Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-18

sale OF certain Military Goods and Sup
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 il Is alleged that I'm the sale
or certain military goods and supplies OF
the state of Michigan made by the mill
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
suffered damages I'm a large amount
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 and to pro-
tect the interests of the State In all defal-
cation matters and the Audtor-General
OF this State is hereby directed TO draw
his warrant upon the treasurer OF this
State upon proper vouchers therefor.
signed by said Attorney-General for the
payment OF all costs necessitated herein,
and tho treasurer is hereby directed TO
pay said warrant out of any moneys In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved January s, 1900
AN ACT to authorize the City of Ionia to
Borrow Thirty Thousand Dollars and to
issue the Bonds of the city therefor 10
pay outstanding City Bonds.
The People OF tho State of Michigan
enact:
deeminE and retiring thirty thousand dol
lars worth of water bonds of the city OF
Ionia, 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-
ell Of said city, to borrow thirty thou
sand dollars on the credit OF the city at
rate OF interest not exceeding -FOUR per
cent per annum and to issue the bonds or
the said city therefor.
Sec. 9 Tie amount of each bond, place
of payment of principal and interest, time
and condition of payment ana time OK
maturity is left TO the discretion OF the
common council OF the said city. -
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
Approved January s. 1900.
AN ACT supplementary to act NUMBER
one hundred thirty-four, or the Puplc
Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine'
entitled IAN Act for the relief of Sick
Disabled and Needy eX-Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines of the late Spanish-Amerl-
The People OF the State of Michigan
Section /. The Auditor General is here
by authorized and empowered, upon the
PRESENTATION of proof satisfactory to him
OF the correctness and business OF the
claims to draw warrants upon the treas
urer OF the State for SUFFICIENT amounts
to pay such claims for the relief OF SICK
disabled and needy ex-soldiers, sailors
and marines of the late Spanish American
war as may be properly auait Gana alI" en
or before the thirty-hrst day OF January
nineteen hundred, by virtue or act num-
Der one hundred thirty-four or the laws
of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled
IAN act for the relief of SICK, disabled
and needy eX-soldiers. sailors and marines
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 appropriated: Provided. That not
more than forty thousand dollars shali
be paid out under this act, and no claims
shall be paid hereunder until after the
thirty-first day Of January, nineteen nun,
dred, nor until all claims TO be ailoWeu
hereunder shall have been presented to
the Auditor General, and II the amount
herein appropriated is not suhclent TO
pay all of said claims the Auditor General
is authorized TO divide said fund among
said claimants proportionately according
to the amount Of said claims, paying 10
each claimant his pro rata share Thereon,
or in his discretion in such proportion as
shall be determined by him to be just ana
equitable.
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
Approved January s.. 1900.
AN ACT to authorize the Township
Board of the Township of Springwells'
in the County of Wayne, to borrow
sum of money not to exceed twenty
thousand dollars in the year nineteen
hundred, for the purpose OF paying It's
proportion of the cost of constructing
Bridge over the Rouge River on Fort
Street in said Township, and TO pay the
present outstanding obligations and in
-
sue Bonds therefor.
The People of the state of Michigan
enact:
Township Of Springwells, in the County
of Wayne shall have the authority and
power. and is hereby authorized and en-
powered TO borrow money on the faith
and credit Of said township and issue
bonds therefor in a sum not to exceed
twenty thousand dollars in the year nine
teen hundred. for the purpose of paying
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a bridge over the Rouge River, on Fort
Street In said township, and to pay the
present outstanding obligations ard IN
debtedness of said township and issue
bonds therefor: Provided, That ma
jority of the qualified electors OF said town
ship voting at annual or special cleo
tion, 10 be called In compliance with
chapter nineteen OF Howelrs 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 If such bond issue or loan shall
he authorized by majority of said quail
fled electors. said bonds shall be issued
i'm 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
and determined by said township board, and
with a rate OF interest not exceeding four
per cent per annum. and such bonds shall
be signed by the supervisor and clerk OF
said township, and be negotiated by and
under the direction OF the township
board OF said township, and the money
arising from the sale thereof shall be APP
propriated in such manner as said town.
ship board shall determine for the pur-
pose aforesaid and not otherwise, and the
said township board shall have the power,
and It shall be its duty TO raise by taxa
ton upon the taxable property OF said
township such sum or sums shall be
sufficient TO pay the amount Of said bonds
and the interest theron as fast as the
same shall become due, as hereinbefore
stated
Sec. g. The vote upon such proposition
shall be printed by ballot and shall be I'm
the following words:
For the issue OF township bonds.
Yes.
For the issue IF township bonds.
No
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
Approved January s. 1900
AN ACT TO repeal act number four hun
dred seventeen OF the Local Acts of
eighteen hundred ninety-nine entitled,
"An Act TO change the name OF frac-
tional school district number two OF Ply
mouth and Now townships in the coun-
ties of WAYNE and Oakland in the
State OF Michigan, TO fractional school
district number one Of Worthwhile and
Novi townships and 10 add new terri
tory thereto"
The people OF the state Of Michigan en-
act.
M.