Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-21
poINos OF THE 4isr SESSION.

The senate passed the following bills
on the 1eth: Raising the salaries of the
Wayne county circuit court stenog-
raphers from $1,000 to So, 500-immedi-
ate effect; for the protection of fish in
Clam lake, Antrim county; changing
the name of Minnie Boorman to Min
ME Howard; changing the time of
meeting of the Lenawee county super
visors; authorizing the village of East
| Tawas to levy a tax of l per cent on
assessed valuation for the year 1901,
| 1902 and 1908, to pay interest on debts;
to abolish the board of public works of
East Tawas; to legalize what is known
as the Supervisors Plat" of Ithaca; to
amend the law relative to election pre-
cincts; relative to the time of suits
against insurance companies; for the
relief of Treasurer Geo. Barlow, of
CORTLAND township, Kent county,
| from liability, because of the failure
4 of a Rockford bank; same as to treas
urer of Scion township, Kent county;
amend general law for incorporation
of villages; permitting commercial
| fishermen to dispose of 10 per cent of
understood fish; to authorize the town
ship OF South Haven, Van Buren,
courthouse and Jail, in case the county
! seat shall be located there.
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the 18th: To provide for
screening the outlets of Tamarack
lake, Montcalm county, and TO protect
it's fish; to amend the charter of Mar
/ quette; authorizing the township of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, to bor-
row S., 900 to build court house and
| Jail if the county seat shall be located
there; authorizing school district No. l
of Marquette TO borrow money for
new school, to amend an act to estao-
! lish county road system in Saginaw
county; TO constitute the president of
! the Homer, Calhoun county, an eX-
| officio mem Der of the board of super
visors; proposing an amendment to the
constitution to increase the pay of
members of the Legislature to $1,000
per term; for the incorporation of
| Evangelical German Lutheran deaf
mute institutions; extending the terms
of county commissioners of schools
from two TO four years. amending the
election law for the village of East
Tawas.
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 18th: Providing board
of jury commissioners for st. Clair
county, to consist of nine persons to be
appointed by the governor. Salary So
day; correcting boundary lines of the
village of Wayland, Allegan county;
compelling all electric cars in Saginaw
! county to be equipped with automatic
| sand boxes after September /, 1901;
reapportioning SO, 1913. "a for the Indus
! trial School for Girls at Adrian; reor-
ganizing school districts in the town
ship of Marion, Osceola county; pro-
viding for garnishee service in cases of
co-partnership; authorizing state audi
tors to in yestigate claim of Ii. Nj.
| Kingsley, injured at Kalamazoo asylum
in 1867; proposing amendment to the
constitution relative to abolishing the
| 50-day limit for the introduction of
| bills in the legislature: anti-color oleoo
bill raising qualification of county
school examiners from third to second
grade certificates.
The following bills were passed by
/ the house on the 18th: Fixing of GER
certain Saginaw county officials; repeal
| ing provision of an act relative to a
! sinking fund for S25, 900 issue of
| Traverse City water bonds; amending
charter of city OF Alpena so as to pro-
vide for extension of water works sys-
tenn and to require a 20-day residence
| in each ward for voters amending
charter of city of Marquette; authoriz-
| ing people to vote on proposition to
| bond the city of South Haven for $50
1 900 for new court house.; authorizing
! increase of $50, 900 in the bonded in
debtedness of school district No / of
the city of Marquette, the people inter
ested to first vote on the proposition;
! authorizing city of Hastings to bond
/ itself for IS, 900 to pay outstanding city
bonds; creating Office of assessor in city
! of East Tawas: new charter for tl4e
city of Flint.
The following bills were passed by
! the house on the 18th: Authorizing the
board of supervisors of Tuscola county
to appropriate 81, 500 for building
| Drluge across the tludnlcaSSee river, In
the township of Wisper, Tuscola
county; to provide for the publication
of lists of claims by the county board
of auditors in two weeklies outside of
the city of Detroit; providing for the
organization of corporate congrega
tional churches; for the consolidation
in congregational churches of an &C.
clesiastical society with its church;
providing that candidates for Office
need not file sworn statements of cleo
ton expense accounts: providing for
the sale of perishable property; pro-
vding for the protection of domestic
animals and amending the law so that
one of the members of the live stock
commission shall be veterinary sur
geon.
Ex-Speaker Adams was invited to
the house platform on the 12th, and
among other things, he said; ".f there
is any curse resting on the people of
Michigan its too much legislation. 1t
would be a wise legislature that would
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