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LESSONS IN ELOCUTION
EDWARD c. TOWNSENn

Il WARD G.. WNSEND
At No. lll3 Nluth street northwest oclgtf
NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE - ESSENTIALLY
~ two Institutions male and female, in the same
vicinity, under one management Open September
10 send for catalogue, Rev. a. NJ. JELLY, D. d.
President, New Windsor. Md.
The SPACIOUS buildings Of this college located ut
New Windsor, Nd, three hours ride by rail from
Washington In one of the most beautiful aud health.
fl parts OF Western Maryland. II has full corps Of
competent and experienced professors The course Of
study Is designed 10 give "A thorough education In all
branches. including ancient and modern languages.
There Is also u preparatory department. Terms mod
crate. Parents or guardians in Washington having
youth TO educate are invited to visit the college and
learn OF us advantages, iy2}eO2m
rENHE ROSSLYN SEMINARY,
L No 1886 l street near Sixteenth street north
west Miss b. Ross, Principal; Mrs. SlddOns, TeaCs~
of Execution Miss Belle Ogden, English Assistant
and IL Nilsson, Teacher o French decttN
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Mrs $. j.. FULLER. PnINCIPAL.
Opens Tor It's Tenth Annual session SEPTEM BER
H. See circulars NJ book anu art stores call at the
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TIN COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY,

Preparatory Department opens WEDNESDAY
September 10
The Cole "WEDNESDAY. September 10.
Medical school, MONDAY, October H.
Law School, WEDN ESDAN, October
For Information and catalogue address
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tu,th,StOOc!0 President.
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National University Law School,


