The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-22
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENCOURAGE
MENT OF IMMIGRATION.

SEC l. That the Commissioner of Statistics is hereby
SUM ,b te cnsent of he Iovernor not more than
FIVE copies IF his Annual Report in the form
of pamphlet WEIGH shall not contain more than Two
shall be done with the consent OF the Governor, and
under The supervision of the Commissioner OF Sta
sites $780,,
SEC. 2 That for the purpose of encouraging immi-
grafton he Reports of said Commissioner shall be an
nualy distributed by him, under the direction OF the
Governor and Secretary State, follows: Two han
dred copies shall be reserved for the State Library Tor
exchanges FIVE copies for each member of the Legsla
ture twenty five copies for each member of Congress
from Mimi and hundred copies for the use OF
be distributed in single copies follows To- the lead
ing spapers and oher periodicals OF the
land, the German States, France, Belgium, Holland
Denmark Norway, and Sweden, to the Consuls repre-
United states, and the principal consuls and resident
ministers of the United States in Europe, to the boards
and societes and to pubic libraries in the
United States and~ British DomiEons and to such other
opinion of the Governor and Secretary Of State shall
best promote the interest OF immigration to this State;
Sv the Secretary for sale as follows He
advertise the for fae for three months, In the
cns Of al and msGg The the
OF such to be deposited In me STATE ana
the sane shall then be distributed as above ordered
and the Secretary of State shall make annual report
Of such and sale to. to the % ss
sioner now provided by law he shall cause to be pub
shed in such =: he elect in this State
cinuat and St. Louis, and, if practicable in London,
Dublin, Hamburg, Bremen, Stockhcl n Amsterdam and
Paris but without expense to the state monthly official
exhibiting the results Of his nvestga
hons in relation to- the agriculture trade finance and
physical and social progress of the State.
SEC That in lieu of the copyright Of his Reports
the Salary of the Commissioner hereby fixed at one
thousand dollars per aunum, from the date OF his ap
uointment and further of fifteen hundred dollars
Or so much thereof as may be necessary. shall be al
lowed to deray the expenses ct printing and distribute
ing the Annual Reports. for postage stationery, maps
books scientific contributions, and other necessary cx
penses.
SEC s. That such parts of Section three four and five
of an provide for the publication and collection Of
and sixty as iate the contingent of said
Commissioner, are hereby repealed, and no previous
Act shall be construed to effect the provisions OF this
SEC g. This act shall take eff ct and be in force from
and after its passage
Apr, we'd February 10th, 1861
An Act to amend can Act to provide thai copies Of Re
cords in the office of Register Of Deeds, may be ad
Missile in evidence" passed March 3, 1855.
SEC. l. That the act passed by the Legslaye Assem-
bly, Of the 81 ba eones of Records in the
office of Register Of Deeds, may be admissible ia evil
eabt of The Pubc Statues be amended by ad
ding thereto the foil owing: .
United States of land being in this Stale, shall be Il
lowed be recorded the office Register OF Deeds,
the county in which the land described in the patent
SEC 8. Duplicates Of such patents from the record
thereof in the General Land Office of the pited States,
duly certified to by the CommssoGe of said Office,
shall be admitted to be recoroed in like manner as the
original patent and that the records of such patent or
duplicates when so recorded, and the records Of all
patents duplicates heretofore recorded and copies
thereof duly certified to, provided 10 Section one OF
theAct hereby amended, may be read and received in
evidence in all the Courts OF this State, in like manner
and effect original patents.
SEC. 4. The Word Investments wherever occur:
in said Act stricken out and the word Instruments
inserted instead thereof.
Approved Eebr AIRY 18th, 1861.