highways in that township, and to appoint a special commissioner to make such improvements; In accordance with the request of the House. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. Mr. Donovan moved to reconsider the vote by which the House passed the bill, Which motion prevailed. The question being on the passage of the bill, On motion of Mr. Donovan, The bill was referred to the committee on Local Taxation. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 15, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir--I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 120 (file No. 18), entitled A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to amend Sec. 1 of act 77 of the session laws of 1869, entitled 'An act relative to life insurance companies transacting business within this State,' approved March 30, 1869, being compiler's Sec. 2936 of the compiled laws of 1871, Sec. 1, Chap. 131, of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, as amended by act approved January 27, 1885;" In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was then referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 15, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 1044, entitled A bill to allow the board of education of the township of Burt, in the county of Alger, to bond the township for school purposes; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect, and by a vote of two-thirds of all the Senators elect has ordered the same to take immediate effect. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 15, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 76 (file No. 43), entitled A bill to amend Secs. 23 and 24 of act No. 135 of the public acts of 1885, entitled "An act to amend, revise and consolidate the laws organizing asylums for the insane and regulating the care and management thereof, and the inmates therein, and to repeal act 164, laws of 1859; also act 194, laws of 1877; also act 91, laws of 1873, and the acts amendatory thereto; also act 172, laws of 1873," approved June 3, 1885; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 15, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 104 (file No. 40), entitled A bill to amend Sec. 8 of act No. 192 of the public acts of 1887, entitled "An act to amend act No. 260 of the public acts of 1881," approved June 10, 1881, being Chap. 52 of Howell's annotated statutes, relative to the protection of children in certain cases, by adding thereto four new sections to stand as Secs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 of said act, approved June 18, 1887, as amended by the several acts amendatory thereof; In the passage of which the Senate has concurred by a majority vote of all the Senators elect. Very respectfully, Charles S. Pierce, Secretary of the Senate. The bill was referred to the committee on Enrollment for enrollment and presentation to the Governor. The Speaker also announced the following: SENATE CHAMBER, Lansing, March 16, 1897. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir-I am instructed by the Senate to return to the House the following bill: House bill No. 151, entitled A bill to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids; And to inform the House that the Senate has amended the same, as follows: Page 1, in title I, Sec. 4, amend the same by striking out the word "to" in the 4th line of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the word "of." Page 6, in title II, section 1, amend the same as follows, strike out all of said section and insert in lieu of the same, the following: Section 1. The officers of said city shall be the mayor, treasurer, comptroller, clerk, marshal, a board of public works to consist of six members, including the mayor, a board of police and fire commissioners to consist of five members, a board of assessors to consist of three members, a board of health to consist of three members, a board of cemetery commissioners to consist of three members, two aldermen and one constable in each ward of the city. Also one city physician, one city attorney, one inspector of buildings, and so many common criers, keepers of almshouses, workhouse and penitentiary, inspectors of firewood, inspectors of highways and weighmasters, as the common council shall, from time to time, direct, all to be elected or appointed as hereinafter provided. No person shall be eligible to any of said offices unless he shall then be an elector and resident of said city, nor shall he be eligible to any office for any ward or district unless he shall than be an elector and resident of said ward or district, and when any officer herein before named shall cease to reside in said city, ward or district, his office shall thereby become vacant: Provided, That it shall not be competent for any city officer to hold two offices the salary or compensation for which is paid by the city government or any department thereof. TITLE II. Page 8, section 4, amend by striking out all of the last sentence thereof and insert in lien of the same: "The two aldermen in each ward shall sit upon the board of supervisors of the county, and the senior alderman thereof shall have all other powers and be subject to all other duties imposed upon senior aldermen, as hereinafter provided." Page 8, in title II, section 6, amend by striking out all of the section and insert in lieu thereof the following: SEC. 6. The mayor shall, on the first Monday in May after the passage of this act, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and on the first Monday of May of every succeeding year, or within a reasonable time thereafter, appoint a city physician, whose duties may be prescribed by the common council, who shall hold his office for one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall also appoint all members of the different boards provided for in this act, in manner and for the time hereinafter set forth. He may on the first Monday of May after the passage of this act, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and on the first Monday in May of every succeeding year, or within a reasonable time thereafter, nominate a building inspector, who shall hold his office for one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified, whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by the common council. He may also nominate as many common criers, keepers of almshouses, weigh-masters