1292

908

1104
1299

1307
1316

1348

610
1026

573. A bill to authorize the making of special assessments to pay for the con-

struction of drains and sewers in the village of Highland Park, in the
county of Wayne:

received, Jay 2, rules suspended, passed and returned.
574. A bill to amend sections 2 and 3 of act No. 400 of the local acts of the state

of Michigan for the year 1899, entitled “An act to provide for the payment
of a salary to certain township officers in the township of Springwells in
the county of Wayne, and to fix the salaries thereof:*

received, March 28, and referred to committee on counties and townships
reported favorably, April 17, rules suspended, passed, given immediate

eflect and returned
recalled from house, May 2
re-received, May 6, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered and

not given, passage reconsidered and tabled..
taken up, May 7, and referred to committee on counties and townships..
reported substituted, May 8, rules suspended, passed, given immediate

effect and returned
575. A bill to increase the compensation of election inspectors, clerks and gate

keepers in the township of Springwells, in the county of Wayne, and to
fix the amount thereof:

file No. 102.
received, March 5, and tabled..

taken up, April 11, rules suspended, passed and returned.
576. A bill to authorize the townships of Springwells and Ecorse, in the county

of Wayne, state of Michigan, to jointly build and maintain a swing or draw
bridge, constructed in whole or in part of steel or iron, across the River
Rouge, at a point known as the Dix road or Saulsbury bridge, according
to the plans and specifications which have heretofore or which may here-
after be approved by the proper officers of the United States, according to
the act of congress, and to borrow money on the faith and credit of said
townships to pay for the construction of said bridge:
received, February 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect

and returned
577. A bill to amend 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 land taxed, establishing and continuing
such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for
taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of land 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 or parts of acts in anywise contravening
any of the provisions of this act,” as amended by the several acts amenda-
tory thereof, being compiler's sections 3824 to 3962, inclusive, by adding
three sections thereto, to stand as sections 155, 156 and 157:

file No. 109.
received, March 6, and referred to committee on taxation..
reported amended, March 14, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, March 14, and ordered to third

reading

passed, March 14, and returned.
679. A bill to amend section 49 of act No. 173 of the public acts of Michigan of

the year 1855, being an act entitled "An act to amend chapter 93 of the
revised statutes of 1846, entitled 'Of courts held by justices of the

being section 754 of the compiled laws of Michigan for the year
1897:

476

622
709

718
719

0

1186
1449

1180
1323

.

1395
1397

583. A bill for the protection of fish in the Saginaw river and its tributaries, and

to repeal acts Nos. 200 and 213 of the public acts of 1895:

received, April 24, and referred to committee on gaming interests.

reported amended, May 15, rules suspended, passed and returned.
588. A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the lakes known as Whitefish

lake and Little Whitefish lake, in the township of Pierson, county of
lontcalm, and state of Michigan:
received, April 24, and referred to committee on fisheries...
reported favorably, May 7, and placed on the general order
considered in committee of the whole, Jay 9, and ordered to third

reading

passed, May 9, and returned.
590. A bill to detach certain territory from the township of Clay, in the county

of St. Clair and state of Michigan, and to organize the township of Harsen,
in said county:

file No. 316.

received, May 14, and referred to committee on counties and townships.
597. A bill to provide a tax to meet the several appropriations for which a tax

is not otherwise provided for the general expenses of the state government,
salaries of the state officers, judicial and other expenses of the state
departments and expenses of the legislature for the years 1901 and 1902:

received, May 29, rules suspended and ordered to third reading.
read third time, May 29, amended, passed, given immediate effect and

returned
598. A bill to provide a tax to meet the amounts disbursed by the state at the

several asylums for the support of patients under the several laws relating
thereto:

file No. 290.
received, April 18, and referred to joint committee on asylums for in-

1420

1660

1667

1132

sane

1555
1564

1656

1660
1668

1421
1530

reported favorably, May 23, and referred to committee on finance and

appropriations
reported favorably, May 23, and placed on the general order.
committee of whole discharged, May 29, and made special order for

May 29
considered in committee of the whole, May 29, and ordered to third

reading

passed, May 29, given immediate effect and returned.
599. A bill to appropriate certain tax lands of the state for the purpose of clear-

ing out the channel of the Au Gres river, in Iosco and Grenac counties, and
removing obstructions from the channel of said river; such improvement
to be done under the direction of the commissioner of the state land office:

file No. 325.
received, May 14, and referred to committee on state affairs.
reported favorably, May 22, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 23, amended and ordered to

third reading
601. A bill to organize the township of Millen, in the county of Alcona, state of

Michigan, into a union school district:
received, May 23, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and

returned
606. A bill to amend section 7 of act No. 268 of the public acts of 1897, approved

June 2, 1897, entitled “An act to regulate the use of firearms in hunting for
and killing deer protected by the laws of this state and providing a penalty
for its violation," the same being section 5798 of the compiled laws of
1897:

file No. 203.
received, April 3, and referred to committee on gaming interests.
reported amended, May 7, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 8, amended and ordered to

third reading
passed, May 9, given immediate effect and returned.

