The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-12
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~ N 'tNs'3 ~ - IL nv ~ ~ q
yantr., ihe gh14a sibIs,i involved ~ the
pr ,tt'.-ssI chaagr, ~ tine location Of the = at
u government now uphr Consideration by
lhe legislative Assembly w do thu. MT
h.cAuse there - ~ rai,iy aDy reasonable
'loubi touching tie lars al po~er IN the IL
g4a,arc Ia comlsiss tie end 10y N" mrans,
contemplated bat bccan~' Ilier' has lrsn
deliberate deception, us-l by persons high IN
authority towards m'mbrs 81 the Irgiia-
tire. regarding the law 10 titr clsc. and lis
prrpr construction We i, il. a!so. 20 -
pr.ye any mrDisr Of ritber HOUSE OF the
e1lnse al ignorance inr the commission f
perjury. should h. be ,hUlyh,hss enongb. 81.
rockies, enough. 10 vote Tor the measurc ~
1t has been presented 10 tn Conncil
The source from whicn the Governor aud
Legislative Assembly 81 the Territory 'le-
riyFther power Ia az, in regard TO the aies-
ton Of locating the ~at Of government. is
found IN til 18th Section OF the Organic
| Act II Minnesota which rrads a. follows: ',
Dsrc. II. Ind h 4 further snac,oi, Tha,
the Legislative Assrmbly ~ The Tpiriloty
Ut Minnesota shall hold It's Gt-t session a,
! y lint Paul . aud Ut sbd trd ssxsfos,, the Coz.
eruos and Legislative As.unbi, shalt locate aad
! cstabiAb u temporary ssii OF eosethInoUl fut
AAti Territory, At such place - they ma, derfu
/ eligible and shalt, At such TINE ~ thry shat
80 proper, prescr,be by Law the manner u 10
I eating the permanent -ost Of government q,
1 SAID Territory b. u rots If Tho psgpis. Aud The
sum u 'wenty thousand dollar. 1u' u any
| money IN the Treasury ~, Otherwise arptnrris
/ ted. !. hereby spprupf atri AMI granted 80 said
! Territory oi Mimic snti. la h.. spplied hy thr
Governor and Lcs .latise Assembly. !" tn
crsrtiou ~ suitable public budding. at tho srs,
fa government.
>sln accordance with the authority ,xsf
/ given hy the Organic Act. the Governor
AMI l. gislat.sc Assembly at the frsi ,s
I ,ion II the Legislature heiJ al SAINT i'a,l.
N the year lsi9, did temporarily iocair the
sa, oi government. ~ ia shown hy the fpl.
lowing joint resolution, approved by the
: Governor, November lst
n Res@fsi M n. Lex ,ani,cs iusmbiy Of fss'
1s,rata,sof M.nnesoia. Tia, the tempofi ', seat
/ 81 Government shall, he At II. Paul, aul thP
tovctnof I. hereby required :, rent eaiis'ic
hnilding- for the i.eV slatise ,-s"r'hly aud the
irfriotia' officers To- he pad 'or 90, ui the
/ cl, appropriated by Congress tor Legislative
l pMpo.e@.
- NJ action was taken 10y tn Legislature
I a. this session touching the eNIend.turr ot
! ,h' fami of twenty thousand ,lollars, which
hal hccn appropriated hy congress for The
cr.s''.on ut ptbIic bnidinI,. The ambsu
~ Of the clau,c granting llc fund 20 ihr
! Territory. lii Il matter If l"abt whether
or 10, the money cou'd ho legally disbur~,l
l,c'"rc the location 81 the p-rm,ucat scat Of
government by ile p, olHe 10 guard against
/ ,ronol' OF mistake On this paint Nr. b,'c-
.it- Srpiry, during th" follow ing wear, pr,
cnrd TIL ps'Nagc 1t az sti 10y t"ngr -,
ea,ch No approved on tn ll;h 81 Iunc
lrja ~ second ~oc,ion oC which oDjs A.
4 lors
~ :. .iai b. u frtst cr.d-d, That o. !
9Co, ctruf and Legislative Assemble ~ Vi no"
! ,.ia s5r hsreht s1'hnrsefl 20 cNr'ri thr a..
: prspgstsHa tnssic ~ ~e' ton TINT "a - an
+ 8" e-tsb' h NV irsf,i"t'n e',"f'iiaeoi nt We
! N"stfa, spplaNt" Naffh lhFd r'Sh'e'a htf
+ i'r'' AMI '"r'N N7" i"r 'hr erection d" fHN''
/ F91'N HfHtnFs a. ih' i'i'i .'r'rF -''' ~ f'
/ efamtnt ~ sad tsFftjoa. as +ish ttr. a. iA.
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