GENERAL LAWS OF MINNESOTA. PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, CHAPTER I. An Act to provide for the Assessment and Collection of February 28, 1866 a Tax for State Purposes. SECTION 1. Tax for the purpose of a sinking fund and for meeting the interest on the State Debt, under the provisions of an Act approved March thirteenth, 2. Tax to be paid in gold or silver, or United States Treasury Notes-all ex- 3. When Act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. There shall be levied on all taxable property in the State of Minnesota for the year A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-six, a tax of six mills upon the dollar, for the use of the State, including the sum to be used as a sinking fund, and for the interest on the . State debt, under the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to authorize a loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to defray the current expenses of the Tax for meeting State," approved March thirteenth, A. D. eighteen hun interest on State Loan. Tax for meeting interest on War Loan. dred and fiftyeight, and also including the interest on the war loan, under the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to provide for the borrowing of money to defray the expenses of the present Indian war," approved September 27th, eighteen hundred and sixty-two; four ills thereof, to be applied to the payment of the current expenses of the State; one mill thereof to be set apart for the payment of the interest and expenses on the State loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the interest and expenses on war loan of one hundred thousand dollars; and one mill thereof, to be set apart for a sinking fund to provide for the payment of the principal of the eight per cent. loan of two hunTax to meet cur- dred and fifty thousand dollars, due July first, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and it is hereby made the duty of the Governor, State Auditor, and State Treasurer to invest this sum in interest-bearing bonds of the United States or State of Minnesota. rent expenses of State. What funds to be paid in. Excesses to be set apart as a sinking fund. SEC. 2. The whole of said amount of taxes shall be payable in gold, or silver, or United States notes; and all moneys received by the Treasurer in collection of taxes in excess of the amount required to defray the current expenses of the State Government, together with any moneys belonging to the State, received from the United States Government, after settlement by the United States of the State accounts, shall also be set apart for the sinking fund, and shall be invested, as required by section one of this act. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 28, 1866. CHAPTER II. An Act to appropriate money for the erection of a build- February 6, 1866 ing for the State Normal School at Winona. SECTION 1. Appropriation for the erection of a building for a State Normal School at Winona. 2. When Act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, Appropriates and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money money for State in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be Normal School. expended in the erection of a building for the State Normal School at Winona; the same to be paid on warrants drawn by the President and countersigned by the Treasurer of the State Normal School Board; and that on the presentation of such warrants to the State Auditor, it shall be his duty to draw warrants on the State Treasurer for a like amount; such money to be expended under the direction of the 'Normal School Board, as provided by law. SEC. 2. its passage. This act shall be in force from the time of Approved February 6, 1866. February 28, 1866 CHAPTER III. An Act to relieve certain soldiers from paying bounty tax. SECTION 1. Soldiers and their widows and minor children to be exempt from paying bounty tax-order to be drawn by town or county authorities upon the Treasurer of county, city or town wherein such tax has been levied for amount so levied; said order to be received as payment for such tax or taxes. 2. Neglect or refusal of authorities to issue such order to subject them to action for twice the amount so levied. 3. No person to derive benefit from this Act who has not served one year as private in a Minnesota regiment, unless discharged for disability. Persons whose bounties exceeded three hundred dollars not entitled to any benefit. Authorities to levy tax to meet deficiencies. 4. When Act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. Whenever it shall appear by satisfactory Proof of service evidence to the authorities of any county, city or town, in the army of that a tax has been levied, for the purpose of paying United States, as bounties to volunteers against the property of any perempts from pay- Son, who, on or before the first day of January, one ment of bounty thousand eight hundred and sixty-four entered the a volunteer, ex tax. military service of the United States as a private soldier, and has since been honorably discharged, or still remains in said service, or against the property of the widow or minor children of such person; such authorities respectively shall, upon due proof of such facts, issue and deliver to any such parties or their agents, an order upon the Treasurer of such county, city or town, wherein such tax was levied, for the amount of any such tax or taxes for the purpose of paying bounties to soldiers, in such county, city or town, specifyWidows and mi- ing the amount, to whom issued and delivered, and nor children of that it is in behalf of a person, or the widow or minor soldiers entitled children of such person who had entered the military emption. service previous to the first day of January 1864, and to similar ex the Treasurer upon whom such order is drawn, or his successor in office, shall receive the same in payment for such tax or taxes. Authorities neglecting to carry SEC. 2. When the authorities of any county, city or town, shall neglect or refuse to issue and deliver the said order in accordance with the previous section, out provisions of they shall be liable in an action at law to the parties this act liable to aggrieved in a sum of twice the amount of his, her or their tax or taxes so levied. penalty. entitled to bene SEC. 3. The benefits of this act shall not apply to persons who have not served one year as privates in Persons who are some Minnesota organization of United States troops, fits of this act. unless discharged for physical disability, nor to persons whose total bounties, received from all sources, have exceeded three hundred dollars, and the authorities issuing said orders are hereby authorized to levy suf ficient taxes for any succeeding year to meet all deficiencies created by the operation of this act. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 28, 1866. |