1572

1570

936
1321

:

1374
1386

607. A bill to amend sections 1, 0, 21 and 25 of chapter 3, section 15 of chapter

4, section 1 of chapter 6, Sections 2, 4 and 5 of chapter 7, section 2 of
chapter 10, sections 2 and 7 of chapter 13, of act No. 164 of the public
acts of 1881, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to
public instruction and primary schools, and to repeal all statutes and acts
contravening the provisions of this act," being compiler's sections 4666,
4671, 4686, 1091, 1706, 4717, 4722, 1724, 472.), titi, 4706 and 1771 of the
compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 152.
received, March 27, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

873
reported favorably, May 2, and placed on the general order.

1289
considered in committee of the whole, Vay 7, and ordered to third
reading

1332
passed, Jay !), ordered to take effect September 1, 1902, and returned.. 1384
609. A bill to amend section 14 of "An act to detine the limits, jurisdiction and

powers of circuit courts," approved April 8, 1851, being section 312 of the
compiled laws of Michigan of the year 1897:

file No. 106.
received, March 7, and referred to committee on judiciary.

638
610. A bill to provide the manner of conducting elections in the township of Calu-

met, county of Houghton, state of Michigan, and to repeal local act No.
253 of the local acts of 1877, and act 307 of the local acts of 1889:
received, February 27, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect;
returned

599
recalled from house, March 18.

737
l'e-received, March 18, rule 30 suspended, immediate efpect reconsidered

and not given, passage reconsideredl, amended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

..740, 741
611. A bill to amend section 4, section 5, Section 6, section 8 and section 13 of

act 147 of the general school laws of 1891, entitled "An act to provide for
the election of county commissioner of schools, for the appointment of
school examiners (and) to define the duties and fix the compensation for
the same, and to repeal all existing acts or parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions of this act:"

file No. 213.
received, April 5, and referred to committee on elections.

970
reported and reprint for committee, April 10 (file No. 166)

1014
reported amended, April 16, and placed on the general order.

1076
considered in committee of the whole, April 17, amended and ordered to
third reading

1113
passed, April 17, given immediate effect and returned.

1115
613. A bill to amend section 27 of an act, entitled "An act relative to free schools

in the city of Detroit," approved February 24, 1869, and acts amendatory
thereof:

file No. 244.
received, May 2, rules suspended, passed, ordered to take effect June 1,
1901, and returned.

1292
614. A bill to incorporate the Detroit library commission, and to provide means

for acquiring land and the construction of a public library building
thereon, and the maintenance of the same:
received, March 21, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

813
reported amended, March 20, rules suspended, passed, title amended,
given immediate effect and returned..

850
615. A bill to amend section 2 of act No. 206 of the public acts of 1899, entitled

“An act to authorize the formation of corporations for the prevention of
cruelty to children, animals, birds and fowls:'

file No. 220.
received, April 25, and referred to committee on state affairs.

1208
016. A bill to amend act No. 450 of the local acts of 1899, entitled "An act to

authorize the sale of state tax lands located within the limits of the city
of North Muskegon and other lands located in said city and bid off to the

872

890

1494

680

685

state for unpaid taxes and now held by the state as state tax bids, at less
than the total of taxes, interest and other charges against said lands,"
approved June 15, 1899, by amending sections 2 and 3 and to repeal all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith:

received, March 27, and tabled...
taken up, March 28, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect

and returned
627. A bill to amend section 15 of chapter 19 of an act, entitled "An act supple-

mental to the charter of the city of Detroit, and relating to parks and
boulevards and other public grounds in said city, and to repeal act No. 374
of the local acts of 1879, entitled 'An act to provide for the establishment
and maintenance of a broad street or boulevard about the limits of the
city of Detroit and through portions of the townships of Hamtramck,
Greenfield and Springwells, in the county of Wayne,' approved May 21,
1879:"
received, May 21, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and

