The Minnesota Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1849 as the legislative branch of the government of the Territory of Minnesota . The upper chamber , the Council , and the lower chamber , the House of Representatives , first convened on September 3, 1849. The two chambers served as the territory's legislative body until Minnesota was admitted as a state on May 11, 1858, when the Territorial Legislature was replaced by the Minnesota Legislature .
21-545: MNHS may refer to: Minnesota Historical Society Schools [ edit ] Mag-aba National High School, Pandan, Antique, Philippines Malinta National High School , Valenzuela City, Philippines Marple Newtown High School , Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States McKinney North High School , McKinney, Texas, United States Millard North High School , Omaha, Nebraska, United States Moonwalk National High School, Parañaque City, Philippines Topics referred to by
42-700: A Council and a House of Representatives. On June 1, 1849, Alexander Ramsey took office as the first Governor of the Territory of Minnesota, and on September 3, 1849, the 1st Territorial Legislature convened. Like its successor, the Minnesota Legislature , the Minnesota Territorial Legislature was bicameral . The upper chamber , the Council, consisted of nine councillors in the 1st through 6th Territorial Legislatures, and fifteen councillors in
63-564: A minimum of nine members, while the House of Representatives would have a minimum of eighteen members; the act also permitted the Territorial Legislature to provide for the election of up to a maximum of fifteen councillors and thirty-nine representatives. The 1st-6th Territorial Legislatures consisted of the minimum number in both houses, while the 7th and 8th consisted of fifteen councillors and thirty-eight representatives. The first time
84-533: A resolution to assess annual members five dollars in order to pay for the protection of the building foundation against winter frosts at the cost of $ 100. The society approved a search for an architect who could draft a structure that could be built for $ 15,000 or less. Following the protection of the foundation, work on the building ceased as the Panic of 1857 resulted in the impoverishment of many formerly wealthy Minnesotans. The Society would continue to operate out of
105-541: A similar place, plans were made to begin a two-year building construction On June 24, 1856, the Society held a gala with invitations sent to scientific and literary guests from across the nation to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the building. The gala was reported in the Pioneer and Democrat as the "grandest gala day in the history of our city". Two weeks later, the building committee had exhausted their funds and passed
126-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Minnesota Historical Society The Minnesota Historical Society ( MNHS ) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota . It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood . The Society
147-552: Is funded through a Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund grant and administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. The Minnesota Historical Society Press (MNHS Press) publishes books on the history and culture of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with the goal of advancing research, supporting education, and sharing diverse perspectives on Minnesota history. MNHS Press is the oldest publishing company in
168-1087: Is named in the Minnesota Constitution . It is headquartered in the Minnesota History Center in downtown Saint Paul . Although its focus is on Minnesota history , it is not constrained by it. Its work on the North American fur trade has been recognized in Canada as well. MNHS holds a collection of nearly 550,000 books, 37,000 maps, 250,000 photographs, 225,000 historical artifacts, 950,000 archaeological items, 38,000 cubic feet (1,100 m ) of manuscripts, 45,000 cubic feet (1,300 m ) of government records, 5,500 paintings, prints and drawings; and 1,300 moving image items. Since 2011, MNopedia : The Minnesota Encyclopedia , has been an online "resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history." The work
189-411: The Minnesota History Center , in 1992. The Minnesota Historical Society operates 31 historic sites and museums, 26 of which are open to the public. MNHS manages 16 sites directly and 7 in partnerships where the society maintains the resources and provides funding. 6 sites are being held for preservation but are closed to public access, and five are self-guided sites with interpretive signage. Seven of
210-553: The Minnesota Territory . Ramsey stated "the preservation by a community, of materials for the composition of its history, when a future time shall require it to be written, is a task not without its uses; and, when early commenced, easily accomplished." Charles K. Smith , the first Secretary of the Minnesota Territory, drew up the act and following the Society's charter, Smith and 18 other incorporators formally organized
231-630: The St. Croix River and St. Louis Bay , when Wisconsin was admitted in 1848. In 1849, Congress finally organized a reunified polity for these unceded lands in the form of the Territory of Minnesota , which, in addition to the current territory of the State of Minnesota , also included the portions of the present-day states of North Dakota and South Dakota which were east of the Missouri River. When Congress created
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#1733122245472252-589: The Capitol until the Minnesota State Legislature appropriated $ 500,000 for the construction of a fireproof historical building via an act passed in 1913 and amended in 1915. The building was completed in 1917 and the Society finished the process of moving its collections on March 1, 1918. The building currently serves as the Minnesota Judicial Center . The Society moved to its current location,
273-534: The Society on November 15, 1849. Upon organization, the Society had no headquarters. The Society initially used the Territorial Secretary's office, hotel rooms, and store lofts. In 1855, the Society was granted a room in the Minnesota State Capitol . Enabled by an 1856 amendment to the Society's charter allowing the Society to own unlimited property, the Society began a capital campaign to fund
294-605: The Territory of Minnesota, it provided for a very typical territorial government. The executive branch would consist of a Territorial Governor , Territorial Secretary , and Territorial Attorney appointed by the President of the United States , the judicial branch would consist of a Supreme Court appointed by the President and district courts organized according to territorial law, and a bicameral Territorial Legislature, consisting of
315-536: The admission of Michigan as a state, but the Territory of Wisconsin—and the lands of present-day Minnesota—were once again divided at the Mississippi River when Congress created the Territory of Iowa in 1838. When Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846, all parts of the Territory of Iowa which were not included in the State of Iowa were left unceded, as were the portions of the Territory of Wisconsin which fell west of
336-532: The area presently known as Minnesota was entirely unified within a single polity was in 1834, when all lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase which were east of the Missouri River and then remained unallocated, were transferred to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Michigan . In 1836, the lands which are now part of Minnesota were transferred to the Territory of Wisconsin , as Congress prepared for
357-470: The construction of its own building. . Daniel A. Robertson , former editor and proprietor of the Minnesota Democrat served as chairman of the building committee. Robertson raised $ 1,500 via the sale of sixty-two lifetime memberships to the Society in order to fund the acquisition of two lots to serve as the site of a building to house the society. On the expectation that fundraising would continue at
378-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MNHS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MNHS&oldid=1194501299 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
399-766: The sites are National Historic Landmarks and 16 others are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Seven sites lie within Minnesota state parks , and three are elements of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area . These publications are described in more detail in an online format (without the downloadable document formats available above), at the MHC's own Digital History Books page. Minnesota Territorial Legislature Eight annual sessions were held between 1849 and 1857, though no session
420-591: The state of Minnesota and the largest historical society press in the nation, with more than 500 books in print. MNHS Press also produces the quarterly magazine, Minnesota History (journal) . The Minnesota Historical Society was established on October 20, 1849, as the fifth act of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature . The Society was established earlier than was common for historical societies in other states. As Territorial Governor, Alexander Ramsey recommended saving every newspaper published in
441-676: Was held in 1850. The 1st Territorial Legislature convened in September and adjourned in November; all other sessions of the body convened in January and adjourned in March. Throughout the era, St. Paul was consistently the territorial capital, wherein the Territorial Legislature held its sessions. The Organic Act which created the Territory of Minnesota established that the Territorial Council would have
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