INDEX.

INDEX.

ABSTRACT OF BILLS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE.

1. To regulate the sale of patent rights in the State of Michigan,
and prevent frauds connected therewith;

introduced and referred....

reported and referred to committee of whole..
tabled....

taken from the table and recommitted to com, of whole..
reported and indefinitely postponed..

2. To amend chapter 150 of the compiled laws, relative to pro-
ceedings to recover the possession of lands in certain cases;
introduced and referred

substitute reported (see No. 35)..

3. To amend section 4985 of the compiled laws, being section
12, of chapter 150 of said laws;

introduced and referred...

reported and referred to committee of whole..
placed on order of third reading.

lost.

4. To amend act No. 324, of the session laws of 1865, entitled

An act to authorize the several townships in the counties
of Ingham, Clinton, Eaton and Ionia, to pledge their credit,
to raise a tax, or borrow money to aid in the construction
of a railroad from the village of Ionia, in Ionia county, to
the city of Lansing, in Ingham county;"

introduced and referred ..

reported and referred to committee of whole.
reported and recommitted..

substitute reported (see No. 30)

5. To enable any of the cities, villages and townships in the
counties of Ingham, Eaton, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St.
Joseph and Cass, to pledge their credit to aid in the construc-
tion of the railroad of "The Peninsular Railway Company;"
introduced and referred.......

6. To authorize the cities and townships of St. Clair, Macomb,
Oakland, Livingston, Washtenaw, Ingham, Jackson, Cal-
houn, Branch, St. Joseph, Cass and Berrien counties, to
pledge their credit to aid in the construction of the Michigan
Air Line Railroad, its branches and extensions;

introduced and referred..

7. To extend the boundaries, and to grant a new charter to the
village of Quincy;

introduced and referred...

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8. To amend act No. 147, of session laws of 1865, being an act
entitled "An act to amend section 17, of chapter 67, being
section 1961 of the compiled laws, relative to the rates of fare
on short railroads;"

introduced and referred....

reported and referred to committee of whole..

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173

taken from table and amendments concurred in, in part....... 1526
re-returned from House.

1555

9. To amend section 5646 of the compiled laws, being section 10.
chapter one hundred and fifty, of the revised statutes of 1846,
relative to the fees of witnesses;

introduced and referred.

reported and referred to com, of whole..

placed on order of third reading..

passed..

ret. from House amended, amendment not concurred in.......
re-returned and tabled..

10. To amend chapter 95 of the compiled laws, by extending to
executors and administrators, power over land contracts in
certain cases;

introduced and referred.

reported and referred to committee of whole.
placed on order of third reading..
lost....

11. To amend sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, of "An act to authorize
either or all of the townships, cities and villages of the coun-
ties of Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Ingham, Eaton, Barry,
Allegan, Van Buren and Berrien, to loan money and pledge
their credit, or raise money by tax, to aid in the construction
of a railroad from Ridgeway, in the county of Macomb, on
the Grand Trunk Railway, by the way of the city of Lan-
sing, to the village of St. Joseph, and from thence to the In-
diana State line, approved March 15, 1865," and to add
thereto three new sections, to stand as sections 5, 6 and 7;
introduced and referred..

12. To authorize the water commissioners of the city of Detroit
to borrow money for the purpose of extending and improving
the water works of said city;

introduced and referred..

reported and referred to com. of whole.

placed on order of third reading..

passed........

returned from House.

13. To amend an act entitled "An act to authorize any of the
townships or cities of the counties of St. Clair, Lapeer, Gene-
see and Shiawassee, to pledge their credit in aid of the con-
struction of a railroad from Port Huron to some point on the
line of the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad, in the county of
Shiawassee, approved March 18th, 1865;"

introduced and referred...

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14. Relative to the abuse of corporate powers by townships and

township officers;

introduced and referred..

reported and referred to committee of the whole..

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253

placed on order of third reading.

415

lost, reconsidered and tabled....

436

15. To amend section 5654 of the compiled laws, being section

18, of chapter 150, title 29, of the revised statutes of 1846,

notice of approval..

1104

16. To amend act No. 290, session laws of 1867, entitled “An act

notice of approval.......

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84

116

129

276

289

292

299

17. To amend sections 7 and 10 of an act entitled “An act to in-
corporate the village of Newaygo," approved March 16, 1867,
and to add a new section thereto, to stand as section number
thirty-four;

18. To reorganize the second judicial circuit, and to create the