The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-02
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF MINNESOTA,

LAWS OF MINNESOTA.
AN ACT prescribing the per diem compensa.
ton Of the Attorney General for actual
attendance upon Courts.
Be It enacted By the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. The per diem compensation
hereafter to be allowed and paid to the Attor-
ney General for attendance as such upon Courts
shall be ten dollars for each and every day of
such actual and necessary attendance.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved March 6, 1868.
AN ACT to repeal section three, (3) chapter
twenty-five ofthe General Statutes in rela.
ton to official seals.
Be It enacted blythe Legislature of the State qf
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That section three of chapter
twenty-five of the general Statutes is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its
passage.
Approved March 4, 1868.
AN ACT to provide for Teachers Institutes
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota.
SECTION l. The superintendent of Public
Instruction shall annually hold in as many
counties as shall be found practicable, a
Teachers Institute to continue in session one
week at least; give due notice thereof to all
teachers and persons proposing to become
such, and invite their attendance. He shall
attend and have charge of each Institutes; in
vite the aid and cooperation Of the Superin.
tendent of schools for the county; employ
suitable instructors and lecturers to give in.
struction and addresses with view to aid the
teachers in qualifying themselves for more
successful discharge of their duties in the
common schools of the State.
SEC. 2. To defray the expenses of the insti-
tutes, two thousand dollars are hereby annually
appropriated to be expended by the superin-
tendent, who shall render an account thereof to
the State Auditor to be examined and audited
by him. PsWidsd, That no more than one
hundred dollars shall be expended in the sup
port of any one institute.
Sec. 8. A second institute shall not be
held in any one county under the provisions
of this act till session has been held in every
county Of the State, where the number of
teachers or the interest of the common schools
in the judgment of the superintendent shall
demand it.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its approval
Approved March 6, 1868.
AN ACT to amend section one ~ of chapter
thirty-one (3I of the General Laws of 1867,
the same being IAN act to authorize the
supervisors Of the several organized town.
ships in this State and those that may be
hereafter organized, to issue town bonds or
orders for the purpose of building bridges in
their respective towns
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION /. That section one of chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws of 1867, be so
amended as to read as follows:
Sec. l. That the board of supervisors of the
organized townships of this State, or those that
may hereafter be organized, be and the same
are hereby authorized and fully empowered to
issue the bonds or orders Of their respective
towns, with coupons attached, in such amounts
and at such periods as they may be directed by
two-t thirds Of all the legal voters present and
voting at any legally called town meeting held
for that purpose; such bonds or orders to be
payable in such amounts and at such times,
not exceeding six years from date, as two-thirds
of the legal voters present and voting at such
meeting shall determine, with interest thereon
not to exceed twelve per cent. per annum,
payable annually; which bonds or orders and
coupons shall be signed by the chairman
OF the board of supervisors, and counter
signed by the clerk of said town; Pro.
vaded that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize the issuing of such
bonds or orders unless the same shall have
been first voted for by ballot by two-thirds of
the legal voters present and voting at any an
nual town meeting, or special town meeting
called for that purpose, notices of which, par
ticularly specifying the object for which such
meeting was called, have been posted in at
least three public places in said town for not
less than ten days previous to the time of call
ing the same.
SEC: 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March 3, 1868.
AN ACT to amend Section ''two'' in Chapter
Twenty ofthe General Statutes relating
to the preservation ofgame.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That Section two of Chapter
as to read as follows:
Sec. 2. Whoever kills or has in his possess
sion or exposes for sale any wood cock be-
tween the first day of January and the fourth
day of July, in any year, or any partridge or
rnffed, grouse or prairie chicken between the
first day Of January and the first day of Au.
gust, or any quail between the first day of
January and the first day of October in any
year shall be fined in the snm of five dollars
for each bird so killed or had in his pos
session.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1868
AN ACT to amend the act entitled an act to
incorporate House of Refuge for the
State of Minnesota, approved March the lst,
1866, and the several acts amendatory
thereof; and to establish the said institution
under the name of the Minnesota State Re.
form School.