House bill No. 488 (file No. 322), entitled A bill to amend section 157 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 land 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 any wise contravening any of the provisions of this act," being section 4156 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. House bill No. 486 (file No. 323), entitled A bill to make an additional appropriation for the building of armories. House bill No. 341 (file No. 324), entitled A bill to amend section 59 of chapter 14 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, entitled "County Officers and their Duties," same being section 2411 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Messages from the House. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to amend section 6 of Act No. 2 of the Public Acts of 1925, entitled "An act to prescribe a privilege tax for the use of the public highways by owners or drivers of motor vehicles by imposing a specific tax upon the sale or use, within the State of Michigan, of gasoline as defined herein; prescribing the manner and the time of paying and collecting such tax and the duties of officials and other persons respecting such payment and collection; providing for the registration of dealers as defined herein; providing for certain exemptions and refunds, and for the disposition of the proceeds of such tax; and prescribing penalties for violation of this act", approved January 29, 1925. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill and had ordered that it take immediate effect. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to make appropriations for the Legislature for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1925, June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for maintenance, operation and other specific purposes. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill and had ordered that it take immediate effect. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to create a district or refuge in Ingham County to be known as "Pine Lake Wild Life Sanctuary" in which it shall be unlawful to kill, catch, or destroy any wild game animals, wild game or song birds, their offspring or eggs, and to protect fish in any breeding ponds that may be constructed for that purpose and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to make appropriations for the State Highway Department for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, for certain specific purposes, and to designate the source from which money so appropriated shall be paid. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill and had ordered that it take immediate effect. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to prohibit and prevent adulteration, fraud and deception in the manufacture and sale of butter and cream, and to prescribe a penalty. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to regulate the use of fruit and vegetable containers or parts thereof which bear upon them any copyrighted or registered label, brand, stamp or trade-mark, or the use of a copyrighted or registered tag or card which is the property of, or is under the legal control of another person. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to fix standard grades for apples; to regulate the grading, packing, branding and sale thereof; and to repeal Act No. 266 of the Public Acts of 1923. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill with the following amendment: Amend by inserting in line 6, section 3, after the word "them" the word "than." The question being on concurring in the amendment made to the bill by the House of Representatives, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of the Senators-elect having voted therefor, the Senate concurred in the amendment made to the bill by the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to require the bonding of persons, firms and corporations engaged in the business of soliciting accounts for collection or in the collections of accounts and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill with the following amendments: 1. Amend by inserting in line 5, section 1, after the word "sureties" the words "said bond to be approved by the prosecuting attorney or circuit judge of the county where such collection agency is located." 2. Amend by inserting in line 11 of section 1 after the word “filed”, the words "Provided however, That if such person, firm or corporation is a non-resident of the State such bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State." 3. Amend by inserting in line 16 of section 1 after the word "bond" the words "At the time of filing said bond said person, firm or corporation shall also file a certificate containing the names and addresses of all persons interested in or conducting such business." 4. Amend by inserting in line 2 of section 2 after the word "State" the words "or to any justice of the peace". 5. Amend by inserting in line 2 of section 2 after the word "Corporation" the words "person or persons". The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House of Representatives, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of the Senators-elect not having voted therefor, the Senate nonconcurred in the amendments made to the bill by the House of Representatives. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to provide for the establishment of commercial forest reserves and for the administration and taxation of the same. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill with the following amendments: 1. Amend by striking out of line 3, section 2, the word "cut" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "remove". 2. Amend by inserting in line 16, of section 2, after the word "products" the words "and to exclude land not sufficiently stocked with young growth either by planting or natural reproduction to promise to become a satisfactory stand of merchantable timber." 3. Amend by striking out of line 2, section 3, the words "from which the mature forest products have been removed and". 4. Amend by striking out of line 6, section 5, the words "not less than five cents per acre and not more than twelve and one-half cents per acre as determined by the Department of Conservation" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "five cents per acre on pine lands which conform substantially with the requirements heretofore specified in section two of this act and a specific tax of ten cents per acre on hardwood lands which conform substantially with the requirements heretofore specified in section two of this act". 