The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-06-07

Giving immediate effect To ,appro-
priatiOn for School for the Deaf; re-
questing congress 80 furnish medals OF
honor 10 civil war veterans: transfer
ring 10000 acres of tax homestead
lands in ROscommOn and Crawford
counties 10 the state forestry commits
sion for experimental purposes.
Pris ns and Reformatoriss.
Changing name of the state house
OF correction and reformatory TO the
Michigan reformatory; amending law
Of 1895 regulating the paroling of con-
victs.
Educational.
Amending the act of 1881 authoriz-
ing school inspectors 10 divide "A town
ship into school districts; amending
sections II and - of general school
laws Of 1881; amending sections /, =.
3 and q, and repeating section Z OF
compulsory education law; establish
ing an additional normal school;
amending general educational law by
provinding for filing teachers certih-
Gates. approved or issued by state board
of education. with school commission
er of county in which holder desires
TO teach; defining the legal qualilica-
lions Of kindergarten, music and draw
ing teachers; authorizing state board
Of education to provide all courses Of
study i'm state normal schools aud
to grant diplomas and certificates to
teach as il may direct.
Providing for the election Of a Sec
rotary from among its members by the
faculty Of the agricultural college.
Libraries.
Providing for organization and
maintenance Of free public library in
Sault ste Marie; providing for incor-
pOration of Detroit library commission
and providing means for public Ii
brary: providing for the registration
of grange Libraries with the state l..
brary. and the loaning Of books TO the
former; requiring county school COM
miSsiOnerS 10 transmit lists of public
libraries and librarians to secretary
Of state library commission.
Submitting Questions to Electors.
Submitting to electors Of Crystal
township. Oceana county, the question
of relieving Treasurer Barker and
bondsmen from liability for loss of
money by failure of a bank: same as
to treasurer of Pentwater townships;
Oceana county: same aS To Treasurer
Barlow, CORTLAND township. Kent
county; same as to Treasurer Starks,
Scion township, Kent county: same as
to Assessor GiddingS of school district
No. /, Evergreen township MOntclam
county.
Legalizing Bonds and Indebtedness.
LegaliZing floating Indebtedness Of
city of pctOSkey TO amount of 100000;
legaliZng $1,000 Indebtedness of st.
Clair township. st. Clair county, for
bridge over Pine river; legaliZing 81
800 of bonds issued by Gaylord Will
age, OtSego county: leSalizing $4,000
bonds issued by Garfield township,
Newaygo county; legalzing $4,000 of
floating Indebtedness Of Algonac WILL
age, ST. Clair county, and authorizing
an issue of bonds TO pay same; legal
ling $4,000 bridge bonds issued by
MecoSta township, Mecosta county,
legalizing action Of Baraga county
supervisors in apprOprating $500
for breakwater; legaliZing $1,000 Of
bonds issued by New Baltimore village
for lighting purposes; validating action
Bay county supervisors in submitting
to vote of people question Of bonding
for $4,000 for good roads legalizing
action Of Traverse City council in is
suing $4,000 bonds for water works.
Public Health.
Amending the law relative to hand
ling persons infected with contagious
diseases: appropriating $1,000 for use
of state board of health in determining
outbreaks of contagious diseases: pro-
viding for the examination and licens-
Inn Of I,aI limo nv 81 "a of
health.
Providing for the examination and
licensing by the state board of health
OF embalmers who prepare bodies for
transportation through the state.
Boards of Supervisors.
Constituting the president of Pin
coming village a member of board OF
supervisors of Bay county; providing
for two regular sessions each year of
MuSkegon county supervisors: author
zing Alpena supervisors to purchase
lands from Alpena County Agricultur-
al society; providing for regular
meeting of Lenawee supervisors on
second Tuesday Of April in each year;
making the president of Homer village
a member Of Calhoun county board of
supervisors; authorizing Tuscola sup
ervisorS TO appropriate 81 800 for q
bridge over Quinicassee river, author
iZing Bay supervisors to fix cOmpen-
sation Of chairman Of board; author
izing Bay supervisors to make tax levy
of $500 for paying mortgage on
grounds Of Agricultural society.
Roads, Bridges and Drains.
LegaliZing the abandonment and
vacating of a part of the toll road of
Riverside Turnpike company, st. Clair
county; providing for n special drain
commissioner in certain cases and
prescribing his powers and duties;
amending act of 1899 establishing a
county road system in Saginaw coun-
ty: regulating the size of loads that
may be hauled over stone roads in Bay
county; amending the law relative to
highways. bridges, private roads and
ferries: amending act of 1887 regulat-
ing the running Of steam engines upon
public highways, amending chapter 9
of drain law OF 1897 by making its
provisions apply to Saginaw county;
authorizing the assessment of toll road
bridges in city Of Grand Haven.
Authorizing Bonding.
Authorizing council Of Petosky TO is
sue $4,000 bonds for electric light in