Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-09
poINos OF THE 4lsr SESSION..

district No. 2 of Waterford township.
Oakland county; providing for the or
ganization of fractional school dis
trict in the township of Pickford,
Chippewa county, and in the township
of Marquette, Mackinaw county; TO in
corporate the public schools of Siam
baugh township, Iron county; to au-
thorize the making of special assess
ments for the construction of drains
and sewers in the village of Highland
Park, Wayne county; providing for the
relief of Edward c. Cummings; appro-
priation Upper Peninsula hospital for
the insane, S92, 051; increasing amount
of property that can be held by COR
porations organized for owning, leas-
ing and selling real estate from two TO
three acres; amending law relative TO
corporations organized for erecting
buildings, etc; fixing telegraph tolls in
the state and establishing uniform
rate of 25c for 10 words anu lie for each
additional Detroit public school teach
ers retirement fund; authorizing cleo
tors of Pentwater, Oceana Co. to vote
on proposition for the relief of III. A.
Grant, village treasurer, for loss of
funds due to failure of bank in which
funds were deposited; amending chart
err of Kalamazoo relative to the collec-
ton of taxes; appropriation state asy-
lum at Ionia, $50, 900; compelling hotel
keepers to post rates charged in each
room occupied by guests; authorizing
district school boards to establish ru-
raj high schools; giving members of
the legislature the authority of nota-
taries public; amending pure food law
relative to obtaining samples of milk
by state inspector; amending pharman-
cy law.
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 30th: Preventing
spread of tree pests; defining qualifica-
tions of kindergarten teachers in the
public schools; amending charter of the
city of Detroit so as to create commits
sioner of public works. amending
Detroit charter so as to create commits
sioner of parks and boulevards; amend
ing Detroit charter so as to create com
missioner of police; prohibiting the
spearing of fish in the lakes of jackson
county; to permit fishing through the
ice with bob lines in Livingstone
county; amending justice court act of
Grand Rapids to provide that in work
and labor claims the costs shall follow
the Judgment; appropriation Jackson
prison, $4,000; appropriation State
public school, $50, 500; appropriation
labor commissioners department, S20,-
600; appropriation Soldiers Home,
S271, 900; appropriation Mt Pleasant
Normal school, Sis, 900; amending act
Incorporating the French Canadian So
ciety; regulating taxes to be paid by
mutual fire insurance companies; pro-
viding for the open sale of certain
homestead lands
The senate passed the following bills
on the list: Permitting the catching of
relative to black bass fishing in Bear
lake, Charlevoix county: to permit
fishing with bob lake fishing in Living
stone county, TO permit fishing VIII
nAeu mes in Kalamazoo county; 10
protect trout in Au Sable river and
tributaries; to protect the fish in Pine
lake Charlevoix county; to authorize
Norway, Dickinson county, to extend
its water and electric lighting system
beyond the city limits; appropriation
for Mt. Pleasant normal school; appro-
priatiou for Ypsilanti normal school;
to amend the law for the protection %
owners and keepers of stations; rela-
tive TO suits against joint defendants
in different counties; TO prohibit net
fishing in waters connecting Lakes
Superior and Huron; to amend tax law
to amend tax law; to amend tax law
to amend game warden law; appropria-
ton for Northern Michigan asylum
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the both: eXempting from
taxation shares in foreign corporation
owned 10y citizens of Michigan; pro-
viding for the survey of certain islands
by the state land commissioner: pro-
viding a salary of 81, 500 a year for the
secretary of the senate and the chief
clerk of the house; appropriating ST.
500 for the purchase of land for the
Eastern Michigan asylum; providing
for the settlement of sums received i'm
the eXtinguishment of drain taxes
making an appropriation for the Home
for the Feeble Minded; amending the
Detroit charter relative to parks and
boulevards; amending Detroit charter
relative to superintendent of public
works; amending Detroit charter rela-
tive to superintendent of police.
The house passed the following bills
on the 1st Empowering city of Nor
way, Dickinson county, TO extend It's
system of water works and electric
lighting beyond the city limits; direct
ing commissioner of state land office TO
survey islands in Leelanau aud Mis-
saukee counties; providing for the pro-
lection OF fish in waters of south arm
Of Pine lake, South Arm township. /.
Charlevoix county; providing for con
troll of charitable societies under the
hospital act under certain conditions.
The house on the LIST passed Rep. c. (
j. Byrns's bill making eight hours a
legal days work for employees in all
iron ore, copper, coal or other mines
in this state. I"
After three-days vacation, the