The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-25

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{ relating to Common Schools. -:
Be It enacted dy tho Legislature Of tho State Of Mn
Section l. That section five (5), title one N. Of
chapter Of the general statutes be- and
the same Is hereby, amended to read follows
section O. The County Commissioners Of the several
counties OF the State may create school Districts
change the Of districts or unite or
distacts, whenever petition signed by majority of the
fected thereby is to them requesting such
gaizaon or change But in creating school districts
the county commissioners shall conne each dssrctto its
own town IS far IS practicable: Ruuided That the
County Commissioners before final action be had upon
any petition for the formation change Of any district
shall cause notice to be posted in at least three Of the
most public places of the territory to be affected and
also copy Of the same to be served upon the Clerk Of
said district to be thus affected least days before
the time Of bearing such petition that hearing Of all
session Of the Board Such notice shall state when the
session will commence at which such hearing shall be
had, and shall also set forth the substance Of pet
tion Provided, further, That upon petition q any
legal voter to said commissioners stating that 10 the
desire OF petitioner to be set OF from the district in
which petition shall show that the petitioner is resi-
dent ofsnd feehoder In the district from which he de-
sires to be set off, and also the for the same,
which petition shall be verified by the oath Of the petit
toner to the effect that the statements therein contained
ure true to the best knowledge and belief Of the party
making the same; then said commissioners may change
the Of the district in which said petitioner
then resides as to set him of In other district
adjoining the same whenever it shall Seem just and
proper to do So Prooide also, that any five or more
voters who feeholders residing in the district who
may feel aggreved by the alteration change organ
izaton Of their district may apply to the County Com
thereafter by posting q not of such application
three conspicuous places in the district at least
days before said session. due proof Of which said
make such order in the premises justice requires.
fTocSde0, farther, that when the district to be
formed altered consists of territory in two
couRties the aforesaid petition shall be presented the
commissioners Of said counties, who shall cause the
der for the formation alteration OF such district
filed in the Office Of the County Auditors ofeir respect
i've countless and said auditors shall deliver copy of
such order to the clerk Of the district. When is
voted by such district the clerk shall transmit the
amount SO voted. The said auditors shalt thereupon
transmit each to the other abstract Of the
ment in that part Of the district in their respective
couuties and shall levy the amount required in proper
ton to the amount Of property in that part dis
trct situated in their respective counties The money
arising from such shall be drawn by the dis
rct treasurer from the county of each county
in which the district is situated The number Of schol
in each fraction Of the district shall be returned to
the auditor of the county in which said portion the
district is situated and all moneys apportioned shall be
drawn BY the district in the manner when the
district Is in one county.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage Approved, March 5, 1862
AN ACT to amend section 20 of Chapter III
of the General Statutes, in relation to the disposition
of persons found to be insane upon trials of crime
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State of Him.
SECTION 1. That section twenty-five, of CHAPTER one
hundred and fourteen of the General Statutes be amend
ed, SO as to read as follows:
Section %. When any person indicted for ofense
is trial. acquitted by the jury by Of insanity
the jury, in giving their verdict of guilty. shall
state that was given for such cause and thereupon If
the discharge going at large Of such insane is
considered, by the court manestly dangerous to the
peace and safety Of the community the court may order
him to be committed to the hospital insane for
safe keeping and treatment, or may order him to be
va fhn af
friends if they shall give bonds with surety the salts
faction of the court conditioned that he shall be we'll
and securely kept otherwise he shall be discharged
sEo 2 This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage. Approved March 4, 1869.
AN ACT to amend chapter forty-six of the General
Laws Of 1865 in relation to reports Of Institute for
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of tie State Of s,-
SECTION /. That section twenty of said chapter
forty-six be and the same is hereby amended,
By striking out the word re in the fourteenth line
said oecon, and inserting in place thereof the word
Sec o. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage APPROVED March 4, 1863.
AN ACT to appropriate money for the support Of the
Second State Normal School at Mankato.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of tile State Of Him.
SECTION l. There is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of five thousand dollars annually commencing
with the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine for the support Of the Second State Normal School
at Mankato the to be paid warrants drawn by
the president Of the normal school board and counter
signed by the secretary thereof Upon the presentation
eff such warrants to the State Auditor he shall forthwith
draw warrants the State Treasurer for the amount
named in the warrants of the said president and
tary not exceeding, in all the said of five thousand
dollars per annum and the money drawn upon said
warrants shall be expended under the direction of the
State Normal Board Of Instruction, provided by law
and for the support Of the Second State Normal School,
Sec O. This act shall be in force from and after its
passage. Approved March 8, 1862
AN ACT to appropriate moneys for the erection of
State Reform School building. =
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of tho State Of Hin
aes0tG:
SECTION j. That the Of twenty thousand dollars,
much thereof be necessary be and the
hereby appropriated out moneys in the
not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of the
ton, completion and equipment Of the State Reform
School Pouided that than ten thousand dol
lars of said shall be paid of the treasury until
after the first day of April, A. ,. 1870.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for the trustees of the
said State Reform School, and the shall have NO
authority to erect contract for the erection any
building which, when completed and equipped, ready
for shall have cost the State greater than the
| amount hereby appropriated therefor.
Approved March 5, 1869.
AN ACT provide for the taking Statistics in regard
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