No. 1251. By Mr. Foote: Resolutions from Kalamazoo County Teachears' Association, pertaining to repeal of act No. 53, laws of 1877. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 1252. By Mr. Goodell: Petition of Willow Grange No. 618 asking the continuance of the office of Tax Statistician. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 1253. By Mr. Goodell: Petition of Willow Grange No. 618 asking for the passage of the county salary bill. Referred to the committee on Towns and Counties. No. 1254. By Mr. Goodell: Petition of Willow Grange No. 618 asking for farmers' institute appropriation. Referred to the committee on Agricultural College. No. 1255. By Mr. Goodell: Petition for the prevention of appeals from justice courts, from Willow Grange No. 618. Referred to the committee on Judiciary. No. 1256. By Mr. Goodell: Petition of Willow Grange No. 618 asking for the passage of the anti-color bill. Referred to the committee on Agriculture. No. 1257. By Mr. Goodell: Remonstrance of Willow Grange No. 618 against the repeal of the farm statistics law. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 1258. By Mr. Goodell: Petition of Willow Grange No. 618 asking for the traveling library appropriation. Referred to the committee on Ways and Means. No. 1259. By Mr. Fuller: Petition of H. W. Schall and 45 other teachers and business men of Grand Marias, Alger county, favoring bill to establish a normal school in the upper peninsula. Referred to the committee on Education. No. 1260. By Mr. Fuller: Petition of 145 residents of Escanaba, Delta county, in favor of a bill allowing the city of Escanaba to bond for water works. Referred to the committee on Local Taxation. No. 1261. By Mr. Buskirk: Petition of Hopkins Grange No. 390 asking for the passage of the anti-color bill. Referred to the committee on Agriculture. No. 1262. By Mr. Buskirk: Petition of Hopkins Grange No. 390 asking for the continuance of the office of Tax Statistician. Referred to the committee on State Affairs. No. 1263. By Mr. Buskirk: Petition of Hopkins Grange No. 390 asking for appropriation for farmers' institute. Referred to the committee on Agricultural College. No. 1264. By Mr. Buskirk: Petition of Hopkins Grange No. 390 asking the passage of the Kimmis county official salary bill. Referred to the committee on Towns and Counties. No. 1265. By Mr. Buskirk: Petition of Hopkins Grange No. 390 asking for the prevention of appeals from justice courts. Referred to the committee on Judiciary. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and pressed to the Governor, House bill No. 634, entitled An act to amend Sec. 13 of Chap. 7; Secs. 2, 6 and 8 of Chap. 9, and Secs. 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 and 22 of Chap. 12 of an act entitled "An act to amend and revise the charter of the city of Marquette Marquette county," approved March 27, 1891, as amended by act No. 323 of the local acts of the year 1893, and as amended by act No. 409 of the local acts of the year 1895; and to add three new sections thereto to stand as Secs. 37, 38 and 39 of Chap. 12; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts contravening the provisions of this act; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 371, entitled An act to vacate the township of Chandler in Charlevoix county and attach the same to the township of Peaine in said county; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 285 (file No. 75), entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of slack water navigation companies, for the improvement of rivers in the counties of St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien and Cheboygan, and defining their powers and duties," approved March 25, 1867, and being act No. 411 of the session laws of 1867, as amended by act No. 110 of the session laws of 1871, approved April 13, 1871, by adding thereto two new sections to stand as Secs. 24 and 25; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 288 (file No. 98), entitled An act to authorize a change of date of the meeting of the board of supervisors of Bay county as provided by Sec. 324, page 167 of Howell's annotated statutes of the State of Michigan; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive Office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 169, entitled An act to amend act No. 466 of the local acts of 1895, being an act to reincorporate the city of North Muskegon, in Muskegon county, and to detach certain territory from the town of Laketon in said county, and attach the same to said city, and to detach certain territory from the former city of North Muskegon, and attach the same to the town of Laketon, and to repeal act No. 215 of the local acts of 1891, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of North Muskegon, in Muskegon county, and to detach certain territory from Muskegon township in said county, and attach the same to said city, and to repeal act No. 159 of the local acts of 1881, entitled 'An act to incorporate the village of North Muskegon,' by amending Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Chap. 8, and by adding one new section to Chap. 11 of said act, being Sec. 9; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 159 (file No. 28), entitled An act to amend Sec. 1 of Chap. 67 of the compiled laws of 1871, entitled "The destruction of wolves and other noxious animals," said Chapter being Chap. No. 70 of Howell's statutes, and to add a new section thereto to stand as Sec. 14 of said chapter; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 429, entitled An act to legalize the purchase by the board of the Northern Michigan Asylum, of certain real estate; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 372, entitled An act to vacate the township of Galilee, in Charlevoix county, and attach the same to the township of Peaine in said county; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 467, entitled An act to amend the title and Secs. 1 and 2 of act No. 391 of the local acts of 1895, relative to the care of persons sick with contagious diseases in St. Clair county, entitled "An act to make townships, cities and villages in St. Clair county primarily liable for the payment of all claims incurred in care of persons sick with contagious diseases, or diseases dangerous to the public health or incurred in preventing the spread of such diseases where said county is now primarily liable for such payment;" For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 330, entitled An act to amend Sec. 2 of act No. 348 of the session laws of 1891, entitled "An act to incoporate the city of St. Joseph, in Berrien counts, and to repeal act No. 267 of the session laws of 1873, and all acts amendatory thereof," approved June 5, 1891; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:20 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on Enrollment: The committee on Enrollment report as correctly enrolled, signed and presented to the Governor, House bill No. 633, entitled An act to create a light and power commission in the city of Marquette, Michigan, and to define its powers and duties; For which your committee hold the receipt of the Executive office dated March 16, 1897, at 10:05 o'clock a. m. C. W. Perry, Acting Chairman. Report accepted. By the committee on State Public School: The committee on State Public School, to whom was referred A bill to amend Sec. 11 of act No. 115 of the public acts of 1893, entitled "An act to provide for the government, management and control of the State Public School at Coldwater, and to repeal all acts of parts of acts inconsistent with this act;" Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the House, without amendment and recommend that it do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Report accepted and committee discharged. Wm. L. January, Chairman. The bill was ordered printed, referred to the committee of the whole and placed on the general order. By the committee on Private Corporations: The committee on Private Corporations, to whom was referred A bill to amend act No. 50 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations, generally known as building and loan associations," by adding one new section thereto, to be known as Sec. 34; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to request of the House that the bill be printed for the use of the committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. M. G. Moore, Chairman. The question being on ordering the bill printed for the use of the committee, The House so ordered. By the committee on Private Corporations: The committee on Private Corporations, to whom was referred A bill to amend Secs. No. 6, 19, 23, 24 and 33 of act No. 50 of the public acts of 1887, as amended by act No. 269 of the public acts of 1895, being an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations generally known as building and loan associations," and by adding one new section thereto, to be known as Sec. No. 34; |