The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-14
An Act to prevent the imprisonment Of
Witnesses in Certain Cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of thu
State of Minnesota:
SECTION l. 1t shall not be lawful. OK
cept in cases Of murder in LIST degree
arson, whore human life 10 destroyed, and
imprisop any witness who is willing and
Offers to enter into his or her own rocog
nssscs. without sureties, to appear and
testify in the cass Or prosecution in whict
his or her testimony is required. Al
persons held ~ witnesses shall rec i've
such compensation during conan ement a,
| The judge Of the court in which the cast
is pending shall direct, not exceeding
regular witness fees
SEQ 2. Chapter II of the Genera
Laws OF 1863, aud all acts aud laws incon.
sissent with this act are hereby repealed,
except AS above stated.
SEQ. ;. This act shall take effect and
be ir force from and after its passage
Approved March 4, 1879.
An Act to amend Section Seven!y-three
OF Chapter Thirty six, of the Genera
Statutes Of the State Of Minnesota in re-
lation to Independent School DISTRICTS
Bs it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota
SECTION l. Section seventy-three, oil
| chapter thirty six, Of the general statutes
| Of the State of Minnesota in relation t.
independent school districts, is hereby
amended BY adding thereto, the following.
Provided, that any examination ofteach
ers herein provided for. may at the re
qnest OF the Board Of Examiners, be made
by the county superintendent Of schools
otthe proper county, whose certificate a.
herein provided, when countersigned BY
said Board Of Examiners shall be valid as
their own act.
SEQ 2. This act shall take efSsct and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved, March 2, 1862.
An Act 10 aid eitssns Of Minnesota who have
su0s"s loss or damage Of property BY hr.
and T.; ,rR, during the Summer and Fall o.
1871.
Bs en- ICED BY ths Lssiassurs Of Ms Sysss q
XinnJssts:
sEsrtoN 1. There IL hereby appropriated fol
the relief Of certain citiacns In the several sour
ties OF this STATE who have suffered loss or dam
aye to property by Are or Storm, during the sum
ner aud fall Of the year 1871, a limited amour,
! Of money 10 hereinafter specified, to enable then
| to purchase seed wheat or other grain, and fol
No other purpose whatever, for ths:prs.snt year
SEC. :. The chairman Of the board Of county
commissioners Of any county whore the hail
storm and frss Of the past summer and fall havl
destroyed the crups In their respective counties
to an extent sufficient to cause distress in any
| the communities of said counties, may call I
| meeting Of said board Of county commissioners
at the eoun,y seat o! the county, ON he 18th day
| Of March. 1s79 an! susa adjourned meetings ii
may be necessary, up to and including the SOFT
day Of said month, 1t which meetings all citizenl
Of such county who suffered loss or damage t.
their crops, improvements or other property, By
1ra or Storm, at any time during the summer Of
fall Of 1871, and who have not been paid insur
ancs for said lors, may present to the said boari
. statement in writing of said loss or damage
or damaged, and the time and cause OF such Ios
or damage, which statement shall be duly sign
| I'd and sworn 10 by the applicant, bstors some
| ofacer authorised TO administer an oath.
| The said board shall, thsreupon, forthwith ex
| anime into the merits Of said claim aud MAJ oil
low or disallow the same, III whole or In part, d
| they md the facts in the case may justify, ant
thsrsupon the chairman of said board shall On
| dorss on the said claim the amount or balance
allowed, and als the said claim 90 endorsed
with the county auditor Of eaid county. Provid
cd, That in no case shall the claim OF any on,
person be allowed at greater sum than hft.
| 0ol2rs, nor shall the same TO allowed Unless tn
'aiinant shall be An actual bona .1ds resident o
! the said county in which tbs claim Is presented
SEE. 3. IN the 3Oth day Of March. 1877, O
within three days thereafter. the county auditor
Of the several counties, in which any such claim
have bsen preferred, shall'maSe ont, certify AN
seal. duplicate consolidated statements OF al
such Gains. any part whsreof has been allows
| by said county board, with the name and pos
Office address Of the applicant, the township
where he resides, the amount and value OF prep
srty lost or damaged ~ Aforesaid, aud tn
amount of damages allowed by the county board
The said duplicates ehsll be certified ~ corrsc
by the chairman Of the beard, and one cop
thereof fled In the once ofths County Treasure
Of said county, and one copy sent BY mail o
otheEw1ss to the Governor Of the State, At tn
city Of st. Paul.
sss. =. 1t shall b the duty Of the 0ovsrao,
On or bsfoss the fifteenth day Of April, 1879, t
consolidate oil such statements received by hin
up to that date in duplicate, and after duly col
dying he same, forthwith to hls one cop
tbsssA ia ~ sAss q The STATE Auditor, IA