Pay of judges and tion held under this Act, and the Register of Deeds of the dif clerks of election ferent counties shall be paid the like compensation out of their respective counties treasuries, and in like manner as they are entitled to for similar services, under an Act entitled "An Act to regulate Elections." SEC. 13. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives WILLIAM HOLCOMBE, President of the Senate. APPROVED-August the twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota,} August 12, 1858. H. 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 LXXXVII. An Act providing for the election of Governor of the State, and further to prescribe and define the powers and duties of his office. ། SECTION 1. Governor of the State--time of holding election therefor. 2. Governor to be legal custodian of all the State property. 3. Cfficers of the State Departments required to make report of the public bu siness entrusted to them. 4. Commissions to civil officers in the State, to be signed by Governor. 5. Requisitions for rendition of fugitives--discretionary power as to payment " of expenses. 6. Reprieves and pardons, to grant. 7. Vacancies among officers appointed by Legislature, to be filled by Governor --until Legislature meets. " 8. Public Thanksgiving, duty of Governor to set apart a day for. 9. Extra Sessions of Legislature, authority to convene., 10. Impeachment, resignation or removal of Governor, Lieutenant Governor to act. * 11. No member of Congress or officer under the United States, to hold the office af Governor. 12. Private Secretary, to record official letters. 13. The Great Seal of the State, authority to provide when lost, defaced or in jured. 1་་་ 14. Act takes effect on passage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. The Governor shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the State, at the general election in A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, and at the general Governor of state election biennially thereafter, and he shall assume the duties-time of holding of his office on the first day of January next succeeding hist election, or as soon thereafter as practicable. election therefor state property SEC. 2. The Governor is hereby constituted the legal custodian of all the property of the State, not specially en-Governor to be trusted to other officers by law; and he is hereby authorized legal custodian of and empowered to take summary possession of such property of the State, without any process of law; and to adopt such measures as he may deem proper to preserve it from injury or deterioration. reports to govern SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the several officers of the Executive Department to make a written report to the officers of depart. Governor of the State, of the public business entrusted to ments to make. their charge, whenever required by him so to do, and the Attorney General shall deliver a written opinion upon any subject connected with the affairs of the State, when requested by the Governor. or Requisitions SEC. 4. All commissions to civil officers in this State shall Commissions to civil officers by be issued and signed by the Governor, and countersigned by whom signed the Secretary of State under the seal of the State, and a record thereof kept in the office of the Secretary of State. SEC. 5. In issuing requisitions for the rendition of fugitives from justice, it shall be discretionary with the Governor, discretionary whether to allow any sum of money or not, for the expenses power as to pay. incurred therein, and no such expenses shall be paid by the' State, or any county, unless on the certificate of the Governor, to the effect that the case is such an one, as the State or county ought to pay for the pursuit and rendition of said fugitive. ment of expenses SEC. 6. The Governor shall have power to grant reprieves Reprieves and and pardons after conviction, except in cases of impeach- pardons-power ment. 1 to grant by legislature, to SEC. 7. When any officer, the right of whose appointment Vacancies in ofis vested in the Legislature, shall, during the recess, die, or fices appointed his office by any means become vacant, the Governor shall be filled by aphave power to fill such vacancy by granting a commission, pointment which shall expire at the commencement of the next session of the Legislature. SEC. 8. The Governor shall by proclamation, set apart one Annual thanksday in each year, as a day of solemn and public thanksgiving giving day to Almighty God, for his blessings to us as a State and a nation, and no business shall be transacted on that day at any of the departments of State. SEC. 9. Whenever the Governor shall deem it necessary to convene an extra session of the Legislature, he shall do legislature-au so by proclamation, giving such notice as he shall deem Extra sessions of necessary to inform the members of the Legislature of the thor ty to convene time of assembling; and when assembled he shall state to them the purposes for which they have been convened. SEC. 10. In case of the death, impeachment, resignation, Impeachment, or removal of the Governor from office, the Lieutenant resignation or re- Governor shall exercise the office of Governor, until he be moval of governor acquitted, or another Governor shall be duly qualified. And in case of the impeachment of the Lieutenant Governor, or his death, removal from office, resignation, or abscence from the State, the President of the Senate shall succeed to the office and exercise the duties thereof, until a Governor shall be elected and qualified. SEC. 11. No member of Congress, or person holding any office under the United States or this State, shall execute the hold office of gov: office of Governor. Prohibition to ernor his duties SEC. 12. The Governor shall appoint his Private Secretary, who shall enter in a book kept for that purpose, all such Private secretary letters written by and to the Governor, as are official and important; and such other letters as the Governor shall deem necessary. Said book shall be deposited in the office of the executive by the Private Secretary, and carefully preserved, and the Governor shall produce the letter books before the Legislature whenever requested. SEC. 13. Whenever the great seal of the State, shall be lost, or so worn or defaced as to render it unfit for use, the Governor shall provide a new one. SEC. 14. This Act shall take effect from and after its Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. APPROVED-August the ninth, 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 LXXXVIII. An Act to authorize the Governor to select Lands, and secure the title thereof. SECTION 1. The Governor authorized to appoint a Commissioner to select lands to com plete public buildings. Selection of Salt Springs and lands granted by Enabling Act of Congress. 3. Act takes effect on passage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That the Governor of this State is hereby au tion by United thorised to appoint a Commission, consisting of one or more Commission to be persons, to assist him in the selection of certain lands grant-appointed to seed to the State of Minnesota for the purpose of completing lect lands-donathe Public Building, or for the erection of others at the Seat States of Government, and also to take such measures as shall secure the title of said lands, when thus selected for the State. SEC. 2. That the Governor shall select or appoint some suitable person or persons to make the selection of the twelve Salt Springs and six sections of land granted to this State by the Enabling Act, and take such measures as are necessary to secure a title thereto. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original on file in this office. FRANCIS BAASEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER LXXXIX. An Act to provide for the Salaries of the Judges of the SECTION 1. Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court. 2. Salaries cf the Judges of the District Court. 3. Salaries to be paid quarterly on the order of the Auditor. 4. Terms of office of the Judges. 5. Act takes effect on passage. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That the Chief Justice and Associate Justices Salaries of the of the Supreme Court shall severally receive a salary of two judges of supreme thousand dollars per annum. court SEC. 2. The Judges of the District Courts shall severally salaries of judges receive a salary of two thousand dollars per annum. of district courts Salaries payable quarterly Term of office SEC. 3. The said salaries provided for in the foregoing sections of this Act, shall be payable quarterly by the State Treasurer, on the order of the Auditor, out of any money in the Treasury of the State not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 4. The term of office of each of the said Judges, shall commence and date from the first Monday of January, 1858, and their several duties shall be and remain as now provided by law, until the same shall be changed by the Legislature. SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GEORGE BRADLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. APPROVED-August the eleventh, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-eight. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, Minnesota,} August 11, 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 XC. An Act to amend an Act to appropriate Money for cer SECTION 1. Amend Section 9 of Chapter 26 of General Laws of 1858.5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. That the sum of one hundred and five dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the appropri Appropriation to ation made in Section nine of said Aet to W. A. Hotchkiss, or assigns, to be paid out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the current year, to J. Travis Rosser. J Travis Rosser |