Duty of treasurer. of sections twenty-one, twenty-eight and twenty-nine, of said town fourteen north of range five east, be and the same is hereby constituted a village corporate, by the name of the village of Bay City. Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to act as collector of the village, to safely keep all moneys coming into his hands belonging to the corporation, and to pay the same on the order of the recorder, countersigned by the president, and at the expiration of his office, to hand over all moneys remaining in his hands, and all books and papers pertaining to his office, to Compensa- his successor; and his compensation shall be a salary of twenty-five dollars per annum, and two per centum upon such moneys as he shall collect and disburse: Provided, That whenever the common council shall deem it expedient, the marshal may perform the duties of collector, and in such case the marshal shall receive the same per centage allowed the treasurer for collecting. tion. Proviso. .Duplicate of taxes. Sec. 29. It shall be the duty of the common council to make or cause to be made out a duplicate of taxes, charging each individual therein an amount of tax in proportion to the amount of real and personal estate of such individual within said village, which duplicate shall be signed by the president and recorder, or in case of their absence or the absence of either of them, by any two members of the common council, and delivered Collection of to the treasurer or marshal, whose duty it shall be to collect the same, within such time and in such manner as the by-laws and ordinances of the village shall direct. taxes. Taxes col lected to be treasurer. Proviso. Sec. 30. All moneys to be raised by tax in said village shall paid over by be collected and paid over by the treasurer or marshal of said village, as shall be prescribed by the ordinances of the village: Provided, however, That the highway rolls may be collected by the street commissioner, who, for that purpose, is hereby vested with all the powers of overseers of highways under the laws of this State, and such other powers as may be conferred upon him by the ordinances of the village. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 14, 1861. 1 [No. 44. ] AN ACT to amend section eighty-six of, an act entitled "an act to amend chapter ninety-three of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled 'of courts held by justices of the peace,'" the same being section thirty-seven hundred and thirty-eight of the compiled laws. amended. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section eighty-six, of an act entitled "an act to amend chapter Section ninety-three of the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled 'of courts held by justices of the peace,'" the same being section thirty-seven hundred and thirty-eight of the compiled laws, be so amended as to read as follows: ment, how Sec. 86. If either party to the suit shall make it appear to Adjourn the satisfaction of the justice, by his own oath, or the oath of obtained. any other person, that he cannot safely proceed to trial for the want of some material testimony or witness, the justice shall postpone the trial for such reasonable time, and so often as he shall deem it proper, not exceeding in all three months: Provided, That a party claiming an adjournment after a former Subsequent adjournment has been had, shall further make it appear, to the ment. satisfaction of the justice, that he has used reasonable diligence to procure such testimony or witness since the last preceding adjournment: And provided, That in the Upper Peninsula the adjournments shall not exceed six months. Approved February 14, 1861. adjourn [ No. 45. ] AN ACT to continue the authority of circuit court commissioners after the expiration of their term of office, in certain cases. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, 'That in all cases where any circuit court commissioner shall have advertised real estate for sale under and by virtue of any decree or order of any court of this State, and his term of office shall expire before the sale shall be consummated, it shall be competent and lawful for him to proceed to complete the sale and report thereof, and do all things necessary to perfect the same, as if his term of office had not expired; and for such purpose his power and authority shall continue until all such business is fully closed. Approved February 14, 1861. Railroads authorized to make contracts. Proviso, [ No. 46. ] AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the act entitled "an act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be amended by adding thereto the following section: Sec. 65. Every railroad company organized under this act, may enter into arrangements, and make contracts for its benefit, and consistent with and calculated to promote the objects for which it was organized, with any other railroad company within or without this State, when the lines of such railroads are connected by water or otherwise: Provided, Such arrangements and contracts shall not release said company so organized under this act, or the directors or stockholders thereof, from any duties or liabilities imposed upon them by the laws of this State: And provided further, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to authorize any railroad companies to bridge, dam, fill up or divert the course of the St. Clair river, or any other navigable waters in this State, nor to consolidate the stock of any railroad companies. Sec. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 47. ] AN ACT to change the name of Alonzo M. Baldwin. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of Alonzo M. Baldwin, of the county of Tuscola, in this State, be and the same is hereby changed to Morgan Baldwin Slafter. Approved February 14, 1861. [ No. 48. ] AN ACT to change the name of Nellie Frances Augur. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of Nellie Frances Augur, of the town of Constantine, in the county of St. Joseph, and in this State, be and the same is hereby changed to Nellie Frances Hull. Approved February 14, 1861. [ No. 49. ] AN ACT to change the name of Cynthia Massey to Tinnie Young. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of Cynthia Massey, of the township of Blissfield, county of Lenawee, in this State, be and the same is hereby changed to Tinnie Young. Approved February 14, 1861. [ No. 50. ] AN ACT to change the name of William Franklin Kelley. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of William Franklin Kelley, adopted son of Alpheus Pierce, of the township of Shelby, and county of Macomb, be and the same is hereby changed to William Franklin Pierce. Approved February 14, 1861. rized. [No. 51. I AN ACT to authorize the trustees of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lansing, to borrow money, and secure the payment thereof by mortgage on lot number six, in block number ninety-six, in the city of Lansing. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Loan autho the trustees of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, of Lansing, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow any sum of money, not exceeding five thousand dollars, for the purpose of finishing their church edifice, and of paying for the same; and they may secure the payment thereof by mortgage on lot number six, in block number ninety-six, in the city of Lansing. Mortgage therefor. Sec. 2. This act shall take immediate effect. Section amended. Constables to obey ordes of mayor, &c. Penalty for refusing. [No. 52. ] AN ACT to amend section twenty-five, of title four, and section four, of title eleven, of an act entitled an act to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That section twenty-five, of title four, of an act entitled "an act to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids," be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 25. The city constables and police constables shall obey the orders of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen, or of any person legally exercising the criminal jurisdiction of a justice of the peace in said city, in enforcing the laws of the State or the the ordinance of said city, and in case of refusal or neglect so to do, he or they shall be subject to a penalty of not less than Powers and one nor more than twenty-five dollars; and said city constables shall also have the same powers, and shall be required to perform the same duties, which constables elected in townships are authorized and required to perform by statutes, and shall give like security, which shall be filed with the city clerk. duties of. |