Three classes-JuniOr, Senior and Post Graduate.
Tuition s. per month; fij per year, au2tlm*
TENHE BOYS ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL HIGH
L. SCHOOL.
]. w. HUNT A. NJ, Principal
Commences its twelfth year SEPTEMBER / In the
north session of Dr. Sunderlands church, Four
and-a-half street northwest.
Circulars containing further information, with test.
monias from few of our best citizens, can be had at
the book stores, or the principal may be addressed
through p. o. box $685. and an interview obtained
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"A one but the owner. w ID NEWTON. A suitable
reward will be paid by leaving the at ePICEpS
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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT for the relief of parties who receivedv
seed grain under the provisions Of chapter,
nlnetyfour (94), of the general laws of one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight
Q67S), entitled IAN act to furnish seed grain,
to sufferers from grasshopper ravages."
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. The provisions of chapter ninety-I
four (94), of the general laws of one Thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight Q87S), are
hereby suspended for one year, against all
persons who may be unable to pay for the seed
grain received by them under the provisions of
said act, by reason of loss or damage of crops
OF the present of the ensuing year. Provid-
ed, that all persons claiming relief under this
act shall on or before the first day of October
of each year, file with the county auditor an
affidavit of loss damage of crop, and con-
sequent inability to pay the one-half of his in
debtedness to be levied against his property
for such year, and to become due the ensuing
year, with an endorsement thereon of two dis
interested free-holders of the town in which
the applicant resides, vouching for the truth
of his statement
Sec. 2. The county auditor shall omit from
the tax levy of that year the amount due for
seed grain from all persons filing with him
such afhdavits properly attested and vouched
for within the time prescribed, and shall in
clude the same in the levy for the next year
following.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this act shall operate in
any manner to prejudice the claims of the State
against all persons indebted for seed grain, but
all the provisions of said chapter ninety four
(94), except as herein specially provided, shall
continue in full force and effect as against
such persons indebted until the claims of the
State are fully paid and satisfied.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 8, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT TO organize the county of Pipestone
and to legaize the election of county of
hcers chosen at the general election in No
vember, 1878.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
by declared to be legally organized county,
with all the rights, privileges, powers and inn
munities of organized counties within the State
of Minnesota.
Sec. 2. The persons who were chosen by a
majority of the votes cast in said PipestOne
county on the day of the general election in
November, 1878. to the Offices of auditor, treas
urer, register of deeds. sheriff, surveyor, judge
of probate, county attorney, clerk of district
court, coroner, court commissioners, superin-
tendent of schools and county commissioners
of said county are hereby declared to have been
legally elected to said offices respectively, pro-
vided said persons were at the time of their
election eligible to office IN said county, and
upon qualifying as required under existing
laws regulating the qualifying of county of
fcers. at any time prior to April l, 1879, shall
be deemed to be lawfully IN possession of the
said Offices, and shall enter upon the discharge
of their duties as such.
Sec. 8. If any person chosen to Office as
aforesaid shall not have qualified as such officer
prior to said first day of April, 1879, such Office
shall be deemed vacant, and may be filed by
appointment as provided by law in case Of or
ganized counties.
Sec. 4. The cornty commissioners of said
county, when qualified, may by vote of said
said county, and when SO established the coun-
ty seat shall not be removed to any other place
except in the manner provided by law.
Sec. 8. This act shall be public act and be
in force from and after its passage.
approved January ~, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT to promote immigration.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section 1. There is hereby created State
board of immigration which shall consist of
the Governor secretary of State, State treasurer,
clerk of the supreme court and Dillon o. Brien.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the State
board of immigration, created by section of
this act, to publish or cause to be published
pamphlet treating of and describing the devel-
oped and uDdeveloped resources of this State,
and to do everything which in their Judgment
may enhance and encourage immigration into
this State, and the said board may have printed
from time to time such numbers of said PAM
phlet in any language as may in their Judgment
best serve the interest of the State.
Sec. 3. The board may employ a suitable
person to act as secretary, and to do such other
work in the way of corresponding, distributing
papers, pamphlets anT maps, and writing arti-
cles as they may order. The salary of said Sec
rotary shall n0t exceed one Thousand 10000 dol
lars per year.
Sec. 4. The sum of six thousand 5000 dol
lars is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the use of aid board of immigration, be
expended by them 10 carry out the objects of
this act as provided in the foregoing sections.
Sec. 5. Three members of the board of i'm
migration shall constitute quorum, and shall
= have authority to act on all questions brought
before the board.
Sec 6. The money hereby appropriated shall
remain in the treasury subject to the order of
the board.
Sec. z. The Members of the State board of
immigration shall receive no compensation for
their services but shall be reimbursed to the
amount IF their actual expenses.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of said board of
immigration to make reports of their labors
and proceedings to the State legislature.
Sec. 9. AL acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March Z, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT regulating the cancellation of fire
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. The commissioner of insurance
is hereby authorized and empowered to address
any inquiries to any insurance company or
the secretary thereof, in relation to it's doings,
or condition or any other matter connected
with it's transactions, and it shall be the duty
of any company addressed, to promptly re-
ply in writing to any such inquiries. Every
hre insurance company organized under any
law of this State, any other State failing to
make and deposit such statements or to reply
to are inquiry of the said commissioner of in
surance, shall be subject to the penalty of five
hundred dollars and an additi, nal five hun
dred dollars for every month that such COM
pany shall continue thereafter to transact any
business of insurance. Every insurance COM
pany organized without this State and doing
business herein, failing to make and deposit
such statements, or VINO shall wilfully neglect
to make a full and true reply to such INQUIRIES
as may relate to its manner of doing business,
or to its assets, pecuniary responsibility, or to
other matters connected with or relating to its
business transactions, shall be subject to like
penalties and revocation of its authority to
do business in this State. The said commits
sioner of insurance shall have power to ex-
anime the form of policy contract, proposed to
be issued by any company, association, or cor
poratlon applying TO De permitted to transact
the business of insurance in this State, and
may refuse to admit any company to this State,
or to renew the annual authority of any COM
pany previously admitted, whenever the form
of policy contract, issued or proposed to be is
sued, does not permit the cancellation of the
same at the request of the insured, ON equitable
terms.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after July l, 1879.
Approved March 10, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
SO

