district Sec. 2. The district board of said district, shall have the power to fix Powers of the amount of tuition to be paid by non-resident scholars attending any board. of the schools in said district, and to fix and determine the amount of tuition to be paid by scholars attending the union high-school in said district, and to make and enforce suitable by-laws and regulations for the government and management of said union high-school, and for the preservation of the property of said district. Sec. 3. No alteration shall be made in the boundaries of said school Boundaries. district, without the written consent of a majority of the district board of said district. Sec. 4. Said school district shall have power to borrow money to May borrow pay for a site for buildings for a union high-school, to erect suitable money. buildings thereon, and to furnish the same, by a vote of two-thirds of the qualified voters of said district present at any two regular meetings, pay. one of which shall be an annual meeting, and to raise money by tax on Raise tax to Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately. [ No. 5.] AN ACT to change the name of Alvah H. Bull, George W. Bull, SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of Alvah H. Bull, George W. Bull, Philo Bull, Ransom Bull, John Bull, Russell Bull, Hiram Bull, and Albert Bull, be and the same are hereby changed, Alvah H. Bull, to Alvah H. Bradley, George W. Bull, to George W. Bradley, Philo Bull, to Philo Bradley, Ransom Bull to Ransom Bradley, John Bull, to John Bradley, Russell Bull, to Russell Bradley, Hiram Bull, to Hiram Bradley, and Albert Bull, to Albert Bradley. This act shall take effect immediately. [ No. 6.] AN ACT to change the name of Elizabeth Alger. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of Elizabeth Alger, a minor, and daughter of Joseph Alger, deceased, of the county of St. Joseph, be and the same is hereby changed to Elizabeth Strong. Sec. 2. This act to take effect immediately. [ No. 7.] AN ACT to change the name of the township of Antrim, in the SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the name of the township of Antrim, in the territory attached to the county of Grand Traverse be, and the same is hereby changed to Megeezee. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. roll legal ized. [ No. 8.] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the township of Brookfield, for the county of Eaton, and to legalize the assessment roll for said township for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the Assessment assessment roll for the township of Brookfield, in the county of Eaton, for the year A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, is hereby declared to be as valid and legal to all intents and purposes as though the same had been made out and delivered to the treasurer of said township, or the sheriff of said county of Eaton, at the time and in the manner now prescribed by existing laws. Sec. 2. The treasurer of said township of Brookfield, or the sheriff of said county, or either of them, are hereby authorized and empowered to receive said assessment roll of said township for the year above named, and collect the taxes thereon and pay the same over as Collection. mentioned in said assessment roll: Provided, That said treasurer before Proviso. being entitled to receive the said assessment roll, shall procure and deliver to the supervisor of said township, a certificate in writing, from the treasurer of said county, showing that he has deposited with said county treasurer a good and sufficient bond for faithfully paying over the money Bond. in said assessment roll specified, as therein mentioned. tended. Sec. 3. The time for collecting the taxes in said assessment roll men- Time extioned, and paying them over as therein mentioned, is hereby extended to the first day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfive. taxes. Sec. 4. The sheriff or treasurer aforesaid shall, within five days after the said first of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, make return to the county treasurer of said county of Eaton, of the Return of unpaid taxes in said township for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, in the same manner as provided by law, and the said county treasurer shall have the same length of time thereafter to make return thereof to the Auditor General, and the same proceedings shall be had thereon in all respects, as are now prescrided by law. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved January 30, 1855. [ No. 9.] AN ACT to organize the towship of Greenland, and define the boundaries thereof, and other purposes. of Green ized. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, All that Township part of the County of Ontonagon, known and designated as town fifty- land organone north, range thirty-eight west, be and the same is hereby set off and organized into a separate township, by the name of Greenland, and the first township meeting shall be held at the office of the Toltec Consol- First townidated Mining Company in said township, on the first Tuesday in April ing, when next. ship meet held. Sec. 2. Section two of an act entitled an act to organize certain townships in the county of Ontonagon, approved February third, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, is hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved January 30, 1855. Repeal. -Tax roll le galized. Bonds. Time ex tended. Beturns. [ No. 10.] AN ACT to provide for the collection of taxes in the several townships in the county of Ontonagon, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and to extend the time of collection thereof. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the tax roll for the several townships of the county of Ontonagon, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, be and the same is hereby declared to be as valid and legal as if the same had been made and delivered to the township treasurer at the time prescribed by law. Sec. 2. That the several township treasurers file their bonds as required by law, within five days after the reception of said roll, and before he proceeds to the collection of the taxes. Sec. 3. That the time for the collection of said taxes be extended to the first day of June next, and that the said treasurers make returns as provided by law in other cases, on or before the tenth day of June next, and the county treasurer of said county shall make return as in other cases, within thirty days from the time of the returns made by the treasurers. Sec. 4. This act shall take immediate effect. Time extended. Duty of treas surers. Ibid. [ No. 11. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the several townships of Emmet, Clyde, St. Clair and Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection of taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, in the several townships of Emmet, Clyde, St. Clair and Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair, be and the same is hereby extended until the first Monday of March next. Sec. 2. The treasurers of the several townships herein named, are hereby authorized and empowered to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as they could do during the lifetime of their warrants, and make their returns at any time before the first Monday in March next. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the several treasurers of the townships herein named, before they shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, to pay over all moneys collected as provided by law, and to renew their several official bonds to the satisfaction of the several supervisors, of the several townships herein named. of unpaid returned. Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county treas- Transcript urer, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned to the taxes; how Auditor General as soon as practicable, and such unpaid taxes shall be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the same time as other taxes for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, duly returned to the Auditor General for non-payment. Sec. 5. This act shall take immediate effect. Approved February 1, 1855. [ No. 12. ] AN ACT to extend the time for the collection and return of taxes in the town and in the city of Ann Arbor, in the county of Wash tenaw. Time ex SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That the time for the collection and return of taxes in the town and also in the tended. city of Ann Arbor, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour, is hereby extended to the second Monday in April next. treasurers. Sec. 2. The treasurers of the town and of the city of Ann Arbor, Duty of are hereby authorized to proceed and collect said taxes as fully as they might have done during the lifetime of their respective warrants for that purpose, and to make their respective returns on or before the said second Monday in April aforesaid, and said warrants are continued in full force for said purpose. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurers aforesaid, before they or either of them shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, to pay over all moneys collected during the lifetime of their warrants, as now provided by law and to renew their respective official bonds to the satisfaction of the treasurer of the county of Washtenaw. Ibid. of unpaid taxes; how returned. Sec. 4. A transcript of all unpaid taxes returned to the county treas- Transcript urer, in pursuance of the foregoing provisions, shall be returned to the Auditor General, as soon as practicable; and such unpaid taxes be collected in the same manner, and with interest computed from the how compu shall Interest; ted. |