The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09


had or done, for any general term, of the dis
trict court in any of the aforesaid counties, as
heretofore fixed by law, shall be returnable to
the next term of said court holden in such
county at the time herein specified, and shall
be as valid and binding in all respects, as
though such term had not been changed
SEC. A. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1868.
AN ACT to establish general terms of court
in the counties of Brown and Redwood, in
the sixth judicial district, and to attach the
counties of Murray, Pipestone, Cottonwood
and McPhail to said Redwood county, for ju-
dicial purposes.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
| Minnesota:
SECTION l. The general term of the district
court in and for the county of Brown, in the
sixth judicial district, shall be held at New
Ulm, in said county, on the third Tuesday in
June in each year.
Sec. 2. The general term of the District
court in and for the county of Redwood, in the
sixth judicial district, shall be held at Red
wood Falls. in said county, on the second
Tuesday of September, in each year.
Sec. 3. For judicial purposes, to enforce
! civil rights and criminal justice, the counties
of Murray, Pipestone, Cottonwood and McPhail
are attached to the county of Redwood; and
for such purposes all the officers of the county
Of Redwood necessary to effect the same, shall
have aud exercise full jurisdiction, power and
authority over, and act in and for said coun-
| ties Of Murray, Pipestone, Cottonwood and
McPhail, as fully as if they were part of said
Redwood county.
Sec. 4. All writs, recognizances, and other
proceedings, made returnable in said sixth ju-
dicial district to any other place than said
New Ulm, in actions now pending the cause
or subject matter of which originated in the
county of Brown, shall be considered and
deemed returnable to the terms of such court,
in the county Of Brown, as the same is fixed
by this act, and all continuances, and all mo-
tons, made or taken to any other place than
. said New Ulm, in all cases and actions now
pending, the cause or subject matter of which
originated in the county of Brown, shall be
deemed to be made or taken to the terms of
such court in the county of Brown, as the same
are fixed by this act, and all motions or other
proceedings noticed or ordered to be heard at
any other place than said New Ulm, in all
cases and actions, the cause or subject matter
of which originated in the county of Brown,
shall all be allowed and considered to be no.
ticed or ordered for hearing at the terms of
such courts in the county of Brown, as the
| provisions of this section shall not apply to
any criminal action or proceeding now pend
ing in the district court in and for the county
of Nicollet, nor shall it be 50 construed as to
effect any civil actions wherever said actions
may have been, or may hereafter be COM
menced outside Of Brown county.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent with this act, are hereby repealed.
| Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
| Approved February 8, 1868.
AN ACT to change the time of holding the
general term Of the district court in the
| county of Chisago.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
/ SECTION l. There shall be but one general
term Of the district court in the first judicial
district, in the county of Chisago, to wit:
On the first Tuesday in May.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts incon.
sistent with this act, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
| Approved March 6, 1868.
| AN ACT proposing an amendment to article ff-
teen 49, of the Constitution of the
State Of Minnesota, by adding thereto a new
|
nal improvement lands.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
| SECTION. l The following amendment to
the Constitution of the State Of Minnesota, is
hereby proposed for publication and approval
or rejection by the people, in accordance
with section one, ofarticle fourteen, ofthe Con-
stitution, that is to say, article fifteen of the
Constitution shall be amended by adding there
to new section, to.be the sixth section Of
said article, which new section shall read as
follows:
Section g. No law disposing of the five hun
dred thousand acres Of land or any part there
| of, or the proceeds thereof granted to the
State under and by virtue of an act of Con-
gress, entitled an act to appropriate the pro-
ceeds Of the sales Of the public lands, and to
grant pre- emption rights, approved September
18th, 1874, shall take effect or e in force until
such law shall have been submitted to a vote
Of the people ofthe State, and adopted by
majority of the electors of the State voting
upon the same.
Provided, That nothing contained in this
section shall be so construed as to pre-.
vent the legislature from providing by law for
the appraisal and sale of such lands and the
investment of the proceeds thereof in State or
National securities.
SEC. Z. Ills prOpOSeu aueHuInenC Snail DC
submitted to the people Of the State for their
approval or rejection, at the next annual cleo
ton for the year 1868, and the qualified elec-
tors of the State in their respective districts,
may at such election vote by ballot for or
against such amendment, and the returns
thereof shall be made and certified and such
votes canvassed, and the result thereof de-
clared in the manner provided by law for
returning, certifying and canvassing votes at
annual elections for State officers, and declar-
ing the result thereof. And if it shall appear
therefrom, that a majority of electors present
and voting at such election, have voted in
favor of the same, then within three days
after that result shall have been ascertained
and declared, the Governor shall make pro.
clamation thereof, and such amendment shall
thereupon take effect and be in force as a part