The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-12

state the sum OF cent per pound for all
sugar manufactured from beets at such
factory, for a period Of at least seven
years from the taking effect OF this act.
IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS.
Belief That He VIII Approve Nearly All
of Them.
Some thirty-three bills are still in the
hands Of Governor Pingree, who has
until Friday noon to decide what course
he will take with reference to them.
IT IS not believed that any save those
changing the law relative to the collec-
ton and compilation of agricultural sta
tistics, reducing the number OF state re-
ports to be printed and distributed, ana
one relating to the preparation or the
| index to the legislative journals are in
| danger OF being vetoed. While the gov
| ernor does not believe in taxing railroad
| companies on their earnings, nor that
| the Merriman bill makes sufficient in
| crease in the specific tax rate, 1t is prob
| able that he will sign the Merriman
| bill. rather than deprive the state or the
| increase which it provides. The bills
| still in the hands of the chief executive
| are as follows:
An act to provide for the appointment
| of township, city and village commas
| sioners for the destruction OF noXious
| weeds.
| An act for the ascertainment and pro-
lection of the interests of lie state IN
escheated estates.
An act authorizing the auditor gen.
| eral TO accept payment Of taxes and
| charges from the owner OF any descrlp-
| ton of lands held by the state as state
tax lands.
An act to amend the act organizing
! the union school district Of Bay City.
| Immediate effect.
To provide for an exchange or prod
net between the benevolent, penal ana
, reformatory institutions of the state
An act to provide legal counsel for
| the road commissioners of Bay county.
! Immediate effect.
Acts TO amend the charter of Detroit;
, defining duties of corporation counsel'
: relative TO supplying that city Win
, water: requiring resolutions 10 De APP
proved by the mayor, and fixing tho
| limits of the city.
An act to amend section of act 149
| of the acts of 1898 providing for coun-
| ~ and township system of roads
. An act appropriating swamp lands
, | for the Improvement of Mud creek, Che
| boygan county
1 The Railroad Tax Bill.
= Stripped of its legal verbiage, the Mer-
4 riman bill Increasing the rate of specific
2 taxotion paid by railroad companies.
| concerning which there was such live
r w controversy between Governor PM
, gree and the senate, and about Whlch
so much has been said fixes the rates
1 | of taxation as follows: On earnings OK
60 600 or less per mile, 212 per cent?
l from s., 900 to 81 600, 31s per cent; from
d $4,000 to $4,000, per cent; from so'ooo
to 5000, Az per cent; over SS,ooo' per
h cent; on earnings of depot companies
!. of 500 600 per mile or less, 2R per cent;
: | over $40 600, 10 per cent.
8 An act to regulate the charging OF
: fees by the secretary of state
e An act appropriating 1854, 5'o.Zl LOT
d 1897 and 81, 154, 1916 for 1898 for the gener-
II al expenses of the state government.
- | Immediate effect
j. Al 40. 70 amend section of chapter
Il TX of the revised statutes of 1916 relative
,f 20 the administration and distribution OF
q estates.
= An act to amend an act Of 1889 estab-
d fishing a bridge district in Bay county,
IS Immediate effect.
l. An act TO amend the factory inspection
i law increasing the appropriation 10 VIZ
i 600 per annum.
d An act to amend the law relative "a
e truancy by providing that no person
n shall be sent TO either the industrial
IT home for girls or industrial school FOL
d bows until their sentence has peen APP
Ic proved by the circuit court judge etc
y An act to amend section 134 OF ac
Y, 2Y3 Of the acts of 1881 relative to pro
Is ceedings in circuit courts in CHANGER,
= i'm relation 10 the conveyance or land
d by infants. idiots. etc.
t. Joint resolution directing the board o
ID state auditors to adjust the claim OF 10
l. seph Schenfneker for money expended
lie | and services rendered In recruiting vol
Id | unteers. Immediate effect.
t. An act TO authorize the health boar
c. Of West Traverse township to conve.
IN certain real estate
be An act to permit the spearing OF white
c. fish and trout in certain lakes IN IN
ne counties of Antrim, Grand Traverse
OF Kalkaska and Benzie. Immediate Ell
X feet.
he An act appropriating $4,000 for tn
i'd current expenses and improvements a
as the industrial school for boys. 1mme
es date effect
en- An act to amend the law relating I
b. the school for the blind by increasn
he | the number of years a pupil may RENAL
or there from IL to IA.
ar. An act to regulate and license tn
mt use of firearms In hunting deer. maxim
the license rs cents.
An act to reincorporate the city {
n kalamazoo.