The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-02

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edd's st but has shown adapt
& poPulous and wealthy State than sparsey settled
sss a. Tine people are are County
to which is superadded heavy Township taxbob Of b
win the assessments for the State for schools and for
and from much Of which they should relieved by
but aesa age 81 Woqny not
receive pay for which they corresponding ser
therefore most earnestly that establishing
Township Organization be repealed former
the County government three be
the s
the public money and with such restrictions and limitations
1e sse as n b you deem
ecor Of all taxes therein and cenage allowed him
to the be collected The Of collection
now far more than it should be. Z 49, .-l
convinced that it would be wise policy to prohibit the
den ron bidding the land sod tor taxes and also
evidence of The present system essentially de-
OF taxes than otherwise while renders excessive
issue OF county orders adopted simplify the
ing every Office not absolutely by restricting the taxa
ton to the least practical limit and BY holding the County author
tiles to the scest accountability there would be fewer den
quen tax payers than there the OF taxation would
State officers are fixed by the Constitution and their nu
Der only be diminished by amendment that instrument
but the Office of District Attorney should be abolished and the
correspond with the present atened condition of the State
and County treasures. 4, 5.>.+
The semannualy the of $250oOo
will be payable the LIST day of January and the
in the Treasury pay the nstalmen and protect the
jet which admits of no delay the State
months since to retain the he might receive until ne
these State Bonds due LIST BE acquesced my su
geson had already aside about $4,000 for that
that there existed special provision law
authorizing him thus retain it, when holders Of State warrants
their and the thus
reserved payment the warrants first presented at the Treas
M 1s
able him these instruments Of interest they due
from the first money received by him. Indeed the Constitution
itself requires the passage of such law
Reports Inspectors and Warden Of the State Prison
law Although the building suited for the confinement Of
large number Of criminals yet will answer present
and do not therefore any present lot n
appropriation of $40 600 having been made by Congress to
band Of it to be dn to sns
the Legislature May 15h 1851 The rec
Executive Office furnished data upon which es
the sum due the State by information obtain
therefore in claim for 81 ooo which judged would
expended which the State responsible
pro per upon
which deemed just that the State received $3.50 Of
August last by the Superintendent Affairs $225O
paid holders Of Territorial obligation issued by Governor
Medary the referred to- which recalled
and cancelled obligation of $780, being amount of balance
due the previous having been delivered by the
persons, and now held by them against the State
The Reporter of the Supreme Court has addressed to Off
relating with his Office
which transmit herewith 1t is important that the manner IN
which future reports shall be prepared and published and the du
Reporter and the of his compensation should be
curatey defined The mode of distributing the should also
specified by There large of copies
hand subject to the disposal of the Legislature s
the Legislature at its last provided tor
compilation of the laws force in the State and agree
ably with its requirements contract entered into by me for
publication thereof the Commissioners appointed for
that had performed the labor them and mad
undergone by the Judges of the Supreme Court took
the responsibility limiting the number for the State to seventeen
hundred including hundred for the Library which have been
paid for So volume from the fund appropriated
that object strict compliance with the terms OF the Terrific
thereafter enacted and published and named the
classes officers whom they be delivered would have
edition between three and thousand
the great and unnecessary The dis
including Justice of the Peace each township to the
discharge duties the compilation Indispensable Ac
companyng this message will be found list of officers to whom
copy has been assigned Each copy distributed has been
liver your Office There still remains in the
tody of the Secretary State considerable number OF these stat
ue be disposed the Legislature may deem expedien
The salt springs twelve number granted to the State Dy the
Congress admitting Minnesota the Union with SIX sec
ons adjoining each making all seventwo sections ana zen
sections for public buildings have been selected was not
known whether salt springs existed within the limits OF the M
until after months OF search unexplored e
discovered all necessary steps to secure the te OF
State the lands have been TAKEN and
the proper Of the Federal zen
sections public buildings selected wlth SIX hes - I
line the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad from the
the Commissioner of General Land Office IN May as no
fed me that the would not be confirmed as tne
mu price 70 S. attached but appealed from TINS
Secretary Of the Interior and was vonld
override the opinion the Commissioner ana penny s
hold the selected tracts for pubic Dulongs
in one body being Of fine quality and near ns S