One witness to CHAPTER XLII. An Act to Legalize Certain Conveyances heretofore made. SECTION 1. Conveyances with one subscribing witness made legal. 2. Act takes effect on passage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. That all conveyances of real estate heretofore made within the limits of this State, properly sealed and ac conveyances legal knowledged with one subscribing witness thereto, shall be legal and valid to all intents and purposes. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM HOLCOMBE, President of the Senate. APPROVED July twenty-six one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota,} HENRY H. SIBLEY. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER XLIII. An Act to encourage Emigration. SECTION 1. Appropriation for the preparing of a number of essays on the climate, soil and resources of Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That the sum of one hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, be paid to Joseph A. Whee Appropriation for lock, out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED-June eleven, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota, June 11, 1858. HENRY H. SIBLEY. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER XLIV. An Act to extend the laws of the State over all the Indian Tribes within the boundaries of the State, and to confine them to their own lands. SECTION 1. Indians out of their reservations subject to the laws of the State, and pun- 2. Indians required to have passes from Superintendent to leave reservation and 3, Sheriffs and other officers to remove all Indians not complying with preced ing section. 4. Act takes effect on passage. 5. Repeals all Acts contravening its provisions. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That if any Indian or Indians shall enter upon the limits of this State, or cross the boundary line of their res reservations sub ervation, and there take, steal, or destroy any property, real or Indians off their personal, belonging to any citizen or inhabitant of this State, "ject to the laws of or shall commit any murder, violence, or outrage upon any the state such citizen or inhabitant, or shall commit any crime, offence or misdemeanor whatever, recognized by the laws of this Passports requir vation State as a crime, offence or misdemeanor, he or they shall be subject to the existing laws of this State, and shall be punished accordingly; Provided, These laws shall not extend to crimes committed by one Indian against the person or property of another Indian, except in the case of murder. SEC. 2. No Indian or Indians belonging to any tribe, band or bands whatever, within the limits of this State, shall be allowed to leave his or their reservations and cross the boundary line thereof, and go into or upon the lands, settlements ed to go off reser- and claims belonging to the white inhabitants, or build or erect any tent, tents or tepees upon any such lands as aforesaid, without having a passport from the Superintendent, Agent or Sub-Agent of Indian Affairs, or from the officer of the United States commanding the nearest military fort on the frontier; or shall remain intentionally therein after the expiration of such passport; And be it further provided, Such passport shall express the object, the time he or they are al lowed to remain, and the route they shall travel, nor shall such passport confer upon any Indian or Indians the right or power for hunting or fishing on any such grounds as belong to the white inhabitants. SEC. 3. It shall be lawful for any Sheriff, Constable or any other county or town officer, to remove any Indian or InOfficers to remove dians from lands, settlements or claims belonging to the allwithout pass white inhabitants, if he or they have not complied with the ports provisions of the foregoing section; and it shall moreover, be lawful, and shall be the duty of every peace officer in their respective counties and towns, in such cases as above stated, to call to their aid such persons or power as they may deem necessary. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SEC. 5. All acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM HOLCOMBE, I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER XLV. An Act for the Protection of Trout Fish. SECTION 1. Forbids the taking of Trout Fish, by sein, net, basket or trap. 2. Penalty for violation of this Act. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That all persons are hereby forbidden to take trout from any waters of this State, by means of any sein, net, basket, or trap. Prohibition SEC. 2. That any and all persons upon being convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Act, shall pay a fine of Penalty) not more than twenty-five, nor less than five dollars, which fine shall be paid into the school fund in the county where the offence was committed, and the conviction had. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of August, 1858. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM HOLCOMBE, President of the Senate. APPROVED-July the thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota, July 30, 1858. HENRY H. SIBLEY. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER XLVI. An Act to secure the free passage of Logs and Lumber down the several rivers of this State. SECTION 1. Rivers within the State declared public highways, for passage of logs and 3. Booms or wears without sluices, on any river, to be declared public nuisan- 4. Takes effect on passage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. That all rivers within the State of Minnesota, Rivers public highways of sufficient size for floating or driving logs, timber or lum ber, and which may be used for that purpose, are hereby declared to be public highways, so far as to prevent obstruc tions to the free passage of logs, timber or lumber down said streams, or either of them. SEC. 2. That no dam or boom shall hereafter be constructed or permitted on any river, as specified in this Act, unless Sluices on dams said dam or boom shall have connected therewith a sluiceway, lock or other fixture, sufficient and so arranged, as to permit logs, timber and lumber to pass around, through or over said dam or boom, without unreasonable delay or hindrance. provision for free SEC. 3. Any boom or wear now in or on any river, as Booms without aforesaid, that is so constructed as to prevent the free paspassage of logs sage of logs or lumber, is hereby declared a public nuisance, &c to be abated- which shall be abated unless a suitable sluiceway, lock or penalty passage, as above provided, be made thereon as aforesaid, within thirty days after written notice given by any person interested; and any person or persons so owning, holding or occupying said boom or wear, shall be liable to pay five dollars for every day the same shall be permitted to remain in or on said river, after having had thirty days notice to remove said nuisance, which may be recovered before any Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction of the case, and the amount so recovered shall be collected by said Justice, and paid into the township treasury, of the proper township, for the use of common schools; and shall also be liable for any damages sustained by individuals by reason of said nuisance; Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to interfere with the vested right of any chartered company now in existence. SEC. 4. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. APPROVED-July the twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota, Į July 28, 1858. HENRY H. SIBLEY. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. |