AUTHENTICATION. TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, Secretary's Office, Bismarck. ( I hereby certify that the laws contained in this volume are true and correct copies of the original enrolled bills, passed by the Legislative Assembly, at the seventeenth session thereof, begun and held at Bismarck, January 11, A. D. 1887, now on file in this office, with the exception of clerical errors appearing enclosed in brackets. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the Territory of Dakota, this [L.S.] 13th day of June, A. D. 1887. M. L. McCORMACK, Secretary of the Territory of Dakota. GENERAL LAWS. ABSTRACTS. J CHAPTER 1. COUNTY TREASURERS TO CERTIFY TO A5STRACTS OF TITLE. AN ACT Making it the Duty of County Treasurers to Certify to Abstract of Title to Real Estate with Reference to Taxes Affecting Property set forth in Abstract. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota:' That § 1. DUTY OF COUNTY TREASURER-COMPENSATION.] it is hereby made the duty of each county treasurer of the county where the property is situated to attach his certificate to each and all abstracts of title to real estate that may be presented to him for that purpose, which certificate shall show the amount of due and unpaid taxes against, or tax title affecting, the land described in such abstract, as the same shall appear from the records in his office, and for compensation therefor he shall receive the sum of twenty-five cents for each abstract so certified, and for each failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this act he shall be liable to a fine not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars. § 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved, February 17, 1887. 1887-1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF DEEDS. CHAPTER 2. PRESCRIBING FORM FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS. AN ACT Prescribing a Form for the Acknowledgment of Deeds and Other Instruments, and to Legalize Acknowledgments heretofore made by Deputy Sheriffs. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota: § 1. FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT] That all acknowledgments of deeds or other instruments in writing, made by any deputy sheriff of Dakota Territory, shall be made substantially according to the following form: TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, }ss. SS. day of ...... in the year .... before me, a in and for said county, personally appeared ...... known to me to be the person who is described in and whose name is subscribed to, the within instrument, as deputy sheriff of said county, and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of thereto as sheriff of said county, and his own name as deputy sheriff. § 2. PREVIOUS ACTS LEGALIZED.] That all acknowledgments heretofore made by any deputy sheriff of the several counties of this territory, either by or for himself as such deputy, or in the name of or for his principal, to any sheriff's certificate of sale, certificate of redemption, or sheriff's deed, or other instrument appertaining to the sale, redemption or conveyance, of any real estate sold at sheriff's sale, upon execution or by foreclosure, either by action or advertisement, shall and the same is hereby declared to be legal and of binding force and effect. § 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved, March 11, 1887. AGRICULTURE. CHAPTER 3. ESTABLISHING TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURETWO DISTRICTS. AN ACT To Amend an act Entitled "An act to Create a Territorial Department of Agriculture and Relating to Agricultural Societies and Agricultural Fairs, and Providing for Reports of the Same. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota: That said act be and is hereby amended to read as follows: § 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CREATED—TWO DISTRICTS.] There is hereby created a Department of Agriculture, for the promotion of agriculture and horticulture, manufactures and domestic arts, which said department shall be divided into two districts, and shall be managed by boards styled district boards of agriculture, to consist of one person from each legislative district within the limits of the agricultural districts hereinafter defined, and who shall be first appointed, by the governor, for the second district and for the year 1887; the persons composing the present board of agriculture who reside within the said first district, shall continue as the board of agriculture for said first district, and thereafter according to the provisions of this act. The board for district number one shall meet at Huron on the 29th day of March, 1887. And the board of district number two shall meet at Fargo on the twenty-ninth day of March, 1887, for the election of officers and for the locating of annual fairs, and annually thereafter on the fair grounds on the Wednesday, of the week of the annual district fairs. The members of said district boards shall be chosen as follows, by delegates or alternates, or the written proxies thereof, of their respective legislative districts, districts, chosen by the several agricultural societies in counties where such societies exist in the following manner, to-wit: In counties having one agricultural society, such county may appoint three delegates; in counties having two agricultural societies, each society may appoint one delegate, who shall be entitled to one and onehalf votes; in counties having three agricultural societies, each society may appoint one delegate, and if either society shall neglect or refuse to appoint such delegate, the delegate or delegates appointed shall be entitled to cast the full vote of the county; and in counties where no agricultural society exists the delegates may be appointed by the board of supervisors or county board, as the case may be, each county to be entitled to three votes and no more, and each union or district agricultural society shall be accredited to that county in which its fair grounds or the greater part thereof shall be located. The members of said district boards shall enter upon the duties of their office on the second Tuesday of January succeeding their election, and hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The district boards may fill any vacancy arising from any cause by appointment, from the district in which the vacancy may occur. All that portion of the Territory of Dakota lying south of the Seventh standard parallel shall be styled and known as district number one, and all that portion of the territory of Dakota lying north of said parallel shall be styled and known as district number two. § 2. SECRETARY.] Each district board shall appoint some person, not a member of the board, secretary, and fix his compensation, said compensation not to exceed two hundred dollars per annum, who shall hold his office during the term for which the members of the board appointing him are elected, unless for good cause he shall sooner be removed by the board, and who shall perform such duties as usually pertain to the office of secretary or as shall be required of him by the district board. § 3. TREASURER.] Each district board shall also appoint some person, not a member of the board, as treasurer, and fix his compensation, said compensation not to exceed one hundred dollars per annum, who shall give bond in such sum and with such security as the board shall direct, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. He shall hold his office during the term for which the members of the board appointing him are elected, unless for good cause he shall sooner be removed by the board. He shall keep an accurate itemized account of all money received by him and paid out, and make an annual report thereof to the district board, and make full settlement with the board. § 4. OFFICES.] The district boards shall keep offices for the transaction of business at places located by said boards at their annual meeting. § 5. POWERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS.] The district boards of agriculture in their respective names may contract and be contracted with; may purchase, hold or sell property; may sue or be sued in all courts or places; may hold district fairs and fat stock shows, at such times and places as the boards may determine, but this Territory shall never be liable for any debt or contract of said board. § 6. BOARDS HAVE CONTROL] The district boards of ag |