The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-19

powered 70 borrow money en- tho iaii
and credit OF the city. and 10 issue bone
therefor TO an amount not 10 o%oeed o.
hundred nifty thousand Gol!ars, vic.
shall be expended in construction of n
bridge across Grand River at Bridgh
Street in said city: Provided. That u
majority Of the electors of eaid city vot-
ing on the question at any special or reg
ular election. at which said question OF
bonding shall be submitted shall 80 de-
termine In compliance with the. provis-
effect
Approved January s. 1900.
JOINT RESOLUTION empowering tho
bring such legal proceedings az the law
property alleged to have been fraudS-
sae Of MarS e oo S aDSSns a as
plies, and to reimburse the State for
damages occasioned by a fraud alleged
to have been perpetrated upon the State
In the sale and purchase OF Military
Goods and Supplies.
Whereas, 1t Is alleged that in the sale
OF certain military goods and supplies OF
tary board Of this State on or about the
thirtieth day of June last, and In the
subsequent purchase Of military goods
and supplies by said military board for
the National Guard of said State. certain
frauds have been perpetrated by which
the State Of Michigan is alleged to have
oulltTtQ damages III u large dIuOunt.
Resolved, That the Attorney General Of
this State be and Is hereby empowered to
investigate, and to bring such legal pro-
ceedings as he may deem best, ana 70
defalcation matters, and the Auditor.
General of this State Is hereby directed
to draw his warrant upon the treasurer
for. signed by said Attorney General, for
the payment Of all costs necessitated
herein, and the treasurer Is hereby d.
Yoneya n the treasury not otherwise APP
Approved January 8, 1900.
AN ACT to authorize the City Of Ionia to
Borrow Thirty Thousand Dollars and to
pay outstanding City Bonds.
enact:
deeming and retiring thirty thousand dol.
lars worth OF water bonds Of the City or
1onia, outstanding and issued in the year
eighteen hundred eighty-three, the City
of Ionia, be and Is hereby authorized,
acting through and by the common coun-
Gil of said city, to borrow thirty thousand
dollars on the credit Of the city at rate
OF interest not exceeding four per cent
said city therefor.
Sec. 2. The amount of each bond, place
OF payment of principal and interest, time
and condition OF payment and time OF
maturity is left to the discretion Of the
common council of the said city.
This act Is ordered to take immediate
Approved January g. 1900
AN ACT supplementary to act number
one hundred thirty-four Of the Public
Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine,
Disabled and needy ex-Soldiers, Sailors
can War;"
The People of the State of Michigan
enact:
Section 1. The Auditor General is here
by authorized and empowered. upon the
presentation OF proof. satisfactory to him
OF the correctness and business Of the
urer Of the State for sufficient amounts
to pay such claims for the relief of sick,
and needy
war as may be properly audited. allowed
and filed with said Auditor General on
or before the thirty-first day Of January.
Der one hundred thirty-four Of the laws
Of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled
IAN act for the. relief Of sick, disabled
OF the late Spanish-American war;" the
same to be paid out Of any moneys In
the general fund OF the State, not other.
wise appropristed: Provided That not not
be paid out under this act, and no claims
shall be paid hereunder until after the
thirty-nrst day Of January, nineteen hun,
hereunder shall have been presented to
the Auditor General. and II the amount
herein. appropriated Is not sufficient to
Is authorized to divide said fund among
said claimants proportionately according
to the amount Of said claims, paying to
or in his discretion in such proportion as
shall be determined by him to be just and
equitable.
This act Is ordered to take immediate
Approved January s. 1900.
AN ACT to authorize the Township Board
OF the Township of springweils, IN the ne
County of Wayne, to borrow q sum OF
dollars in the year nineteen Hundred, for
the purpose Of paying its proportion of
the cost of constructing a Bridge over
the Rouge River on Fort Street in said
Township and to pay the present out
standing obligations and Indebtedness
Of said Township, and to issue Bonds
The People of the State of Michigan
enact:
Section l. The township board of the
Township Of Springwells In the county OF
power and is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to borrow money on the faith
and credit of said township and issue
bonds therefor In e sum not to exceed
teen hundred, for the purpose Of paying
its proportion Of the cost of constructing
a bridge over the Rouge River, on Fort
Street In said township, and to pay the
present outstanding obligations and IN
S Sebtednsss q gaid sSSTRs9hip end isse
jority Of the qualified electors OF said
township, voting at an annual or special
election, to be called in compliance with
chapter nineteen of HowelPs Annotated
Statutes of Michigan and the acts amend
atory thereto, shall vote in favor of such
loan or bond issue in the manner therein
specified and not otherwise.
Sec. 2. II such bond issue or loan shall
be authorized by a majority of said quail
fed electors. said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of five hundred dollars
, EACH and shall be payable at such times
and amounts at any time within twenty
years from the date of the issue as fixed
I and determined by said township board
/ and with rate of interest not exceed
| ing four per cent per annum and such
| bonds shall be signed by the supervisor
| and clerk of said township, and be nego-
| tiated by and under the direction of the
! township board of said township, and the
! money arising from the sale thereof shall
| be appropriated In such manner as said
| township board shall determine for tho
purpose aforesaid and not otherwise, anC
| the said township board shall have the
| power, and II shall be its duty to raise
| by taxation upon the taxable property Of
| said township such sum or sums as shall
| be sufficient to pay the amount of safe
! bonds and the interest thereon as fast as
| the same shall become due, as herein
before stated.
| Sec g. The vote upon such propositior