received, May 27, and referred to committee on labor interests.
reported favorably, May 28, and placed on the general order.
679. Joint resolution for the relief of Ben Stresen Reuter, late of company G,
second infantry, Michigan national guards:

file No. 369.

1609.
1623

received, May 15, rules suspended, and referred to committee on finance
and appropriations

1454

reported, May 16, and referred to committee on state affairs.
reported favorably, May 23, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

1472

1563

reported favorably, May 28, and placed on the general order.
committee of whole discharged, May 29, and made special order for
May 29

1618

1656

considered in committee of whole, May 29, and ordered to third reading
passed, May 29, given immediate effect and returned...

680. A bill to amend act No. 446 of the local acts of the legislature of the state
of Michigan, passed at the regular session of A. D. 1889, entitled "An act
to incorporate the public schools of Calumet, Houghton county, Michigan,"
by adding a section thereto to be known as section No. 20:

received, March 27, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

681. A bill to authorize the village of Red Jacket, in the county of Houghton
and state of Michigan, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor for the
purpose of making public improvements in said village of Red Jacket
and for the purpose of paving Fifth street in said village:

received, February 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

682. A bill making appropriations for the state board of fish commissioners for
the fiscal years ending June 30, 1902, and June 30, 1903, and to provide
for a tax to meet the same:
file No. 299.

1661
1671

883

471

received, April 17, and referred to committee on finance and appropria-
tions

1107

reported favorably, April 23, and placed on the general order..
considered in committee of the whole, April 24, and ordered printed
for use of committee of the whole (file No. 183)...
considered in committee of the whole, April 25, and ordered to third
reading

passed, April 25, given immediate effect and returned.
689. A bill to regulate the operation of electric cars within the county of Bay:
received, May 7, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
reported favorably, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

690. A bill to amend sections 3 and 4 of act 429 of the local acts of 1887, entitled
"An act to revise and amend an act, entitled 'An act to organize the
union school district of Bay City,' approved April 13, 1887," as amended
by act 429 of the local acts of 1897, approved May 7, 1897:
received, April 29, and tabled.

taken up, May 1, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported amended, May 2, rules suspended, passed, title amended, given
immediate effect and returned...

1251

1284

691. A bill to provide for the payment of pensions to aged and disabled police-
men of the city of Bay City, and to the wives and children of policemen
killed in the service of said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with or contravening the provisions of this act:

received, April 24, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
reported amended, May 2, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1188

1283

700. A bill to revise and amend the charter of the city of Muskegon, and to
repeal all conflicting acts relating thereto :

received, March 7, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
committee discharged, March 18, rules suspended, passed, given immedi-
ate effect and returned..

637

736

704. A bill to amend section 18, chapter 3, of act No. 164, of the public acts of
1881, being compiler's section 4683 of the compiled laws of the state of
Michigan, 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:"

file No. 212.

received, April 9, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

reported amended, April 16, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 17, and tabled.

taken up, May 27, rules suspended, passed, passage reconsidered, and
indefinitely postponed

706. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Jackson:

997

1076

1113

.1587-1588

received, April 10, and referred to committee on cities and villages...
reported substituted. May 15, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

709. A bill to provide for the consolidation of street and electric railway com-
panies organized under the laws of Michigan with like companies organ-
ized in adjoining states whose lines of road, constructed or in process of
construction, form or will form a continuous or connecting line:

file No. 264.

1020

1449

received, April 22, and referred to committee on railroads.
reported favorably, May 6, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 7, and ordered to third
reading

1155

1304

1332

711. A bill to amend act No. 218 of the public acts of 1895, being "An act to
authorize and regulate the paroling of convicts," by adding thereto two
sections to stand as sections Nos. 4 and 5 of said act and follow section
No. 67 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 200.

received, April 4, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, April 8, and placed on the general order.

957

979

considered in committee of the whole, April 9, and ordered to third
reading

999

read third time, April 9, and tabled.

