The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-15
LIS II OF ACTS
PASSED BY THE THIRD SESSION OF THE LEGIsI A.
TURE OF MINNEEOTA. r'
GENERAL.
REVENUE AND APPROPRIATION BILLS.

ture for the year 1861, and for other purposes.
Making an appropriation for the incidental
printing.
Making an appropriation for expenses of An.
drew Nessell and Jefferson p. Kidder in con.
tested seat case.
Making an appropriation for the purposes
therein mentioned.
Making appropriations for the expenses of
the State Government for the year 1860, and
other purposes.
10 amend an act to provide for the interest
on the loan OF $250,000, due July l, 1861, and
January l, 1862.
To provide for the assessment and collection
OF tax for State purposes.
RAILROADS.
10 facilitate the construction of the Southern
Minnesota Railroad and to amend and continue
certain acts in relation thereto.
To facilitate the construction of the Mime
sofa and Pacific Railroad Company.
A bill for an act to facilitate the construction
OF the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad,
and to amend and continue certain acts in re.
lation thereto.
The bill for an act to facilitate the Construc
ton of the Transit Railroad, and to amend and
continue certain acts in relation thereto.
To amend an act entitled I" An act to incor-
porate the Nebraska and Lake Superior Rail-
road Company"
grafton, by circulating statistics regarding Min
nesOta in Europe.
To prevent the sale of unripe cranberries.
To authorize the establishment and regula-
ton of dams for sluicing logs and lumber.
10 amend an act for homestead exemption,
passed August IL, 1858.
For the protection and improvement of
sheep.
10 amend an act regulating the traffic in logs
and lumber, approved August 8, 1858, and to
repeal an act amendatOry thereto, approved
January IA, 1860.
To amend an act to authorize and regulate
the business of Banking, "approved July &c,
1853.
To authorize and provide for the enlarge.
ment of the State Prison.
In relation to Orphan Children.
Describing the Great Seal of the State of
Minnesota.
For the preservation of elk, deer, birds, and
fishes.
In relation to the redemption of lands sold
for taxes.
To establish the Bureau of Public Lands.
To donate Swamp Lvuds in the County of
Mcleod to the Agricultural College of the
State of Minnesota,
To provide for the assessment and taxation
of all property in this State, and for levying
taxes thereon according to its true value in
money.
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duce the several acts relating to the same to
one act.
TO provide for the appraisal, sale and leas-
ing of the School Lands, and the investment of
the funds arising therefrom.
Granting the privileges of citizenship to the
civilized Indians of this State, under certain
restrictions.
weights and measures, being chapter u of the
Public Statutes, and chapter 80 of the Revised
Statutes.
DUTIES.
To amend an act prescribing the duties of
County Auditors.
To amend an act providing for County Or
ganization and Government.
To amend the act defining the duties of Coun-
ty Surveyors.
To amend an act prescribing the duties of
STATE PRINTING.
To provide for Recording, Printing and Dis
tributing the Journals of the Legislature, and
the Laws and Public Documents.
Relating to the Printing of Session Laws.
Relating TO certain unexpended balances of
appropriations for Printing for 1860.
TEMPERANCE.
To amend chapter AZ, General Laws of Min.
nesota for 1860, entitled IAN act to prevent
To prevent abuse in the sale of intoxicating
liquors, by placing minors, servants. and wards
more fully under the control of their parents,
masters and guardians.
CAPITOL BUILDING.
To provide for Janitor to take charge of
the capitol building.
Regulating the management of the State Lii
brary, &c.
In relation to entering and recording the sat-
isfacton of Mortgages.
To repeal section 20, chapter ia, Revised
Statutes, being sec. 20, chap. 103, of the Pub
lie Statutes, relating to witnesses in criminal
cases.
To authorize the Clerk of the Supreme Court
to administer Oaths and take acknOwledg.
mentS.
Providing for notice of Lis Pendens.
To amend sec. 81, chapter "a, of the Public
Statutes, relating to witnesses.
To amend an act to regulate the foreclosure
of real estate. Approved March 10, 1860.
10 provide for appeals to the Supreme
Court in certain cases.
To prevent trespass on lands granted or
reserved by Congress to the State.
To amend an act concerning alienation by
deed of the proof and recording of convey
ances and the cancelling of mortgages.
To amend chapter rs, Public Statutes, of
the State of Minnesota, in regard to proceed
ings against boats,
To regulate the manner of making decisions
in the District Courts in certain cases.
To provide for filling vacancies in Clerks of
District Courts.
Relating to appeals to the Supreme Court,
and amending section IL of chapter II of the
Public Statutes.
To amend an act authorizing change of
venue in Justices Courts, approved March 20,
1858.
In relation to change of the place of trial
in civil actions.
To amend ian act regulating the duties of
the Reporter of the Supreme Court" approved
February Ia, 1860.
To amend section 43 and A. of chapter 81,
Public Statutes of Minnesota, relating to
special terms of the Supreme Court.
Relating to the filing of transcripts of JUS
tees judgments, and to amend section SO, of
chapter SO of the Public Statutes, (being Sec
ton "a, chapter 60, Revised Statutes.)
To provide for the release and discharge of
attachments upon real estate.
To amend an tact to provide that copies of
records in the Office of Register of Deeds may
be admissible in evidence" passed March 8,
1866.
SPECIAL ACTS.
ESTABLISHING AND CHANGING COUNTIES.