file No. 253.

received, April 11, and referred to committee on military affairs..
reported favorably, April 17, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

reported favorably, April 18, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 18, and ordered to third
reading
passed by two-thirds vote, April 18, given immediate effect and returned
1092. A bill to authorize and empower the township board of the township of
Calumet, in the county of Houghton, in the state of Michigan, to make all
such orders and by-laws for determining the time and manner in which
cattle, horses, swine, sheep and other animals shall be restrained from
going at large in the highways and for directing and managing the pruden-
tial affairs of the township as said board shall judge most conducive to the
peace, welfare and good order of said township:

received, March 21, and referred to committee on counties and townships
reported amended, March 25, rules suspended, passed, title amended,
given immediate effect and returned.

1099. A bill to authorize the county of Houghton to construct or purchase, own
and maintain one or more hospitals, pest houses or quarantine buildings,
and to provide means for constructing or purchasing, maintaining and
managing the same, and to legalize the action of the board of supervisors
of the county of Houghton in constructing a building for the use of a
hospital and pest house:

received, May 21, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1101. A joint resolution authorizing the board of state auditors to erect a stone
base and place thereon a stone castle made by the first regiment Michigan
engineers and mechanics, the same to be placed on the capitol grounds
and to provide for the payment of the same:

1041

1099

1127

1135

1140

816

833

1504

received, April 5, and referred to committee on state affairs..
reported favorably, April 25, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

968

1199

reported favorably, April 30, and placed on the general order.

1229

considered in committee of the whole, April 30, and ordered to third
reading

1235

read third time by title, April 30, and referred to committee on state
affairs

1237

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

1550

1571

1671

passed by a two-thirds vote, May 29, given immediate effect and returned
1102. A bill to amend act No. 424, local acts of 1895, entitled "An act to revise
and amend the charter of the city of Traverse City, as amended by act
No. 328 of the local acts of 1899:

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received, March 12, and referred to committee on cities and villages...
reported favorably, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned

1103. A bill to repeal section 3 of the local acts of the session laws of 1901,
passed January 22, 1901. entitled "An act to legalize certain proceedings of
the city council of the city of Traverse City, and authorizing said council
to issue the bonds of said city to the amount of $25,000 for the purpose
of extending and improving its water works plant:"

received, March 12, and referred to committee on cities and villages...
reported favorably, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned. . . .

1106. A bill to prescribe the method for the levy of school taxes in the school
district now composed of the city of Crystal Falls and the township of
Crystal Falls:

received, May 28, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1109. A bill to provide for the proper record of divorce proceedings in Michigan:
file No. 153.

680

778

664

777

1632

received, March 26, and referred to committee on judiciary

committee discharged, March 26, and returned by request of house.
1112. A bill to amend section 1 of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the
compensation and prescribe the duties of certain officers of the county of
Saginaw," of the local acts of 1901, approved May 9, 1901:
received, May 22, rules suspended, passed and returned..

1119. A bill to provide for the obtaining of jurors in justice courts in the city
of Flint, and for the better administration of justice therein:
received, March 20, and referred to committee on judiciary.

committee discharged, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given imme-
diate effect and returned..

1126. A bill to provide for the presentation of bronze medals to the sailors and
soldiers who enlisted and served in the Spanish-American war and in the
campaign in the Philippine islands, from Michigan: also in certain cases
to the relatives of such sailors and soldiers who perished in such service;
to make an appropriation therefor, and to provide for a tax to meet the

same:

file No. 288.

848

863

1539

789

791

received, April 18, and referred to committee on military affairs..
reported favorably, April 18, and referred to committee on finance and
appropriations

1132

1137

reported favorably, May 22, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 23, and ordered to third
reading

1528

1571

passed, May 23, and returned.
1134. A bill to vacate a part of the plat known as Gamble and Millen's addition
to the village of Grand Marais, in the county of Alger:

received, March 14, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, March 20, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1136. A joint resolution directing the board of state auditors to investigate and
examine the claims of the county of Ingham for expenses incurred by said
county in the indictment and prosecution of certain state officers and em-
ployes for malfeasance or misfeasance in office, and for bribing or attempt-
ing to bribe certain officers, and for aiding and abetting in the commission
of such offenses, including reasonable counsel fees of special counsel law-
fully appointed to assist in such prosecution:

file No. 238.

received, April 22, and referred to committee on finance and appropria-
tions

reported without recommendation, April 29, and made a special order
for May 2.

