The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-29
poINos OF THE 4Isr SESSION.


court house in Crawford county; au-
thorizing the village of Homer to make
the president eX-ofiicio member of the
board of supervisors and to pay him
the same compensation as a supervisor
receives; amending the charter of the
city of Mason; amending the charter
of the city of Ypsilanti; amending the
charter of the city of Ishpeming; pro-
viding the manner of conducting cleo
tons in the township of Calumet,
county of Houghton;amending Detroit's
charter so as to provide for payment of
policemen's salaries ''semi-monthly" in
stead of monthly.
The senate passed the following bills
on the Goth: Amend Battle Creek
charter; amend Ishpemiug charter; to
vacate part of the village of Grand
Marais, Alger county; to authorize viii
lage of Center Lake, Antrim county,
to bond for SIS, 900 to build bridge;
two bills to amend Traverse City char
ter; to change the name of John Rapp
of Ingham county TO John Heinkel; to
provide "A method of securing jurors
for Justice courts in Flint; to provide
for officially recognizing foreign insur-
ance companies as hailing from the
state where they make their deposit;
for the republication of the courses
of study" of the state educational de-
partment.
The senate passed the following bills
on the 10th. To amend Detroit charters
by abolishing present board of city
canvassers, and substituting therefor
board to consist of city treasurer, city
clerk and senior police justice; author
ling common council of Detroit to
raise S25.0 10y tax for purpose of
celebrating Detroits bicentenary; in
creasing salary of mayor of Detroit
from 81, 200 to $1,000; to provide sink
ing fund to be used to pay bonded in
debtedness of Wayne county; amend
ing Detroit's charter so as provide for
payment of policemen bimonthly in
stead of monthly; to determine the ter
ritory to be embraced in school district
in Marion, Osceola county; to organize
a school district in Springfield town.
ship, Kalkaska county: authorizing
Crawford county to issue bonds for a
court house; to amend the charter of
Ypsilanti;t to amend thecharter of city of
Mason; to amend the charter of Flint;
to limit the capitalization of trust, de-
post and security companies so that
such companies can be organized in
small towns with less than $50, 600
capital.
The following bills were passed by
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greater exemption from taxation than
five years on homestead lands; TO en-
empt q. A. X. halls, etc, from taxation;
to license insurance agents to prohibit
docking horses - making il misde-
meanor; to provide for the acceptance
of requests to the state; providing that
the physician of the Industrial school
for girls at Adrian need not live in the
institution; providing that employees
liability insurance companies shall set
aside at least 40 per cent of their gross
premium receipts as a reserve fund to
meet insurance liabilities; requiring
sand boxes on electric cars in Saginaw
county; relative to the appointment of
administrators of estates of deceased
incompetent persons; requiring county
school examiners having second instead
of third grade certificate.
The house passed the following bills
on the 2lst. To incorporate the public
schools of the village of Delray, Wayne
county: TO facilitate the commence
ment of suits against joint defendants
residing in several counties; TO revise
! and consolidate the laws relating to
public instruction and primary schools;
fixing the salary of the chief Of the di-
vision of vital statistics in the depart
ment of state from 81, year to
800 a year, payable monthly; abol-
ishing political nominating conven-
tions in Wayne and Altoona counties;
authorizing Calumet township board
to enact bylaws to punish by fine and
Imprisonment in regulating the pru-
dental officers of the township; regu-
lating freight hauling over Bay county
roads and provide penalty for proposed
laws violation: authorizing the people
of Detroit to vote on proposition to
! provide sight and erect a new public
! library at an expense not TO exceed
! 81 900, 900; TO amend the act for the in
! CORPORATION of the board of education
of East Saginaw so that the fund will
! he increased from $1,000 to 5000 for
! library purposes; authorizing the board
! Of education of the city of E-canaba in
I Delta county To borrow SIS 900 and is
! sue bonds for the erection of school
/ building.
The following bills were passed 10y
/ the house on the Goth: To amend the
charter OF the city o Detroit SO as to
: authorize S25, 900 to be raised by gen.
| eral tax to celebrate Detroits biceu-
/ tenary; to provide for the obtaining
! of jurors in justice courts in the city
! of Flint, and for the better admins
tration of justice; providing for the
! building and maintaining of partition
fences on agricultural lands within
! the corporate limits OF the city of
Eaton Rapids; aboliShing the Detroit
I board OF election canvassers aud sub.
! stituting new hoard to be composed
} of the city cleric. city treasurer and
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