31. A bill to legalize certain bonds of the township of Garfield, in Newaygo
county:

received, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

32. A bill to provide for the incorporation of the grand council and subordinate
councils of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan:
file No. 62.

received, February 13, and referred to committee on religious and
benevolent societies

reported favorably, March 21, and referred to committee on judiciary....
reported amended, April 5, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

33. A bill relating to plumbing and drainage, and providing for the inspection
thereof and for the examination, regulation, licensing and registration of
plumbers and for the punishment of offenders against this act:

200

388

800

965

file No. 61.

received, April 5, and referred to committee on public health.
reported amended, April 25, and placed on the general order.

970

1198

considered in committee of the whole, April 25, and recommitted to
committee on public health...

reported substituted, May 14, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 14, and ordered to third
reading

1212

1417

1427

not passed, May 14, reconsidered and tabled.
taken up, May 15, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 16, and ordered to third
reading

re-received with senate substitute, amended, May 23, concurred in and
returned

37. A bill to amend sections 7, 18 and 19 of the general railroad laws, being
sections 6232 and 6243 of the compiled laws of 1897, as amended by act
266 of the public acts of 1899, and section 6244 of said compiled laws,
relative to the railroad maps and the condemnation of land for railroad
purposes:

1560

file No. 104.

received, March 15, and referred to committee on railroads.
reported, April 10, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, April 11, and placed on the general order .
considered in committee of the whole, April 12, and ordered to third
reading

728

1009

1035

1062

1085

passed, April 16, given immediate effect and returned.
39. A bill to secure greater safety and comfort for persons traveling on suburban
and certain street railways:

received, March 26, and referred to committee on railroads.
reported favorably, May 9, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 13, amended, and ordered
to third reading.

846

1378

1408

1457

40. A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 434 of the acts of the legislature of the
state of Michigan for the year 1867, entitled "An act to incorporate the
village of Farmington," approved March 25, 1867:

received, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

196

42. A bill to authorize school district No. 1 of the township of Hancock, in the
county of Houghton, to borrow money and to issue bonds therefor, for
additions to and improvements of the school buildings of said district and
the furnishing of the same:

received, January 15, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

183

reported favorably, January 23, rules suspended, passed, given imme-
diate effect and returned..

246

43. A bill to authorize the village of Laurium. in the county of Houghton,
state of Michigan, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor to the amount
of $100,000 for the purpose of constructing and improving streets and

sewers:

received, January 15, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
committee discharged, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given imme-
diate effect and returned..

45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relative to
the compensation of the members of the legislature:
file No. 10.

184

208

received, February 27, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, March 12, and placed on the general order
considered in committee of the whole, March 13, and ordered to third
reading

602

662

691

693

passed, March 13, given immediate effect and returned.
46. A bill providing for the selection of candidates for election by popular vote
and relating to primary elections in Kent county:

file No. 5.

received, February 1, and referred to committee on elections.
reported, February 6, and placed on the general order.

considered in committee of the whole, February 14, amended, and
ordered to third reading..

taken up, February 14, not given immediate effect.
taken up, February 15, reconsidered, and tabled.
taken up, February 19, substituted, passed, ordered to take immediate
effect and returned.

47. A bill to constitute the president of the village of Stephenson ex officio a
member of the board of supervisors of Menominee county:

458

received. April 16, and referred to committee on counties and townships 1079
48. A bill to repeal section 44 of act No. 190 of the public acts of 1891, entitled
“An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and
deception at elections in this state," being section 3654 of the compiled
laws of 1897:

1

file No. 132.

received, March 18, and referred to committee on elections..
reported favorably, March 28, and placed on the general order
considered in committee of the whole, March 28, and ordered to third
reading

49. A bill to prohibit the sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette paper to
any person in the state of Michigan:

file No. 241.

received, April 29, and referred to committee on judiciary.
committee discharged, May 29, and tabled...
taken up, May 29, and ordered to third reading.

50. A bill to amend sections 1 and 2 of act No. 186 of the public acts of 1867,
entitled "An act to authorize dissection in certain cases, for the advance-
ment of science," approved March 27, 1867, as amended by the several
acts amendatory thereof, being compiler's sections 5897 and 5898 of the
compiled laws of 1897:

1223

1649

1654

received, January 16, and referred to committee on public health.
reported favorably, January 17, and placed on the general order..
considered in committee of the whole, January 17, and ordered to third
reading

passed, January 17, given immediate effect and returned.
51. A bill to legalize and make valid certain bonds voted to be issued by the
village of Gaylord, Otsego county, Michigan:

received, January 15, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned.