AN ACT for the relief of homestead settlers
and timber culture claimants on lands now
claimed by the State as swamp lands.
WHEREAS, certain settlers in this State have
been allowed to take homestead and timber
culture filings at the local land offices of the
United States on lands now claimed by the
State as swamp lands; and,
WHEREAS, Said settlers have in good faith full
filled all the requirements of the homestead and
timber culture laws and in many cases have
made final proof, and have sold and conveyed
said lands by warranty deed; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That the Governor of the State of
Minnesota is hereby authorized and required to
rehnquish all the right, title and interest of
said State in and to all lands claimed by said
State as swamp lands, now occupied or held by
actual settlers, their heirs or assigns, timber
culture claimants who hold the tame by virtue
of homestead or timber culture entry according
to the laws of the United States relating there
to- whether patented to the said claimant or
not. Provided, trat this section shall cover and
apply to all such claims that have been filed on
prior to January first Qst), one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine QS79), and that may
have been cancelled by reason of the State hav-
ing claimed the same as swamp lands.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor
to procure from the commissioner of the gener-
al land office list of the lands described in
the parties claiming them, and thereupon to
execute to the United States a deed of relin-
punishment of the same; and the Governor shall
forward copy of this act to each of our men,
bers in Congress, and they are hereby requ osted
to endeavor to secure indemnity in lands for
the lands thus lost to the State.
Sec 8. If any grantee of the State to which
the lands mentioned in this act would have in
lured except for this act, and said homestead or
timber culture filing shall relinquish to the
State of Minnesota all it's right title and inter-
est In and to the said lands to which it is enti-
tied as aforesaid, then said grantee 80 relin-
gushing said lands shall have the right to and
may select any lands granted by the Congress
of the United States, to indemnify the State of
Minnesota for lands relnquished under the
provisions of this act by said State, and the
Governor shall convey to said grantee the lands
30 granted and selected, when certified to the
State by the general government in the same
manner and upon the same terms and cendi-
lions as if they were part of the lands orig
inally inuring to said grantee.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1879. :.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
IS

AN ACT to protect the Mississippi river from
injury to navigation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section 1. That it shall not be lawful to
cast, throw, or empty, or cause, suffer, or pro-
cure to be cast, thrown or emptied from
mills of any kind whatever any slabs,
edgings or timber, sound or unsound, or by
falling or throwing any tree into the Missis-
sippi river. Provided nothing in this bill will
prevent persons from depositing mill waste of
any kind for the purpose of building or ex-
tending wharfs or yard room in any city or
town on the Mississippi river.
Sec. 2. That any person, persons or corpora
ton offending against the provisions of this
act, shall, for each and every such offense, for
felt and pay penalty not exceeding fifty dol
lara, beside such further sum as may be found
in any action for the recovery of the penalty or
penalties, to the extent of any expense in max
ing go,d the damage incurred or removing TO
q proper place the things deposited in violation
of this act. Such penalty to be recoverable in
any Of the courts in tsie State having juris.
diotion thereof
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after June Lat, 1879.
Approved March 8, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
90

AN ACT to authorize the commitment of
United States corviCts under the age of six
teen years to the State Reform school.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That the board of MANAGERS of
the Minnesota State Reform school are author
lied and required to receive into their custody
and guardianship, and keep until discharged by
dine course of law. all infants under the age of
sixteen years committed to said school by the
sentence of any court of the United States in
and for this State, in punishment of any crime
against the laws of the United States, of which
such infant shall have been convicted, and for
the support and keeping of such infant priso-
ners, the United States shall be liable to the
same charges as may by law be chargeaple
against the counties from which similar COM
mitments may be made by the courts of this
State
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1878.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
81