1223

considered in committee of the whole, May 2, amended..
tabled, May 2, pending to be placed on order of third reading.
taken up, May 6, and ordered to third reading.

taken up, May 8, passed by two-thirds vote and returned.

1145. A bill to amend sections 11, 19 and 107 of 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 lands
taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for sale and con-
veyance of lands delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposi-
tion 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 and parts
of acts in anywise contravening any of the provisions of this act:"
file No. 373.

received, May 21, and referred to committee on banks and corporations..
reported amended, May 22, and placed on the general order....
considered in committee of the whole, May 23, and referred to com-
mittee on taxation.

reported substituted, May 28, and made a special order for May 28.
considered in committee of the whole, May 28, amended, and ordered
to third reading.

1622

1643

1149. A bill to authorize the township of Decatur, in the county of Van Buren,
to borrow money to be used for public improvements, and to issue bonds
therefor:

received, May 16, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1154. A bill to amend section 53 of act 206 of the public acts of 1893, entitled
"An act to provide for the assessment of property and the levy and col-
lection of taxes thereon, and for the collection of taxes 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 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," being section 3876, com-
piled laws of 1897:

file No. 236.

1476

received, April 25, and referred to committee on taxation.
reported favorably, May 1, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, May 1, and ordered to third
reading

1204

1260

1271

passed, May 1, and returned.

1159. A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 and 33 of an act, entitled "An act to establish a
police government for the city of Detroit," approved April 17, 1871:
received, April 30, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1160. A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22,
24, 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40, 42, 45, 47 and 50 of an act, entitled "An act
supplemental to the charter of the city of Detroit and relating to parks,
boulevards and other public grounds in the said city; and to repeal act No.
374 of the local acts of 1879, entitled 'An act to provide for the establish-
ment 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," approved May 8, 1889, as amended:

1277

1244

received, April 30, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned
...1240, 1241

1161. A bill to amend sections 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of an act entitled "An
act to establish a department of public works in and for the city of De-
troit and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith," ap-
proved February 15, 1901, and to add a new section thereto :

received, April 30, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1182. A bill to provide for the protection of fish in the waters of the south arm
of Pine lake, in South Arm township, Charlevoix county, and to regu-
late the time and manner of taking and catching fish therein:

received, May 1, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1191. A bill to provide for the payment of fees to the county of Arenac and
the clerk thereof in suits and proceedings in the circuit court for said
county:

received, April 16, and referred to committee on judiciary..
1194. A bill to authorize the county of Crawford to borrow money and issue
bonds therefor, for the purpose of building a court house for said county:
received, March 19, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned...

1196. A bill to amend section 1 of act No. 45 of the public acts of 1887, entitled
"An act to facilitate the disposal and settlement of taxes on vacant or
part-paid swamp, school and other lands," approved March 24, 1887, as
amended by act No. 69 of the session laws of 1889, the same being section
3978 of compiled laws of 1897:

file No. 249.

received, April 17, and referred to committee on taxation..

1242

1264

1079

761

1107

reported favorably, April 25, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 30, and ordered to third
reading

1198

1235

passed, April 30, given immediate effect and returned.
1201. A bill to disorganize school district No. 9 and fractional school district
No. 6, being townships 9 and 10 north of range 3 east in the county of
Saginaw, and to organize therefrom school district No. 6, in the township
of Chesaning in said county, and to attach a portion of said territory to
school district No. 3 in said township of Chesaning, and to attach a portion
of said territory to school district No. 6 in the township of St. Charles in
said county, and to provide for the sale of school property of fractional
school district No. 6 in said township and to provide for the disposition of
the proceeds thereof:

1239

received, April 29, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

1224

reported favorably, May 21, rules suspended, passed, ordered to take
effect June 1, 1901, and returned..

1512

1204. A bill to amend section 9 of act No. 386 of the local acts of 1895, entitled
"An act to amend and revise act No. 240 of the local acts of 1881, entitled
'An act to revise an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the board of edu-
cation of the city of East Saginaw," approved June 7, 1881, as amended by
act No. 313 of the local acts of 1885, approved April 2, 1885, and as
further amended by act No. 458 of the local acts of 1889,' approved June
29, 1889, and to change the name of said board from 'the board of education
of the city of East Saginaw,' to 'the board of education of the city of
Saginaw, east side:""

received, March 21, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

816

reported favorably, March 26, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned...

