SEC. 2. This act is hereby declared a public act and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 24, 1865. March 2, 1865. An Act to continue the Geological Survey of the mine- SECTION 1. Governor authorized to appoint a suitable person to continue the survey of the North 2. To take oath for faithful performance of duty-to make report to Governor-what to Governor to ap point suitable person to continue the survey. To take oath-to make report to to contain. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint some suitable person to continue the Geological Survey of the mineral lands of the north shore of Lake Superior, lying in the State of Minnesota, and also other mineral bearing districts within the limits of this State. SEC. 2. Such person so appointed shall before entering upon his duties under the provisions of this act, take and subscribe an oath to diligently and faithfully Governor-what discharge such duties to the best of his ability. And he shall proceed at as early a day as practicable to continue such survey under the direction of the Governor. He shall make analysis of metal-bearing rocks that may be obtained during such survey, to the end that the commercial value thereof may be ascertained, and he shall report the same to the Governor on or before the first day of January A. D. eighteen hundred and sixtysix. He shall also make and report sectional maps showing the location of minerals examined and analysed, and as far as in his power, report upon the extent of the coal fields on the waters of the Big Cottonwood River, and the extent of such other mineral deposites as he may find, and such report shall be transmitted by the Governor to the Legislature of the State. How expenses to SEC. 3. The Governor shall have power to draw from the State treasury out of any moneys not other- be paid. wise appropriated, a sufficient amount to pay the actual and necessary expenses incurred by such person so appointed under the provisions of this act not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. CHAPTER XL. An Act to enable N. C. D. Taylor to continue the Geological exploration of the country in the valley of the St. Croix within this State. SECTION 1. Appropriation for expenses for geological exploration of the valley of the St. Croix. 2. When act to take effect. Beitenacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : March 2, 1865. logical survey. SECTION 1. That the sum of one thousand dollars Appropriation for be and the same is hereby appropriated and ordered to expenses of geobe paid to N. C. D. Taylor out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable him to continue the geological exploration of the country in the valley of the St. Croix, within this State, and that he report to the next Legislature the result of his labors. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. ed. March 2, 1865. CHAPTER XLI. An Act to continue the operation of the joint resolution relative to the taking of soldiers' votes, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. SECTION 1. Provisions for the appointment of eommissioners to receive soldiers' votes extended. 2. When act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That the provisions of the joint resoluProvisions extend- tion, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, entitled joint resolutions for the appointment of additional commissioners to receive soldiers' votes be and the same are hereby extended for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. CHAPTER XLII. An Act requiring the Adjutant General of this State to act as Claim Agent, and providing his compensation therefor.. SECTION 1. Adjutant General to act as Claim Agent. 2. Compensation of Claim Agent-may employ one clerk-compensation of clerk. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : March 2, 1865. to act as Claim SECTION 1. That the Adjutant General of this State shall act as claim agent for all persons having claims Adjutant General against the Government of the United States for pen- Agent. sions, bounty or back pay, where such claims have arisen out of or by reason of the present war, and shall prosecute such claims without pay or compensation from the party seeking such pension, bounty or back pay, or from any other source, except as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The Adjutant General shall receive for the services required of him by the preceding section, from compensation. this State, the sum of four hundred dollars per annum, and shall be entitled to the services of one clerk, to be appointed by said Adjutant General, to assist him in the discharge of the duties hereby required, who shall receive for his services the sum of two hundred dollars per annum. Such salaries to be paid out of the treasury of this State at the time and in the manner provided for the payment of the salaries of other State officers. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 2, 1865. March 2, 1865. Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House to preserve all documents. CHAPTER XLIII. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act providing for recording and distributing the journals of the Legislature and the laws and public documents. SECTION 1. The Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House shall preserve all documents-deliver copies as may be ordered to printer-number of copies to be printed-manner of measuring printed matter for the departments. 2. Publication of annual documents-number of copies. 3. Number of copies of Journals and Laws to be printed-Laws to be printed in two volumes. 4. When act to take effect. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota : SECTION 1. That section four of chapter eleven [forty] of the general laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-one, be amended so as to read as follows: The secretary of the senate and clerk of the house shall carefully preserve, during the session, all such papers and documents as may be laid before the house of which he is secretary or clerk, and such of those as may be ordered by such house to be printed, he shall forthwith deliver to the printer for his use in printing the same, and the printer shall immediately print two hundred and forty copies of the same, of which numDeliver copies to ber each of the executive officers shall receive one, printer-number of copies to be printed. and the librarian five, which he shall preserve. No extra copies of any such paper or document shall be printed, except the same be ordered by joint resolution, passed within three days of the day on which the two hundred and forty copies of the same are printed and delivered to the secretary or clerk, and if extra copies be so ordered, the printer shall print the same without any charge for composition for such extra copies: Provided, That all printing done by the order of either branch of the Legislature or by joint resolution, or by virtue of any law authorizing the same, shall be printed as solid matter, except in the case of blank forms for the use of any of the executive officers of the State, which shall |