5. Amend by inserting in line 18, of section 7, after the word "Conservation" the words "All fees received by the Department of Conservation by virtue cl withdrawals from listing as hereinbefore provided shall be distributed as fo lows: one-half to the State Treasurer to be covered into the general fund of the State and one-half to the county in which the lands are situated, to be distributed by the county board of supervisors in the same manner and proportions as the specific tax paid by the owner". 6. Amend by striking out of lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, section 8, the words "Timber on land registered as a commercial forest reserve shall be eligible for cutting in whole or in part after thirty years, if the stand is typically white or Norway pine, hemlock or hardwood, and after twenty years if the stand is typically Jac pine, popple or swamp timber." 7. Amend by striking out of line 6, section 8, the words "for the full peric necessary to make it eligible for cutting". 8. Amend by striking out of line 12, section 8, the words "for the full period required." 9. Amend by striking out of line 5; section 10, after the word "land" the words "Provided, That when filing an application to have lands listed as a commercial forest reserve, the owner shall state whether or not hunting and fishing are to be allowed on such land", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Pro vided, That when not detrimental to its development as a commercial forest reserve the Department of Conservation shall permit the use of such lands by the general public for purposes of hunting and fishing under the regulations of the Department of Conservation." 10. Amend by inserting after section 12, a new section, to stand as section 12-a and to read as follows: "The transfer of title of any land listed as a commercial forest reserve shall not effect the status of such land as a commercial forest reserve unless the new owner shall within sixty days after securing title file with the Department of Conservation a withdrawal application, in which case the withdrawal procedure herein before provided shall be made to apply to the new owner in like manner as to the original owner." 11. Amend by inserting after section 13, a new section, to stand as section 13-a and to read as follows: "Changes in the terms, fees, taxes or other provisions of this act as from time to time enacted into law shall apply to all lands which are listed after such enactments become effective. Owners of lands listed under this act may without prejudice apply for relisting under such laws as may from time to time be enacted changing the terms, fees, taxes or other provisions of this act." The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House of Representatives, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, the Senate concurred in the amendments made to the bill by the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives returning A bill to provide for the making and maintenance of certain public improvehents by two adjoining municipalities and for the assessment of the cost thereof. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill with the following amendment: 1. Amend by striking out of line 4, section 2, the word "city" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "municipality." The question being on concurring in the amendment made to the bill by the House of Representatives, the roll was called and the Senators voted as follows: So, a majority of all the Senators-elect having voted therefor, the Senate concurred in the amendment made to the bill by the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to relieve gifts, grants, devises and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for public welfare purposes, from the operation of all statutory and all common law rules of this State against perpetuities and restraint of alienation, to define said purposes, and to provide a rule of construction. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to amend section 18 of chapter 1 of part 4 of Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1921, entitled "An act to provide for the organization, regulation and classification of domestic corporations; to prescribe their rights, powers, privileges and immunities; to prescribe the conditions upon which corporations may exercise their franchises; to provide for the inclusion of certain existing corporations within the provisions of this act; to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which foreign corporations may be admitted to carry on business within this State; to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts relating to corporations," approved April 26, 1921. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on Banks and corporations. A message was received from the House of Representatives transmitting A bill to authorize and empower the State Administrative Board to hear and determine claims of persons injured or damaged by reason of negligence in the construction, improvement or maintenance of trunk line highways. The message informed the Senate that the House of Representatives had passed the bill, in which action the concurrence of the Senate was requested. The bill was read a first and second time by its title and referred to the Committee on State Affairs. A message was received from the House of Representatives, returning to the Senate, in accordance with the request of the Senate therefor, Senate bill No. 195 (file No. 191), entitled A bill to amend section 122 of chapter 2 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1915, "The Judicature Act of 1915," being section 12191 of the Compiled Laws of 1915. Mr. Howarth, by unanimous consent, moved to reconsider the vote by which the Senate passed the bill. The motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Howarth moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed. A message was received from the House of Representatives re-transmitting House bill No. 137 (file No. 49) A bill to amend Act No. 188, Public Acts of 1899-An act to provide for the taxation of inheritances-together with the proposed Senate amendments to the bill. The message further informed the Senate that the House of Representatives has acceded to the request of the Senate for a conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses relative to the bill, and has named Representatives Culver, Turner and Evans as conferees on the part of the House of Representatives. The President appointed as conferees on the part of the Senate at said conference, Senators Baxter, Butler and Woodruff. |