Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, The County officers of Dakota County who were in office on the first day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty-three, shall each remain in the respective office or offices he then filled until his successor or successors shall be duly qualified; and all the duties pertaining to any such county office that may have been performed as prescribed by law by the said officers, or any of them, since the said thirty-first day of December 1853, shall be legal and valid, as if performed by officers qualified according to law.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Register of Deeds of said County, on or before the meeting of the Board of Commissioners in February, as hereinafter provided, to make out and lay before said Board at its said meeting a certificate of the election of each person who received the highest number of votes for any office within said county, as shown by the returns of the last general election made to his office, and the persons so shown to have been elected to office in said County may each qualify and assume the duties of his office, as provided by statute, in the same manner, and with all the privileges and penalties which would have attached to said office, if the certificates of election had been issued, and the qualification for the duties of the office had taken place as provided by Jaw.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners to meet at the county seat in said county on the first Monday in February, 1854, at which meeting it shall be competent for said board to transact all business, and do all acts which might or should have been done and performed at the regular session of said Board in January, as provided by law.

SEC. 4. The Board of Commissioners of Dakota County at said meeting in February as above provided, is hereby authorised and required to establish School Districts within their said County, and shall also apportion the moneys appropriated by law for the support of Common Schools within said County, among the School Districts in which schools have been kept since the assessment of the taxes for County revenue, in proportion to the number of persons between the ages of four and twenty-one years, in each district that shall lay before the said Board at said meeting in February, a list of the names of said persons between the ages of four and twenty-one years; said moneys to be drawn from the Treasury after the organization of said School District as provided by law, and the moneys so drawn shall be applied to the purposes for which moneys drawn from the County Treasury for the support of Common Schools are authorised by law to be applied, and no other.

SEC. 5. Until the location of the County Seat of Dakota Coun County seat. ty as provided by law, Mendota shall be the County Seat of said

County.

SEC. 6. The penalties attached by statute for neglect of duty Neglect of duty. in office, shall attach to the officers provided for by this act. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

N. C. D. TAYLOR,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

S. B. OLMSTEAD,

President of the Council.

APPROVED January twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hun

dred and fifty-four.

W. A. GORMAN.

SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

St. Paul, March 30, 1854.

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the original act on file in this office.

J. TRAVIS ROSSER,

Secretary of Minnesota Territory.

Not to take effect, when.

CHAPTER 39.

An Act to defray the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, and for other purposes.

March 4. 1854.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Appropriations Minnesota, That there be paid out of the sum appropriated by Con--to whom made. gress, for defraying the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of this Territory, for the year ending the sixth day of March, one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-four:

To William P. Murray, for insurance on Territorial Library, from July 13th, 1853, to July 13th, 1854, seventy-five dollars;

To L. M. Olivier, for sixteen cords of wood for Library and Secretary's Office, fifty-six dollars;

To J. E. Whitney, for rent of Library for one year from Jan. 1st, 1853, two hundred dollars;

To R. S. Smith, Librarian, for three quarters' salary from May 17th, 1853, four hundred and fifty dollars;

To J. A. Jackson, for making and putting down a carpet for the Library, ten dollars;

To Elfelt & Brother, for carpet for Library, sixty-eight dollars and seventy cents;

Appropriations -to whom made.

To Daniel Green, for removing Library to the Capitol, twelve dollars;

To W. S. Combs, for Stationery for Librarian, one dollar and sixty cents;

To George W. Farrington, for sperm candles, &c., for Library, twenty dollars and seventy cents;

To W. G. LeDuc, for Stationery for Librarian, seven dollars and fifty-five cents;

To J. C. Burbank, for freight on two boxes of books for Library, five dollars and fifty cents;

To J. P. Wright, to painting and graining chairs and one desk in Library, six dollars;

To Stees & Hunt, for one table for Library, four dollars and fifty cents;

To Louis Monroe, for sawing sixteen cords of wood for Library and Secretary's office, sixteen dollars;

To William Illingworth. for use of two clocks for the Legislative Assembly, ten dollars;

To J. Castner, to thirty cords of wood for Legislative Assembly, ninety dollars;

To Charles Chapdeliene, for sawing thirty cords of wood for Legislative Assembly, thirty dollars;

To J. P. Wright, for varnishing desks for the Legislative Assembly, eight dollars;

To A. T. Chamblin for carpets for three committee rooms, one hundred and forty-one dollars and ninety cents;

To George W. Farrington, for rent of Secretary's Office from May 12th to August 12th, 1853, storage on Legislative furniture from May 12th to February 12th, 1854, removing Secretary's iron safe to the Capitol, hauling saw dust and straw for State House, &c., one hundred and ninety-two dollars and seventy-five cents;

To J. H. Byers, for stoves, pipe, &c., for three committee rooms, one hundred dollars;

To Stees & Hunt, for stands, gavels and tables for the Legislative Assembly, twelve dollars and seventy-five cents;

To L. B. Wait & Co., for spittoons, pitchers and tumblers, for Legislative Assembly, twenty-seven dollars and thirty-seven cents. To Louis Monroe and J. A. Jackson for sewing and putting down carpets for Legislative Assembly, forty dollars;

To R. Marvin, for spittoons, pitchers and tumblers, seven dollars and fifty cents;

To George W. Farrington, for four dozen chairs, hair cushions, &c. for Legislative Assembly, one hundred and fifty-one dollars and twenty-eight cents;

To J. C. Mason, for making desks and tables for Legislative Assembly, twenty-five dollars.

