The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-07-07
THE SOLONS' WORK.
LEGISLATURE OF 1900 PASSED
5l9 BILLS.
Gov. PIngIee Failed to Force His Taxa
tion schemes Through - Appropris-
tions Away Above the 1897 Mark
Bills Vetoed, Etc.


governor Many local acts are omitted for
lack OF room. We give first the enrolment
number OF each bill then the house or senate
number and the name of the legislator who
J ioWH S2-Brownell. Authorizing the prose.
cutting attorney of Lapeer county TO appoint
I'LL 4S~Brownell. Authorizing townships OF
Benton and inverness, Cheboysan county, "
ton of a bridge Cheboygan river -,
l2-H 54-Keny. Revising laws lnGorporaun5
IS authorized to maintain tine Hackley MANUAL
Fraining school and the Hackley pubic library
founded and endowed by hon O"a''eS -
It'll 2s-We!er. Authorizing the state mill
tary board to pay from the military luhd tne
Senioi of the armorles OF the various com
Sanies of the Michigan National SuaIu, "nioh 1
ni,sted or The majority Of them enlisted, in
the volunteer service OF tne IihtSu 7's'NS r.
such payments TO eohtlnue -, nroviSed for
of said Grmores are otheiWlse p'U, ,,,S. .srbe
. I'LL u7-Chambcrlain. Estapiisn s , az
Soldiers Aid tund Lor tne re'lea id G sailors
abled or needy Michigan eX1soleleaII, irhe
and marines Of the war with SPAIN nc
prosecuting attorney. judge OF probate, G4uity
clerk and county treasurer OF eaS" S ssr,e
constitute a county board OF rehct, ana serNe
without compensation or expense 10 County ~ "a
state The expenditures OF eaeh county poi1ar
not to exceed 400 of mill on eSSh uoIiaI
OF taxable property in the county ~, no I H,iEneS
shall be expended under TINS ACT altel Su'i -
1Sgg and every county having an unused pa,
ance on that date snail have the same credited
TO the general tax account oil sucH coIi'''
NtS-U s2-Keep Confirming the tue OF
James o. and Cora A. Ferguson 10 the north-
east quarter Of the southeast quarters Oh SCI
ZION 16 in township south, of range west
of the township of Albion Calhoun county D..
1Q-H lO-Pnillips Making II GnlaWtul 10
'catch KIN or destroy fish with SCENES, nets,
spears firearms or explosives in Eagle lake
in Nan Iuren and Allegan counties, IN rugs
iev's lake and Four-mile lake Van Buren,
county, for 10 years, except 70 spear PiSCheIv
through the ice in January February MarS"
any III l2-"Giiiam. Providing for the payment
of Roscommon county's Indebtedness by ~, au
no %
bonds not exceeding 10000
24-H S97-Woodrun. For SUBMITTING .,, 10 g., /"
Isabella county. the question OF relieving
Henry d. Wright. township treasure from ON
liability for the loss of township lunus py inc
failure OF the Peoples Savings bank OF MI
Ill SSaS-voodrun. For submitting to a
vote of the electors of Dccrfeld township lisa
bella county, the question OF the rehet OF
Inability on account of the loss OF township
funds by the failure Of the Peoples Savings
Oil SgJHWoodrun For submission to the
electors of NottaWa township, Isabella county,
the question OF reheElng Cnat!Ss ~ 20 ~ e'
township treasurer from ilablllty lor loss on
township funds through the failure OF the
Peoples Savings bank Of Mt Pleasan T. r,,o
21-H 77-DaVis. Making II laWiIl ior nine
or more members, Of lawful aEe, OF the meth
odist episcopal church. with the consent OF the
presiding elder of the district 10 orsaulzs ana
Incorporate a methodist episcopal church.
29-H 4lf-Stewart. Authorizing the super
visOrs OF Wayne county 10 Issue pohds, not 10
exceed $500 900. TO complete and furnish the
new county building; also, providing for sub
hitting the question TO the electors.
, SO-II Concurrent reso.ut. on-Heineman Re
QuostiuE Michigan members OF congress 10
urge the president and the secretary Of the
navy to name the next battleship to be con-
SILL Concurrent resolution-Pack. Resolved
by the house of representatives tthe senate
ConCurring) that the Michigan senator's and
reprcsentatiyes in the national congress be
requested to favor and assist in securing a
far and liberal service pension to every union
soldier veteran of the civil war not already
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cruing from said service or since, whenever
said soldier shall have arrived at the age OF
ell ll7-Chamberlain. Same as the bill OF
the same number introduced by Rep. Cham
berlain, being house enrolled No. III, with
changes made allowing the county boards Of
relief until aug l, 1899 dnstead OF July J.
