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

Of the State Of Minnesota, relating to com
mon schools.
BE 1t enacted by the Legislature of tie State o
Minnesota:
SECTION l. That section five. title one. O
chapter thirtysix of the General Statutes o
the State Of Minnesota, be-. and the same il
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section g. The county commissioners of the
several counties of the State may create new
school districts, change the boundaries Of dis
tricts, or unite two more districts, when
ever petition signed by Il majority of the To-
gal voters of the territory to be affected there
by is presented to- them requesting such or
'ganization or change But in creating school
districts the county commissioners shall con-
limo each district to its own town as far as
practicable; Provided, That upon petition Of
anylegalvoteE to said commissioners stating tina,
it is the desire of the petitioner to be set off from
the district in which he then is to some district
adjoining the same, which petition shall show
that the petitioner is a resident of and free
holder IN the district from which he desires to
be set OFT, and also the reasons for the same.
which petition shall be verified by the oath of
the petitioner to the effect that the statements
therein contained are true to the best knowledge
and belief OF the party making the same; then
said commissions may change the boundaries
OF the district in which said petitioner then
resides, SO as to set him off in some other dis
trict adjoining the same Whenever it shall
seem just and proper to do so; Provided, also,
That any five or more voters residing in the
district who may feel aggrcved by the altera-
ton, change, or organization of their district,
may apply to the county commissioners for d
re-hearing at the succeeding session thereafter
by posting notice of such application in three
conspicuous places in the district, at least ten
days before said session, on due proof of which
said commissioners shall then consider the
complaint and make such order in the premises
as justice requires; Provided further, That
when the district so to be formed or altered
consists OF territory in two or more counties,
the aforesaid petition shall be presented to tho
commissioners Of said counties, who shall
cause the order for the formation or alteration
OF such district to be filed in the Office of the
county auditors of their respective counties,
and said auditors shall deliver copy of such
order to the clerk Of the district When tax
IS voted by such district the clerk shall trans.
nit to the county auditor of each of the coun-
ties, a statement of the amount so voted The
said auditors shall thereupon transmit each to
the other an abstract Of the assessment in that
part OF the district in their respective counties
and shall levy to the amount required in pro-
poruon to the amount Of property in that part
OF the-d district situated in their respective coun.
ties. The money arising from such assessment
shall be drawn by the district treasurer from
the county treasurer of each county in which
the district is situated. The number of schol-
ars IN each fraction of the district shall be re-
turned 20 the auditor of that county in which
SAID portion. of the Districts situated, and all
1l,o n -, i,
trlct IN the same manner as when the district
is In one county. ..
Sec. ?. This act shah take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 6, 1863
AN ACT to amend chapter thirty-five (35) of
the general statutes, relating to. charitable
institutions.
BE at enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION L. Section nineteen (l9) of chap
ter thlrty-five 1857 of the general statutes of
Minnesota, is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section. 49,. Said Board of Directors shall
elect from their number, a President.
Secretary and Treasurer, and they shall also an
nually elect Steward, who NAV or NAV not be
OF their own number whose compensation shall
be fixed by the said board
SEC. 2. Section twenty-onc (2l) of said
chapter is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section. 81. The Treasurer shall safely
keep, and faithfully disburse all moneys be-
longing to or intrusted to said institution, shall
render an exact and detailed account of ex-
penditures on the first day Of December in
each year to said board, and whenever said
board require and shall perform all other duties
required by the directors according to the
rules and regulations established by said board
and shall receive for his services a compensa-
tlon to be fixed by said board not exceeding
one hundred dollars per year.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in
[oree from. and. after its passage.
Approved March G., 1868.
AN ACT to provide for the taxation of i'm
provements on homestead claims made un.
der the act of Congress approved MAY
twentieth (20th), eighteen hundred and
sixty:two Qs62), entitled ''An act to secure
homesteads to actual settlers on the public
domain and of the interest Of claimant in
such claims"
BE It enaeted by tie AegiglGt're Of the, State Of
SECTION l. 1t Shall be the duty Of the as
SCISSORS OF the several towns and assessment
districts; in. this State, at the time of making
ne assessment for the year eighteen hundred
'ad slxty-eight lS68), and for any year there
after, to appraise and determine the actual
cash value Of all Improvements made by
settlers on the public lands of the United
States, taken and settled upon under the pro-
Visions Of an act of Congress approved May
wentieth (2Oth), eighteen hundred and sixty
wo QS62), entitled "An act to secure home
teads to actual settlers on the public domain
md of the interest of the claimant in and to
uch lands and enter upon the general as
essment roll the name of such person occupy
ng or owning such improvements and having
uch interest, and a full description of the land
claimed, by said owner or occupant, also the
'alue OF such improvements and interest of the
claimant, as appraised by him as aforesaid, and
0turn the Sama tn tho Gornf1y Ad;+or NJ IL,