returned
639. A bill to amend sections 6 and 15 of chapter 7, section 16 of chapter 9, and

section 39 of chapter 12, of an act, entitled "An act to amend and revise
the charter of the city of Marquette, Marquette county," approved March
27, 1891, and acts amendatory thereof, and to add two new sections thereto,
to stand as sections 25 and 26 of chapter 7, and to repeal all acts or parts
of acts contravening the provisions of this act:"

received, March 12, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, March 13, rules suspended, passed, given immediate

effect and returned
641. A bill to amend sections 3, 6 and 9, of an act, entitled “An act to reincor-

porate the city of Mason,” being act No. 272 of the local acts of 1891, ap-
proved April 3, in the year 1891, and to add thereto a new section, to
stand as section 17:
received, March 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and

returned
642. A bill to amend section 3 of act No. 280 of the public acts of 1887, entitled

"An act to protect the owners and keepers of stallions," approved June 28,
1887, being section 1621c of Howell's annotated statutes and being section
10786 of the compiled laws of 1897, as amended by act No. 66 of the
public acts of 1899, approved May 10, 1899:

file No. 181.
received, April 2, and referred to committee on agricultural interests.
reported amended, April 30, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 1, and ordered to third

reading

passed, May 1, given immediate effect and returned.
643. A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the township

of Courtland, in the county of Kent, state of Michigan, the question of the
relief of George Barlow, thc treasurer of the township of Courtland, in
said county, from liability on account of the loss of township funds paid
him through the failure of the Northern Kent bank, of Cedar Springs, in
Cedar Springs, Kent county, Michigan:

received, March 6, and tabled...
taken up, March 12, rules suspended, and placed on the general order..
considered in committee of the whole, March 12, and ordered to third

763

917
1232

1

1270
1275

625

.

1

considered in committee of the whole, Varch 12, and ordered to third
reading

665
passed, March 12, given immediate effect and returned.

669
649. A bill to amend sections 25 and 25a of act No. 137 of the public acts of

1849, as amended, entitled “An act to authorize proceedings against garn-
ishees, and for other purposes," the same being compiler's section 1014 of
the compiled laws of 1897, as amended by act No. 257 of the public acts of
1899:

file No. 281.
received, Jay 7, and referred to committee on judiciary..

1327
reported favorably, May 27, and placed on the general order.

1595
652. A bill to provide for the organization of the township of Hamblin in the

county of Mason into a single school district:

file No. 270.
received, May 6, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

1311
reported favorably, May 8, rules suspendeci, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

1346
653. A bill to provide for the organization of the township of Sheridan in the

county of Mason into a single school district:

file No. 269.
received, May 6, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

1310
reported favorably, May 8, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1345
655. A bill to amend section 46 of act No. 206 of the public acts of 1893, entitled

"An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and collec-
tion of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes heretofore and here-
after levied ; making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and
continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delin-
quent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to
the state and not redeemed or purchased, and to l'epeal act No. 200 of the
public acts of 1891, and all other acts or parts of acts in anywise con-
travening any of the provisions of this act," as amended by the several
acts amendatory thereof, being section 3869 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 339.
received, May 14, and referred to committee on taxation..

1436
662. A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 2, section 3 of chapter 3, section 2 of

chapter 8, and section 6 of chapter 17 of act No. 390 of the local acts of
1885, and the amendments thereto, entitled "An act to amend and revise
the charter of the city of Port Huron," approved June 17, 1885, and to
add a new section to chapter 7 to stand as section 61:

received, April 17, and referred to committee on cities and villages. 1108
reported amended, May 16, rules suspended, passed, title amended, given
immediate effect, and notice of l'econsideration given...

1466-1467
immediate effect reconsidered, May 20, and not given, passage recon-
sidered, and referred to committee on cities and villages...

1486
reported substituted, May 20, rules suspended. passed, given immediate
effect and returned ...

1489
666. A bill to authorize the township of Pentwater, in the county of Oceana,

state of Michigan, to borrow money to make public improvements in said
township, and to issue bonds therefor:
received. April 24, rules suspender, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1190
674. A bill to amend section 2 of act No. 100 of the public acts of 1897, enfitled

"An act to establish a lien upon horses and other animals for the colt of
shoeing the same.” approved Jay 26, 1997, the same being conipiler's
section 10772 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 302.
received, May 8. and referred to committee on judiciary.

1363
675. A bill to amend section 5 of act No. 229 of the public acts of 1889, entitled

"An act to regulate the practice of horseshoeing in the state of Michigan,''
approved June 8, 1899: