number of their respective papers is rescinded, and they are hereby permitted to publish any law in one or more numbers of their respective papers, and further that the authority to publish in the several papers therein mentioned be extended to the "Racine Advocate," published at Racine, and "Fort Madison Patriot," published at Fort Madison.

Approved, Dec. 27, 1837.

No. 10.

Resolved, by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the secretary of this territory be authorized to provide proper seals for the use of the several judges of probate and of the clerks of the boards of commissioners of this territory. Approved January 15, 1838.

No. 11.

Resolution relative to printing the laws in pamphlet form.

WHEREAS, by the 11th section of the act to establish the territorial government of Wisconsin, a sufficient sum is to be annually appropriated to be expended by the secretary of the territory to defray the expense of printing the laws and for other purposes; therefore,

Be it resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the printing of the laws passed at the present session of the legislative assembly, in pamphlet form, be given to Messrs. James Clark & Co., of this place, and that they be instructed to have the same ready for distribution on or before the 15th day of May next.

Approved January 16, 1838.

No. 12.

Resolved, by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the report of the commissioners, appointed to agree upon a place of the public buildings and to superintend the erection of the same at Madison, dated at Mineral Point, Nov. 29th, 1837, be approved.

That said commissioners be required to advertise for proposals and contracts for the completion of said buildings on the place submitted agreeable to the provisions of an act entitled an act to establish the seat of government of the territory of Wisconsin and to provide for the erection of public buildings, approved December 3, 1836; and that the treasurer of said board of commissioners be required to pay Augustus A. Bird, acting commissioner, five hundred dollars out of the moneys on hand in part pay for his services rendered: provided, that nothing herein contained shall go to excuse the commissioners for any misconduct or for acting contrary to the provisions of the act above recited.

Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 13.

Resolved, by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That P. H. Engle, Esq., be appointed fiscal agent for this territory, and that he be authorized to draw from the treasury of the United States out of the moneys appropriated by congress to defray the expenses of the legislative assembly of Wisconsin, such sums as he may advance, and actually pay on account of the pay or mileage of members, or on account of expenses of printing or other expenses authorized to be paid by the act of the legislative assembly of the territory, entitled an act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the council and for other purposes, passed the 19th of January, 1838, and the act entitled an act to provide for the compensation of the officers of the house of representatives and for other purposes, passed on the same day.

Approved Jan. 19, 1838.

No. 14.

WHEREAS the legislative assembly of the territory of Wisconsin has at its present session passed an act establishing a territorial university at or near Madison, the seat of government,

Be it therefore resolved by the council and house of rep. resentatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That our delegate in congress is hereby directed to ask of the congress of the united States an appropriation in money of twenty thousand dollars for the erection of the buildings of the said University, and also to appropriate two townships of vacant land for its endow ments, to be located east of the Mississippi river, under the direction of the president of the United States in such a manner as to interfere with no actual settler or occupant of the public lands and that the said lands. may be located in sections or half or quarter sections as the president may direct.

Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 15.

A resolution relative to the printing of the laws.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the printers authorized to print the laws of this legislative assembly at its present session are hereby authorized and required to print the laws passed by the legislature of said territory at its first session, and attach the same to the laws as a part thereof.

Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 16.

Resolution relative to publishing the laws.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of Wisconsin territory, That the secretary of the territory be directed to cause the laws to be published in the different newspapers in which they are authorized to

be published, in such order as their immediate importance may seem to demand; putting the election law and the different laws relating to county government first, and laws of a private nature last, omitting such of the latter as it may seem to him unnecessary to have published in that form, and that he be also directed to have copies of the laws passed at the present session furnished to the printers of the laws immediately after the close of the session so that they may have the pamphlet ready according to the time specified in the resolution by which they were appointed. Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 17.

Resolution concerning the miners' bank of Du Buque.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of Wisconsin territory, That a joint committee of two from each house be appointed to investigate the affairs and condition of the miners' bank of Du Buque; that said committee have power after the adjournment to visit the bank in person, to examine its books and papers, count the money in its vaults and to examine whether the said bank has complied with the provisions of its charter or not, and that they have power to issue subpoenas and attachments to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify on the subject submitted to them by this resolution, and that said committee report at the extra session of the legislative assembly in June next.

Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 18.

Resolved by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the secretary of the territory is hereby instructed to have one thousand five hundred copies of the militia act, as passed the present session, together with such forms and regula tions as the governor may think advisable to recommend, with the necessary marginal notes and references published in pamphlet form for the use of the

militia; and further, the adjutant general shall transmit to the commandants of each brigade a sufficient number of copies to furnish a copy to each commissioned officer in their respective brigades; the said militia act shall be the property of the territory, every officer receiving a copy shall give a receipt for the same and shall be held responsible for the safe delivering of the same to his successor in office.

Approved January 19, 1838.

No. 19.

Resolutions relative to distribution of the pamphlet laws.

Resolved, by the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin, That the secretary of this territory shall cause to be delivered to the clerks of the several boards of county commissioners in each of the organized counties in this territory, by special messengers, copies of the laws passed at the present session agreeable to the number annexed to the respective names of the counties as hereinafter provided, as soon as the said copies can be obtained from the printer, as follows:

To Des Moines county

120 copies.

60