taken up, May 14, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered and
not given and recommitted to committee on cities and villages.
reported substituted, May 14, passed, given immediate effect and re-
turned
942. A bill to amend sections 1 and 2 of act No. 311 of the local acts of 1895,
entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Petoskey, and to repeal all acts
and parts of acts relative to the incorporation of the village of Petoskey:'
received, April 10, and referred to committee on cities and villages....
reported favorably, May 15, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned
953. A bill to amend section 33 of title 3 of act No. 374 of the local acts of 1897,
entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids:
received, April 9, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
reported favorably, April 11, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

1410

1412

1022

1441

996

1045

954. A bill to amend section 10 of title 3 of act No. 374 of the local acts of 1897,
entitled "An act to revise the charter of the city of Grand Rapids," by
adding a new sub-division thereto to be known as sub-division 58:
received, May 13, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, May 14, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1407

963. A bill to provide for completing the records of the office of adjutant general
pertaining to the enlistment, muster, history and final disposition of the
soldiers and sailors from this state during the war of the rebellion and
Spanish-American war, to furnish certificates of service to applicants
where the soldier's muster out or discharge papers are lost and to furnish
such information from the records of the office as to establish the soldier's
or sailor's military or naval history and to make appropriations therefor,
and to provide for a tax to meet the same:

file No. 346.

1414

received, May 6, and referred to committee on military affairs...
reported favorably, May 21, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

1311

1509

reported favorably, May 23, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 23, and ordered to third
reading

966. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the board of water com-
missioners of the city of Detroit to borrow money for the purpose of extend-
ing and improving the water works of said city," approved March 8, 1873:
file No. 275.

received, May 22, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
968. A bill to amend sections 8, 9 and 10, and to repeal section 11, of act No.
205 of the public acts of 1877, entitled "An act to provide for the incor-
poration of societies for the receiving, loaning and investing of money,"
being sections 6197, 6198, 6199 and 6200 of the compiled laws of 1897, as
amended by act No. 273 of the public acts of 1899:

file No. 312.

received, May 7, and referred to committee on banks and corporations..
reported favorably, May 15, and placed on the general order..
considered in committee of the whole, May 16, and ordered to third
reading

passed, May 16, and returned..

1541

1328
1443

1477

1481

969. A bill to amend sections 4, 9 and 23 of an act, entitled "An act to amend
the laws relative to supplying the city of Detroit with pure and whole-
some water," approved February 14, 1853, as amended by the various
acts amendatory thereof:

file No. 273.

received, May 22, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported amended, May 27, rules suspended, passed, May 27, title
amended, given immediate effect and returned...

1540

1593

973. A bill to organize and incorporate the Bad Axe public schools and to confer
certain powers on its board of education:

received, March 26, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

981. A bill to require any sheriff or constable who shall make a levy upon any
personal property by virtue of any process, to file a notice with the clerk
of the court out of which such process issues or with the justice of the
peace, stating where such property is held or stored:

file No. 382.

received, May 23, and referred to committee on judiciary.

989. A bill to repeal act No. 58 of the local acts of 1901, entitled "An act to in-
corporate the public schools of the village of Jerome, Hillsdale county,
Michigan: define the boundaries thereof, provide for the election of trustees
and fix their powers and duties, and provide for the distribution of the
territory of the disorganized districts:

received, May 6, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

reported without recommendation, May 28, and placed on the general
order

990. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relative to
the publishing of all the general laws of any session in a newspaper, and
the compensation to be received therefor:

file No. 140.

849

1559

1309

1617

received, March 18, and referred to committee on printing.
reported favorably, May 7, and placed on the general order.

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

1395

passed, May 9, by a two-thirds vote, and returned.
1000. A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 233 of the session laws of 1861, entitled
"An act to facilitate the commencement of suits against joint defendants
residing in several counties," approved March 16, 1861, as subsequently
amended, and being compiler's section 10010 of the compiled laws of 1897:
file No. 147.

