The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
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LEGESL.gTEI,E .nITTERS.
The bill for Fishery Commissioner and
fish-breeding establishment, the whole involv-
ing $4,000 appropriation for tins year and
next, has finally passed both Houses. Bills
have passed for maintaining deserted wives
from the property of their husbands; for be-
slowing corporate rights upon ecclesiastical as
soclations, conferences. presbyteries, synods,
etc. and allowing them to hold real and person
al estate for diffuslng religious knowledge and
maintaining religious societies; for Furnishing
the advertisement and sale of drugs or medi-
cines intended to produce criminal abortion !;
for Furnishing women the same as mon for deal
ing in liquor; for assessing and taxing the
railroad lands OF the State; for abolishing the
striped dress 10 the State Prison; for giving
the prisoners an elementary education, and for
furnishing them with proper reading matter ;
providing for special appeals to the Supreme
Court from chaDcery DEGREES on such legal
questions as may be decislve OF the whole case
for requiring all the terms OF the Supreme
Court hereafter to be held at Lansing for re-
quiring in case an injunction is asked TO re-
strain the collection OF any taxes levied By the
of the amount of the taxes with interest and
charges. to await the decision of the question !;
for revising the general law for the Incorpora-
ton OF railroad companies for distributing
the general laws as soon as possible after the
adjournment of every Legislature, to State and
county officers, members OF the Legislature,
historical, pioneer, agricultural, genealogical,
and horticultural societies, the State and all
city and free libraries, and to all newspaper
publishers.
Amendments have been made to existing
laws so as to raise the minimum prces Of Ag-
ricultural College land to 50, or il timbered 81
an acre to lower by one-half the fees Of ap-
prsisers sherifs' aids, etc, in executing legal
process, and mileage to four cents instead OF
six to provide that public meetings may be
excluded from school-houses during the five
school-days OF the week in term time il con-
sidered necessary by the district board; to re-
qrire executors and administrators to keep
property in good repair until delivered TO the
heirs and devsees; and TO dispense with post
ing OF notices Of applications to the boards Of
supervisors for leave to construct dams, 1t
being enough to publish tho notice IN news
paper.
\ bill has passed, making it the duty OF the
officer selling lands on mortgage foreclosure or
receiving money to discharge levies, judgments
and DEGREES, to see to it that the incumbrance
is discharged IN the registers Office; prohibit
-. 4I,o ~ NJ oOal oil that
will take fire at 110o Fahrenheit; and for keep
ing more complete accounts Of all moneys re-
ceived or paid out in all educational, charitable
and penal institutions controlled by the state.
A Joint resolution for indexing the files OF SEN
ate and House bills in the State Library was
adopted. The bill for taxing palace and sleep
ing car associations ten cents for every passen-
ger is passed also, the bill making the owners
of buildings where liquor Is sold, liable under
the prohibitory law the bill to allow State
prison life conucts the right OF correspondence
with near relatives and friends; the bill to fix
the liability Of municipalities for damages done
to persons or property by reason Of defective
highways; the bill regulating the admission of
children to the State Public School, and provid-
ng for an agent ofthat institution; the bill
appropriating S66 900 for the State Reform
school for this year and next the bill strictly
regulating the methods to be used by officers
Of State institutions for receipts and disburse-
ments Of the public money; the bill establish
ing re-insurance reserve for fire and marine
insurance companies doing business in tie
State, by taking fifty per cent Of the premiums
on all unexpired RISKS that have less than a
year to run and pro rata on risks OF greater
duration, but in case the reserve runs below
forty per cent OF all premiums received during
the year, it shall comprise all the premiums re-
ceived on unexpired risks and the bill requir
ing half Of the six members Of the State Board
Of Agriculture to be practical farmers, horti-
culturists, or pomologsts a Joint resolution
also passed for appointing an agent for collect
ing the amount due from the United States to
the State of Michigan on account Of lands in
this State disposed of by Indian reservation,
military warrants. and land scrip issued for
military services in the wars Of the United
States. The bill regulating the compilation,
printing, and binding Of the reports Of State
boards, officers and societies, the journals,
legislative manuals, and statuteslof the state,
has been slightly amended
The Auditor General has submitted to the
Legislature detailed statement Of the county
Indebtedness to the State, and OF the use made
Of the interest and charges collected on delin-
quent taxes and redemptions. The report
showes that at the end of the fiscal year, on
July Let, 1872, all counties that owed the State
more than $4,000, apiece. owed in the aggre-
gate s1s6, ,959.66. large share Of which has
been paid up. This report was evidently call
ed for to be used in connection with the discus
sion OF Mr.. Fancher's bill for changing the
present tax-system, centralized in the Auditor
Generals Office, for what is known as the
'county SYSTEM" The bill has been the subject
of two earnest discussions in the Senate, the
last taking place on Tuesday evening, both sys-
TENS having ardent advocates. The change, il
made, would reduce the force of clerks in the |
Auditor Generals Office by about twenty five. |
The joint committee on the Grand Trunk |
Railway investigation have reported in man
ner to practically exculpate the company, which |
had been charged with damaging delays in |
transporting freight. The difference in gauge
at stratford, beyond which place most Of the