Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-25
CO HE special session of the State
Legislature lasted twenty days, and

- it's cost was approximately $2o,OOO.
The session was convened by Gov. Pin
gree Dec. Is, 1899, and it came to an end
Jan. u, 1900. The result of its work was
the passage by both houses of nine bills,
joint and concurrent resolutions. Fol
lowing are the laws as passed.:
Boilers for Soldiers Home.
AN ACT to make available an Appropriation
to furnish new Boilers to replace those
now In use at the Michigan Soldiers Home,
being act number one hundred seventy
four Public Act Of eighteen hundred nine
ty-nine, approved June twenty-three,
eighteen hundred nlnety-nine, for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz. The erection OF u
two-story Boiler House; the erection of u
Brick Chimney; the purchase and setting
of boilers Including breeching to connect
same with Smoke Stack; pipes and con-
nectlons; one new engine and one new
dynamo.
The People of the state Of Michigan
enact:
Section 1. That the sum Of fifteen thousand
dollars, appropriated by section one OF act
numbered one hundred seventyfour, public
acts OF eighteen hundred ninety nine, ap"
proved June twenty-three, eighteen hundred
ninety nine, be and the Same is hereby made
available for purposes and amounts as fol-
lows For the erection OF one two-story boiler
house, three thousand dollars; for the cree
tion of one brick chimney, fifteen hundred
dollars; for the purchase Of new steam boil
ers and setting OF same, including breech'
ling to connect boilers with smokestack, SIX
Thousand seven hundred fifty dollars; for
pipes and connections, two thousand dollars,
for the purchase of one new engine, on.
Thousand dollars, and for the purchase or
one new dynamo, seven hundred fifty dol
lars: Provided, That If the amount deslg
mated in this section for any of the purposes
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or purchases, any surplus remaining after
lthe completion of the other work or pur-
chases specified In this section may be used
In the account or accounts where such DEN
cheney exists, the intent of this proviso be-
ing to make the entire fifteen thousand dol
lars available for the purpose stated herein.
Sec 2. The amount appropriated by the
said act number one hundred seventy-four
shall be paid out of the general. fund In the
State Treasury, to the treasurer of the
Michigan Soldiers Home at such times and
In such amounts as the general accounting
laws of the State prescribe and the dis
bursting officer shall render his accounts to
the Auditor General Hereunder.
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
Approved December 81, 1890.
Regulation of State Institutions.
AN ACT to amend section two of act num-
ber one hundred forty-two Of the laws OF
eighteen hundred ninety nine, entitled "Ah
act to repeal section eight of act number
two hundred and six of the laws of eight
cen hundred and eighty-one, entitled, An
act to provide for the uniform regulation
OF certain State institutions, and amend
ments thereto, being section two thousand
two hundred and thirty of the Compiled
Laws of eighteen hundred and nlnety-sev-
en- and to provide for a change from the
Calendar to the Fiscal year for all Limited
and Standing Appropriations where tn,
specific act of the appropriation does not
so provide.
The People Of the State of Michigan
enact:
Section 1. That section two of act mum.
Der one hundred and forty-two OF the laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety nine, en-
titled IAN act to provide for the uniform
regulation Of certain State institutions, and
amendments thereto, being section two thou
sand two hundred and thirty. of the com
piled laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety.
seven, and to provide for change from the
calendar to the fiscal year for all limited
and standing appropriations where the
specific act of the appropriation does not So
provide be amended to read as follows:
Sec. .. The Auditor General shall keep
all accounts with appropriations made for
any State institution or board by fiscal
years. and whenever provision therefor is
not contained in the act making the appro
priation and the tax for meeting the same
is provided In the specific appropriation bill,
the appropriation met by such tax levied
In the legislative year shall be for the period
ending June thirty of the succeeding yeaf,
and the tax levied in the succeeding year
shall be appropriated for the period ending
June thirty following:
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall affect the appropriations heretofore
made for the University of Michigan.
And Provided, further, That nothing here
In contained shall affect the provisions OF
section four Of act number fifty-one of the
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety nine.
Approved December 81, 1899.
Request MiIIer's Appointment.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relative to
the Appointment of Lewis NJ. Miller as
Commissioner on the Revision of the Uni
ted States Statutes.
whereas, There is n proposition pending
before the Congress of the United States for
the appointment of commission for a re
vision of the statutes, which, on account of
the general demand for such a revision, will
probably become law; therefore,
Resolved. by the House (the Senate con
curring), That our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress are requested to use their
best endeayors to secure the appointment
rs n member of said commission of Lewis NJ.
Miller, OF this State, whose ability has been
so markedly evidenced by his work on the
annotated compilation of the general stat
utes recently completed and placed In the
hands of the people Of this State, who un-
animously declare the work invaluable and
hitherto unrivaed In Its excellencies and so
perfect as to leave nothing further to be
desired; and
Resolved, That we earnestly request Pres
ident Mckinley in case of the passage of the
bill directing the said revision, to appoint
the said Lewis NJ. Miller to be one of the
commissioners TO prepare the text for said
revision believing we do that his services
ON said commission will be as available to
the people OF the United States as they have
proved to be to the people of the State Of
Michigan.
Resolved, That copies Of this resolution be
sent by the Secretary of State to President
Mckinley and our Senators and Representa-
tive sin Congress.
Approved January, 3, 1900
May Borrow to Build Bridge.
AN ACT to amend section one OF act mum
ber four hundred and forty-five Of the
Local Acts of eighteen hundred and nine
ty-nine, entitled AN Act to authorize the
City of Grand Rapids, I'm the County OF
Kent and State of Michigan, TO borrow
money to be expended In the construction
of bridge across Grand River at Bridge
street, In said city, approved June ff-
teenth, eighteen hundred and nlnety-nlne. "
The People of the state of Michigan
enact:
Section 1. That section one OF act number
four hundred and forty-five of the local
acts OF eighteen hundred and ninety nine,
entitled, IAN Act to authorize the City OF
Grand Rapids, In the County of Kent, and
state of Michigan, to borrow money to be
expended In the construction Of a bridg,
across Grand River at Bridge street, In said
city. approved June fifteenth, eighteen hun
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