The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-12
DoINos OF THE 4isT SESSION.

DOINGS OF THE 4lST SESSION.
The senate passed the following bills
on the Sd: to establish the Decker
vile high school district in Sanilac
county; to permit the catching of Ger
man carp, suckers and mullet in Flint
river, Genesee county; changing the
name of the Ionia reformatory; author
ising the fire commission of Detroit to
pension Carolina j. Mcnamara; to pro-
vide for pensioning membe of the
Saginaw police and fire department;
authorizing the state land commits
sioner to deed certain sunken lands in
Alpena county, TO an improvement
company; authorizing the state board
of auditors TO reimburse David Wal
dron, of St Johns for damages for the
death of his son while acting as con-
| conductor of the capitol elevator; for
giving compensation to the board of
state auditors; allowing county cleo
ton canvassers to reopen ballot boxes
in certain cases; for paying the ex-
penses of circuit judges; relative to the
service of processes on railway corpor-
atoms; for allowance of alimony to
! husbands in certain cases; to exempt
| fire insurance companies from taxation
on business they reinsure; relative to
suits against defunct corporations; for
a board of county auditors in Kent
county; appropriation for the college
of mines; providing that the Wayne
county auditors shall publish the lists
of claims in at least three country
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viding that the state land commissioners
may withhold lands from homestead
| ing; TO restore school district No. .,
Waterford township, oakland county;
relative To societies for the study of
| literature; for the formation of limited
partnership associations.
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the 5th: To provide for
the incorporation of grand council
and subordinate councils of the ALI
ance, Marquette; for the appoint
ment of a state apiary; relative to
the the service of processes against
corporations; amending the law rela-
! tive to the revival of commissions on
claims against estates of deceased per-
sons; amending the law relative to the
judges Of probate requiring new bonds
of executors; empowering common car
riers to sell perishable freight when
the charges are not paid; providing for
partition fences on agricultural lands
in Eaton Rapids; amending the law re-
lative to the care of highways
Gov. Bliss has held up the bill which
| legalizes the formation of a new school
district at the Agricultural college,
which was passed by both houses of
| the Legislature recently. The school
is for the benefit of the members of the
| faculty and those residing near the
college who have children of school
age, and the members of the college
| faculty pay three-llfths of the taxes as
assessed in the district A hearing
will be given on the bill. The persons
| opposing the formation of the district
have commenced legal proceedings to
dissolve the district, and warm fight
is expected.
The house committee on state affairs
reported out the most important, if
not the only, measure so far positively
| recommended by Gov. Bliss, Rep. Nc
| Rays anti-cigarette bill. 1t is limited
that Gov. Bliss is using his influence
to have Rep. Burns pardon board bill
pigeonhold. II provides that the gov
ernor shall not make pardons without
the recommendation of the pardon
| board.
The house passed the following bills
on the End: To prevent the adultera-
ton of ground corn and cobs and other
ground grains; amending the law rel
| alive to the use Of firearms in hunting
deer; compelling the officers of each
! prison whence convict is paroled to
report his conduct and whereabouts to
the governor the 10th of every month.
The senate evidently tried to redeem
itself on the Bird for many hours of
soldering" by doing an extraordin-
| arily large amount of work. The ses-
| sion occupied over three hours, and 81
bills were passed. But whether the
| quality of the work is commendable as
the quantity is an open question.
The house on the Sd passed the fol-
lowing bills: Establishing the Decker
! vile high school district in Sanilac
! county: for the relief of retired Sagi-
nav policemen; to authorize the De-
troit fire commission TO pension Caro-
! lima j. Mcnamara
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 5th: To legalize what
is known rs 1.-The Supervisors Plat of
the Village of Ithaca"
Gov Bliss on the Sd signed the Bau-
mann bill, raising the salary of the
mayor of Detroit from 81, 200 to IS,
a year.
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