SESSION LAWS OF THE TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA, PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AT THE SESSION COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1851. Babeoeke PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. SAINT PAUL: PRINTED BY JAMES M. GOODHUE. 1851. Babcocks SESSION LAWS. The Second Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota was convened, in pursuance of law, on Wednesday, the first day of January, 1851, and adjourned on Monday, the thirty-first day of March, 1851. ALEXANDER RAMSEY, Governor; D. B. LOOMIS, President of the Council; M. E. AMES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHAP. I.-An Act providing for the appointment of a Librarian, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota, The Governor shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Council, shall appoint a Librarian, who shall continue in office one year, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; who shall have the custody, charge, safe keeping, management and direction of all books, papers, maps, charts, engravings, paintings, and all other things, of what nature soever, properly belonging to the Library of the Territory. Feb. 25, 1851. Governor to ap point with consent of Council. Bond and oath, bond to be filed SEC. 2. Before entering upon the duties of his office, said Librarian shall execute a bond to the Secretary of the Territory, with the Secretary. with three or more sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of six thousand dollars, which bond shall be approved in writing by the Governor of the Territory, conditioned for the faithful porformance of the duties of his office; and he shall also take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, before one of the Justices of the Supreme Court or Clerk of the District Court, to support the Constitution of the United States, and the provisions of the law organizing the Territory of Minnesota, and faithfully and impartially to perform the duties of his office according to law, to the best of his abilities; which oath shall be endorsed and certified on the back of said bond, and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Librarian to provide a suitable and convenient room at the seat of Government, for the safe keeping of the Territorial Library, and all things belonging or appertaining thereto, and provide proper shelves for the arrangement thereof, in such manner as to be easy and convenient of access, and it shall further be the duty of the Librarian to procure the insurance of the Library and all other property in his charge against damage or loss by fire. Safe keeping and insurance of Libra ry. |