. The history of Faribault County, Minnesota : from its first settlement to the close of the year 1879 : the story of the pioneers. me, engaged inthe practice of the law, until 1857, when he moved to Mankato, Minn. Aboutthis time he was appointed, with others, to draft and report a code of laws forthe State, which work he did in 1859. The legislature of 1859 elected Mr. Wilkinson United States senator forthe State of Minnesota for six years, which terra he served. After the expira-tion of his term in the senate he was (in ISfiS) elected representative in congressand served one term. Subsequent
. The history of Faribault County, Minnesota : from its first settlement to the close of the year 1879 : the story of the pioneers. me, engaged inthe practice of the law, until 1857, when he moved to Mankato, Minn. Aboutthis time he was appointed, with others, to draft and report a code of laws forthe State, which work he did in 1859. The legislature of 1859 elected Mr. Wilkinson United States senator forthe State of Minnesota for six years, which terra he served. After the expira-tion of his term in the senate he was (in ISfiS) elected representative in congressand served one term. Subsequently he represented Blue Earth county, in theState senate, in the years 1874, 1875, 1876 and 1877. Senator Wilkinson came lo this county in 1878, and located on a farm nearWells, but has all along continued in the practice of the law, appearing occa-sionally in our district courts, and also, lately, before the supreme court of theUnited States, at Washington, D. C, in a number of important suits. He was a republican in politics until late in his career, when he affiliatedwith the democrats. He died at Wells, February 4th, J. H. SPKOUT. FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 643 SECTION SIX. THE BOARD OP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.—THE OFFICIAL, DUTIESOP THE BOARD AND THE NAMES OP THE PERSONS WHO HAVEBEEN MEMBERS OP THE BOARD TO THE CLOSE OP THE YEAR 1879. The board of county commissioners constitutes the legislatureof the county. As defined by law, the duties of the board, brieflyexpressed, are to examine and settle all accounts of the receipts andexpenditures of the county, the care of the county property, themanagement of all the county funds, and the transaction of all thebusiness pertaining to the county, except as otherwise providedby law. The board has power to set off, organize and vacate towns, andchange the boundaries thereof; organize and change school districts,lay out roads, build bridges, levy certain taxes, make appointmentsto fill vacancies in various offices, and, in gen
Size: 1418px × 1762px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidhistoryoffar, bookyear1896
