The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-05-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.


pilstion Bin Approved--A Valuable Law
No Use for Insurance Companies-For-
eign Convicts SIN Weicome-Liquor Log
isiation Again-Mere Mention.
From Our Own Correspondent
LANSING, May 3 1888
May flowers are here. and so is the Legis-
lature The wheels of legislation continue
to grind, as they will for Mt least four and
probably six weeks
MORE APPROPRIATIONS.
The different appropriation bills are finding
their way to the front quite rapidly, ~
the session ne rs its close The first one TO
pass during the present week was the
House bill making appropriation for the
STATE UNIVERSITY.
This bill. which previously passed the
House, makes to that institute on total APP
preparation of sos, 800, divided as follows
Books for library, 1894, sl5, t0O; increasing
heating capacity. 1888, $500; apparatus for
physical laboratory, 1854. s., coo; extra
assistants in mechanical laboratory, 1854,
$1,000; apparatus for mechanical laboratory,
1885, 81, 500; apparatus for physiological
laboratory, 1885,, 5000; for homeopathic
college, 1884, $4,000; dental college, 1884,
$4,000; university hospital, 1854, $1,000;
homeopathic hospital 1854, $4,000; adj
ditional professor in homeopathic college,
1885,, 5000. The bin passed the Senate
ON the LIST by vote of yeas 10, nays 5
STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL
This excellent institution of learning was
the next to be provided for by the guardians
of the peoples money and on the I'd the
Senate passed, yeas ~, nays 2, the bill pre-
viously passed by the House. The total APP
preparation is $50, ll5, to be drawn and used
as follows: For current expenses for 1885,,
s23,115; for current expenses for 1884, s27,-
go OF this amount 81 800 is to be used
F. annually for library purposes, and for no
other purpose whatever
APPROVAL OF THE HOWELL BILL
The Governor on the 18th, notified the
Senate OF his approval OF the bill to purchase
for the use of the officials of the State emit
tied TO re Give them, 5000 sets of the com
| plation of the laws of the State as arranged
and annotated by Andrew Howell, at cost
| of II, CO., After careful and comprehen-
sive study OF the quest on in al its bearings,
the Governor closed his notice OF app oval
in these words The great merit of the
work being conceded even by the enemies
OF this bill, i have considered only the mat
ter OF its co t to the State. After careful
examination Of the facts and alleged facts,
as well as a comparison with similar compi-
lations of other States, taking into account
the amount of matter, Quality OF paper and
character OF binding, / am sa is1ed that no
State in the Union has been able TO secure a
cheaper compilation and publication of the
laws than will Michigan by the purchase OF the
Howell compilation This gives Michigan one
of the best possible compilations VERY much
better than that of 1871, now in usel and as
the figures show at not much, II any, more
than half the cost many other States have
been obliged to pay for similar or infer or
works Tie first volume is already in use,
while the second will be pushed rapidly to
completion and be ready for use in a few
months.
PROBATE YOUR OWN WILLS
Representative Hopkins bill ito provide
for The establishment of wills during the
lifetime OF testators," heretofore alluded TO,
which has recently become law, has re-
ceived so many and so favorable notices
from leading newspapers ali over the
country that we are inclined TO give 1t en-
tire, and here 1t Is:
SECTION l. Thepe0pie Of The State Of Michi-
gan enact, That to any will hereafter eXecut-
ed the testator may make and annex thereto his
petition to be sworn 10 before, and presented 10
the Judge of Probate for the county where the
testator resides, asking taat such Will be adj
NIT, ed and established a. his last will and testa-
ment.
SEC Q Every such petition shall contain
aveIments that such will was duly executed by
the petitioner without fear, fraud opportunity
or undue influence, and with full knowledge OF
it, contents and that the testator Is of sound
mind and m mory and fu testamentary capac-
ity, and shall state the names and address of
every person who, at the time of making and fill
ing the same would be Interested in the estate of
the maker of such Will as heir II such maker
should at the making of such petition eCome
deceased; and may also contain the names and
addresses Of any other persons whom such tes-
tatCr may desire to make parties To such pro-
ceedings.
SEC B. Such Circuit Judge or Judge Of Pro-
bate shall thereupon, upon request OF such tes-
tator appoint time for the hearing OF such re-
tition, and issue citations to the parties named
in su h petition and direct published notice of
such hearing, and have such hearing, after proof
of service OF citations and of publication OF no.
tice In the manner, "a near as practicable, as is
required for the PROBATE or Wills.
SEC 4. If any person named in said petition
shall be a minor, or otherwise under disability, n
guardian I'D Hteht shall lie appointed by such
Judge to reprt sent such persons. On such hear
ing such Circuit Judge or Judge of
Probate shall examine into the matters
alleged in such petition and into the tesla
mentary capacity or such testator, and examine
witnesses III relation thereto, and II 1t shall APP
pear that the allegations OF such petition are
true, and that said testator was OF sound mind
and memory and full testamentary capacity,
such Judge shall make decree thereon and shall
cause a copy OF such decree to be attached to
said WILL certified under the seal of said court,
, decreeing that the testator at the making of
such will and such petition was possessed of
sound mind and memory and full testamentary
capacity, and that said will was executed with
out fear, fraud, importantly or undue influence,
which decree shall have all the effect OF final
decree in chancery, and such will having been
80 established shall not be set aside I'M
peached on the grounds Of insanity want OF
Documentary capacity on the part of the tesla
tor, or that the same was executed through fear,
fraud, Importantly undue influence.
SEC. 3. Appeals shall lie in the same manner
az from probtte o. wills
SEC. G. Nothing in this act contained shall he
construed to prevent the revocation OF such will,
or alteration other change thereof as in ordi-
, nary wills.
, IT'S OWN INSURER
For the past two or three sessions an eff
fort has been made to appropriate a sum of
money sufficient TO place reasonable
amount of insurance upon the State Normal
school buildings but at each effort it has
allied. A bill of that sort, appropriating
$500 annually for 1854, passed the House
some weeks ago, but on the I'd the Senate
, decided thaJ the State had better act its
own insurance company, so defeated the
bill by vote Of yeas > nays %.
FOREIGN CONVICT LABOR.
No bill of the session has Oeen more holly
contested on both sides than the so-called
"Bolger bill" 60 amend the bill relative to
the establishment of the Detro 6 House of
: Correction, the principal change being In
regard to the admission 10 the institution of
convicts from other states and Territories
70 m IN