The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF MINNESOTA.


BE It enacted By the Legislatme Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION /. That the general term of the
District Court in and for the county of
Mcleod in the Sixth Judicial District shall
be held on the third Monday of November in
each year
SEC 2. All writs, recognizances, and other
proceedings made returnable to said District
Court shall be considered and deemed to be
returnabe to the term of said Court as fixed
by this act and all continuances and notices
made or taken to any term OF said Court,
shall be deemed to be made or taken to the
term of said Court as fixed by this act and all
motions and other proceedings noticed to be
heard ut any regular term of said Court, shall
be allowed and considered to be noticed for
hearing at the regular term of said court as
fixed by this act
Sec B. So much of chapter thirty of the
Session Laws Of 1861 as relates to the county
of Mcleod is hereby repealed
SEC. 1. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March g. 1864.
AN ACT to provide for the better collection of
the Poll Tax for State purposes, heing
amendatory to Chapter of the Session Laws
of 1868.
WHEREAS. In certain counties, cities, and
proper officers to carry out the provisions of
chapter three of the laws of 1868, being an act
to provide for the assessment and collection of
Poll Tax for State purposes, therefore,
BE it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION That the town or city officers of
any town or city Of this State who failed to
perform any act in relation to the assessment
and collection and return of the Poll Tax, as
provided in chapter three of the Session Laws
of 1863 are hereby required to Immediately
proceed to assess. collect and return such poll
tax for the year 1868, and at the same time to
assess and collect the poll tax for 1864, the
same being one dollar for each year, and to pay
the same into the county treasury in the man
ner specified in the act, approved March Sd,
1868, being an act to provide for the assess
ment and collection of a poll tax for State pur-
poses, except as regards the time in which the
several acts therein required are to be done.
PTOrided, that no deduction shall be made
from the fees of Town Treasures for the col
lection of poll tax, if returned and paid into
the County Treasury by May LIST, 1864.
SEC. 8. The Town Clerk of any town, or the
City Clerk of any city failing to furnish list
of the persons liable to poll tax in his town
or city, shall be deemed to be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and pay a fine of not less than one
hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, at
the discretion of any court having competent
jurisdiction.
SEC. 2. Every Town and City Treasurer shall
be chargeable with the amount of poll tax
assessed in his town or city, and he and his
bOndsmen shall he liable in civil action to be
commenced in the name of the State of Min
nesota in any court of he State having COM
petent jurisdiction, for the amount appearing
as unpaid on the list of persons liable to pay a
poll tax for his town or city, unless such treas
urer shows to the satisfaction of the court or
jury that such amount, or some portion there
of, is not cOlectable.
SEC. 4. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
County Auditor of each county of the State, on
the first Tuesday of May, 1864, to report to the
State Auditor, the name of each town or city
clerk, and of each town or city treasurer, WHO
shall fail to perform any act required 10y this
act or by the provisions of chapter three of the
general laws of 1868. relating to the assess
ment of poll tax for State purposes.
And the State Auditor shall Immediately fur
nish the Attorney General of the State with
such list of town or city clerks, and of town or
city treasurers SO reported to him, and the At
torney General shall in his discretion COM
mence, or cause to be commenced, suits against
the said officers, or any of them, for the col
lection of the penalties herein imposed or the
amount herein charged to such officers. Pro-
rided, That any such suit shall be discOn-
tinued upon the production of the certificate
of the County Auditor of the proper county,
that said officer has performed his duty under
this act.
SEC. 5. The State Auditor shall Immediately
upon the passage OF this act, furnish to the
several County Auditors sufficient number Of
copies thereof which shall be distributed by
the County Auditors to their several town and
city officers of the respective towns and cities
of their counties having duties to perform I'M
der this act
SEC. G. This act and the act to which it re-
fers, tO-wit: To chapter three, OF Session
Laws 1868, An act to provide for the assess
purposes" approved March 3, 1868, shall be
imperative and void on and after the first day
of February, 1865.
SEC T. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, March 1864.
AN ACT to provide for the assessment and
collection of a tax for State purposes.
BE it enacted BY the legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. There shall be levied on all the
taxable property in the State of Minnesota,
for the year 1864, a tax of five and a half mills
upon the dollar, for the use of the State, inclu-
ding the sum to be used as a sinking fund, and
for the interest on the State debt under the pro-
visions of an act entitled San act to authorize
q loan of $3.50, 900 to defrav the current eXpen-
ses of the State" approved March ID, 1S5s,and
also including the interest on the war loan, I'M
der the provisions of an act entitled Gan act to
provide for the borrowing of money to defray
the expenses growing out of the present Indi-
an war;" approved September y, 1862, three
and half mills thereof to be applied to the
payment of the current expenses of the State,
one mill thereof shall be payable in gold or
silver, or in United States Treasury notes, to
be set apart for the payment Of the interest
and expenses on the State loan of 1920, 900,
and the interest and expenses on the war loan
of $1OO, 900, and one mill payable in gold or
silver or United States Treasury notes, shall be
set apart for sinking fund. to provide for the
payment of the principal of the per cent.
loan of $3.50, 900, due July 1, 1867, and it is
hereby made the duty of the Governor, State
Auditor and State Treasurer, to invest this sum
in interest bearing bonds of the State OF Min
nesota or the United States.
SEC. 2. All moneys received by the Ireasur-
er, in collection of taxes, in excess OF the
amount required to defray the current expen-
ses of the State government, togetheIWith any
moneys belonging to the State, received from
the United States government, after settlement
by the United States of the State accounts,
shall also be set apart for the sinking fund, and
shall be invested as required by section one OF
this act.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1864.