Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-11
AN ACT to encourage the manufacture OF

sugar from the beet.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Michigan, That the state grant boun.
ty of two cents pound on every pound of
dry sugar manufactured from the beet with
in the limits of the state, TO be allowed
and paid in the manner hereinafter pro.
vided.
81. Every person intending to apply for
such bounty. shall 90 before one of the jus.
tees Of the peace Of the township or coun.
ty in which the applicant shall reside, and
shall then and there be sworn by such JUS
tce, and state on oath the time when and
place where such sugar, naming the mum.
Der of pounds, which shall not be less than
ten pounds, shall have been manufactured,
and shall there exhibit and deposite spe-
cimen of the same, not less than one pound,
which shall be held subject to the order Of
any vice president of the State Agricultural
| Society, which several facts shall also be
sworn 10 by one or more persons connect
ed with the manufacture of the said sugar;
and the statement made by the said appli-
cant, shall be reduced to writing in the form
Of an affidavit, which shall be subscribed by
the person making it, and attested 10 by the
said witness, and the said witness, and the
said Justice shall deliver to the person so
applying, certificate Of the fact, annexing
thereto the original affidavit made and sub.
scribed by such person; and any justice
who shall issue any such certificate, shall
regularly number all the certificates issued
by him.
20. The certificate, with the affidavit sc
taken, shall, within ten days after the
date thereof be delivered 10 one of the
county commissioners Of the same county
who shall lay such certificate and affidavit
before the board at their next meeting.
the board shall be satisfied that such certfi
cate and affidavit is just and correct the,
shall award to the person to whom such Ger
t6cate shall have been granted, the boun
ty above specified, and shall cause the GER
tifcate to be filed with their clerk.
A. Duplicate certificates, stating all the
bounties that shall have been allowed BY
the board at any meeting. shall be made un
der their direction, and after being certiie,
by their chairman and clerk, shall be deliv
: cred to the county treasurer,who shall there
, upon pay to the several persons named j
! such certificate, out of any moneys in tn
| county treasury, the bounties to them res
pectively.
5 5. The county treasurer shall charg
to the treasurer of the state, all bountlcs al
lowed by the board of county commission
ers of their respective counties, and sha
: transmit an account thereof to the audto
general, accompanied by one Of the dupl
cate certificates received from the board c
: commissioners. The several county tres
surers shall also preserve anu transmit viii
such account, a certified copy of the orig
nal certificates and affidavits, filed with II
clerk Of the board OF commissioners, upc
which the bounties mentioned in said q,
count shall have been allowed.
Sc. Every sum allowed by the board
commissioners, from which the same sha
have been transmitted, shall be paid out {
q the treasury of this state, 10 the treasurer
such county, upon the warrant ofthe audltt
general.
81. Ifany justice of the peace who :ha
If be applied to for certificate under THIS
tie shall wilfully give false certificate
the premises, such justice shall be deer
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conv
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
imprisonment, the fine not exceeding OF
!, thousand dollars and the imprisonment, n
I, y exceeding two years. o
' Sc. This act shall continue in fore