The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06

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every day such animal shall be so at large and
it shall be the duty of the chairman of the board
of Supervisors of such town, and he is hereby
authorized and required to sue for and collect
in his name of Office such forfeiture in any
court having jurisdiction in such action, and
all moneys collected for such fOrfeitures, after
deducting the expenses of such trial, shall be
paid into the town treasury for the use OF the
common schools of said town.
Sec. 4. Ii the chairman, when notified by
any person residing in the town that such stall
lions, bulls, bears or breachy cattle are running
at large, he shall within twenty-fOur hours after
such notice, give notice to the owner or owners
OF such stallion, bull, boar or breachy cattle;
and if the owner or owners of such does not
enclose the same, the chairman of the board
shall Immediately cause a suit to be brought
agalnt such owner or owners and any such suit
SO commenced shall constitute and be a lien
upon the animal therein described in favor of
the plaintiff to the extent of the defendants
title or interest therein.
Sec. 5. If the chairman of the board is una
BILE to find the owner of such property he shall
cause the same to be impOunded for the term
of three days, and if such property is not claim
ed, he shall proceed to sell the same at public
auction by first giving notice by posting up
written notices at three of the most public
places in said town, and after the sale deduct
the fine and expenses from the amount and
place the balance in the hands OF the town
treasurer.
Section G. If the owner of such property so
sold, shall prove to the chairman of the board
within one year from the sale, that it was his
or their property, the chairman shall give to
such owner or owners an order on the treasll-
rer for the balance Of said amount as deposited
by him.
Section I. If the chairman of said board of
Supervisors negects to perform any of the Gli-
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to fine of five dollars for each refusal and the
person making the complaint may sue for the
tine IN any cOart having jurisdiction, for his
own benefit.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be
in force on and after the first day OF March
next.
Approved February 16, 1868
AN ACT to Compel Clerks and Justices Of the
Peace to Account for Fines Collected
BE it enacted by the Legislature of tie Stute of
Minnesota:
SECTION I. That each and every clerk of auy
OF the Courts OF record in this State, and each
justice of the peace therein shall on or before the
first day OF December. IN each year. make out and
transmit to the Treasurer of State, report in
writing showing the amount of fines by him
assessed during the year preceding the time
fixed for such report, the name of each person
fined the amount collected in each case and the
aggregate amount collected, and the amount
uncOlIected, and the reason why the same re-
mains uncollected, the amount and time of pay
ing over the same by such officers in all cases
where such fines are by law payable for the
benefit of Common Schools OF other specific
purpose.
SEC. 2. That any clerk or justice of the
peace who shall fail or neglect to make such re-
port as provided for in the first section Of this
act for the period of thirty days from the time
in said first section named shall on conviction
before any justice of the peace of the proper
county be fined in any sum not less than twen-
ty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dol
lOrS.
Sec. 3. This act shall take efec. and he in
force from and after its passage
Approved, February 19, 1868
AN ACT for the relief Of disabled citizens or
the widows or children of citizens of this
State who have been massacred in the late
outbreak Of Sioux Indians
Be it enacted By tie Legislature Of tie .State of
Minnesota:
Section L. The Board OF County Commits
siOners of each of the several counties in this
State are hereby authorized and empowered
upon the application OF the widow or child or
children under the age Of fifteen years, of any
citizen in this State, resident of such county.
the Sioux Indians in their late outbreak and
upor the presentation of the proof prescribed
by this act to issue to snch widow, or in case
there is none, then to the lawful guardian of
such child or children of such deceased or dis
abled citizen, orders upon the County Treasur-
er in an amount not to exceed two dollars per
month for each OF such children and six dol
lars per month for each widow or disabled citi-
zen as aforesaid, and to continue such payment
for term not to exceed one year from the pas
sage of this act;
Prorided, That the said Boards Of County
Commissioners may and are hereby required at
any time, upon due proof thereof that the
above described persons have other means OF
support, to discontinue to issue such orders OF
ny part thereof.
Prorided, That orders shall not be allowed or
issued by any county exceeding the amount OF
one thousand dollars.
Sec. =. No such issue of county orders Shall
be made until the board Of boards of County
Commissioners are furnished with satisfactory
evidences when the application is made in per-
son, that the applicant is permanently disabled,
and prevented by wounds or injuries received
in said outbreak from supporting himself and
family; and when the application is made by
such widow, child or children as aforesaid, that
the deceased came to his death at the hands of
the Sioux Indians in said outbreak. and that the
said applicant or applicants is the widow or
child or children OF such deceased or disabled
citizen
Sec 3. The Board of County Commissioners
of each county furnishing such relief under the
provisions of this act, shall semi-annually direct
that an order be drawn by the Country Treasur-
er upon the State Treasurer for the expendi-
lures incurred during the preceding six months,
under the provisions Of this act, the same to be
paid out of the State Treasury, or placed by the
State Treasurer to the credit of such county.
Sec. 4. The sum of three thousand dollars
3,OOO,) is hereby appropriated out Of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, to pay the orders of the County Treasur-
ers for moneys expended by the several coun-
ties under the provisions of this act
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 10Th, 1863
AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled can Act
to Regulate Elections in this State and to
Reduce the Several Acts Relating to the Same
to one Act
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section /. That section thirty-three of the
act 'entitled an act to regulate elections in this
State and to reduce the several acts relating to
the same to one act" approved March 18th,
1861, be, and the same hereby is, amended SO
as to read as follows:
Section %. The County Auditor of each of
the several counties of this State which does