Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-29

excused, or set aside from the pan
> ell, the court may order the sheriff
or other proper officer in attend
ance, TO summon forthwith the re
! quisite number Of talesmen to form
the jury. The jury shall be sworn
as required of commissioners, an(
they shall view the premises, heal
} evidence if offered, determine tn,
necessity for taking such property
and the same proceedings be had
as near as may be, as iereinbefor,
required in reference to commits
sionerS.
Sec. 4. The court shall hear oh
Jections II any, to the report of tn,
commissioners or jury, as the cas-,
may be, and may set aside the re
port and finding, or confirm tn,
same, and if confirmed, shall ente,
a Judgment of confirmation con.
formation, and that all right, title
and interest of, in, and to the lant
and Epremises, vest in the State o.
Michigan: PrOcided, That the State
within such time as shall he there.
in prescribed, shall deposit in the
court the amount found by the re.
port of the commissioners or jury
as the just compensation and dam.
ages to be paid to the owners and
persons interested. If within the
time so prescribed, the State shall
cause to be deposited the sum Sc
found, the court shall thereupon en-
ter an order and judgment that the
title of the State in and to said
land and every part thereof is per-
feet, and has become absolute, and
may issue the necessary writ of as
sis'ance, commanding the sheriff to
de liver the possession of such land
t. the State; and thereupon the ii
t e and right Of the State to such
land shall be absolute and binding
against all persons whomsosever.-
The persons owning and inter-
ested in said land according to
the report and finding aforesaid
shall be entitled, on applying to the
court, to be paid on the order of
the conrt the amount or sum to
which they are respectively entitl-
ed, according to such report or
finding; for the sum received they
shall respectively give to the clerk
their receipt in writing, to be by
the clerk forwarded to the State
Treasurer. In case the State does
not, within the time so prescribed,
deposit in court the amount of
compensation and damages award
ed the court shall order the pro-
ceedings dismissed, and the State
take nothing thereby. In the pro-
ceedings authorized by this act the
court shall, as TO the practice and
mode of proceedings be governed
by the rules applicable in cases at
law, except as is in this act other
wise expressly provided. The eX-
pense Of the proceedings shall be
paid by the State, and a certified
conv Of the record of the proceed
ings and judgement of the conrt
shall together with the record
thereof. in the office of the register
deeds of the county be evidence in
all courts and places.
Sec. 5. This act shall take i'm
mediate effect.
Approved March "a, 1874.
No. 4.
AN ACT concerning submarine
sites for lighthouses, and other aids
to navigation.
SECTION 1. The People Of the
state Of Michigan enact, That
whenever the United States of
America desire to acquire title to
land belonging to the State, and
covered by the navigable waters of
the United States of America, with
in the limits thereof, for the site of
lighthouse, beacon, or other aid TO
navigation, and application is made
ny Nuir uuluoiinCu agent vi llle
United States, describing the site
required for one of the purposes
aforesaid, then the Governor of the
State is authorized and empowered
to convey the title to the United
States, and to cede to the United
States jurisdiction over the same
P'orided, No single tract shall con-
tain more than ten 10y acres, and
that the State shall retain concur
rent jurisdiction so far that all pro-
cess, civil or criminal, issuing un-
der the authority of the State, may
be executed by the proper officers
thereof upon any person or persons
amenable to the same within the
limits of land so coded, in like
manner and to like effect as if this
act had never been passed.
Sec. . This act shall take i'm
mediate effect.
Approved March "a, 1874.
No. 5.
AN ACT to ccde jurisdiction to
the limited States on certain land