54. A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 229 of the public acts of 1887, approved
June 24, 1887, entitled "An act establishing a lien for labor and
services upon lumber, shingles, logs, timber, cedar posts, telegraph poles,

railroad ties, bark, shingle bolts, stave bolts, staves, cordwood, pulp-
wood, hop poles, hoop poles, veneering wood, and all other forest products,
and to repeal act No. 145 of the session laws of 1881, entitled 'An act
establishing a lien for labor and services upon logs, timber, cedar posts,
telegraph poles, railroad ties, tanbark, shingle bolts and staves, and to
repeal act No. 185 of the session laws of 1873, entitled "An act estab-
lishing a lien for labor and services upon logs and timber, as amended
by act No. 253 of the public acts of 1879," being compiler's section
10756 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 23.

received, January 31, and referred to committee on labor interests..
reported favorably, February 26, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, February 26, and ordered to
third reading

passed, February 26, given immediate effect and returned.

55. A bill to regulate the taking and catching of fish in the inland lakes of
Cass county, state of Michigan:

file No. 324.

received, April 23, and referred to committee on fisheries.

reported favorably, April 24, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

57. A bill to make invalid assignments and mortgages of indebtedness as against
garnishment proceedings in certain cases, and to repeal all acts and parts
of acts contravening the provisions of this act:
file No. 57.

received, February 7, and referred to committee on judiciary.

58. A bill to regulate the rates which may be charged by telegraph companies for
the transmission of messages:

file No. 71.

received, May 2, and referred to committee on state affairs.

64. A bill to amend section 146 of chapter 29 of the compiled laws of Michigan
of 1897, being continuous section 552 of said compilation, relating to
appeals in chancery:

file No. 107.

received, March 7, and referred to committee on judiciary.

66. A bill to regulate the granting of relief to and the admission of certain poor
persons to the asylums and alms houses and to provide for the expense of
the temporary care and transportation of such persons and to repeal all
acts or parts of acts inconsistent therewith:

file No. 141.

received, May 8, and referred to committee on judiciary.

295

570

573

576

1162

1175

355

1291

637

1366

67. A bill to divide the state of Michigan into 12 congressional districts:
file No. 368.

1453

received, May 15, and referred to committee on apportionment.
69. A bill to make valid certain acts as commissioner of deeds performed by
Josiah S. Dean:

received, January 29, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, January 31, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, February 1, and ordered to third
reading

277

290

315

read third time, February 1, and tabled.
taken up, February 6, passed and tabled.

taken up. February 14, ordered to take immediate effect and returned..
72. A bill to amend section 2 of chapter 4, and section 2 of chapter 6, as amended.
of act No. 254 of the public acts of 1897, entitled "An act to provide for the
construction and maintenance of drains, and the assessment and collection
of taxes therefor, and to repeal all other acts relative thereto," approved
June 2, 1897, the same being compiler's sections No. 4341 and 4355 of the
compiled laws of 1897, as amended by act No. 272 of the public acts of
1899:

file No. 184.

received, April 2, and referred to committee on agricultural interests...
reported amended, May 1, and placed on the general order...

917

1257

considered in committee of the whole, May 1, and referred to com-

mittee on judiciary.

reported favorably, May 14, and ordered to third reading
read third time. May 14, and tabled. .
taken up, May 16, passed, and returned.

73. A bill to amend section 8 of chapter 29 of Howell's annotated statutes, being
compiler's section 1419 of Howell's annotated statutes, being section 4174

of the compiled laws of 1897, relative to highways, bridges, private roads
and ferries, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof:

file No 48.

received, February 13, and referred to committee on roads and bridges..
reported amended, April 4, and placed on the general order...
considered in committee of the whole, April 5, amended, and ordered
to third reading.
passed, April 5, and returned.

74. A bill to amend section 1 of an act approved January 12, 1901, entitled “An
act authorizing the board of trustees of the public schools of the village
of Addison, an incorporated school district, to call a meeting of the quali-
fied electors of said school district for the purpose of selecting and
changing sites and building school houses for said district:"

received, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned..