1398

received, March 21, and referred to committee on judiciary.
reported favorably, March 26, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, March 27, and ordered to third
reading

re-received, April 12, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered
and not given, passage reconsidered and re-referred to committee on
judiciary

1064

reported amended, April 18, and referred to committee on cities and
villages

1125

reported favorably, May 1, 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 re-returned.
1006. A bill to amend section 11 of chapter 7 of act No. 215 of the public acts of
1895, entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of cities of the
fourth class.” the same being section 3293 of the compiled laws of 1897:
file No. 310.

received, May 8, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
reported amended, May 14, and placed on the general order..
considered in committee of the whole, May 16, and ordered to third
reading

passed, May 16, given immediate effect and returned.
1010. A bill to amend act No. 48 of the local acts of 1882, entitled "An act to
reincorporate the city of Manistee," approved March 15, 1882, by adding
a new chapter thereto to stand as chapter 31, and repealing all parts of
said act inconsistent therewith:

received. May 9, and referred to committee on cities and villages...
reported amended, May 21, rules suspended, passed, title amended, and
returned

1393

1510

1011. A bill to authorize the village of Central Lake, in Antrim county, to bor-
row $15,000 and to issue bonds therefor for the purpose of building roads
and bridges and to levy taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the
same and the interest thereon:

received, March 11, and referred to committee on cities and villages....
reported amended, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

1012. A bill to organize a school district in Springfield township, Kalkaska
county, to be known and designated as "School district No. 1 of township
25 north, range 6 west," out of the unorganized territory comprising the
entire township 25 north, range west:

646

776

received, March 11, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

647

758

reported favorably, March 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned
1014. A bill for the organization of corporate Congregational churches:
file No. 130.

received, March 18, and referred to committee on religious and benevo-
lent societies

reported favorably, March 21, and placed on the general order

considered in committee of the whole, March 22, and ordered to third
reading

passed, March 22, and tabled.

taken up, March 25, given immediate effect and returned.

1015. A bill for the consolidation in Congregational churches of an ecclesiastical
society with its church:

file No. 131.

743

800

823

825

829

received, March 18, and referred to committee on religious and benevolent
societies

742

800

823

824

reported favorably, March 21, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, March 22, and ordered to third
reading

1019. A bill to amend chapter 242 of compiled laws of 1897, being chapter 67 of
the revised statutes of 1846, entitled "Of title to real property by de-
scent," by adding two new sections thereto in regard to title of home-
stead property, the same to stand as section 15 and section 16:
file No. 313.

received, May 8, and referred to committee on judiciary.

1020. A bill to amend sections 9282 and 9283 of the compiled laws of 1897, rela-
tive to the allowance of foreign wills:

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary
1022. A bill to reincorporate the city of Menominee, to provide for the election
and appointment of officers therein, and to repeal act No. 228 of the
session laws of 1883, entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Menomi-
nee," and to repeal act No. 281 of the session laws of 1891, entitled "An
act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Menominee," being act
228 of the session laws of 1883, entitled "An act to incorporate the city
of Menominee," approved April 9, 1891, and all amendments thereto:
received, April 18, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, May 7, rules suspended, passed, ordered to take effect
June 1, 1901, and returned..

1023. A bill to create a voting precinct in the township of Ingallston, in Menomi-
nee county:

830

1365

862

1128

1320

received, April 16, and referred to committee on counties and townships 1092
reported favorably, April 17, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1024. A bill to detach certain territory from the township of Spalding, in the
county of Menominee, and to organize the township of Perron therefrom:
received, March 28, and referred to committee on counties and townships

1104

908

1025. A bill to authorize and empower street railway companies in the county
of Saginaw, using electricity as a motive power, to sell, dispose of and
utilize electric current and surplus steam:

file No. 142.

received, April 12, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1026. A bill to provide for the submission to the qualified electors of the town-
ship of Solon, in the county of Kent, in the state of Michigan, the question
of the relief of Sidney Starks, treasurer of the township of Solon, in said
county, from liability on account of the loss of township funds occasioned
through the failure of the Northern Kent bank of Cedar Springs:
received, March 6, and tabled. .

1054

625

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

652

666

669

passed, March 12, given immediate effect and returned.

