February 6, 1866.

Governor to pro

cure case.

Where ease to be kept.

Appropriation

for carrying ont

provisions of act.

CHAPTER LVII.

An Act for the preservation of the flags carried by Minnesota troops during the war for the suppression of the Southern Rebellion.

SECTION 1. Authorizes Governor to provide a suitable case for preservation of Minnesota battle flags.

2. Designates where flags shall be kept.

3. Appropriates sum of money for carrying out provisions of act.

4. When act to take effect.

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

SECTION 1. The Governor of this State is hereby authorized to procure a suitable case, of glass and wood, in which to keep the flags carried by Minnesota troops during the late war.

SEC. 2.

Said case shall be kept in one of the main halls of the Capitol.

SEC. 3. The sum of five hundred dollars ($500), or so much of it as may be needed, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for carrying out the provisions of this act.

SEC. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 6, 1866.

CHAPTER LVIII.

An Act making appropriation of money for a contin- March 2, 1866. gent fund of immigration, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

SECTION 1. Appropriation for a contingent fund of Immigration.

2. When act to take effect.

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

for Contingent

SECTION 1. That the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the Appropriation same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Fund of Immitreasury not otherwise appropriated, to be drawn upon gration. the order of the Governor, and to be applied exclusively to the payment for composing and printing of pamphlets and circulars, for postage, advertising, and for forwarding printed matter under the provisions of an act entitled "an act to organize a system for the promotion of immigration to the State of Minnesota," approved March fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty

four.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1866.

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Appropriates money for Library.

Supreme Court

CHAPTER LIX.

An Act for the purpose of enlarging the Law Library of the State.

SECTION 1. Appropriation for enlarging Law Library of State.
2. Judges of Supreme Court to draw appropriation.

3. Judges may sell or exchange duplicate copies.
4. When act to take effect.

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

SECTION 1. The sum of five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of enlarging the law library of the State.

SEC. 2. The Judges of the Supreme Court are hereJudges to expend by authorized to draw said sum from the Treasury of the State, and to expend the same in the purchase of such law books as they may deem best.

appropriation.

Powers of Judges

SEC. 3. The said Judges may exchange any duplicate copy of any law book in the State Library, or sell and reinvest the proceeds of any such duplicate copy in the purchase of additional law books.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 28, 1866.

CHAPTER LX.

An Act appropriating money for the benefit of the State March 1, 1866. Library.

SECTION 1. Appropriates money for the benefit of the State Library.

1. Establishes contingent fund.

2. Appropriation for binding newspapers, &c.

2. When act to take effect.

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

SECTION 1. That the sum of three hundred dollars, Appropriates or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the money for Statu same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Library. treasury, belonging to the general revenue fund, not otherwise appropriated.

1st. For contingent fund for State Library, one hundred and fifty dollars.

2d. For binding newspapers and arranging and printing catalogue of Library, one hundred and fifty dollars.

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

Approved March 1, 1866.

CHAPTER LXI.

February ✪, 1866. An Act authorizing the Governor of this State to obtain the release of Maria Boyer.

SECTION 1. Governor authorized to to obtain the release of Maria Boyer.

2.

Governor authorized to draw upon State Treasurer for necessary sum; limits the amount.

3. When act to take effect.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota

SECTION 1. The Governor of this State is hereby Governor to ef- authorized to adopt such means as to him may seem expedient, to effect the release of Maria Boyer, a white girl, sixteen years of age, and a citizen of this State, now held as a captive by the Sioux Indians.

fect the release of Maria Boyer.

Governor to draw

SEC. 2. The Governor is hereby authorized to draw on State Treasury upon the State Treasury for such sums of money as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of section one of this act. Provided, that the whole amount so drawn shall not exceed one thousand dollars. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 6, 1866.