, 1873-05-06

to prepare n colo OF procedure In tho slato
similar to TINT used In Nov York or Ohio. Tlha
lattor measure Boen,A to DO atrongly opposed by
many Of the lawyore Of tho State, mid 1t barely
passod tho House Of Representatives.
HUSBAND AND wlFE-wlLLg.
Tho abolition Of ostntea IN donor, ard Of
tchRnny liy the conrtoBy. WAS unaucccssfnlly Mt
tempted dn,lng tho session; however, n Inv was
bocilo vernon. Another act authorizes chanonry
courts to apply part Of a mans property to The
support Of hta vito II he haa neglected or do
sertcd l,or. Tho custody Of tho minor children
beud taking those which aro over ID, and tho
vito thoss hoow that ago. But tho Court may
order otherwise. It III provided too, TINT auy
poraon, wlcthor nin'o OF female, who Is tho own.
" Of property, may nuke untrammelod DISPOSE
taon OF 1t by will. Executors and ndmlnlatra-
tors, arc, However, kept out Of possession Of tho
property Of tho deceased until the Probate
Court ID satisnol that they havo Boryod notice
upon Tho l,olre, il possible, and until they hayo
nled petition allowing their claim. 1t is mado
from auch officers.
POLICE REGULATIONS.
:, The public safety recoivca additional protoc-
tion from certain long g-needod pol!cercgulationH,
tloncd,. viz: The compulsory introduction of
nir-bralsoe, aud tho establishment Of watchmen
at htroet-cross!nga, upon tho railroads. Horo-
httor, alao, nitro'glyccrino mnJ not bo trans-
ast aMaye ~ senGeI s n
noror be t,nloadod between 6 In tho morning and
6 at night Tho adulteration of coal oils is to
BE- sternly punished; petroleum shall DO caro-,
fully inspected, aud none shall DO used or kept
for aalo that will ignite, or genoratc an
Tho atultoratlon OF milk aold to chocsc-
makora iH prohibited with penaltsos. All poisonB
muat honcoforward be- labelcd with thoir am-
fNATly yvhnGFNr an11a fnN1irinnn a
pltshnlont OF nbortinn8, exccpt upon proper
prescription or without tho atringont rrccau-
tions prescribed in tho law, shall bo severely
punished.
Two Of the most notorious abueca in our
criminal Jurisprudence arc mot by statutos on
tiroly now to Michigan One pregcribeH that no
juror shall bo challenged for tho possession OF
MI opinion TINT is not positive; another prompt
"insane" murderer WHO escapes punishment
iferoa}tor, h tho r ow,ora Of buildings Sat That
aro used M dens OF drunkonneHB and infamy aro
to DO held as accessory to the .wickodnoaR
committed thore and those who sell liquor to
diaortlerly persona aro to DO regarded ms dis
orderly themselves. Tho abettors of dog aud
cock-dghts arc brought undor tho samo law as
tho principals. That crimo has no Hex ia shown
In MI enactment making tho mau who burns hiH
already is Il sho. BetB iiio to hor husbands
house. Another law places female 1iqnor-doal-
ers on tho aa1no footing with males, and @s1ib-
jccts ttlom to executions iBBuod hy Justices Of
picion, bodies may bo disintorrcd aud e1a,n-
incd to ascertain whether they suffered violent
death. III cases Of douth accidentally caused by
wrongful act, Tho representatives Of tho docoascu
may bring action.
THE STATE pn1aoN.
Ono hundred and hxty thousand doara has
been appropriated for repairs and additions 10
tho State Prison; tho convicsB arc to be freed
f1om tho ignominy Of wearing striped clothoH;
aucll Ns desire it uro to receive the clcmenta Of
ar education; tho prison-Agont il authorized to
furnieh them With suitable secular reading; and
oaell man, upon his diBchnrgo, is to bo presented
by tho Stato, If he nocds it, with $40 worth Of
clothing and $40 in money, beside the earn,
3nss Wsh IT. he nny haye as:umnlatsd NM; Cd
allowed to correspond with noar friouda aud rol-
ativoa. Tho contract Bystom of convict labor is
also modified by lasy requiring, full notice Of
tho lotting Of contracts to DO published for six
weeks previously iu six difiorent papers in dif-
forort parts Of Tie stnto.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
An annual tax Of 1-20 OF mill has boon in1-
posed for the benefit Of the State University,
and two chairs Of Homeopathy have been added
and Dumb and the Blind at Flint receives m ap
propriauou Of $4,000. and provision ii mado
for tho rdo education in that institution Of poor
deaf and blind children. This Agricultural Col
IGEg AllH tu0 DlhLc 0uAln u agriculture lGCElfo
$4,000; and tho Board, which is to contain q
representation Of ponlologstB, is ordered to
mado detailed reports Of tho results OF itH OK
perimenta in agriculture.
THE INSURANCE INTERESTS.
llavo also received aome attention, tho most i'm
portant act relating to tllonl boing one to define
mud establish d reinsurance rcserye, winch iH
placed high onough to assure policy-holdors Of
tolornGlo Hocurity. Bills wero also nEreod to
incorporating mutual insurance companies and
allowing foreign mutual marine i1snrnuco COM
pnnioB to trannact buainnss in tho State. Tho
existing laws rotating to fro and marine insur-
nnco companies were 30 amended that their
capital stock shall not be loss thnn 3f000O0 and
individual shares shall not bo lcas than $25 nor
over $50 oach.
TAXATION,
a proposition WAS made to substitute tho
county ByBtem Of taxation throughout tho State
for the general Byatom centralized ut the Audi
tor Gonorars Office. This WAS barely defeated
aftor about tho sharpost strugglo Of the session,
and no other changes OF special Importance were
made in tho existing th1-taws. It ia provided,
however, that tho Auditor-G General nhall give
four weeks notice of the saie Of lands delinquent
for ta1as.
Soma attentions. like tho abolition OF tho
County Buperintondoncy Of Schools. wore pro-
poaod in tic educational 8ystem, but they failed
to carry, and tue Bch6bl-laws were amended
only In some triQing niochanioal details.
Tho foregoing Htntoment coyors tho salient
features OF such general legislation Of tho past
seasion as is Of interest to the public ct largo
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