839

1213. A bill to amend section 13 of an act entitled "An act relative to free schools
in the city of Detroit," approved February 24, 1869:
received, April 17, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

committee discharged, April 19, and referred to committee on cities
and villages..

1108

1147

1216. A bill to amend section 5 of act No. 379 of the local acts of 1891, entitled
"An act to provide for the compensation and to prescribe the duties of
certain officers of the county of Kent:"

1407

received, May 13, rules suspended, passed, and returned.
1220. A bill providing for the selection of candidates for elections by popular
vote and relating to primary elections in the city of Grand Rapids:
received, May 27, and referred to committee on cities and villages.
reported favorably, May 28, rules suspended, passed, and returned.
1231. A bill to amend sections 1 and 2 of act No. 337 of the local acts of 1899,
entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Crystal Falls, in Iron county,"
approved March 23, 1899:

received, March 26, and referred to committee on cities and villages..
1244. A bill to detach certain territory from school district No. 1 and school
district No. 5 in the township of Marathon, in the county of Lapeer in
this state, and attach the same to school district No. 8 in said township
of Marathon:

received, April 16, and referred to committee on education and public
schools

reported favorably, May 15, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

1609
1620

850

1092

1446

1252. A bill providing for the selection of candidates for elections by popular
vote, and relating to primary elections in Kent county:

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

1570

1253. A bill to provide for the manner of voting in all political conventions in
Kent county:

received, March 14, and referred to committee on elections.
reported amended, March 28, and placed on the general order.

considered in committee of the whole, March 28, and ordered to third
reading

passed, March 28, and returned.

1255. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Grand Rapids:

received, April 11, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned

recalled from house, April 16..

re-received, April 16, rule 36 suspended, immediate effect reconsidered
and not given, passage reconsidered, and referred to committee on
cities and villages.

902

904

1039

1090

.1094-1095

reported substituted, May 2, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect, and re-returned.

re-received, May 21, with substitute as amended by house, and re-referred
to committee on cities and villages, pending concurrence.
reported, May 28, concurred in and returned.
1283. A bill to amend section 9 of act No. 229 of the public acts of Michigan for
the year 1887, entitled "An act establishing a lien for labor and services
upon lumber, shingles, logs, timber, cedar posts, telegraph poles, railroad
ties, bark, shingle bolts, stave bolts, staves, cord wood, pulp wood, hop
poles, hoop poles, veneering wood and all other forest products, and to repeal
act No. 145 of the session laws of 1881, entitled 'An act establishing a lien
for labor and services upon logs, timber, cedar posts, telegraph poles, rail-
road ties, tanbark, shingle bolts and staves, and to repeal act No. 185, of
the session laws of 1873, entitled "An act establishing a lien for labor and
services upon logs and timber as amended by act No. 253 of the public acts
of 1879," being section 10764 of the compiled laws of the state of Mich-
igan for the year 1897:

file No. 138.

received, March 18, and referred to committee on judiciary
reported favorably, April 11, and placed on the general order.
considered in committee of the whole, April 12, and ordered to third
reading

743

1034

1062

1084

passed, April 16, and returned.

1296. A bill to amend act No. 219 of the session laws of 1873, entitled "An act
to incorporate the city of Ionia," approved March 21, 1873, and all acts
or parts of acts amendatory thereto, adding one new section to stand as
section 118:

received, March 14, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect
and returned..

1299. A bill to provide for the assessment and levy of taxes upon the property
and business of telephone companies and telegraph companies, and the
collection thereof:

received, May 21, and referred to committee on taxation...
1315. A bill to organize the township of Mitchell, in the county of Alcona, com-
prising town 27 north, range 5 east and town 28 north, range 5 east, into
a union school district to be known as the union school of the township
of Mitchell:

715

1522

received, May 14, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1323. A bill to authorize the township of Blissfield, in the county of Lenawee, to
borrow money to pay for building stone abutments to the bridge over the
River Raisin in said township:

received, May 28, rules suspended, passed, given immediate effect and
returned

1420

1631

1335. A bill to revise and amend the charter of the city of Saginaw, being act
No. 465 of the local acts of 1897, approved June 2, 1897, as amended by
act No. 431 of the local acts of 1899, approved June 1, 1899:
received, April 11, and referred to committee on cities and villages..... 1037
reported substituted, April 24, rules suspended, passed, given immediate
effect and returned.

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