Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-02
LATE LEGISLATURE.

sENATE-One hundred and first day-Bills
passed: Making an appropriation for the
companies OF Michigan troops in the United
States sharp-shooters at the "Highwater
Marx monument on the battlefield OF Get
tysburg; providing for the final determine
versy or contest concerning the appointment
OF presidential electors amending the
Ietroit Boulevard act relative TO the con-
structlon OF sidewalksi providing for the
Sppropriatins sl.S55OO5 for the eS;
the legislature for 1893 and 1877
providing for commission to formulate a
general bill under which municlpa tiles
may be Incorporated; providing for the dis
charge from record of statements claiming
liens on real estate; Incorporating the
League or American Wheelmen; amending
mechanics lien law; making an appropria-
tion for improving the sanitary condition
of the state capitol; appropriation 5000 for
extension OF the sewerage system at the
state prison; amending law relative to pub
lie instruction and primary schools; amend
Ing law relative TO dissection for the adj
vancement OF science; providing for the
proof of instruments purporting to be exc
cuted by any corporation under its COM
mon seal; amending drain law; Tor the APP
pointment of "A dairy and food commissioner:
providing for the taking OF the census and
statistics OF this state under the direction OF
the secretary OF state; requiring life insur-
ance com anies doing business in this state on
or before 1895 to have liabilities and the valua-
ton of their outstanding policies computed on
the basis of American experience life table at
a rate OF interest of per cent per annum;
providing punishment for the willful injury
or killing of live stock insured by any live
stock company with intent TO defraud such in-
surance c, mpany; amending act establishing
an insurance bureau; amending act relative
TO the Incorporation of charitable societies;
amending law relative TO Agricultural college
lands; amending the railroad law relative To
opening the right-of-way To railroads; prohibit
Ing the transportation OF game out of the
state; appropriating $4,000 for the construc-
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widows of inmates of the Soldiers Home;
regulating the height of wires OF electric rail-
ways at railroad CROSSINGS; providing the
manner of proving the breeding OF horses;
amending the law relative 10 the title OF real
property by descent; providing that juries In
murder trials be placed under supervision OF n
of the Knights of the Maccabees; for
the judicial investigation of titles TO
land 80 as 10 confirm and establish the same.
Bills lost: To determine, extend and fix the
liability Of railroad corporations for personal
injuries to employees; to repeal an act incorpor-
ating the Detroit & Saline Plank Road COM
pany;appropriatinR SIS, 600 for cleaning out and
improving Black River, Sanilac county; the
Moore free pass bill. HoUsE.-Bills passed:
Prescribing the duties OF telegraph companies
relative to the TRANSMISSION of messages, ETC.,
and for recovery of damages in case OF negli-
gence; increasing the salary OF state officers;
providing extra pay for clerks, ETC., in attor-
ney-generals office; repeating sec. 81 and
sec. 80 OF the act OF 1916 for the sale
OF the Michigan Central railroad; the general
appropriation bill for the expenses Of the state
government for 1884; increasing the salary
of Justices OF the supreme court from 5000 TO
1000 year; for the 10 of certain Agricul-
tUral College lands; amending the law of 1888
relative to incorporation OF charitable socie-
ties; appropriating Sl,U0O to improve the sani-
tary condition of the capital; amending the
Detroit Boulevard act so as TO provide that
shall pay for the building OF
on their property; amending act So
Of 1869 requiring corporations TO keep a trans
for book and list OF stockholders at any office in
this state under penalty of forfeiture of their
charter; for the taking of the state census in
1894; amending the general election
law; regulating the possession and
transportation of game. Bills lost:
appropriating 5000 to improve the sewerage
of the jackson prison; for commission to
locate new normal school at a point north of
town 10.