1027. A bill making appropriations for the Michigan state normal college at
Ypsilanti, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1902, and June 30, 1903, and
to provide for a tax to meet the same:

file No. 284.

received, April 18, and referred to committee on normal college.
reported amended, May 1, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

1133

1259

reported favorably, May 1, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 1, amended, and ordered to
third reading

1262

1272

1272, 1273

passed, May 1, given immediate effect and returned.
1028. A bill to provide for the lawful taking of suckers from the waters in Wall
lake, township of Hope, Barry county, Michigan:

file No. 318.

received, April 23, and referred to committee on fisheries..
reported favorably, May 1, rules suspended, passed and returned..

1164

1252

1035. A bill to provide for the holding of primaries in the county of Kent, and
to punish frauds thereat, and by delegates elected thereat, and the corrup-
tion and attempted corruption of such delegates:

file No. 113.

received, May 27, rules suspended, read third time, and placed on the
general order..

1607

committee of whole discharged, May 28, rules suspended, passed, given
immediate effect and returned.

1612

recalled from house, May 28.

1628

re-received, May 28, immediate effect reconsidered and not given, passage
reconsidered, amended, passed, and re-returned. .

1642

1042. A bill to amend act No. 249 of the local acts of 1871, entitled "An act to
incorporate the city of Alpena," approved March 29, 1871, as amended
by adding thereto a new section to stand and be known as section 97:
received, May 15. rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1057. A bill to amend section 18 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 de-
linquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands 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 and parts of acts in anywise
contravening any of the provisions of this act," as amended by act No.
239 of the public acts of 1899:

file No. 163.

received, March 26, and referred to committee on taxation.
1062. A bill to amend sections 84 and 141 of act 206 of the public acts of 1893,
as amended, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of property
and the levy and collection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes

1451

847

heretofore and hereafter levied; making such taxes a lien on the lands
taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and
conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes and for the inspection and disposi-
tion of lands 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 and parts
of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act,” and to
add a new section thereto :

file No. 209.

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

1064. A bill to provide a board of jury commissioners for the county of St. Clair,
and the manner of selecting jurors to serve in the circuit court for said
county, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation, and to
punish violations of this act:

received, March 13, rules suspended and tabled..

taken up, March 14, passed, given immediate effect and returned.
recalled from house, March 19...

968

696

702

769

re-received, March 20, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered
and not given, passage reconsidered, amended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

1070. A bill to incorporate the public schools of the township of Alpena, Alpena
county:

received, March 11, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

reported substituted, March 28, rules suspended, passed, given imme-
diate effect and returned..
1071. A bill to amend section 6 of an act approved March 29, 1901, entitled “An
act to repeal act No. 291 of the local acts of 1891, entitled 'An act to in-
corporate the public schools of the township of Ossineke, Alpena county,'
approved April 21, 1891, as amended by act No. 413 of the local acts of
1899, approved May 25, 1899; to provide for the disposition of the prop-
erty and the payment of the indebtedness of the corporation hereby dis-
solved, and to organize and form three separate school districts from the
territory embraced within the said township of Ossineke, in the said
county of Alpena," and to add two new sections thereto, to be known as
sections 8 and 9:

received, April 17, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

788

646

894

1109

reported amended, April 24, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1175

1072. A bill to provide for the protection of trout in the Au Sable river and its
tributaries:

received, April 25, and referred to committee on fisheries.

1218

reported favorably, May 1, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1255

1076. A bill to empower and authorize the state board of education to provide all
courses of study in the state normal schools of Michigan and to grant such
diplomas and certificates to teach as said board may direct:

file No. 304.

received, May 8, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

1364

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

1512

passed, May 21, and returned
1087. A bill to provide for the transfer to the city of Lansing of certain state
lands within the said city for street and highway purposes:

1520

received, May 8, rules suspended, read third time and referred to com-
mittee on industrial school for boys....

reported favorably, May 22, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned..

1091. A joint resolution providing for the erection of a monument to the memory
of the army nurse, E. May Tower (who died in Porto Rico), at her place
of interment in the cemetery at Byron, in the county of Shiawassee,
Michigan, and for a tax to meet the same: