Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-28
DoINGS OF THE 4isT SESSION.

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the president ex-of,icio 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 IIoughton;amending Detroit's
charter so as TO provide for payment of
policemen's salaries 'semi- n .onthlv" in
stead of monthly.
The senate passed the following bills
on the Goth: Amend Battle Creek
charter; amend lshpeming 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 "A 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
izing common council of Detroit TO
raise SIS, 900 by tax for purpose of
cele brating Detroit's bicentenary; in
creasing salary of mayor of Detroit
from 81, 200 to $4,000; 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 bi-monthly in
stead of monthly; TO determine the ter
ritory To be embraced in school district
in Marion, Osceola county; to organize
school district in Springfield town
ship, Kalkaska county; authorizing
Crawford county to issue bonds for "A
court house: to amend the charter of
Ypsilanti;to amend the charter of city of
Mason; to amend the charter of Flint;
to limit the capitalization Of trust, de-
posit and security companies so that
such companies can be organized in
small towns with less than $500
capital
The following bills were passed by
the senate on the 21st: To prevent n
greater exemption from taxation than
five years on homestead lands; to eX-
empt G. A. Il. halls, etc, from taxation;
to license insurance agents; to prohibit
docking horses - making it 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 reserve fund to
meet insurance liabilities; requiring
sand boxes on electric cars in Saginaw
| county; relative to the appointing ut of
administrators of estates of deceased
incompetent persons; requiring county
school examiners having second instead
of third grade certificate.
The house passed the fol-, ng bills
on the 2lst, To ncorn ate 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 Sl,lO0 year to
81, 500 a year, payable monthly; abol-
ishing political nominating conven-
tions.in Wayne and Alconl 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 a proposition TO
provide a sight and erect new public
library at an expense not to exceed
81 900, 600; to amend the act for the in
corporation of the board of education
of East Saginaw so that the fund will
be increased from 81 900 to 81 600 for
library purposes; authorizing the board
of education of the city of Escanaba in
Delta county 10 borrow SIS. 900 and is
sue bonds for the erection of school
building
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 10th: To amend the
charter of the c'tv Detroit so as TO
authorize S25, oO0 to DC raised by gen.
eral tax to celebrate Detroit's bicen-
teuary; 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
board of election canvassers and sub
shutting a new board to be composed
of the city clerk, city treasurer and
senior police justice; authorizing the
prosecuting attorney of Oakland county
10 appoint an assistant at his own eX.
pense; amending the charter of the city
of Flint relative to justice of peace;