1893 dnstead of Aug. !, 1880, to make final
reports.
of assistant treasurer OF Muskegon county the
incumbent to be appointed by the treasurer.
5i-H 4-Dudley. To legalize an issue OF
Sc worth of bonds made by the township Of
Ssh 19S-McCallum. Authorizing the city
Of Gladstone to refund $4,000 of waterworSs
SCI 199-McCaIlum. Legallzing 5000
worth of per cent bonds issued April l. 1893.
by the city Of Gladstone FOR system OF
S7-H 6li-van Camp Providing probate
register for Berrien county, TO be appointed by
3S-H 2S2-Chamberlain vacating the village
OF Even, Ontonagon and adding the territory
and property thereof to the township of Nc
io~H 7OS-Lahamboy For submitting to the
electors Of Montcam county the question Of
the relief Of George Douglass. ex-treasurer OF
the county, from liability on account Of the
loss Of county funds occasioned through the
failure OF the city National bank OF Green
Vile and the bank Of c. W. Chaplin & Co.
4l--H 2s6-shepherd. Empowering the village
OF Harbor Springs to increase its electric light
plant 50 as TO furnish light TO the summer
resorts.
42-H S9-McCallum. Amending law OF 1888
relative to the organization of telephone ard
messenger service companies, authorizing con-
domination Of private property for right OK way
43-H 3E}-Hammond. a law passed in 1877
and amended in 1895. providing a fund in the
CITY OF Pontiac to satisfy claims made for
sheep killed by dogs This Is amended so that
any money in excess of that required for the
hrst-named purpose may be used for the sup
by the Ladies Library association of Pontiac.
HI 9l6-kingott. Empowering the village
exceeding II per cent OF the assessed valua-
ton of the village for system Of waterworks
trict No. Il Portage township, Houghton coun-
~ TO borrow not 10 exceed $50 900 for the
i6-H 7Si-Woodruf. Changing the boun-
aares of school districts Nos and in Union
township Isabella county.
47-H S7o-shepherd. Authorizing the city Of
theboygan TO borrow not TO exec ed $50 900 for
and purchasing land for park purposes.
4S-H 8-Cheever. The Atkinson equal taxa
llOn blll, TeI1ffed TO IN the intrOductOn.
5O-H "2y-Chamberlain. Amending act of 1897
authorizing Ontonagon to borrow $50 900 Ia
build waterworks and electric lighting planD
ana act OF 1893 authorizing an issue OF Sl2. OOd
worth OF bonds TO extend the plant) providing
tor a refunding OF the indebtedness by an
issue OF $4,000 worth OF 40-year bonds
b3-H l0iS-COlby. To change the names OF
charles Henry sullivan. his WIFE, Lydia Sulli-
van, ana son, Harold Sullivan, all of Detroit
10 charles Henry, Lydia and Harold Evans
respectively.
55-H l23-Goodell. Requiring the township
boards OF Wayne and Washtenaw counties Ia
make ana publish in some weekly newspaper
annually an itemized statement OF the con-
dtion OF the finances OF the township
56--H 11O-Mclcan. Providing for the retire
tnent on half pay Of Bay City hremcn who
have been In the department for 2 years or wfo
have been disabled In the discharge of dutv
Also providing for a pension for wife chill
uren or dependent mother OF Bay City nremen
Killed in tho discharge Of duty.
% III JbI-Murdoch. Empowering the village
or Elkton, Huron county, to borrow s. geo FOR
the announcement and promotion of any
public Improvement"
0o-H lo3S-Sopcr. Incorporating the village
OF Sunheld, Eaton county
62-H zOS-Dinelcy. Amending Sec OF pub
lie act 49, OF 1885 providing Tor the holding
On primaries IN cities Of between 15 900 and
10000 inhabitants" by proyidng that in such
Titles OF less than 1900 inhabitants the
primaries shall be held between the hours OF
TO p m standard time. and In cities of
over so 600. between and D. m
6.-H af9-Dudlcy. To authorize the village
Fremont, Newaygo county. ia borrow 500 O0l
Tor the construction OF public buildings and
Tor public improvements