Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-15
STATE LEGISLATURE
Bills Signed by the Governor.
The following bills have been signed


The following bills have been signed
by the governor:
An act amending the act establishing a per-
manent weather service In Michigan; amending
the act providing for the incorporation OF the
villages in this state, and defining its powers
and duties; providing for the Incorporation OF
the village OF Benzonia, Benzonia township.
Benzie county, and defining its powers and
duties; providing for the protection OF fish in
the Kalamazoo river and tributaries. in the
townships OF Saugatuck and Manlius. Allcgan
county; comforting authority upon the township
OF Elk Rapids, Antrim county, TO provide for
street lights and the lighting OF other public
places by electric or other lights To allow the
spearing and netting of German carp in Rudd
lake, In the city OF Harrison, Clare county;
amending an act relative TO public funds and
moneys receivable for debts. taxes and other
dues TO the state; providing for the incorpora-
tion OF Mennonite brethren In Christ churches;
enabling the board OF supervisors OF Houghton
county TO construct and maintain bridge
across Sturgeon river on the L'Anse road In
Chassell township; providing permanent for
estry commission for the state, and defining It's
powers and duties and providing for expenses;
amending sections of the act providing for the
election OF board OF county canTassers, pre-
scribing term OF onice and powers and duties
thereof; concurrent resolutions - expressing
sympathy for the people OF Ftndland, because
OF the action OF the car OF Russia and express
ing the request TO the President that our rep
resentatives in the peace conference be asked
TO express the concern OF the United states be-
cause OF the abrogation OF the act OF assurance
of Alexander /; appointing Geo. w. Stone, OF
Lansing TO return the flag taken at Peters
burg, Va, To the Petersburg Grays at Peters
burg, Va. with the compliments OF the house
and senate, this flag having been captured
April g. 1855, by the LIST Michigan sharpshooters.
bill TO raise the salary OF Henry Cole,
judges clerk in the Wayne circuit court. from
1900 to 1900; fixing the salary OF the stenog-
rapher in the 2lst judicial circuit; amending
the act authorizing the formation OF the water
power company at Sault Ste. Marie restrict
ing the authority OF the common council OF
Monroe IN letting contracts for water, gas cleo
trio or other lights; amending law relative 70
contempt proceedings to enforce civil remedies;
amending act providdg for the protection OF
the reputation and good name OF certain per-
sons; making appropriations for the normal
school at Mt. Pleasant for six months ending
June 30, 30. and fiscal years ending June 30,
1900 and June 30 1901 and providing tax 10
meet the same; providing for prior liens against
property of railroad companies and street rail-
way companies in certain cases; prohibiting
the catch OF bass in Bear lake, CharlevolX
county, and providing penalty Tor the viola
tion of the act: providing township system or
roads in Menominee county, and prescribing
powers and duties OF officers in charge OF the
same; amending the act providing for the in
spection of manufacturing establishments and
providing for the enforcement OF the regula-
tions, and the employment OF women and chill
dren therein; amending the act permitting the
sale OF lands OF minors and other persons UNI
der guardianship; amending the act Tor the
prevention OF cruelty To animals; amending the
law providing for the sale of lands for payment
of debts by guardians administrators and exec
utors vacating the township OF Holmes and the
Incorporating the city OF Mackinac Island in
said county.
The st. Clair flats bill has been
passed by the house The bill as passed
provides that the price of the lands is
to be computed by reference TO front
age on natural, navigable channels at
the following rates: On South Chan
mel, 81 per foot; North Channel, so
cents; Middle and Snibosa Channels, %
cents; and all interior channels at such
prices as the land commissioner shall
from time to time determine.
Gov. Pingree has signed three inn
portant measures. One of these is the
Gillian homestead bill, under which it
is expected many thousands Of acres of
land will be opened for settlement in
this state; one for the punishment for
the sale of adulterous milk and one to
require horseshoers in cities of more
than 10, 600 inhabitants to take out a
| license.
The passage of the Helme single tax
for municipal Improvements by the
senate the other day has alarmed many
of the prominent real estate men in
Detroit and elsewhere, and campaign
is already under way to make sure that
the bill is defeated in the house.
The beet sugar bounty bill is again
occupying the attention of the senate,
that body having requested the bill
from the governor. 1t took the gov
vernon less than Is minutes to get the
bill back to the senate after receiving
the request.
Gov. Pingree has signed the u. of NJ.
one fourth mill tax bill.