The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
An Act Additional to an Act, Prescribing Rules
Trust arising under the Act Of Congress, en-
ntied an Act for the Relief of Citisens Of
Towns upon Lands of the United States, IN
oer certain circumstances approved.

IN IN tne preceding section, the Judge or city an.
the same os 90 nave power and authority to sell
Soss OF entry thereof and interest at public sale
by g,Ttng AZ least six weeks notice of such sale
ed and nnbfsb o. tn same in newspaper print
81 go aH Puonsned In the county in which is stu.
ase sald lands or town sites, at least once week
| lOT Ten successive weeks, which said notice of
e or tine amount due on
as Is necessary, will be sold for the sum so due.
| sec; 3. After said sale the Judge or city au.
tnorl'ies shall make or deliver to the purchaser
| or pGrchasers good and sufficient deed in fee
simple for said lots or parcels thereof so bid off
al sucn SAFE subject to redemption within one
year from the date of such sale, In the same man
ner as lands are redeemed from sale for delin.
quent taxes. = - : -.
Sec. 4. The provisions of this bill shall be ap
plicaole only to the City of Wabashaw in Waba.
| shaw County. ~, =. - -.
Sec. s. This act shall be in force from and after
| its passage. = =
Approved March 8, 1865. 10 =,
An Act to Provide for the Advertisement and
| sale Of the Lands in Fillmore County, for.
feited to the State for Non.payment Of taxes,
BE " e , by the Legislature of the State l..
SECTION /. That the lands forfeited to the
oftaxes, under the several Laws upon ,kaf an.
ject and which were ordered by the Auditor AZ
State to be advertised and sold on the ninth fS}
County Auditor of Fillmore County. in the man. an
neI and the number of times provided by law.
and shall be sold as provided by law on the frst
Monday In May, 1865.
| Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved Marah'2 1866.
| An Act to amend Chapter 1874 of the Compiled
Statutes, in regard to the Agricultural Col.
lege of Minnesota. w.
Minnesota. ="
Sec. /. That Chapter 1874 of the Complied Stat.
utes OF Minnesota, being act entitled ssan act
Tor the establishment of a State Agricultural Col
to read as follows:
Sec. /. That so much of section sixteen. in
township one hundred and fifteen, range twenty.
eight, as may be purchased by the State, or by
the Agricultural College board or as may be do
mated to the State, and all lands adjacent that
have been or may hereafter be donated, the uuan.
tity of said donation to be not less than fourhun-
dred and eighty acres, be and the same is hereby
set ASIDE Tor the purpose of an experimental farm
and site for an Agricultural College, under the
name and style of "The Agricultural College Of
Sec. 2. There shall be established on said land,
an A Agricultural College. The design of the in
stltut0n established by this act is to fulfill on the
part OF the State the conditions named in article
l ID
proved July2, 1862, entitled can act DONATING
public lands to the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit of ag-
rlculture and the mechanic arts, and to afford
thorough instruction in agriculture and the Sc.
ences connected herewith, and for that nurpose
the Institution shall combine physical with intel.
lectual education, and shall be high Seminary of
learning, in which the graduates Of the common
schools of both sexes, can commence persue and
NJ finish course of study terminating in thorough
theoretic and practical instruction in those sci.
ences and arts which bear directly upon aoricul.
ture and kindred persuits
sec. .; The course of instruction shall embrace
the english language and literature, mathematics,
civil engineering, agricultural chemistry animal
ana Vegetable anatomy, physiology, the veterina-
~ art, entomology, geology, POLITICAL rural and
ply, history, bookkeeping. and especially the
application of science and the mechanic arts to
practic Il agriculture.
less than four years. The Agricultural board may
institute partial course for students who do not
deslre to receive the full course. They may also
best. ~ ' VI ''''"'e' a. 'ney may 'eem
Sec 5. The board shall determine the time of
commencing and the length ofthe scholastic term
OF terms for each year, and the number of hours,
which shall not be less than twr nor more than
four daily, and which may De different at different
seasons OF the year, that fhal be devoted by each
student to labor; and shall make such rules in re-
most conducive to the interests of the fnstitu-
su ssa without the payment Of tuition. ~
sec. D. mat board is hereby constituted and
established which shall be known as 1.-THE Aeri.
cultural Cole &c Board" 1t shall consist of the
Governor of the State the Secretary of the State,
and the President of the State gricultural Soci.
ETY., who shall be ex.offcio members of the board.
and four members of said board shall be elected
1y the legislature OF this State, as follows: At
hue ptesen. res non OF the Legislature there shall
De ohe MEMBER electedf for one year, one for two
years one Tor three years, and one for four years
and annually thereafter there shall be elected one
cy said bo sae term of -four Any
members OF the board, ana majority shaII he a
quorum for the transaction of business. Each
ON the dn IT ssc af G %i shall before entering up
oatn 10 support the constitution of the United
States ana OF the State of Minnesota and to faith.
tbe yss diissfhma ag the duties of his Office When
gents that may be accommodated and receive in.
structlon at such agricultural college, said stu
rnns sna De equally apportioned among the
I,oue senatorial districts, and the Senators and
kepres etatives shall recommend such Young men
as they in their judgment shall deem to be emit.
, Yea 10 the prlyi eyes of education at such col.
sec: z. The Agricultural College Bo,rd shall
nave the Government, care a mana cement of the
lar farm ana college, and direct the disposition and
use OF any moneys appropriated or donated to the
eonege, or to which the college may at any time
Sec The Agricultural College board shall
the Governor, and may adopt rules for their f,
ture time and place of meeting and for their
own government, not inconsistent herewith
ihey snail choose from their own number Pres
ident and Treasurer. They shall choose a acc.
fre.ary' VINO may or may not be member of the
Doard, as tney shall determine. Said Officers
s sral noa their o1hces two years from the last
wednesday of February, or till their successors
agc. =. Inc duties OF said officers shall be pre-
scrioed by the board, and not inconsistent bpere.
with, ana they may demand and receive from the
treasurer bond with such sureties az thsv staII
prescribe. a. 'iiey ohali
Sec. 10. IL shall be the duty the Agricultural,
CoHege board and they are hereby vested with
power rcsr ana authority pr9vided Arrays that they
incur no expenses or debts beyond the MONEYS
that may at the time have been appropriated Or
oona'ed, ana within their immedia e control, to
erec'' pr9viae and keep suitable and proper build
ihgs, ana establish and maintain schools therein,
improve and furnish the farm, and to adopt and
execute exc, sach measures as they nay deem neces-
safy 70 secure the successful operation of the
conege ana promote the designed objects.
Sec: II; The Secretary shall record all procee d.