The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-03-26

AN ACT to define the duties of Survey o
General Of the First District OF Minnesota.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State o
WanneSot0:
SECTION l. Tho Surveyor General of tn,
First District shall keep an alphabetical list 0
all the log marks, recorded in his office, an(
opposite each mark Il statement Of
First. The book and page in which tho
mark is recorded.
Second Date of record.
Third. BY whom cut.
Fourth. BY whom owned
Fifth. Reference to record of all instru.
ments, orders &C., affecting tho mark in any
way.
Entries to be made in such record in their
appropriate place, Of all matters affecting each
mark as soon as the same shall be presented
for record.
SEC. 2. The Surveyor General of the first
District shall appoint such persons his depu-
ties as may be recommended by the Board OF
Trade of the city of Saltwater, or by any
number ofpetitioners living in said district,
representing ten million feet of logs or lumber,
one Of whom shall reside either in the town
Of Denmark, Alton or Lakeland Washington
County, three or more in the city of Stillwa-
ter, ono at Marine Mills, Washington County.
one at Taylors' Falls, Chisago County.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Survey
or General of the first District, to scale or
cause to be scaled, all RATS. bills or lots of
logs which may pass down or through Lake
St. Croix, before passing out of said Lake St.
Croix
Also all RATS, bills or lots of logs run
through or gathered into any side boooms or
lake booms for saving or other use, within
the limits OF said district, subsequent to the
scale at the St. Croix boom corporations
boom and before using or passing out of said
lake, and all parties having logs in his or their
possession which have not been scaled by the
Surveyor General as set forth in this section,
shall before saving, using or running away
said logs, shall give notice to the Surveyor
General in due time, that he may cause the
same to be scaled.
All logs thus sccled shall be entered on tn
Surveyor Generals books in their proper
place.
Sec. 4. That in all cases whenever the
Surveyor General shall scale logs the fees
shall be paid by the party from whom the logs
are scaled, unless otherwise agreed upon.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved February 81, 1868.
AN ACT to amend section three (3) of chap
ter nine 10y Of the General Statutes, relating
to designations, vacancies and removals.
BE 1t enacted By the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That section three (3), of chap.
ter nine 10y, Of the General Statutes, be and
the same is hereby amended by adding the
word = Auditor after Coroner" in the
second line Of aforesaid section.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 4, 1868.
AN ACT to amend Section chapter %.
ofsession laws of 1867, entitled an act to
provide for the incorporation of Saving
Associations.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature of tile State of
Minnesota:
SECTION. l. That Section Eight of chap
ter %, Of session laws Of 1867, be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section g. At least half of the whole
amount deposited shall be invested in the
stocks or other securities ofthe United States.
or OF this State, on which interest is regularly
paid or loaned on unincumbered real estate
worth at least double the amount to be Sc.
AAAS
said stocks or loaned on the aforesaid secu
rites, or upon approved personal security and
to buy and sell exchange-but no loan shall
DC made upon the personal security of fless
than two responsible individuals
Approved, March 4, 1868.
AN ACT to authorize town, village. city and
county authorities to cancel matured and
unpaid bonds by the issuing of new bonds.
BE At enacted By the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That all town, village, CITY and
county authorities are hereby authorized and
empowered to take up and cancel by the issue
OF new bonds any old matured and unpaid
bonds which have been heretofore issued bv
such authorities for the purpose of raising
the quota OF volunteers in said town, village.
city or county under the several calls. of the
President of the United States for the suppress
sion of the late rebellion : Provided, Such new
bonds shall not bear greater interest than
twelve per cent. per annum, and shall run for
snch period as may be agreed upon by said au-
thorities and the holders of the bonds above
referred to. .
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March S, 1853
AN ACT to amend Section s of Chapter 26,
OF tue General Statutes relating to Notaries
Public.
BE It enacted By the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l.. That section eight of chapter
twenty-six, of the general statutes, be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 8. Every Notary Public, when any
bill Of exchange or promissorv note ia hv him
protested tor non:acceptance or non-paymept,
shall give notice thereof in writing to each party
protested against, Immediately after such pro-
test IS made, and such notice may in all cases be
given by depositing the same in the post Office,
postage paid, and directed to the party protest
cd against, at his reputed place of residence.
and the Notary shall in such Instrument Of nro'