ileges and immunities granted, and duties as
signed to the Minnesota Historical Society,
by the act approved October 20, lS49, the
said Society shall be allowed to receive by
bequest, donation or purchase any amount
of property, real or personal, and shall hold
the same in perpetuity, as sacred trust for
the uses and purposes of said Society, with
out in any manner mortgaging or by debts
encumbering such property now in posses
sion or thereafter to be acquired ; nor shall
any such property be liable, in any manner
or form whatever, for any debt contracted
by said Society; and the real property now
vested in the Society in the City of St. Paul.
thereon, as Hall for the same, and the per-
sonal property of the Society shall be
exempt from taxation.
Sec. 2. As soon as convenient after the
passage of this act, the Society shall elect
an Executive Council, consisting of not more
than twenty-five members of the Society,
who shall hold their office for the term of
three years, and until their successors are
elected, which election shall thereafter take
place triennially. The Executive Committee
shall elect and appoint all officers, agents,
and collaborators of the Society, resident
and nonresident, that they may deem neces-
sary or useful, and the Executive Council
shall have the custody of all the property,
real and personal, of the Society, and shall
frame such bylaws and constitution for their
government as they may deem expedient
and do all other things not inconsistent tn
this act, essential to the prosperity of the
Society.
Sec. 3. The objects of said Society, with
the enlarged powers and duties herein pro-
vided, shall be, in addition to the collection
and preservation of publications, manu-
scripts, antiquities, curiosities and all other
things pertaining to the social pol teal and
natural history of Minnesota, to cultivate
among the citizens thereof knowledge of
the useful and liberal arts, science and liter
AZURE.
Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of acts so
far as they are inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this act are hereby repealed.
Col D. A. Robertson offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the amendatory act be &C
cepted by the Society, and that we now pro-
coed to the selection of an Executive Coun-
Gil.
The same gentleman moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed to report names
of persons to compose the Council, which
motion was adopted.
Messrs. Robertson, Owens and Selby were
appointed as the committee, who after re-
firing reported the following names:
H. 81. Sibley, Mendoza; D. Olmsted, Wi
mona; Thomas Foster, Hastings; S. R. Riggs,
Yellow Medicine; A. Van Worries, Saltwater;
j. H. Stevens, Minneapolis; James Shields,
Farribault; G. A. Belcourt, st. Joseph B.
F. Hoyt, Parker Paine, Theo. French, Alex
Ramsey, M. S. Wilkinson, H. M Rice, W.
R. Marshall, j. P. Owens, Z. S. Goodrich,
7. NJ Newson, A. G. Smith, George L. Beck
ere. d. Neill, D. A. Robertson, w. A. Cor
man, j. W. Selby, and j. W. Bond, St.
Paul.
The gentlemen named by the committee,
were unanimously elected as the Executive
Council
On motion, the Secretary was instructed
to inform the members of the Council OF
their election, and to call meeting of tie
same at such time as he may designate.
On motion of Mr.. Owens, it was
Resoloed, That the Building Committee be
instructed to open correspondence with the
railroad and steamboat companies between
st. Paul and distant points, to solicit their
cooperation to the extent of twenty free
tickets for scientific and literary guests to
the celebration of laying the corner stone of
the Society Building.
After some further business, of an unim-
portant nature however, the Society ad-
journed.