The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-05-31
STATE LEGISLATURE.

SENArE-9,t tn day. -Bllls passed. Relative
to the collection of certain special assessments
against railroad companies in Grand kapias,
providing that the =, years service ehtltlhg
Detroit pc icemen to retire on pension shali
not necessarily be continuous service.
HousE-bis pc ssed Proyaaing tnai one pi191 In
its articles OF incorporation SNAIL be deemed us
place OF residence for purposes OF taxation lne
Intent being To AFFORD relief TO naNlgatioh COM
panies in taxation matters: providing that TON
road companies may be taxed Tor phNehSnts
on streets over which their roads run III De,
troit: providing for the Incorporation or mutual
fire insurance companies, limited; prescribing
that registers OF deeds shall make report OF
MORTGAGES hled in their Offices amending pro-
cedure relative to divorces prescribing that IN
written instruments In this state there shall De
a uniformity with those OF other states pre-
scribing that delegates 10 conventions Shail uoI
give proxies and other vacancies in any delega-
ton shall be illled by ma orlty OF such uele-
| cation; re-estabhshing state weather bureau
| and appropriating 1000 for its support during
| the next two wears; authorizing the removal OF
| the T. of NJ. homeopathic department. TO DC
troit, and appropriating S2lOOl therefor, Io!a.
tive to thing DO ld in certiorarl proceeulnss,
| prescribing "a separate penalty lor oilehSCs
| AGAINST property where the amount involved IL
| less than 50; providing that assessments Oh
| labor or money for highway improvement IN
| the lower peninsula must be applied 10 hlgn-
| ways within the township in Whlch they arc
| assessed: providing that In case OF the commit
| ment of private patients to insane asN ld1ns
| COPY OF the probate order cont inning thc pro-
visioaG relative to the support OF such pItleuls
| shall be nled with the county treasurer, au,
| thoriLing the acceptance of the normal school
| ~ Mt. Pleasant: relltlNe 10 stulchJ lloot az
the Agricultural college, anu pre9tt;;oa I a
! regular industrial curriculum prohibiting cor
| poration from requiring employees 70 take out
| policies in speciuCd insurance compahlcs' APP
| propriating 1900 for improvements at the
State house of correction at lonla approprlat-
ing H. JOl tor the asylum at Traverse WY
relative to accounting for sums spent LOT pos,
ace hy state officers and departments; prOVlu-
ing for the erection OF fish shuteS In tllnt river
and its tributaries. in Saginaw Genesee any
Lapeer counties: relative TO the aQhlssi0 on y,
persons TO practice at the bar rehnlulshlng
! the states title TO the right or way OF the olu
Clinton and Kalamazoo canal; appropriatllne
| 5000 10 enable the governor anu certain otuei
distinguished persons TO attend the ueulcatloi
| Of the Chickamagua battlefield monuments
SENArE.-olst day.-Bills passed: For votinS
by election districts on matters voted on nov
at town meetings. for the sale OF state ta'
land on which taxes are delinquent thIe'
years; changing the time Tor the SUD
mission OF railroad reports: Tor the pay
mcnt OF the expenses OF commission u
secure uniformity OF legislation; approprlatlnl
sl3ll2l for the support OF the scno0. LOT LOT n 1n
deaf: appropriating s1s.02l for the maintenance
OF the state public school, Tor the releI
Charles A. Howind OF JACKSON. who was per
manently disabled whue an etnp.oge ~ ~ "a ~,
prison; relative to the state rennqulshlng ~
| claims to lands granted in the 10 Tor bulldln
} | the Clinton and kalama 700 canal; cutting gu
: the maximum limit OF 81 years TOT entrance =
; the home of feeble-minded; for the admissio
| of corporations TO do business IN the slat
| under the same restrictions as nome cohpd
MES Senator Jewell 5 bill Tor the taNatlon, :
| sleeping ears was defeated. HoUSE.-blll
| passed Making II a misdemeanor Tor one PEI
: son 10 treat another to hquor IN any uTihNlh
| Dlace: allowing the medical colleges in Detro
| 10 receive a pro rata share OF the bodies
I | paupers which go 10 the University ueulc'
, school for anatomical purposes; LOT tn9 ol
= | pointment OF "A commission to revise the law
l | governing private corporations. nlmOer
r local bills were also passed Among the mea
ures defeated was the blll reducing ine rePii i
sentative districts from 100 10 81 also the II
4 heritancc tax bill
i SENATE.-9.d day.--Bllls passed: Rcappo
o tioning senators IN the state legislature; apo
= ishing the board of public works In Detroit az
placing the department. IN charge OF one cou
missioner: for the condemnation OF p!anK rca'
, for street car rights OF way; for the reform
= the system under which state publications. n
S printed; for the relief OF George W. rum
l. Injured at the state encampment OF 1851 u
e the assessment OF plank road companies 10 ~
- the cost of street paving; for the determlhatu
OF the title to the 81. Clair Flats: Donovan o
relative TO interchangeable mileage boo,
I, reimbursing Harper Hospital letrolt IA y
> sum Of s2o3. 40 for care OF ola solulers' appr
4 priating s2.Nl0 for state weather bureau dur
y next biennial period. prohibiting fishing WI
. nets in bayous and creeks in Say anu Saslha
counties; for payment OF salaries TO oW i
asvlums not TO exceed $4,000 for eacn lhstlt
r ton: for collection OF assessments from .
d | road companies for Improvements IN Detro
: | repealing remainder OF prison board consohu
d ton act: for taxation OF vessel property
)f | pace where companyS once Is locate
amending law relative to collection OF cues
county surveyors TO prohibit the posting
pr | private advertisements on public bridges:
- | Warehousemens lien; Appropriation OF tlO'
% n wear for department OF dairy and FOOD co
x. | missioner HOUSE.-Bills passed; heapp'
y | tioning representatives from this state IN &C
. | uress; providing that insurance compan
l. shall not in their policies limit the time
n | which actions may be begun against them U
: less period than that provided IN the Mlchle
IN statue of limitation; reapportionlng repfesel
RS | atives in the state legislature; approptht
a 1000 for a normal school in the upper pen
Sula and $4,000 or current expenses app
q priating 5000 for tho home Tor feeble-mlh'
SEHARE-93d day.-Bills passed: For p
n bate register for Menominee county Tor
- registration OF lobbyists. An attempt !
LII again made to pass the bill TO reduce the p
an senrer fare on the Michigan Central rallr'
lp | from three cents to two cents per mile Du
. | was voted down in executive sessl
HOUSEHOLDS passed: Amending on garnls
'er | proceedings: Tor the appointment OF a boar'
control Mackinac park: amending par
hoard act; Detroit charter amendment
& viding that road district money OF ulslr
-, taken in from the country snail pass INTO
III CITY funds: game warden bill; giving hnr
res Springs aud EetosRey additional supervise
10 The House made some amendments IN Sc
"a torial apportionment bill passed by the
20 ate. The Senate bill had PROVIDED LOT 3
ITS changes in the Il ent county and In the 2th
M 18th districts but the House knocked
a. | these changes leaving the districts as
w arranged. The Senate refused TO accept
changes and the usual committees were
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