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An Act to Amend an Act regulating the Du.
ties Of the Reporter of the Supreme Court,
approved February 18th, 1860. r5E}

An Act to Amend an Act regulating the Du
ties Of the Reporter Of the Supreme Court
approved February 18th, 1860. f51I
Be enacted by the Legislature Of the State o.
SECTION 1. That can act regulating the du
ties Ofthe Reporter Of the Supreme Court,n ap
proved February 18th, 1850, is hereby amended
Section /. The reporter of the supreme court
shall take an oath or affirmation to support the
constitution Of the United States, and of this
State, and faithfully discharge the duties of his
office, to the best of his ability and judgment He
shall also execute bond, to be approved BY the
governor, in the sum of five hundred dollars
$500, conditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his office.
| Sec. 2. The reporter shall make careful and
accurate reports Of all CAFES argued and decided
| by the supreme court. He shall be entitled to
the possession Of the original files in all cases for
aon iona tine to prepare them for pubca
| large, according to their relative importance, so
as not to unnecessarily increase the size of the
volumes. The report Of each case shall contain
| concise notes OF the points decided, statement
OF the facts taken from the record, when the
| same are not given in the opinion of the court,
the names OF the counsel, with the points made
and authorities cited (mOre or less at length in
the discretion osthe repol ter) and the opinion of
| the court. He shall pablish a volume of such re-
ports annually. Provided, That no volume shall
| pages OF printed matter. All volumes hereafter
published shall bear the uniform title Of" Mime
sofa Reports"
Sec. 8. The reporter of each volume hereafter
published shall have and retain the exclusive CO.
| by right thereof as his own property, and the
! state shall purchase from him two hundred vol
umes OF each edition, bound in the ordinary style
une. He shall publish and bind such reports at
his own expense, and shall receive an annual sal.
airy OF SIX bundled dollars l6oO pa yable quarterly
as the salaries of other state officers, to com
monC0 from the frat dQv Ion oil
hundred and sixty-fve.
Sec. 4. Of the two hundred copies deposited
WITH the secretary OF state, as above provided the
following state officers shall be entitled to one
copy OF each volume, to wit: The several judges
ottne supreme and district courts, the attorney
general the Judges Of probate of the several coun.
ties, which shall be delivered by them to their
successors in Office. A sufficient number shall be
sent as exchanges to the several states of the
Union Dy the secretary and the balance deposit
ca with the state LIBRARIAN: but no vete or reso
iutlOn OF the legislature shall entitle the mem.
bers OF either hssse to copy of said two hundred
h volumes.
Sec:5 All acts or parts of acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
/ Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from and at.
Approved March q, 1865.
/ An Act to Repeal Subdivision Two, Section One
Oar act tor the Incorporation OF Institu-
tions OF Learning, being Section 221 of Chap
ter IL OF the Complied Statutes, page 3l5.
Be it esse ess. blythe Legislature ~ '"s State o.
SECTION /. That subdivision two C2), of sec.
s,Gm 90 Of Al act 70, the Incorporation of In
Statutes, is hereby repealed.
Approved March 2, 1865.
| An Act to Amend an Act entitled "An Act Re-
| lating to the University Of Minnesota" ap-
proved March 4th, 1864.
BE 1t enacted dy the Legislature OF the State o,
SECTION l. Section four Of said act, entitled
An Act relating to the University of Minneso-
IA, approved March 4th, 1854, is hereby amended
BY striking out the word " SupArvisOrsn in the
thirtieth line Of said section aud inserting tn the
place thereof the words Z" County Commits
Sec. 3. The following section Is hereby added
| to said act, At the end thereof:
Section IL. The said Regents are hereby fully
authorized and empowered, in their discretion,
| to rattfy and confirm any settlements heretofore
claims and demands against the University of
Minnesota, Or the Regents thereof, which have
been attempted to be sestled by prior Regents,
University of Minnesota have conveyed, or at.
tempted, or promised, or agreed to convey, any
of the lands mentioned in section four Of said
manner, as provided in said section four.
ProSided, however, That the lands hereby au-
thorized to be conveyed, in settlement of such
ciainand demands, shall not constitute any part
Of and shall he exclusive of, the twelve thousand
acres mentioned in said section four.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March .1S65.
An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled An Act
to Provide for the Assessment and TaxatiOn
Of all Property in this State, and for Levying
Taxes thereon, according to its true valne In
Money" approved March 9th, 1860.
Be it enacted by the Legislature ef the State of
SECTION 1. The Board of County Commis.
sioners Of each county. upon proper cause shown
BY party aggrieved, shall have power to make
such an abatement OF taxes or penalties, or both,
assessed or incurred against any property in any
case as they may deem just and also to order
any tax paid, which has been improperly assessed
or paid by mistake, to be refunded BY the County
treasurer, and the taxes SO refunded shall be
chargeable to, and deducted from, the several
funds on account Of which the same were collect
| ed in the hands of the County Treasurer.
this act shah be made within one year from the
| first day Of January next ensuing thu levy Of
such tax.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 2, 1885.
An Act to allow the Legal Voters Of school Dis
tricts containing less than Ten Voters, when
lawfully assembled, not less than three being
present, to transact Gel tain business.
Be it enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
AjnnesOt0
| SECTION 1. That the legal voters Of any
school district in this State containing less than
| ten voters, when lawfully assembled, not less
than three being present, shall have power, BY .
majority of the votes Of those present, to do and
perform all the acts mentioned in the several sub
divisions Of section twenty-six Of chapter one Of
| Session Laws Of 1861.
Provided, That such meeting shall not vote