SEC. 7. Chapter twenty-five of the laws of eighteen Repeal of former hundred and sixty-three, and chapter forty-four of the acts. laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-four, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 21, 1865.

CHAPTER LIX.

An Act relating to the confusion of property as respects March 1, 1865. logs and timber.

SECTION 1. What law to govern the wrongful and fraudulent confusion of logs and timber.

2. Proceedings in case logs bearing the same mark and owned by different individuals.

8. Provisions of this act to extend to previous causes.

4. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

What law to gov

the wrongful confusion of logs

and fraudulent

SECTION 1. In all cases of a wrongful or unlawful taking, detention or conversion of logs or timber and intermingling of the same with other logs or timber so ern that they cannot be identified nor separated therefrom by the owner, the rule of the common law applicable to the case of a wrongful and fraudulent confusion of goods, shall govern in determining the right of property in respect to both and all said logs and timber.

and timber.

same mark owned

sons

SEC. 2. In cases where logs or timber bearing the same mark, but belonging to different owners in severalty have without the fault of any of them become so Logs bearing the intermingled that the particular or identical logs or by different pertimber belonging to each cannot be designated, either on how to proof such owners may upon a failure of any one of them having the possession, to make a just division thereof after demand, bring and maintain against such one in possession an action to recover his proportionate share

ceed.

Provisions to ex

tend to previous

causes.

of said logs or timber, and in such action he may claim and have the immediate delivery of such quantity of said mark of logs or timber as shall equal his said share, in like manner and with like force and effect as though such quantity embraced his identical logs and timber and no other.

SEC. 3. The provisions of this act shall apply to causes of action which have heretofore accrued as well as hereafter to accrue.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from aud after its passage.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota :

SECTION 1. The salary of the Governor shall be two thousand dollars per annum.

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The salary of Secretary and Auditor of State shall be twelve hundred dollars each, per annum.

The salary of the Treasurer and Attorney General shall be one thousand dollars each, per annum.

The salary of the Adjutant General shall be twelve hundred dollars per annum.

The salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be six hundred dollars per annum.

The salary of the State Librarian shall be four hundred dollars per annum.

Salaries of State

The salary of the Governor's Private Secretary shall officers and clerks be six hundred dollars per annum.

The salary of the State Land Commissioner shall be three hundred dollars per annum.

The salary of the Assistant Secretary of State shall be eight hundred dollars per annum.

The salary of the clerk in the State Treasurer's office shall be eight hundred dollars per annum.

The clerk hire in the Adjutant General's office shall not exceed the sum of sixteen hundred dollars per

annum.

The clerk in the State Auditor's office shall receive a salary of nine hund: ed dollars per annum.

The clerk in the State Land Office shall receive a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum.

The clerk of the Allotment Agent shall receive a salary of two hundred dollars per annum.

The Janitor of the Capitol shall receive a salary of six hundred and twenty [five] dollars [per an]num. The Warden of the State Prison shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum.

The Deputy Warden of the State Prison shall receive a salary of six hundred dollars per annum.

The Night Watchman of the Capitol shall receive a salary of five hundred dollars per annum.

The Arsenal Keeper shall receive a salary of five hundred dollars per annum.

The Reporter of the Supreme Court shall receive a salary of five hundred dollars.

SEC. 2.

of the several departments.

Chapter sixty-eight of the general laws of Repeal of former one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, is hereby act. repealed.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, March 2, 1865.

February 13, 1865.

age of County

Commissioners.

CHAPTER LXI.

An Act to amend an act entitled an act to amend section nine of chapter fifteen of the Session Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty, relating to County Commissioners, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.

SECTION 1. Per diem and mileage of County Commissioners.
2. When act to take effect.

Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

SECTION 1. That section nine of chapter fifteen of the session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty, be amended so as to read as follows, to wit:

Section 9. The county commissioners shall each receive three dollars per day, for each day they may be necessarily employed in the transacting of the counPer diem and mile- ty business, and six cents per mile for each and every mile traveled in going to or returning from the meeting of the county board, in the discharge of any official duty, to be computed by the most usually traveled route. Provided, That no county commissioner shall receive pay as such for more than twenty days in any one year, nor shall they be entitled to traveling fees for their attendance on more than six sessions in any one year.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1865.

CHAPTER LXII.

An Act to provide for the election of County Commis- February 13, 1865. sioners in counties in this State that have no township organization.

SECTION 1. How Commissioners elected in counties where no township organization exists-term of office-if Commissioners not elected to be appointed by the Governor.

2. Repeal of inconsistent acts.

3. When act to take effect.

Be itenacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota :

ers elected in coun

SECTION 1. That in each and every county which has not a township organization, the said county shall be divided into three commissioner districts, which shall contain as near an equal number of electors as conven- How Commissionient, and in one of each of said districts, a commis- ties where no townsioner shall be elected, and the person elected from ship organization district number one shall hold his office for the term of fice-if not elected to be appointed by the Governor.

one year; the person elected from district number two shall hold his office for the term of two years; and the person elected from district number three shall hold his office for the term of three years; and that a commissioner shall be elected annually thereafter, for the term of three years to succeed the person whose term of office shall have then expired. Provided, That if the county commissioners are not elected as herein provided for, they shall then be appointed by the Governor of the State, from the qualified electors of the said county, who shall qualify in the same manner as that provided for, for commissioners elected in accordance with general laws.

exists-term of of

sistent acts.

SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent Repeal of inconwith the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act to take effect immediately after its passage.

Approved February 13, 1865.