CHAPTER LI. An Act to repeal an Act, being an Act to provide for March 2, 1865. the organization, equipment and discipline of the military forces of the State. SECTION 1. Repeal of former act-restoration of former act repealed. 2. When act to take effect. Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : act-restoration of SECTION 1. That chapter IV, of the extra session laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and all laws amendatory thereof, being an act to provide for the or- Repeal of former ganization, equipment and discipline of the military former act repealforces of the State, be and the same are hereby re- ed. pealed; and all acts and parts of acts referred to by said act, are hereby revived and declared to be in full force and effect, the same as if the act herein referred to, and hereby repealed, had not been passed. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. 1 March 2, 1865. No tax to be levied soldiers to pay bounties to vol unteers. CHAPTER LII. An Act to relieve soldiers from paying bounty tax, and to prohibit the levy of bounty taxes to pay volunteers enlisting after July first, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive. SECTION 1. No tax to be levied on the property of soldiers in the service of the United States, to pay bounties to soldiers. 2. No taxes to be levied to pay bounties to soldiers after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. 3. When act to take effect. Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. Whenever it shall appear by satisfactory evidence to the authorities of any county, city or town, that the tax levied for the purpose of paying bounties to volunteers, against the property of any on the property of person now in the service of the United States, or that has been in the service of the United States, and honorably discharged therefrom, or the widow or minor children of any person so engaged, is excessive, and that said person appears to be equitably entitled to relief therefrom, such authorities respectively may, upon due proofs 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 for the purpose of paying bounty to soldiers, in such county, city or town, specifying the amount, and to whom issued and delivered, and the treasurer upon whom such order is drawn, or his successor in office, shall receive the same in payment for such tax, and for no other purpose, and the said orders shall be credited to any such treasurer in the settlement of his account on said bounty fund as cash. No taxes to be lev SEC. 2. There shall be no taxes levied in any town, ied to pay bounty city or county of this State, for the purpose of paying bounties to soldiers who may enlist to the credit of to soldiers after July 1, 1865. any town in the State after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. CHAPTER LIII. An Act to legalize the action of county, city and town authorities in appropriating money, issuing bonds, February 11, 1885. orders, scrip and other evidences of indebtedness, to pay bounties to soldiers and for the support of the families of soldiers. SECTION 1. The action of County Commissioners of any county, City Council of any city, the Supervisors of any town, for the purpose of paying bounties to soldiers, are hereby legalized and made valid. 2. When act to take effect. Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : The action of prop the purpose of SECTION 1. That the action of the county commissioners of any county, the city council of any city, or the supervisors of any town in this State, in appropriating money, issuing bonds, orders, scrip or other evidence of indebtedness, to pay bounties to soldiers, or er authorities in isfor the support of the families of soldiers, or which suing bonds for may hereafter be appropriated or issued by the author- paying bounties to ities hereinbefore mentioned, and pursuant to such soldiers, are legalaction by them heretofore had, or in pursuance of a valid. vote of the electors of any county, city or town, cast at any election heretofore held for that purpose, and any tax which has been levied, or may hereafter be levied, by any of the authorities specified in this act, for the payment of the principal and interest, or either, ized and made of any bonds, orders, scrip, or other evidence of in- Approved February 11, 1865. March 2, 1865. CHAPTER LIV. An Act to provide for the sale and conveyance of any interest in real estate belonging to lunatics. SECTION 1. Guardians for lunatics may sell real estate by applying to the District Court. 2. Guardian to give bond for faithful performance of such trust. 3. Proceedings in case bond forfeited. 4. May be brought before a referee. 5. When Court may order the letting of real estate for a term of years. 6. Real estate not to be disposed of against the provisions of any last will. 1. When conveyance may be executed under the direction of the Court. 8. All such sales shall be valid. 9. Disposition of proceeds of sale of such property. 10. Court shall make order for the preservation of said proceeds. 11. If real estate shall be subject to other life estate, how Court to proceed. 12. Previous to paying such sum the Court shall be satisfied that an effectual release has, been executed. 13. When act to take effect. Beit enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: SECTION 1. Any lunatic seized of any real estate, or entitled to any term for years in lands, or having any tenancy by the courtesy, or any tenancy by the natics may sell trict Court. courtesy initiate, may by guardian duly appointed, or if Guardians for lusuch lunatic is a married woman, having any real es- real estate by aptate held by her as her separate estate, or having any plying to the Disdower admeasured, or right of dower or inchoate right of dower in any real estate, she may by guardian duly appointed, or by her husband, apply to the district court of the district in which such real estate or some part thereof is situate, or if such lunatic be a married woman, in the district in which her husband resides, for the sale or disposition of the same in the manner hereinafter directed. faithful perform SEC. 2. On such application said guardian or said husband shall give bond to the judge of probate of the county in which such proceedings are had for the bene- To give bond for fit of such lunatic, (in addition to any bond given on ance of trust. appointment as guardian,) to be filed with the judge of said probate court, in such penalty, with such sureties, and in such form as the said district court shall direct, conditioned for the faithful performance of the trust reposed, for the paying over, investing and accounting for all moneys that shall be received by such guardian or husband, according to the order of any court having authority to give directions in the premises and for the observance of the orders and directions of the court in relation to the trust. Proceedings in case SEC. 3. If such bond be forfeited, the court shall direct it to be prosecuted for the benefit of the party bond forfeited. injured. before a referee. SEC. 4. Upon the filing of such bond the court may May be brought proceed in a summary manner by reference to a referee, to inquire into the merits of such application. When Court may SEC. 5. Whenever it shall appear satisfactorily that a disposition of any part of the real estate of such order the letting of lunatic, or of any interest in any term for years, or of a tenancy by the courtesy, or tenancy by the courtesy initiate in any real estate, or a disposition of real estate for a term of years. |