, 1869-04-02
MICHIGAN.
Tha Approaching Glose Of the Legislative
Session,
Summary OF the More Important
Laws Pissed.



pleasant and harmonious and It's events have no
oeen Characterized BY partisan bitterness d
SECTIONAL W-fee1n9. very l1rgt amount Of bust
ness h&a been transacted and most OF It has beer
OF very Important character. The measures Of !
purely local nature tmainly lealzng and enahiina
aets>, the usual amendAtory LAWS Of ninol
moment, and the resolutions Of reference and
request, arn about 800 In number. The following
Ia summary Of those laws that viii peculiarly
Affect the general interests of the State:
The appropriation bills passed, or that are
61il pending and will pA4a WILL nnIsh and fut.
nlsh our existing state institutions The cotnple,
upn OF The magnificent building Of the Flint AsY.
lun, The repairing and enlarging OF the State Pts
on 1t Jackson, the erection Of new doruitoTy for
the Agricultural College At LanAlng, the hitting up
Of building iately given to the Normal School II
form School, and the supplying OF mAnI mtnor ne-
cessues 10 the Insane Asylum Il KslauazDd-n
these improvements have been provided for by tho
LII s Ins Pssy has been
loof hsfance It al new sources OF expenditure
Hence, Nhi'e the Female College, The new NaS1uI
tain any conMderahle support, al mi has heen
@ ssled for ne Institutions previously named has
e to mention the animal appropriation Of tia aO0o
1ot ne university, which was given BY the present
Legislature without proFisos Of conditions
~. II Iae :; ppssple q permitting municipalities to
\
ated N = lsw Which Is general IN It's provisions,
and enoodies very sanitary restrictions It Allows
sfr "a 70 D. pe xqssd 70 saJ I1oad BY any township
but limits ne amount Of ndebtedness a sseu III
soulEe that any municipality ahau hare oustaud-
sessed vainatiop and provides shas ne bonda saa!
1ot no ctltse1eo 70 the company u1ul tho road
snau nave psen lronsd from its starting point
has been to pass special enabling acta WITH dTeSn
pioHslonA A1d at times only the uuspartng exer-
ese o. tne E1ecutsIs reto has protested the state
Ihder tne new regime 1t may be expected that tne
people VII enjoy more Of tic bene1ta and suf1ef
rsts LETT u T. t9s evis thas Usually attend this aiding OF
: The AKs Of the State providing for tho caro-
s,;I o. tnn pooT aa.e IN the lapse ol years become
numes2hte amending bills have been passed stnce
NC original enactment and theIr conn1cttnz oro-
visions have left all harmony In administration
dependent rather on uniformity In practice thaa
On compliance with The statute feoulationss Theae
laws eava been carefully co4tned, amended Ind
cons@assed t1 u o1e measere BY The cnm,nttees Of
IN this compact and reconstructed form
A b1l h41 been passed which ahollsoes tho
me schools shall be maintained b. taxation threo
months n each rear in MI school districts Contain
Ing less than thirty children Of school or. I'VE
handre and pine uo,hs m a en55 ana egnt
eight hundred This change WAS made in accord.
tnce with the .tshes OF our ahlest cdQcaiofs, Ind
He iesisisaon 1 81 tSis SL " session in 5rya,, ~
swamp lands hAA been tn agreeable contrasr II thai
Of The past decade The era Of reckless appfoTla-
1Hamp lands made " the United Etates to this
STATE 'for The purpose Of reclamation and draIn
ase" would seem to have eEo-ed. The appron1s-
Ious naae tnts year have been few In number anu
lot Wel-conEdered projects, and laws hate heen
passed graduating the price Of swaup lautla, rs
peaiIne some Of The o,d State roaa appropaaiIona
nor evils thar disgraced the former Policy Of he
state y tols respect BY the next biennial session
Of the IeRsatuIc the eIAct eItuation Of orr swnnn
lands can Be asee5tatned, and The h1shandine hv
this LeH1slntnrc Of such remnants OF the gra9t a.
Dave survived the extrsSagancA OF the past has
6, The county drain laws Of the State have been
consolidat into one aet, amended In tnauY mat
ten Of Detail and generally revised nnd recon-
uonAl with the counties to elect one Dyain Com
missioner by popular vote, or TO icare 1t to the
sopeI,isors e M 70 aProlnt board Of thrse
rnlroads has been changed. Heretofore certain OF
these caEposRt,ou2 have held mnnInccnt gyaats
their comforting. and past Les stsiatures hase rrp.a
ediy forgiven their shortcomings and encouraged
tasir dssEllcuons II extensions of time and acts Of
str,ct compliance WITH the liens Of the Rrants haa
been tnsslcd upon, and plovfsions have betn made
1os prompt forfeiture 10 csc OF noncompliance
cave heretofore resulted from the withholding spu
na{xct IN nc interest of ai.eaa companies Of In
A3tt4V - aAto VI saIA411C tE&IA. 70 tue
serious tetar1llna Of the settlement anu nnprpyc
meur Of that region.
3 system q salt Inspection has been lnsutu-
Saginaw Valley Of any inferior grades Of that
staple and Will unqucsttonably Impfoyp ia rcputa-
sion m our masfeta- The .sJEtem was devised by |
tne nRnnfafturefs themselves, md Is very gtYtu-
gent IL ta deiailA It rtn tend to acF1nce Ii many
rcfpeefs the material interests Of our State.
., An appropriation OF $500 annually has been
made for completing in mort thorough manner |
Tue geological survey " Michigan. The extent ana
act,on Que In which al ouf citizens must feel q
lo: ntl Is nov pending which amends and
codlfca the general ta1-laws OF the state It VIZ
prepared BY Joint committee and Is so framed 4
fss st.ie I'D 70
the business Of carrying the delinquent taxes, and
to Provide some enectual system for the tn1atinn
perfected and passed hJ nc senate In 1ne Uouse; ]
however 1t has been amended 20 II to pruyldt for
nc rnyme4t Q. ~ ta1Gs 70 Tie Copn4y fEeasurers
neer1. ETC., thls system being = radical change |
ftnm that which now pfeva3ia IN our State and |
Amounting 70 virtual abolition Of tho main funo- l
e YETI strongly opDosed to this innovation
and the Uonst endorses II by 4 srnAu nAtputy !
The result Of the disagreement u yet In doubt !
md that II thla eadon the existing ayster Of col
eetins taxes W M hc Amended and not revolution
'zs1. II - 1his y sasa ee aone, another sres nubuc
Ilt]e utts Legislature to popular gratitude. II, !
however, the disagreement ahll prove irrecoualA-
BE, and iae Nhoe measure sh.l fail, as = eonse-
4nehce, tho result will be sufficiently depjoran}e
70 deserve the name Of ! calamity.
IN addition to The foregoing measuzcs, several
LAVE rc1atfTe to the business Of tn1urance and to
,otpoEatcd companies, ano several Joint resolu- |
:!ons submitting amendments 70 the st1te Cousu-
utfonr have ttca Adpp:etl, and most be considered
Is a1nong the Important acts OF the session.
SIDNEY