House bill No. 212 (file No. 89), entitled A bill to amend sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 of Act No. 540 of the Local Acts of 1903, entitled "An act to establish a board of county auditors for the county of Saginaw, and to prescribe their powers and duties." House bill No. 356 (file No. 222), entitled A bill to amend sections 8 and 9 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the State and not redeemed or purchased; and to repeal Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1891, and all other acts and parts of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being sections 4002 and 4003 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 119 (file No. 352), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 32 of the Public Acts of 1873, entitled "An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan,” and to repeal an act, entitled “An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan," approved March 15, 1867, being sections 3506 and 3507 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, as amended by Act 303 of the Public Acts of 1907, being section 1183 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 450 (file No. 297), entitled A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Michigan for the year 1846, entitled "Of penalties for violating election laws," said section 3 being compilers' section 15161 of the Compiled Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1915. House bill No. 186 (file No. 331), entitled A bill to amend section 4 of chapter 5 of Act No. 126 of the Public Acts of 1917, entitled "An act to provide for the registration of electors." House bill No. 550 (file No. 327), entitled A bill to amend sections 4, 19, 24 and 27 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1911, entitled "An act to provide for justice courts in all cities of not less than one hundred thousand population incorporated prior to the enactment of Act No. 279 of the Public acts of 1909, whose justice court acts are included in their present charters, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,", being compilers' sections 14729, 14744, 14749 and 14752 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 227 (file No. 121), entitled A bill to amend section 18 of chapter 66 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, entitled "Of Estates in Dower," being section 11667 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 526 (file No. 317), entitled A bill to amend sections 1 and 2 of Act No. 15 of the Public Acts of the extra session of 1919 entitled "An act to create a commission to act in cooperation with the Attorney General of this State, and with any like commission or officials of the state of Wisconsin, to investigate the disputed boundary line between the states of Wisconsin and Michigan; to authorize said commission and Attorney General to take such action as may be necessary and proper to establish such boundary line; and making an appropriation therefor," approved June 25, 1919. House bill No. 462 (file No. 304), entitled A bill to amend section 33 of Act No. 118 of the Public Acts of 1893, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relative to the State Prison, to the State House of Correction and Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula, and to the House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia, and the government and discipline thereof, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith," being section 1732 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 393 (file No. 227), entitled A bill to promote the public safety and make more safe crossings of streets and highways with railroads and railways. House bill No. 279 (file No. 325), entitled . A bill to amend the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Act No. 106 of the Public Acts of 1909, entitled "An act to regulate the transmission of electricity through the public highways, streets and places of this State where the source of supply and place of use are in the same or different counties; and to regulate the charges to be made for electricity so transmitted; and to vest the Michigan Railroad Commission with certain powers and duties in regard thereto," the same being Compilers' sections 4842, 4843, 4844, 4845, 4846, 4847, 4848, 4849 and 4850 of the Compilers Laws of 1915. House bill No. 451 (file No. 326), entitled A bill to amend the title and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Act No. 171 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan for the year 1893, entitled "An act to regulate the construction of the tracks of railroads and street railroads across each other, and the stringing of wires, electric or other, over railroad tracks and relative to the maintenance of such tracks heretofore so constructed and wires heretofore strung," the same being sections 8365 to 8371 of Compiled Laws of Michigan of 1915. The bills were placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. The Committee of the Whole, through its Chairman, reported back to the Senate, favorably and with amendment the following entitled bill: House bill No. 491 (file No. 259), entitled "A bill to amend sections 15 and 18 of Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and suppression of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of live stock; to provide for the creation of a Department of Animal Industry of the State of Michigan; to authorize and require the appointment of a State Commissioner of Animal Industry, of two advisory commissioners and of a State Veterinarian; to prescribe the powers and duties of said officers, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act," approved May second, nineteen hundred nineteen, and to add three new sections to said act to stand as section 21-a, 21-b and 21-c. The following is the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole: Section 21-b line 4, after the word "than," strike out "ninety days" and insert in lieu thereof "one year." The Senate agreed to the amendment recommended by the Committee of the Whole and the bill as amended was placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills. By unanimous consent the Senate resumed the order of Third Reading of Bills. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 106 (file No. 192), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Western State Normal School for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1923, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Sink, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 302 (file No. 190), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Northern State Normal School for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1923, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Hicks, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 50 (file No. 191), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Central Michigan Normal School for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1923, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Hicks, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 104 (file No. 193), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan State Normal College for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1923, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Sink, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: A bill to provide for the compromise, settlement or adjustment of any contest of the probate of any instrument propounded for probate as the last will of a deceased person or of any controversy arising concerning the interpretation, effect or validity of any such instrument, or arising in the administration of an estate under a will or under a trust created by a will, when there is or may be any person interested who is a minor or otherwise without legal capacity to act in person or whose present existence or whereabouts cannot be ascertained or when there is any inalienable estate or interest or future contingent estate or interest which will or may be affected by such compromise, settlement or adjustment. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 339 (file No. 294), entitled A bill to define the cases which shall be known as coroners' cases in counties having a population of two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants and upwards; to provide for the disposition of unclaimed funds and effects taken from the person of known or unknown deceased persons; to provide a penalty for the unlawful removal of bodies coming under the provisions of this act; prescribing the manner in which jurors shall be sworn for the purpose of holding inquests; and to repeal all general, special and local acts contravening the provisions of this act. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: ! So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 230 (file No. 346), entitled A bill to make appropriations for the Michigan Agricultural College for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1922, and June 30, 1923, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The question being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The bill was passed. The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. On motion of Mr. Ross, two-thirds of all the Senators-elect voting therefor, The bill was given immediate effect. The following entitled bill was read a third time: House bill No. 119 (file No. 352), entitled A bill to amend section 1 of Act No. 32 of the Public Acts of 1873, entitled "An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan," and to repeal an act, entitled "An act to extend aid to the University of Michigan," approved March 15, 1867, being sections 3506 and 3507 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, as amended by Act 303 of the Public Acts of 1907, being section 1183 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Pending the taking of the vote on the passage of the bill, Mr. Hicks moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until tomorrow. The motion did not prevail. The question then being on the passage of the bill, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. Mr. Osborn moved that the bill be given immediate effect. |