Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-07-05
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Laws or Minnesota.

AN ACT 10 establish the county of Lac
qui Parle, and fix the boundary line
thereof, and to provide for the location
ofthe county seat thereof, and to attach
the same to Redwood County for judicial
purposes.
Be IL enacted By TIE Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Sec. l. The county of Lacqui Parle is
hereby established, and the boundary lines
thereof shall be as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the
middle line of the Minnesota River with
the range line between ranges forty and
forty-one; thence in nOrthwesterly
direction along the middle line of the Min
nesota River to the western boundary of
the state; thence south along the western
boundary line of the state to the township
line between townships one hundred and
fifteen and one hundred and sixteen;t henee
east along the township line between
townships one hundred and fifteen and one
hundred and sixteen, TO the range line be-
tween ranges forty-one and forty-two,
thence north along the range line between
ranges forty one and forty-two, to
the township line between townships one
hundred and sixteen and one hundred and
seventeen, thence east along the township
line between township one hundred and
sixteen and one hundred and seventeen, to
the range line between ranges
forty and forty-one: thence north
along the range line between ranges forty
and fortyone to the place of beginning.
/ Sec. 2. There shall be elected at the
next general election after the passage of
this act, by the qualified electors residing
within the territory bounded above des-
ignated, three persons who shall be qualified
electors resident within said territory who
shall constitute the first board of county
commissioners for such county. The term
of office of such board of commissioners
shall commence on the frstday of January,
1872, and continue for the period of one
year, and until their successors are elect
ed and qualified under the general laws of
this state.
Sec. S. Such board of county commits
sioners shall be subject to the liabilities
and duties imposed, and have the powers
and authority conferred upon county COM
missioners by The general laws of the state;
and shall, within SIX months from the com
mencement of their term of Office, by res
olution concurredin by any two of them,
locate the county seat OF said county; and
when any place shall be designated within
such county as the county seat thereof, the
same shall remain the county seat of said
county until changed by law.
Sec. 4. At the time before the next gen.
eral election after the passage of this act,
fixed by law for giving notice of such cleo
ton, notice shall be given of the submits
sion of the change proposed by this act, to
the electors of Redwood County for ratifi-
cation, by the same officers and n the
same manner as notices of general cleo
tons are required by law to be given. At
such election all electors favoring the
changes proposed by this act shall cast
ballots on which shall he written or print
ed or partly written and partly printed
the words ''For change of boundary lines
of Redwood County, in favor of Lacqui
Parle County," and those electors opposed
shall cast ballots on which shall be writ
ten or printed or partly written and part
| ~ printed the words against change of
boundary lines of Redwood County in ia
vor of Lacqui Parle County"
| Sec. 5. All votes cast in pursuance oil
| this act shall be canvassed and returned in
the same manner as votes for county officers.
| Sec. 6. The county of Lac4ui Parle is
hereby declared an organized county and
attached to the county of Redwood for ju-
dicial purposes.
| Sec. Z. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
| Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
and after its ratification by the majority Of
the electors of Redwood County as here
inbefore provided, except such parts there
of as require the election of county com
missioners for said proposed county and
provide for submitting the changes prOpos-
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County, which said part of this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
Approved March 9th, 1871.
AN ACT to amend section one, of chapter
ifty-fve, of the general statutes relat-
ing to probate bonds and the prosecu-
tion of them.
Be 10 enacted 5y the Legislature Ct the State
of Minnesota:
Sec. l. Section one, OF chapter fifty
FIVE, of the general statutes be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. l. All bonds required by law to
be taken in or by order of the probate
court or judge of probate shall be for
such sums and with such sureties as the
judge of the probate directs, they shall
run TO the judge of probate unless other
wise provided, and the same shall be re-
corded in the Office of the judge of pro-
bate in a book to be provided by the
county, and the said bonds shall be fled
Sec. 2. The lots, parcels, or tracts of
lands so selected, together with the tene-
ments and appurtenaDces fol- the pur-
poses before mentioned, shall be held ex-
empt from taxation by the state of Min
n esota.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9th, 1871.
AN ACT to amend section eleven, of
chapter sixty one, of the general stat
utes relating to making and recording
marriage certificates.
Be 10 enacted BY the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
Sec. /. Section eleven, of chapter
sixty-one, of the general statutes is here
By amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. II. Every person solemnizing a
marriage shall make a certificate under
his hand, containing the particulars
specified in the next proceeding section,