CHAPTER II. An Act Supplemental to an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the Assessment and Taxation of all Property in this State, and for levying taxes thereon according to its true value in money," approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty. SECTION 1 Board of County Commissioners shall have power to make such abatement of taxes or penalties as they shall deem just; also to order money refunded improperly assessed-when application for relief made. 2. When act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : March 2, 1865. of taxes; to order sed. SECTION 1. The board of county commissioners of Commissioners to each county upon proper cause shown by a party ag- have power to grieved, shall have power to make such an abatement of make abatement taxes or penalties or both, assessed or incurred against money refunded any property in any case as they may deem just, and improperly assesalso to order any tax paid which has been improperly assessed or paid by mistake, to be refunded by the county treasurer, and the taxes so refunded shall be chargeable to and be deducted from the several funds on account of which the same were collected in the hands of the county treasurer. Provided, That all applications for relief under this When application act shall be made within one year from the first day of for relief made. January next ensuing the levy of such tax. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from aud after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. March 3, 1865. Establishment of To be controlled by a Board of Di rectors-of whom to consist-term of office. Duty of Board of select lands for CHAPTER III. An Act to establish an Orphan Asylum for the orphan children of Minnesota Officers and Soldiers who have been or may be killed during the present war. SECTION 1. Establishment of an Asylum for the education and support of indigent minor children of deceased officers or soldiers of Minnesota while in service. 2. Asylum to be controlled by a Board of Directors-of whom to consist-term of office. 3. Duty of Board of Directors. 4. Commissioner of State Land Office to select and set apart swamp lands for the erection and support of said Asylum-when. 5. When said lands to be deemed irrevocably dedicated to said Asylum. 6. When act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. There shall be established under the direction and supervision of the board of directors hereinafter specified, an Asylum for the education and support of indigent minor children of such Minnesota officers and soldiers as have been or may be killed, or who have or shall hereafter die in the service of the country during the present war. SEC. 2. Said Asylum shall be controlled by a board of five directors. The Governor and Adjutant General shall be two of the number of said board ex-officio, and the remainder shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall hold their offices for the term of three years. SEC. 3. Said directors shall have the general supervision of said Asylum; shall prescribe rules for the government and management thereof, and generally perform all acts necessary to render said Asylum efficient for the purposes for which the same is established. SEC. 4. That as soon as the title to the swamp Who and when to lands donated by Congress to the State of Minnesota shall become vested in the State, and as often as any ⚫such lands become so vested, the cominissioner of the State land office shall, after selecting the lands appro Asylum. priated to the State Prison, Insane Asylum, Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb at Faribault, and three Normal Schools, under the provisions of an act entitled an act to appropriate swamp.lands to certain educational and charitable institutions therein named, and for the purpose of erecting a State Prison, approved February thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, proceed to select and set apart the remainder of the swamp lands not heretofore otherwise appropriated for the erection and support of the Asylum created and established in and by this act. vocably dedicated SEC. 5. All lands so selected and set apart by the commissioner of the State land office, shall from and when said lands after such selection be deemed to be irrevocably dedi- to be deemed irrecated to the use of said Asylum, and shall vest in the to said Asylum. board of directors in and by this act created in trust for the uses and purposes of said institution. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 3, 1865. CHAPTER IV. An Act to provide for the Relief of the Sick and Disabled Soldiers belonging to Minnesota. SECTION 1. Appropriation for the relief of sick and disabled soldiers belonging to Minnesota where they may be found. 2. Governor authorized to appoint Commissioners to visit hospitals-for what purpose- 3. In what cases such aid to be administered. 4. 5. Commissioners to keep a correct and detailed account of all moneys which they may Subscribe oath for faithful performance of dutics-per diem and mileage. 6. When act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the March 2, 1865. Appropriation for the relief of sick sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as and disabled sol- may be necessary, for the relief of the sick and disabled soldiers belonging to Minnesota, in the different camps and hospitals where they may be found. diers. Governor to appoint Commis purpose-how mo ney to be appro priated. SEC. 2. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint such commissioners as he may deem proper for sioners for what carrying out the provisions of this act, whose duty it shall be to visit the hospitals used by the army, for the sick and disabled soldiers [of our regiments, and supply such sick and disabled soldiers] with food and medical assistance, and necessary aid to return to their homes; and the money so appropriated shall be paid by the Auditor of the State on the certificate of the Gov ernor. SEC. 3. That no other aid than that accruing under In what cases aid the class mentioned in section one of this act, shall be allowed by said authorities. to be administered. To keep record of money paid out to make reportto whom Take oath for faithful performance of duty-per SEC. 4. The authorities mentioned in section two of this act, shall keep a detailed and correct account of all moneys which they may pay out, and at least ten days prior to the commencement of the next regular session of the Legislature, they shall prepare and deposit with the Governor a full and concise report of all moneys thus paid, according to the provisions of this act. SEC. 5. That before entering upon the discharge of their duties, said commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath that they will perform the duties of the diem and mileage. Office faithfully and honestly, to the best of their judgment and ability, and they shall receive as a compensation for their services, the sum of three dollars per day for each day they are actually engaged in the discharge of their duties, and five cents for each mile necessarily traveled, which shall be in full for said services and their expenses. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. CHAPTER V. An Act to appropriate Swamp Lands to certain Edu- February 13, 1986. cational and Charitable Institutions therein named, and for the purpose of erecting a State Prison. SECTION 1. When Commissioner of State Land Office to select lands for the erection and support 2. Commissioner of State Land Office to keep record of quantity, description and date 3. All lands so selected to be deemed irrevocably dedicated for the purposes for which 4. The certificate of the lands so selected shall be received in all courts as evidence of 5. When act to take effect. Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: State Land Office Charitable Insti SECTION 1. That as soon as the title to the swamp lands donated by Congress to the State of Minnesota Commissioner of shall become vested in this State, the commissioner of to select lands for the State land office shall from the even numbered sec- Educational and tions of any such lands not otherwise disposed of prior tutions. to the passage of this act, proceed to select or cause to be selected and set apart for the erection and support of an Insane Asylum, one hundred thousand acres of Insane Asylum. swamp lands. For the erection and support of an institution for the Deaf and Dumb education of the Deaf and Dumb at Faribault, in this Institute. State, one hundred thousand acres. For the erection and support of each Normal School now established, or hereafter to be established in this Normal School. State, not exceeding three, seventy-five thousand acres. For the erection and support of a State Prison, one state Prison. hundred thousand acres. quan Commissioner to keep record of quantity, descrip SEC. 2. The commissioner of the State land office shall cause to be kept in his office a record of the tity, description, and date of selection of all lands lected and appropriated pursuant to the provisions of tion and date of section one of this act. se SEO. 3. All lands so selected and set apart by the selection. |