House bill No. 172, being An act 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 $35,000, for the purpose of constructing sewers and establishing a sewer system. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 81 (file No. 29), being An act to amend act No. 161 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to require county treasurers to furnish transcripts and abstracts of records and fixing the fees to be paid therefor. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 153 (file No. 57), being An act to legalize and make valid certain assessments for lateral sewer purposes, in the city of Negaunee, Marquette county, Michigan, and to provide a method for collecting delinquent assessments thereon. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 37 (file No. 137), being An act to amend Sec. 3 of act No. 156 of the session laws of 1851, entitled "An act to define the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of the several counties, and to confer upon them certain local administrative and legislative powers," the same being Sec. 475 of Howell's annotated statutes. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 122 (file No. 35), being An act making it unlawful for prosecuting attorneys to defend or assist in the defense of any person charged with crime within their respective counties. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 754, being An act to detach certain territory from the union school district of the city of Owosso and attach the same to fractional district No. 4 of the townships of Owosso and Caledonia. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 63 (file No. 21), being An act to amend Sec. 364, Chap. 10 of the compiled laws of 1857, and the several acts amendatory thereof, relative to boards of supervisors, the same being Sec. 502 of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan. Respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: House bill No. 86 (file No. 12), being An act to provide for service of notices, writs or other process upon common councils, boards, commissions or other public bodies, and for the making of answers by such bodies in suits or other judicial proceedings. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 71 (file No. 9), being An act to amend Sec. 33 of Chap. 108 of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to the action of ejectment, the same being compiler's Sec. 7819 Howell's annotated statutes. Respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 132 (file No. 47), being An act to change the name of the township of Pine Plains in the county of Allegan to Valley township. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE Office, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 13 (file No. 1), being An act to amend Sec. 38 of act No. 44 of the public acts of 1895, entitled "An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at elections in this State." Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 398, being An act to provide for the construction of a bridge across the Grand River in the township of Plainfield in the county of Kent, and for the raising of funds to defray the cost and expense thereof. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 865, being An act to legalize the taxes assessed in the city of North Muskegon, for the years 1895 and 1896. Respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 978, being An act to detach certain territory from the township of Negaunee, in Marquette county, and attach the same to the township of Richmond, in said county. Respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. The Speaker also announced the following: EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 521, being An act to consolidate fractional school district No. 5 of the townships of Yates and Cherry Valley, in Lake county, and school district No. 1 of Cherry Valley township, in Lake county. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 125, being An act to provide for the construction of a bridge across the Grand river in the township of Ada, in the county of Kent, and for the raising of funds to defray the cost and expense thereof. Respectfully, H. S. Pingree, Governor. The message was ordered spread on the Journal. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Lansing, March 10, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I have this day approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, House bill No. 70 (file No. 8), being An act to amend Sec. 27 of Chap. 123 of the revised statutes of 1846, relative to the proceedings to recover the possession of land in certain eases, the same being compiler's Sec. 8309, of Howell's annotated statutes, as amended by act 199 of the laws of 1863. Respectfully, The message was ordered spread on the Journal. H. S. Pingree, Governor. |