1004

taken up, April 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

1073

712. A bill to amend section 12 of chapter 3 of act No. 243 of the public acts
of Michigan of 1881, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the laws
relative to the establishment, opening, improvement and maintenance of
highways and private roads, and the building, repairing, and preservation
of bridges within this state," approved June 8, 1881, as amended, the same
being section 4097 of the compiled laws of Michigan of 1897:
file No. 199.

received. April 3, and referred to committee on roads and bridges..
714. A bill to provide for the incorporation of Christian Reformed churches of
America:

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file No. 139.

received, April 25, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, May 2, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 7, and ordered to third
reading

passed, May 9, given immediate effect and returned.

719. A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 119 of the public acts of 1893, entitled
"An act to define what shall constitute fraternal beneficiary societies,
orders or associations; to provide for their incorporation and the regula-
tion of their business, and for the punishment for violation of the pro-
visions of the act of their incorporation, and to repeal all existing
acts inconsistent therewith:

received, May 15, and referred to committee on insurance.
reported favorably, May 16, and placed on the general order.

considered in committee of the whole, May 21, and ordered to third
reading

passed, May 21, given immediate effect and returned
recalled from house, May 23..

re-received, May 27, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered
and not given, passage reconsidered, amended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

724. A bill to amend section 3 of act No. 83 of the public acts of 1887, entitled
"An act to provide for the incorporation of lodges of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen," approved April 22, 1887, being compiler's section
8049 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 366.

1514

1518

1550

1603

received, May 15, and referred to committee on insurance.
reported favorably, May 16, and placed on the general. order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 21, and ordered to third
reading

1453

1470

1514

1517

passed, May 21, given immediate effect and returned.
726. A bill to repeal sections 4, 5 and 6 of chapter 1, and section 5 of chapter 5,
and to revise and amend chapters 3 and 6, and section 10 of chapter 4, and
sections 16 and 17 of chapter 10, and sections 9, 11, 16 and 17 of chapter
14, of an act entitled "An act to revise and amend the charter of the city
of Ishpeming," approved March 27, 1891:

received, March 19, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

739. A bill to provide for the incorporation of companies for the operation of
railroads by electric motor power or any other motive power than steam
or horse power, and to fix the duties and liabilities of such companies,
and regulate the construction, operation, and management of such rail-
roads:

file No. 375.

received, May 21, and referred to committee on railroads.

740. A bill to authorize the village of Alma, in the county of Gratiot, to raise
money by the issue of bonds for the purpose of making public improve-
ments in said village and its use therefor:

received, February 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

745. A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the village
of Pentwater, in the county of Oceana, state of Michigan, the question of
the relief of Hobart A. Grant, the treasurer of the village of Pentwater, in
said county, and his bondsmen, from liability on account of the loss of
village funds occasioned through the failure of the bank of Neilson & Co.,
of Pentwater, Oceana county, state of Michigan, in May, 1900:
received, May 2, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

746. A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the township
of Crystal, in the county of Oceana, state of Michigan, the question of
the relief of Charles B. Barker, the treasurer of the township of Crystal,
in said county, and his bondsmen, from liability on account of the loss
of township funds occasioned through the failure of the bank of Neilson
& Co., in Pentwater, Oceana county, Michigan, in May, 1900:
received, February 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

747. A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the township
of Pentwater, in the county of Oceana, state of Michigan, the question of
the relief of Hobart A. Grant, the treasurer of the township of Pentwater,
in said county, and his bondsmen, from liability on account of loss of
township funds occasioned through the failure of the bank of Neilson &
Co., in Pentwater, Oceana county, Michigan, in May, 1900:

received, February 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

764

774

1504

473

1293

474

475

751. A bill to authorize the township of Paw Paw, in the county of Van Buren
and state of Michigan, to borrow money and issue its bonds therefor, the
proceeds of such bonds to be used in the erection and construction of a
suitable public building for the use of the said township and for the pro-
motion of any public improvements that may be deemed necessary by the
township board in connection with the erection and construction of such
public building:

received, March 28, and referred to committee on counties and townships
reported favorably, April 12, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

وو

755. A bill to amend act No. 183 of the public acts of 1897, entitled "An act to
provide for the appointment and to fix the term of office, duties and
compensation of circuit court stenographers in the state of Michigan,'
approved May 29, 1897, and by adding a new section to stand between
sections 48a and 49 of said act, to be known as section 48b:

file No. 156.

