The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-19
NEW LAWS
IN FULL
MEASURES PASSED by THE RE-
CENT sPECIAL SESSION.
A TOTAL OF NINE BILLS PLACED
ON THE STATUTE BOOKS.
MOSTLY ACTS RELATING To NEEDS
OF SPECIAL LOCALITIES.

ed Dy the Speclal session Oh the Leg
islature ut Lansing. 1t will be noted
that the measures are chiefly Of local
Importance and do not include any
thing bearing on the subjects which
the Governor stated In his call to be
In need Of pressing attention.
AN ACT to make available an Appro-
priation to furnish new Boilers to- re-
place those now in use at the Michigan
hundred seventy-four, Public Act of
eighteen hundred ninety-nine, approved
June twenty-three, eighteen hundred
viz The erection OF a two-story Boiler
Houses; the erection Of Brick CHM
ney; the purchase and setting Of boil
ers including breeching to connect same
with Smoke Stack; pipes and connec-
lions; one new engine and one new
dynamo.
The People Of the State of Michigan
enact:
Section 1. That the sum of fifteen thou
sand dollars appropriated by section one
four, public acts of eighteen hundred
ninety-nine, approved June twenty three,
same is hereby made available for pur-
poses and amounts as follows: For the
erection of one two-story boiler house.
one brcF cSmney Hf fifteen h'
boilers and setting of same, including
stack, six thousand seven hundred fifty
thousand dollars; for the purchase Of
lars lars and e for the 'Af purchase of one
dollars: Provided, That If the. amount
Of t the he p purposes stated be insufficient
to complete the work or purchases, any
surplus remaining after the completion
of the other work or purchases specifed
count or accounts where such deficiency
exists, the intent Of this proviso being
lars available for the purpose stated
herein.
Section 2. The amount appropriated by
ty-four shall be paid out Of the general
fund in the State Treasury to the treas
urer of the Michigan Soldiers Home at
general accounting laws of the state
prescribe and the disbursing officer shall
render his accounts to the Auditor-Gen-
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
Approved December q, 1892
AN ACT to amend section two of act
number one hundred forty-two Of the
laws OF eighteen hundred ninety mine,
entitled "An act to repeal section eight
of act number two hundred six OF the
e aMt d AN s act to provide for the Uni.
form regulation Of certain State Insti-
buttons, and amendments thereto, be,
thirty of the Compiled Laws of eigh-
teen hundred ninety-seven, and to pro-
vide for change from the Calendar to
Standing sae Ssa Appro prop where the spe-
cific act of the appropriation does not
so provide"
Section /. That section two of act num-
Der one hundred forty-two Of the laws OF
IAN act to provide for the uniform regu,,
lation of certain State institutions, and
amendments thereto. being section. two
Compiled laws of eighteen hundred nine
| ty-seven, and to provide for a change
from the calendar to the fiscal year for
where the specific act q the appropria-
ton does bot 50 provide" be amended to
Section 2. The Auditor-General shall
| keep all accounts with appropriations
made for any State institution or board
1 by fiscal years. and whenever provision
therefor is not contained in the act max.
cise aepropriation Si Tie appropTlat ton
| met by such tax levied in the legislative
| year shall be for the period ending June
thirty Of the succeeding year, and the
tax levied in the succeeding year shall
be appropriated for the period ending
June thirty following:
| Provided, That nothing herein con-
&ained shall affect the appropriations
here tofore made for the University OF
| And Provided Further, That nothing
| herein contained shall affect the provis-
ions of section four of act number fifty
one of the laws of eighteen hundred
eff ts A'' 10 '
Approved december 81 1899.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relative
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as Commissioner on the Revision Of the
United States Statutes.
ing before the Congress Of the United
mission for revision of the statutes,
fop SUCH Sn Revision will liz probably become
Resolved by the House the Senate
concurring). That our Senator's and Rep;
resentatives in Congress are requested
to use their best endeavors to secure the
appointment, as a member of said com
mission, of Lewis NJ. Miller, Of this State
| whose ability has been 80 markedly EVIL
denced by his work on the annotated
compilation of the general statutes re-
Gently completed and placed IN the ha mo
Sithsrto unrivaied in its excellencies, ant
90 perfect as tS leave nothing further u
" resolved, That we earnestly reques
President MekiDley, In case Of the pass pass
age OF the biii directing the said revision !,
| to apbont the said Lewis NJ. Miller 10 ~
| phe or the commissioners to prepare tn
| text for said revision, believing as w.
| do that his services on said commlssio'
will be as valuable to the people OF IN
| limited States as they have proved TO D.
| To the people of the State OF Michigan.
Resolved, That copies of this resolu
ton be sent by the Secretary or stat
10 President Mckinley and our Senator
and Representatives In Congress.
Approved January 3, 1900.
AN ACT to amend section one OF &C
number four hundred forty-hve OF Tn
Local Acts OF eighteen hundred ninety
nine. entitled, IAN Act to authorize IN
rity of Grand Rapids, In the County 9
Kent and State of Michigan, TO porro'
money TO be expended In the c9nstrue
sion OF a bridge across Grand Hlver
pridre Street in said city, approve
: June fifteenth, eighteen hundred ninety
nine" A., c,a.o 30 w,chiva
ensect,on 1. That section one Of act nun
her four hundred forty-hve OF the iocs
acts Of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, el
tilted. IAN Act to authorize the City a.,
; Grand Rapids, in the County or hen
and state OF Michigan. to borrow none
to be expended in the constructorp r'do
brtdee across Grand River at brief
Street in said city, approved June