The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-05
An important and timely law
prevents Trustees, Inspectors,

An important and timely law
prevents Trustees, Inspectors,
Regents, Superintendents, Agents,
Officers, mcmoers of any Board OF
Control having charge or control
of any State or county institution
from being directly or indirectly
interested in any sale or contract
on account any lsuch institution.
And in case OF any such parties
are interested, the sale or con-
tract is made void and the often
der punished by fine not to ex.
ceed 800. Another section also
provides that any person who
shall he directly or indirectly in.
terested in any contract with a
State or county institution, who
shall promise any officer Of such
a bribe, gilt, or any gratuity
whatever, with the intent Of i'm
properly influencing his official
action in such contract, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding
$500.
An act amending the law re-
garding town plats and the va.
eating of the same, requires the
recording of such plats, with
minute precautions as to their pre-.
servati0n.
An act to collect statistical in.
formation in regard to the insane,
deaf, and dumb and the blind in
the State, and repeating previous
laws. This act makes it the duty
of the Supervisors and Assessors,
in taking their general assessment
to ascertain and set down the
names ofall insane, deaf, dumb
and blind persons, showing their
ages, health, habits, occupations,
ETC., with full particulars as to the
kind and duration of the affiiction.
Such report is to be delivered to
the county clerk, who shall pre-
sent it to the Board of Supervi.
sors at the October meeting; and
the clerk OF said Board, under the
supervision of the Board, shall
condense the facts and transmit
it to the Secretary of State, whose
duty it is made to transmit the
necessary blanks to carry out the
law.
An act requiring the Superin-
tendents of the Poor to send all
poor persons who are deaf, dumb
and blind, between the ages Of 10
and 20 years, to the institution at
Flint to be educated.
An act appropriating IS, 900
per annum, to be known as the
"S"ldiers' Aid Fund.-" for the sup.
port of infirm and needy Michi-
gan soldiers, sailors,and mariners;
said aid to be rendered at Harper's
Hospital, Detroit.
An act recognizing the militia
force ofthe State establishes IL
companies of infantry up to Jan.
1st, 1874, and then TO be increased
four oomponioo Uuvh year tboro-
after until "a companies shall be
reached. This law provides for
the equipment and pay OF
the troops while on camp duty,
and defines the number of off
GERS and their duties.
An act providing that the ex.
preston of a previous opinion,not
positive in its character, In refer.
ence to the circumstances on
which a criminal prosecution is
based shall not be sufficient
ground for the challenge of any
person as jnryman.
An act approrriating $4,000,
one.half tc be expended in 1878
and tho other half in 1874, to a
Board Of Fish Commissioners, who
are to appoint q Superintendent
of Fisheries, whose duty it shall
be to promote the fishing interests
OF the State in any way the Board
may deem proper.
An act providing that all rall.
road lands which have been earn.
ed or obtained by any person or
corporation, by or for tho cor
struction Of any railroad in this
State, shall be assessed and taxed
in the same manner as all other
taxable lands.
An act providing that home
stead settlers shall be taxed for
their improvements after five
years. At present they pay no
taxea until ,,afenta ara iasued for