To W. S. Combs, for stationery furnished the members of the Legislature and its officers, six hundred and ninety-one dollars and eight cents;

To W. G. LeDuc, for stationery furnished the members of the Legislature and its officers, seventy-seven dollars;

To W. Dahl, for stationery furnished the members of the Legislature and its officers, one hundred and five dollars and fifty cents; To S. B. Olmstead, for per diem as President of the Council sixty days, one hundred and eighty dollars;

To the Rev. Mr. Kerns, as Chaplain to the Council sixty days, one hundred and eighty dollars;

To James Starkey, for services as Assistant Secretary of the
Council fifty-eight days, one hundred and seventy-four dollars;
To John M. Lamb, for services as Enrolling Clerk of the Coun-
cil, fifty-eight days, one hundred and seventy-four dollars;

To W. M. Dwinnell, for services as Messenger of the Council, fifty-eight days, one hundred and seventy-four dollars;

To Louis La Sarte, for services-as Fireman of the Council, fiftyeight days, one hundred and seventy-four dollars;

To W. B. Frederick, Assistant Clerk, pro tem., of the Council, two days, six dollars;

To William Nevins, as Fireman, pro tem., of the Council, two days, six dollars;

To F. Lamar, Messenger, pro tem., of the Council, two days, six dollars;

To James Starkey, Secretary, pro tem, of the Council, two days, six dollars;

To W. M. Dwinneli, sergeant-nt Arms, pro tem., of the Council, two days, six dollars;

To N. C. D. Taylof, Speaker of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To Cephas Gardner, Speaker, pro tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars;

To A. J. Morgan, an Secretary, pro tem, of the House, three, days, nine dollars;

To H. Jackson, as Assistant Clerk, pru tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars:

To A. Bryant, Enrolling Clerk, pro tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars

To Jos. Tesrow, Sergeant-at-Arms, pro tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars;

To W. L. Morse, as Messenger, pro tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars;

To Joshua Draper, as Fireman, pro tem., of the House, three days, nine dollars;

To the Rev. Mr. Bradley, Chaplain of the House, sixty days,, one hundred and eighty dollars;

To A. J. Morgan, Clerk of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To H. Jackson, Enrolling Clerk of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To George W. Prescott, Assistant Clerk of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To James Middleton, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To Joseph Tesrow, Messenger of the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To Joshua Draper, Fireman sf the House, fifty-seven days, one hundred and seventy-one dollars;

To J. Travis Rosser, for extra labor and service done in transscribing and furnishing extra copies of the laws, memorials and resolutions of the Legislature; in distributing the laws, &c. &c. not provided for by the organic law, but directed by the Legislature, five hundred dollars;

To Prescott & Jones, for papers for Legislature and officers, sixty-two dollars;

To. J. R. Brown, to composition on Council Journal, two hundred pages, two thousand one hundred and sixty ems per page, at

Appropriations

-to whom made.

-to whom made..

Appropriations one dollar per thousand, fifty-two tokens press work, at one dollar per token, and twenty-five reams of paper at five dollars per ream, six hundred and nine dollars;

To J. R. Brown, to composition on session laws, ninety-six pages, three thousand one hundred and eighty ems per page, at one dollar per thousand, twenty-six tokens, at one dollar per token, and thirteen reams of paper, at five dollars per ream, three hundred and ninety-six dollars, and twenty-eight cents;

To James B. Dixon, for services as Secretary of the Council fifty-eight days, one hundred and seventy-four dollars;

To James B. Dixon, for five days services for bringing up and transcribing the Journal of the last day, filing books and papers, &c. with the Secretary, fifteen dollars;

To James B. Dixon, for furnishing copy of Journal to the printer, superintending the printing thereof, and affixing an index to the same, according to law; also, for transcribing into a book the Documents accompanying Governor's message, or by him sent to either House, other than those entered on the Journal, or the Documents reported to either branch of the Legislative Assembly, by any public officer of the Territory, in pursuance of law, and for transeribing the Journal of the Executive sessions of the Council, and furnishing the same to the printer, and superintending the printing thereof, three hundred dollars;

To Andrew Jackson Morgan, for furnishing copy of the Journal to the printer, superintending the printing thereof, and affixing an index to the same, according to law; also, for transcribing into a book the documents accompanying the Governor's Message, or by him sent to either House, other than those entered on the Journal, or the Documents reported to either branch of the Legislative Assembly, by any public officer of the Territory, in pursuance of law, three hundred dollars;

To Mr. Noot for translating Governor's Message into the German language, for the House of Representatives, one hundred dollars;

To Rev. Mr. Ledon, for translating Governor's Message for the House into French, one hundred dollars;

To Rev. Mr. Ledon for translating Governor's Message for Council, one hundred dollars;

To N. Kimmick, for translating the Governor's Message into the German Language for the Council, one hundred dollars;

To Thomas Foster for services as commissioner in contested election case of Robert Watson and G. W. Campbell, and expenses incurred therein, ninety dollars;

To A. L. Williams, for services as Commissioner in contested election case of Robert Watson and G. W. Campbell, and expenses incurred therein, ninety dollars;

To P. P. Furber, for services as special Commissioner in contested election case between Robert Watson and Geo. W. Campbell, and expenses incurred therein, thirty-three dollars.

To A. J. Morgan, for five days services bringing up Journal of last day of the session, in filing books and documents with the Secretary, according to law, fifteen dollars;

To David Olmsted, for furnishing members of the Legislature with copies of the Minnesota Democrat, two hundred and fifty-one dollars and ninety cents;

To George D. Bowman, for furnishing members of the Legisla