and inspectors. of fire-wood as the common council shall deem necessary, whose terms of office, duties and salaries shall be prescribed by the common council. All such nominations shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of all the aldermen elect of the common council. The successors of such officers so appointed or nominated shall be nominated and confirmed or appointed in like manner, and their duties and salaries shall also be prescribed as above set forth. The appointments named in this section shall not require confirmation. Page 9, in title II, section 7, amend by striking out all of the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 7. The aldermen elect of the common council shall, on the first Monday in May after the passage of this act, or within a reasonable time thereafter, and on the first Monday in May of every second year, or within a reasonable time thereafter, elect a city attorney, whose term of office shall be two years and until his successor is elected and qualified, whose salary and duties shall be as hereinafter provided. A vote of a majority of all the aldermen elect of the common council shall be required for such election. On the first Monday in May after the passage of this act, and on the first Monday in May of each succeeding year, or within a reasonable time thereafter, the said aldermen elect shall elect three highway commissioners whose terms of office shall be one year and until their successors are elected and qualified, and whose duties and salaries shall be prescribed by the common council. All their successors shall be elected as above set forth. In title II, section 8, amend by striking out the whole section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 8. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any appointive office, under the provisions of this act, or in any office elective by the aldermen elect of the common council under such provisions, the same shall be filled in manner provided for in the three following sections. In title II, section 9, amend by striking out the whole section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Sec. 9. In case a vacancy shall occur in an office requiring a nomination and confirmation as aforesaid, such nomination shall be made by the mayor within a reasonable time after such vacancy occurs, and in case a vacancy shall occur in an office, the incumbent of which was appointed by the mayor, his successor shall be appointed by him within a reasonable time thereafter." Page 10, in title II, section 10, amend the same by striking out the whole. section and insert in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 10. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office the incumbent of which was elected by the aldermen elect of the common council, his successor shall be elected by the aldermen elect within a reasonable time thereafter. Page 10, in title II, section 11, amend the same by striking out the whole of the section and inserting in lieu of the same the following: Sec. 11. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in an office the incumbent of which was either nominated or appointed by the mayor or elected by the aldermen elect of the common council, the term of office of the successor thereto shall commence from the time of his acceptance thereof, and end at the expiration of the original term of office to which he succeeded. In title II, section 12, amend the same by striking out the word "majority" on the last line of said page and insert in lieu of the same the words “two-thirds.” Page 11, in title II, section 15, amend the same by striking out, in the 5th line thereof, the following words: "A majority of whom shall constitute a quorum thereof." Page 12, in title II, section 15, amend the same by striking out the word "appointed" in the tenth line from the top of said page. Also amend said section by changing the word "alderman" to the word "aldermen " in said tenth line. In the same line amend said section by changing the word "chairman" to "chairmen" and the word "board" to the word "boards." Also amend said section by striking out of the eleventh line the words "is a member" and insert in place thereof the words "they are members." In title II, section 16, amend the same by striking out all of said section and insert in lieu thereof the following: Sec. 16. There shall be a board of registration for each voting precinct in the city to consist of two members. The aldermen residing in any ward, together with such electors of such ward as the common council may appoint, shall constitute the board or boards of registration therein. The duties and powers of such boards of registration shall be such as are now provided, or shall hereafter be provided, by the general statutes of the State governing such boards in municipal corporations. Each member of said boards of registration, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, which oath may be administered to him by any person who has general power to administer oaths. Page 14, in title II, section 22, amend the same by inserting the words "or any member after the word "chairman" in the first line of said section. Also amend the same by striking out the words "or in case he cannot attend, some other member of such board, authorized in writing by the said chairman," occurring in the 2d, 3d and 4th lines of said section. Also amend the same by striking out the word "two" in the 5th line of said section and insert in the place thereof the words "forty-eight." Page 16, in title II, section 26, amend the same by striking out the words "vote as specified in section twenty-two of this title " in line two of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the words "ballot of an elector." Page 18, in title II, section 32, amend the same by striking out said section and insert in lieu thereof the following: "Sec. 32. In case a vacancy shall occur in any of the offices in this act declared elective, at any municipal election, except the office of alderman, or any judicial officer of the city, the same shall be filled until the next regular municipal election as follows: The mayor shall nominate a suitable person to fill such vacancy within a reasonable time thereafter, which nomination shall be subject to confirmation by the votes of a majority of all the aldermen elect of the common council. Any person so appointed |