SECRETARY OF STATE: BONDS AND OATHS:
An Inventory of Its Notarial Bonds and Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Secretary of State. | |
| Title: | Notarial Bonds and Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1857-1926. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Notarial bonds (1858-1926), weighers bonds (1885-1896), oaths of office and appointments to office (1857-1905), various reports submitted to the secretary of state (1889-1921), affidavits of candidates for the 1916 primary election, certificates of elections (1858-1860), legislative records (1859-1860), and logging permits and bonds (1867-1884). | |
| Quantity: | 2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Secretary of State. Notarial Bonds and Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 3028
Processing Information:
Processed by: Mary Bakeman, June 2018
Catalog ID number: 001703727
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 112.A.13.1B | Notarial bonds (sample), 1858-1899, 1908, 1926: | ||||||||||
| Information includes date of appointment, the term (seven years), county of residence, and signatures of the notary and at least one guarantor. Some of the bonds have more than one guarantor. There are scattered Commissioners of Deeds bonds from other states, for persons who served as Notaries Public in those areas for Minnesota transactions. The dollar amount of the bonds ranges from $500 to $2,000, and sometimes seals and stamps are present. The bonds are signed by the governor at the time the bond is issued. Arranged in chronological order, and thereunder in rough alphabetical order by name of notary public. | |||||||||||
| 1858-1890. | |||||||||||
| 112.A.13.2F | 1891-1899, 1908, 1926. 11 folders. | ||||||||||
| Weighers bonds (sample), 1885-1896. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Bonds and oaths for grain weighers, weight masters and grain inspectors. Information includes date of appointment, county of residence, and signatures of appointing officials. Arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| Oaths of office and appointments to office, 1857-1905. | |||||||||||
| Primarily for staff of the U.S. Surveyor General. Arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| Reports submitted to Secretary of State. 4 folders: | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous reports, 1889-1904. | |||||||||||
| Includes Traverse County special election results (1889), State Treasury Examiners audit report (1897), St. Cloud State Reformatory report (1897), Board of Barber Examiners report (1902), and Drainage Commission Chief Engineer report regarding state drainage work (1904). | |||||||||||
| Society for Prevention of Cruelty/State Bureau for Protection of Children and Animals reports, 1905-1921. | |||||||||||
| Statewide reports and reports submitted by county humane societies. Typically report number of investigations and results regarding cruelty of animals; and commitments to the Owatonna State Public School for the non-support of children. Arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| State Inspector of Illuminating Oils reports, 1894-1905. | |||||||||||
| Includes number of barrels inspected, by county in tank cars and barrels. | |||||||||||
| Boiler Inspectors Reports, 1889–1906 (bulk dated 1904-1905). | |||||||||||
| Inspectors worked within various jurisdictions, including Congressional districts and counties. Information may include the number of boilers inspected, the number of engineers’ licenses issued, the number of automobile licenses issued, total amount collected, total expenses and remarks. Includes comments like number of boilers condemned, motorcycles and steamboats inspected, and more. | |||||||||||
| Affidavits of candidates for 1916 primary election. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Signed affidavits of candidacy of Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Prohibition, Socialist, and non-partisan candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, state offices, state legislature, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, and district court judges. | |||||||||||
| Certificates of election for the Second Session of the Minnesota Legislature, 1858-1860. | |||||||||||
| Arranged by year of election, thereunder in alphabetical order by name of the person elected. Typically signed by a county official, sometimes the Board of Supervisors or the Auditor. Since most of the elections took place in the fall, the legislative sessions would take place the following year. | |||||||||||
| Legislative records, 1859-1860. 7 folders: | |||||||||||
| Senate Bills, 1859-1860 legislative session. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Arranged in numerical order, but may only include those bills which passed (or at least had multiple readings). Topics include building roads, establishing agricultural societies, memorials to Congress concerning federal matters, and other topics. Many bills track the changes that were made and some have a published version. | |||||||||||
| 112.A.13.3B | House Files not passed by Senate, 1859-1860. | ||||||||||
| Include original signatures for the oaths of office for members and officers of the Senate for the 1860 legislative session. | |||||||||||
| Trust Deeds for the Southern Minnesota Railway Company, 1859-1860. | |||||||||||
| Federal Homestead Bills (printed), 1860. | |||||||||||
| Both the original U.S. House of Representatives version and its revision, and the U.S. Senate version to secure homesteads to actual settlers on public domain lands. | |||||||||||
| Concurrent Resolutions, 1860. | |||||||||||
| Concern statewide topics such as printing a set of Minnesota laws, and establishing George Washington’s birthday of February 22 as a national holiday. | |||||||||||
| Governor to Senate communications, January-March 1860. | |||||||||||
| A set of legislative acts signed or unsigned by the governor, and returned to the legislature. And a separate set of nominations for notaries public. Each set is arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| Logging Permits and Bonds, 1867-1884. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| Permits include articles of agreement between the State Land Office and a named business or individual (including residence) permitting the cutting of timber during a specific logging season in a specific location. The agreements also specify the acceptable size of trees for logging, location where the logging will occur (section, range, township), and the amount to be paid to the state for the privilege. Rules for settling disputes are also outlined. Many of the logging permits are for locations in school land sections. Information on the bonds include the amount paid depending on the value of the timber to be taken from the specific location. Also included are some log marks. There is one folder of correspondence (dated 1881) concerning pine stumpage. Not all permits have corresponding bonds, and not all bonds have corresponding permits. Arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Elections -- Minnesota.
- Logging -- Licenses -- Minnesota.
- Notaries -- Minnesota -- Bonding.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Bonding.
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