12 BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS.
them: And whereas, said Old Settlers Historical association exists only in name, therefore--
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota:
Section 1. That it shall be lawful for the Historical Society of Dakota, by its proper officer or officers to pay to said Gregory Brothers, the sum of one hundred, and twenty-five dollars, being the amount of charges due them on said boxes.
Sec. 2. That whenever the said Historical Society of Dakota shall pay the amount of charges, as mentioned in the preceding section, the said Gregory Brothers, or whoever may have charge of the boxes of books mentioned above, shall deliver the same upon demand, to the librarian of the Historical Society of Dakota, as follows: Box No. 1, containing American. Archives, 9 volumes, executive documents 2d session 33d congress, 10 volumes; Japan expedition 2 volumes, and Owen's geological report, 2 volumes. Box No. 2, containing Jefferson's works, 9 volumes; Adam's works, 10 volumes; N. E. boundary, 1 volume ; census of 1850, 1 volume; Gellers report, 2 volumes ; meteorological observations, 1 volume; Greenhow's Oregon and California, 1 volume; message and documents, 2d session 36th congress, 3 volumes, and message and documents 2d session 37th congress, 4 volumes. Box No. 8, containing American state papers, 17 volumes. Box No. 4, containing annals of congress, 42 volumes, Box No. 5, containing old congressional documents, 62 volumes. Box No. 6, containing old congressional documents, 60 volumes. Box No. 7, containing documents of '33d 'congress, 85 volumes. Box No, 8, containing documents of 1st session of 35th congress, 56 volumes, Box No. 9, containing documents of 2d Session of 35th congress, 49 volumes. Box No. 10, containing documents of 1st session of 36th congress, 55 volumes; and box No. 11, containing documents of 2nd session of 36th congress, 38 volumes; and said books when so recieved [sic] as aforesaid shall remain with and belong to the said Historical Society of Dakota, and said books shall be incorporated with and compose a part of the public library of said society.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
Approved, January 14th, 1864