77. A bill to detach certain territory from the village of Muskegon Heights,
county of Muskegon, and attach the said territory to the township of
Norton, in said county, and to repeal act No. 364 of the local acts of 1899,
and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith:

received, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

SO. A bill to amend section 2 of act 147 of the public acts of 1891, entitled
"An act to provide for the election of a county commissioner of schools,
for the appointment of school examiners (and) to define the duties and
fix the compensation for the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts
of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act," the same being section
4809 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 24.

received, February 11, and referred to committee on education and
public schools

1272

1419

1431

1462

386

956

973

976

198

197

366

reported amended, February 26, and placed on the general order.
committee of whole diseharged, February 27, and tabled..
taken up, March 13, and placed on the general order...

578

598

684

considered in committee of the whole, March 13, and ordered to third
reading

698

passed, March 13, and returned.

699

81. A bill to change the name of Carlton M. Oothoudt to Carlton M. Dodge:
received, January 16, and referred to committee on state affairs..
reported favorably, January 17, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, January 17, and ordered to
third reading

passed, January 17, given immediate effect and returned..
82. A bill to provide for the registration of electors in Saginaw county outside
of the city of Saginaw:

224

received, January 31, and referred to committee on elections.
83. A bill to change the name of Bartholomew Jano to Bartholomew Milano:
received, January 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

85. A bill to provide for the protection of the health, lives and interests of the
coal miners of Michigan, and to provide for the inspection of all coal mines
in this state, and the conducting and operating of coal mines, and to create
a board, to be known as the state coal mining board of examiners, and to
create a state inspector of mines:

file No. 11.

received, April 25, and referred to committee on public health.
reported print for committee, April 29 (file No. 184)..

1204
1222

86. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Jackson county to pay its com-
mittees during the time the board is not in session, and when so first
authorized by the board to serve:

received, January 31, and referred to committee on counties and town-
ships

87. A bill to provide for the selection, at primary elections, by a direct vote of
the members of the various political parties of all candidates of such
parties for election to any and all public offices and positions, the occu-
pants of which now are or hereafter shall be required by law to be elected
at an April or November election, and to provide for and regulate the
printing upon the official ballots at April and November elections of
the names of candidates; and also for the election of delegates to political
conventions and of members of committees of political parties, and to
provide for regulating and protecting such primary elections and con-
ventions, and to punish offenses committed thereat, and to repeal all acts
or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act:
file No. 179.

received, April 12, and referred to committee on counties and town-
ships

SS. A bill to provide for the registration of women's study clubs, and to regulate
their use of books from the state library:

file No. 43.

305

1052

received. February 6, and referred to committee on state library
reported favorably, March 14, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, March 15, and ordered to third
reading

346

708

733

734

769

taken up, March 19, given immediate effect and returned.

89. A bill making the president of the village of Harrisville, in the county of
Alcona, ex-officio a member of the board of supervisors of the county
of Alcona:

file No. 183.

received, April 2, and referred to committee on state affairs...
92. A bill to legalize the floating indebtedness of the village of Algonac, to
the amount of $4,000, heretofore incurred in the construction of a village
water works plant, and to authorize the council of said village to issue the
bonds of said village for the purpose of funding and paying off said
indebtedness:

received, January 17, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

93. A bill to legalize the floating indebtedness of the village of Algonac, to the
amount of $4,000, heretofore incurred in the construction of a village
electric light plant, and to authorize the council of said village to issue
the bonds of said village for the purpose of funding and paying off said
indebtedness:

received, January 17. rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

94. A bill to authorize the township of Hillman, in the county of Montmorency.
and state of Michigan, to borrow money for the payment of the outstanding
orders and other indebtedness of said township, and to issue bonds
therefor:

received, January 17, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

100. A bill to provide for the control by the board of supervisors of Jackson
county of certain classified index or abstract books, and for the making
and maintenance thereof, and for the use thereof by the public:
received, January 31, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

104. A bill to revise and amend the laws for the protection of game and birds:
file No. 240.

918

217

216

218

305

received, April 25, and referred to committee on gaming interests.
reported amended, May 7, and placed on the general order..