The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.
THE Legislature held a working meeting
on Monday. the 9th. and the Senate passed SEN
ate bills to amend the highway laws of 1891: tn
amend section GAG Of complied laws relative to
removals from office; to amend section 4,971 OF
compiled laws relative to transfer OF causes from
Circuit Courts, and the following House bills:
To prohibit the catching OF fish with nets In GER
tabiishment OF wills during the life of testators.
and TO amend the Incorporating act or the VII
age OF Portland, Ionia county. The lower house
placed on the order Of third reading the bill TO
repeal section 10 of act III, laws OF 1873. This
section provides that the Secretary OF the State
Board OF Health shall be Superintendent OF Vital
Statistics. The bill was amended placing the
Statistics Department in the hands OF
tho Secretary OF State. The bill to transfer
three terms each year Of the Ingham county
Circuit Court from the city of Mason TO Lansing
was also placed on third reading.
THE Senate, on the 10th inst passed Sen
ate bills to amend an act to authorize the sale OF
tho Central railroad and to incorporate tho
Michigan Central railroad, and to provide for
the location, erection, organization and manage
ment OF an asylum for insane criminals; also,
House bills to provide for the incorporation OF
savings associations, and to detach certain ter
ritory from the county OF Bay and 10 organize
the same into the new county OF Arenac. The
House passed House bills to provide for
the assessment of property and the levy
and collection OF taxes thereon; fixing the
salary of the Auditor General at $4,000 per
annum; making appropriation for the support
of the State Public School; appropriations for
the School for the Blind: amending an act TO es-
tablish q State Board OF HEALTH TO insure pay
ment of wages earned and for materials used in
constructing. repairing or ornamentng build
ings and public works; to provide for the assess
ment of delinquent taxes assessed on part-paid
lands in certain cases; to prescribe the manner
of selling leasehold interests in lands on execu-
tion TO punish persons guilty Of assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm; To provide for the
non presidents. individuals. joint con-
tractors, partnerships and corporations
carrying on business or owning property In the
State: to define the duties OF Justices OF the
Peace in certain cases; relative to county jails
and the regulation thereof; relative to the Su-
preme Court; to require certain OF the regular
terms of the Circuit Court for Ingham county TO
be held in the city Of Lansing relative to courts
OF chancery. Also, Senate bills relative to d.
vorce; to purchase books for tho State Library;
relative to the compensation and duties or Pros
ecutng Attorneys, and other attorneys acting as
prosecutors in certain cases.
THE Senate passed bill to regulate the
incorporation of associations to hold and man
age property for religious purposes, on Wednes-
day, the 18th inst. The House bill TO amend the
act incorporating the city of Manistee and the
House joint resolution proposing prohibltory
amendment to the constitution were defeated.
The Senate also passed Senate bills relative to
proceedings by and against public bodies
having certain corporate powers and by
and against officers representing them; rel
ativc TO ofenses against the lives and
persons of individuals; relating TO executions
on Judgments in courts OF record. relative to
notice OF trial OF chancery causes in open
court; to provide for the purchase and distribu-
ton of volumes containing the general laws OF
this State with digest OF court decisions thereon;
also House bills TO provide for the incorporat
Of savings associations, and TO protect the
rights OF laborers The House passed House
consolidate the laws relating to public
instruction and primary schools; making APP
preparation for certain expenses OF the Univer-
sity also Senate bills relative TO marriage, and
TO amend an act to incorpC rate the fire depart
ment OF Detroit. The House bill to secure to the
minority of stockholders in corporations the
power of electtng q representative membership
in Boards OF Directors came up as special order,
was killed. reconsidered and tabled
THE Senate passed no bills on the 18th
inst. The Senate joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF LIQUORS was taken from
the table, and, after prolonged debate, was
again tabled. The House passed bills: To in
corporate the Grand and subordinate lodges OF
the Temple of Honor; TO amend an act to pro-
vide for the formation OF joint -stock companies
for the purpose of owning skating parks and
Kinks; to regulate the business of pawnbrokers;
to amend an act to incorporate the ctyof BayCity;
to egalize the action of the electors OF the town.
ship of Elk Rapids in raising money to erect
Town Hall. The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments TO the House bill TO protect
the rights OF laborers The Governor has ap-
marriage and divorce.
THE special order in the Senate was the
consideration of the prohibitory amendment
resolution, on Friday, April Is. but without dis
cussion the matter again laid on the table.
The temperance people claim that they will be
able to get the necessary thirds vote to pass
the measure next week. The Senate passed bills
relative TO cooperative, benevolent and bene-
fciary association societies and corporations; to
amend act $50 of 1881, providing fol
local prohibition; TO amend section 6,43s
compiled laws, relative TO garnishees: making an
appropriation of S1Os,OC0 for the State Industrial
Home for Girls; and House bills TO amend the
laws relative to subjects for dissection; to amend
Secs. 4733 and 4,76i, compiled laws, relative tc
divorce. The House passed the House bill to in
corporate the Village OF Hesperia, Newaygo
county; TO provide for rebuilding and refurnish-
ing the State Normal School buildings in case
of loss by fire; to amend Sec. OF
the act of 1877 TO reorg snize the
Board of Education in the city OF Coldwater;
making an appropriation of $4,000 for the cur
rent expenses OF the State Normal School, and
appropriating s., 700 for the improvement of the
State Normal School. House bill 2t5, to repeal
an act to provide for the prevention and punish
ment of DEMONSTRATING, killed by striking
out all after the enacting clause. Both houses
adjourned until next Monday evening.