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§§ 107-112 and improvement of all sections of the territory. He shall have charge of the preparation in manuscript, the publication, and the distribution by mail and otherwise, of any and all documents and articles of reading matter, designed to convey correct and full information in all matters pertaining to the growth and development of the agricultural, manufacturing, commercial and mining interests of the territory of Dakota. He shall attend to all correspondence relating to immigration, and shall do all in his power by letter, by the use of published printed matter, and through personal efforts, to secure the most liberal and extensive advertisement of the resources and opportunities of Dakota. It shall be his aim to induce the investment of capital in agriculture, in mining, and in different industrial and mercantile pursuits, and to facilitate the coming to Dakota of persons and families seeking permanent location for new homes. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to procure the most favorable rates of fare obtainable from railroad and other transportation companies, for persons coming to Dakota, and where such persons have formed a colony or party of considerable numbers, he shall be required to visit them, if necessary, and do all in his power to direct and assist them in making the necessary arrangements for transportation and in reaching Dakota.

§ 107. The commissioner shall have charge of any exhibit of the products and resources of Dakota which may be made at any fair or exhibition held at any point in the United States, and shall have authority to co-operate with any railroad company or companies doing business in the territory, and with any other parties interested, with the view of securing such exhibit at any fair or exposition held as aforesaid.

§ 108. The commissioner shall and is hereby declared to be ex-officio territorial statistician. It shall be his duty to obtain from county assessors and other officers of the organized counties of the territory, and to collate and prepare in tabulated form for reference, statistics showing county, township, and other municipal indebtedness of all kinds; the assessed valuation of real and personal property; the acreage in wheat, corn, and other kinds of grain; the number of cattle, horses, hogs, and other live stock; and the population, vital statistics, and all other information pertaining to and showing the condition, growth, and development of the territory by counties.

§ 109. The commissioner shall make a report on the first day of each month, or at any time, upon the request of the governor, showing the work done by his office, and shall make a biennial report to the governor, at the regular session of the legislative assembly, showing the operations and affairs of his office in detail.

§ 110. The commissioner may at any time during his term of office be removed from office by the governor, on presentation of satisfactory evidence of his incompetency or failure to perform the duties of his office properly, and the governor shall have power to fill the vacancy during the interim, for the balance of the unexpired term.

§ 111. The commissioner shall have an annual salary of two thousand dollars.

§ 112. The sum of nine hundred dollars per annum shall be allowed the commissioner for clerk hire and other office expenses. For traveling expenses incurred while in the performance of the duties of his office embraced within the provisions of