The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-05
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State. each convict with a Bible
and such other reading matter as
he considers beneficial to such
convict, provided the sum ex.
pended in any one year shall not
exceed $50.
An act providing that women
may be imprisoned for violating
the Prohibitory liquor law.
An act providing that the State
Reporter of the Supreme Court
shall receive 81 800 and necessary
expenses for clerk hire, not ex.
ceeding $6C0; also the necessary
expenses incurred by him IN at.
tending the sessions of the Su-
preme Court. Also providing sor
an exchange Of Reports by the
State Librarian, under the direc.
ton of theChief Justice of the Su.
preme Court.
An act providing that any per.
son who shall sell medicines or
drugs for the purpose ofprocuring
an abortion, shall he punished by u
fine of not less than $25 nor moro
than 500.
An act limiting the salary Of
Judges of Probate to $1,000, ex-
cepting in the county of Wayne,
where it is fixed at $2,75O.
An act amending the Prohibi.
tory law provides that every
owner or occupant of any house,
dwelling, shed or tenement, in
which spurious liquors arc sold,
given away,or obtained for money
or otherwise, 10y means of any
wheel, drawer, or other device
tor the purpose, slIa be amenable
to all the liabilities of tho Prohibi.
tory law.
An act providing that $1,000
from the earnings OF the State
Prison shall be devoted annually
to furnish instruction to the con.
victs in reading and writing;
also providing that the clothing
Of the convicts shall hereafter be
Of uniform color, and that the
striped dress shall be abolished.
An act providing that if a hus-
band, shall without good cause,
desert his wife, being OF ability to
support her, or shall refuse such
support, the Circuit Court in
chancery, in the county where
such wife resides, shall decree to
her such alimony from her hus.
bands estate as the court shall
determine.
An act providing for State coun.
ty and municipal Historical Soci-
etics; alec Geographical and Biog.
raphical Societies under which five
persons or their successors may
associate together and become a
body corporate for that purpose.
An act making it, tho duty of
any sheriff or jailer to keep com.
plete record Of all particulars in
relation tv tho prisoners under his
charge.
An act of 120 pages of manu-
script, prepared by Andrew How
ell, OF Adrian, for the incorpora.
ton of villages.
A law to bar tho right of dover
of imbecile, insauo or idiotic wo.
men. This act provides that in
case such married woman is iudg.
ed insane, imbecile, or idiotic, the
Circuit Court shall determine the
present value Of such dover, and
appoint a guardian for her, who
shall give bonds, and use the dow.
er or money for her use, under
the order or direction Of the court.
An act providing that in case
of separation of husband and wife,
the mother shall have the custody
ofall children undeS 10 years of
age and the father of those over
- years Of age, subject to the
jurisdiction of the Circuit Cout.
An act in relation to dogs,
which provides that all persons
keeping such animals shall pro.
cure license from the clerk Of
the city where they reside paying
a specified fee therefor: and severe
penalties upon the owners Of dogs
which main or kill sheep and
lambs. lansing Republican.
AoRANT for the Wsst-Emi-
grant.