The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-18

Session Laws of 1863, shall be sold under the
provisions of this act.
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1854.
AN ACT to amend Chapter four of the General
Laws of 1862 being an act In Relation to the
Redemption of Lands sold for Taxes, and re-
lating to Taxes and Tax Sales.
Be Il enacted By the Legislature of the state Of
Minnesota;
SECTION 1. That section nine of chapter four
of the General Laws of 1862, entitled "An act
in relation to the redemption of lands sold for
taxes, and relating to taxes and tax sales, APP
proved March 18th, 1862, be amended so as to
read as follows: That any tract or parcels of
land so sold may be redeemed by the person
who owned the same at the time of the for
fixture thereof or his representative or assigns,
or any person having valid lien, at any time
within one year from the time of the sale there
Of, upon paying to the Treasurer of the coun-
ty for the use of the purchaser or his assignee
or grantee, the amount tor which such prop
erty was sold, together with all subsequent
taxes which may have been paid by such
purchaser, his assignee or grantee, upon such
property after the time of such sale, and al
so the amount of one dollar for recording the
tax deed of such land, with interest on such
amount from the day of sale or payment to the
time of redemption at the rate of two per cent.
per month and Treasurer's fees on the same;
and upon such redemption being made, the
Treasurer of the county shall execute and de-
liver to the person redeeming certificate
thereof which may be recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds, and thereupon the same
shall operate to defeat such tax deed or certifi.
cate of sale so far as such redeemed premises
are concerned, and the title acquired by such
purchaser or his assignee or grantee under such
certificate and deed shall revert to such re-
demptioner, if the owner, and if mortgage or
constitute an additional lien, and may be re-
covered by him as provided by section OF chap
ter of General Laws of 1862
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved, February "a, 1864.
AN ACT to organize system for the promo
ton of immigration to the State of Mime.
sOta
BE It enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State is hereby
created Commissioner of immigration.
Sec. 2. There shall be appointed by the Gov
ernOr in each Senatorial and Representative
District, a District Committee of Immigra-
tiOn consisting of not more than three men,
hers.
Sec. 8. There shall be appointed by the Gov
ernOr, upon the advice OF the respective Dis
trict Committees, at the county seat of each
organized county, and at other suitable places,
a local Committee of immigration consisting
of not more than three members.
SEC. 4. The Governor shall have the power
to remove any of the members of said Com
mittee and to appoint others in their place.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Commits
sioner of immigration to advertise from time
to time, in newspaper having the official
printing of the State for the composition of a
pamphlet, calculated to give all useful infor-
the advantages which this State offers to immi-
grants setting out premium of not more
than two hundred dollars for the best PAM
phlet, and of not more than one hundred dol.
lars for the second best pamphlet.
SEC. 6. The Governor shall appoint Board
OF each Judicial District, the majority of whom
shall form quorum, and whose duty it
shall be to meet at time and place to be ap-
pointed by the Commissioner, to examine all
the pamphlets laid before them by the Com
missioner, to determine upon the best and
second best Of the pamphlets. and to report
their proceedings and determination to the
Commissioner of immigration.
SEC. z. The copyright of the best and Sec
ond best pamphlets shall vest after such de-
termination, in the State, and the Commission
er shall cause to be printed the best pamphlet
and such portions OF the second best pamphlet
as he shall deem fit, in the form of one pam
languages, such printing to be done in each
language respectively, by the lowest RESPONSE
bic bidder.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the local COM
mittees to procure and make out list in trip
licate containing the names and places of res
ldence of such friends and relatives of the in
habitants OF their respective localities as are
FOREIGN ifo f.,
each name the amount of postage to be paid
for one pamphlet to the residence of such per-
son, and to forward two copies of such list to
their respective district committees.
SEC. 8. The District Committees shall re-
port to the Commissioner the number of PAM
phlets IN each language, and the amount of
postage which they shall need for their respec-
tive districts, accompanying their report with
one copy of the lists of names furnished them
by the local committees
SEC. 10. The Commissioner shall forward to
the District Committees the required number
OF pamphlets and the requisite amount of
postage, for distribution among their respect
i've local committees. and the local committees
shall forward the pamphlets by mail to the per
sons whose names are contained on their re-
spective lists.
SEC. IL. The District Committees shall have
the right to cause to be printed, information
setting forth the advantages of their districts
and localities therein. and to have such printed
information attached to and forwarded by
mail, with the pamphlets sent TO their dis
trlcts, but without any charge to the State
for the composition or printing of such infor-
nation
SEC. II. The offices of the Commissioner. of
the committees and of the examiners. shall be
honorary; and none OF said officers shall receive
compensation for their services rendered un-
der this act.
Sec. Is. The Commissioner shall adopt such |
rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this
act, and subject to- the approval of the Gov
ernOr. as are best calculated to diffuse correct
Information OF the advantages of this State to
immigrants and to effect the design of this act
Sec. IA. The District Committees shall act
upon the instructions of the Commissioner. and
the local committees shall act upon the in.
structiOns of their respective district commit.
tees. The local committees shall report from
time to time to their district committees. which
report shall be forwarded by the district COM |
mittees with their suggestions to the Commits |
sioner, to be filed by him in his Office; and
the Commissioner shall make his report to the |
Legislature at their annual session.
SEC ID. There shall be appropriated by the |
Legislature an annual contingent fund of i'm
migration not exceeding the sum of 81, 600, to |
be drawn upon the order of the Governor, and |
to be applied exclusively to pay the expenses
incurred under this act. for composing and |
printing of pamphlets, and circulars for ad- |
vertisinp for postage and for forwarding of |