907

1050

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.
committee discharged, March 26, rules suspended, passed, given immedi-
ate effect and returned..

847

854

756. A bill to detach Calhoun county from the fifth judicial circuit, and to create
the thirty-seventh judicial circuit:

file No. 155.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.
committee discharged, March 26, rules suspended, passed, given imme-
diate effect and returned...

848

854

768. A bill to amend chapter 102 of the revised statutes of 1846, entitled "Of
evidence," by adding a new section thereto to stand as section 103:
file No. 205.

received, April 5, and referred to committee on judiciary.

770. A bill to amend sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 and
19, and to repeal section 16 of act No. 188 of the public acts of 1899, en-
titled “An act to provide for the taxation of inheritances, transfers of
property by will, transfers of property by the intestate laws of this state,
or transfers of property by deed, grant, bargain, sale or gift made in con-
templation of the death of the grantor, vendor or donor, or intended to
take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after such death:”

file No. 357.

received, May 23, and referred to committee on taxation.
reported amended, May 28, and made special order.

969

1559

1620

taken from order of unfinished business, May 29, and made special order
considered in committee of the whole, May 29, and ordered to third
reading

1657

1661

771. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to sections 1 and 10 of article
14 of the constitution of this state, relative to finance and taxation:
file No. 365.

received, May 28, and made special order.

1629

taken from the order of unfinished business, May 29, and made special
order

1657

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

1661

777. A bill to amend 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," approved May 25, 1899:

file No. 217.

received, April 25, and referred to committee on state affairs.
reported favorably, May 16, and placed on the general order.

considered in committee of the whole, May 21, and ordered to third
reading

848

955

973

975

782. A bill to amend act No. 50 of the public acts of 1875, entitled “An act to
authorize judges of probate to require new bonds from executors, adminis-
trators, special administrators (guardians), and trustees," being com-
piler's section 9499 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 167.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, April 4, and placed on the general order...
considered in committee of the whole, April 5, and ordered to third
reading

passed, April 5, given immediate effect and returned.

783. A bill to amend section 4 of act No. 130, public acts of 1897, entitled “An
act to provide for the appointment of guardians of the persons of habitual
drunkards and of persons so addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating
liquors or narcotic or noxious drugs as to need medical or sanitary treat-
ment or care, and for restraining them in a suitable asylum or hospital,"
being compiler's section 8742 of the compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 170.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, April 12, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 16, and ordered to third
reading

passed, April 16, given immediate effect and returned.
784. A bill to amend section 3 of act No. 105 of the public acts of 1897, entitled
"An act to authorize and empower judges of probate in certain cases to
license executors, administrators and guardians to borrow money by
mortgaging or otherwise pledging estates of deceased persons or persons
under guardianship," being compiler's section No. 9140 of the compiled
laws of 1897:

file No. 171.

received, March 27, and referred to committee on judiciary.

785. A bill to amend compiler's section 9373 of the compiled laws of 1897, relative
to the revival of the commission to commissioners on claims against de-
ceased persons:

file No. 169.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, April 4, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 5, and ordered to third
reading

786. A bill to amend compiler's section 670 of the compiled laws of 1897, relative
to the giving of bonds on appeal from the orders and decrees of the probate
court:

file No. 168.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary.

862

reported favorably, April 12, and placed on the general order..

1060

considered in committee of the whole, April 16, and ordered to third
reading

1080

passed, April 16, given immediate effect and returned.

1089

793. A bill to require every inn or hotel keeper in villages or cities having a
population of over ten thousand, to keep posted in every guest room a card
showing the regular and permanent rate charged for such room:
file No. 222.

1310

received, May 6, and referred to committee on state affairs.

795. A bill to amend section 2635 of Miller's compiled laws of Michigan, relating
to notaries public:

file No. 219.

received, April 25, and referred to committee on judiciary..
798. A bill to amend section 8 of act No. 136 of the public acts of 1869, being
an act, entitled "An act relative to the organization and powers of fire
and marine insurance companies transacting business within this state,"
approved April 3, 1869, as amended by act No. 73 of the public acts of
1899, being compiler's section 7231 of chapter 194 of the compiled laws
of the state of Michigan of 1897:

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