AN ACT to Authorize persons WAC have COM
piled with the laws so planting and culti-
waiting timber and shade trees authorized to
plat and make application Tor bounty up to
duty 81. 1873.
Be it enacte! by che Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section I. Any person who has complied
in full with all the requirements of the law in
force upon the planting of timber and shade
trees In this State, but who have through mis-
take, inadvertence, inability, or otherwise have
failed to measure, plat and lay out such land So
planted to trees and make the necessary sppli-
cation to obtain bounty therefor a. required
by law, may so measure, plat and lay out said
land and make said application for bounty as
aforesaid at any time previous to the thirty
first (31st) day of July, eighteen hundred and
seventy-nine, which said proceedings shall be
subject to all the laws now in force upon this
subject, and said person when complying
with the foregoing provisions shall be entitled
to the same bounty if said application had
been made within the time heretofore required
by law.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT declaring it unlawful TO get ON or off
railroad cars and engines when in motion or
switching and providing penalties for the
violation thereof
BE il enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful for any
uerson, other than passengers or employees, to
ret on or off or to swing on or hang on from the
outside of any engine or car upon any railroad
wtile the same is IN motion or switching.
SEQ. 2. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding ten dollars, of which violations JUS
&ices of the peace and judges of municipal
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
SEQ g. 1t shall be the duty of the police officers
ef auy city, and constables and sheriffs of any
Gown or county in this State, to arrest persons
IN the act of violating the provisions of this
ct. and take them before the proper magistrate
and make complaint, uuder oath, of such vio-
Iation, to the end that due punishment may be
enforced for such violation.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be In
snree on the lst day of April, 1879.
Approved February Is, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20

AN ACT to provide for laying out. altering or
disseminating any highway on the line be-
tween any town and an incorporated city or
village in the State of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever the supervisors of any
town, and the trustees or common council of
any incorporated city or village shall receive a
petition, praying for the location of road, or
for the altering disseminating of any road,
on the line between such town ana incorporated
city or village such road shall be laid out al
tered or discontinued by two or more of the SUI
pervisors of such town and majority of the
common council or trustees of such incorporat-
ed city or village.
Sec. 2. The decision of such supervisors and
common council or trustees, in relation to such
road, may be appealed from in the same man
ner provided in the laws of this State, for ap-
peals from the decisions of supervisors in rela-
ton to town roafs.
Sec. 8. The laws of this State, which apply to
q road!on the line between two towns, shall be
applicable to all roads on the line between anv
town and an incorporated city or village.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February Is, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
81

AN ACT authorizing the amendment or altera-
ton OF the articles of incorporation of re-
hgious corporations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. Whenever any religious corpora-
ton, existing under the laws of this State. shal
desire to alter, modify or change any of its ar
ticles of incorporation, such corporation NAV.
by resolution duly passed at any regular or
special meeting of the directors or trustees
thereof, adopt new article or articles alteri 10
modifying or changing any of the articles Of
incorporation thereof OF adding to the same.
Provided. however, that such alteration. modi.
fcation or amendment shall not be contrary to.
or in conflict with the law under and by yirtue
of which said corporation was organized and
exists.
Sec. 2. No such new or amended articles of
incorporation shall be operative or valid to
alter, modify change such original articles of
incorporation, or otherwise until the same
shall be adopted and recorded in the same
manner, and with like formalities, % the ORIG
naI articles Of Incorporation are now required
TO be adopted and recorded: and when al
adopted and recorded, the said new, amended.
altered or modified articles shall be substitu ted
for, and take the place OF the original articles
of Incorporation so altered, amended, modified
or changed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and bs in
force from and after its passage.
ApprOved March 8, 1879.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
81

AN ACT to legalize conveyances of real estate
in the several counties of the State of Min
nesota heretofore executed in this and other
States and Territories of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That all conveyances of or affect
ing real estate heretofore recorded in the sew
eral counties of the State of Minnesota being
without or having but one witness, and in all
other respects executed according to the laws
of this State be and the same are hereby legal
lied and made good and valid. Provided, how
ever, that nothing herein contained shall in
any manner effect the rights or title of any
bona fde purchaser without notice for valua-
BILE consideration.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1879
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-20
SO

AN ACT authorizing the State Librarian to
make and certify copies of judicial decisions
and other documents in his custody and
provide fer the use of the same
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
Section l. That the State Librarian, upon
the application of any person, may make out
and certify, under his official seal, COPY or
copies of any judicial d. oision of any report
or proceeding contained in any of the laws in
equity. Reports in his Office, or under his
charge, as such librarian, and of any other
document or paper in his custody, and any such
certified copy may be used and read before any
judge or court, or in any legal proceeding to
the anne effect as the original book, report,
document or paper, could or might be used if
produced before such Judge, court or other
authority, and he shall be entitled to charge
for the same at the rate of fifteen cents per
folio.
Sec. 2. This act to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1879.