The Yale expositor., 1901-03-22
DoIN0s OF the 4lsT SESSION.

ate effect; Tor the protecJlon OF nSn III
Clam lake, Antrim county; changing
the name of Minnie Boorman to Min
NE Howard; changing the time OF
meeting of the Lenawee county super
visors; authorizing the village of East
Tawas to levy tax of l per cent on
assessed valuation for the year 1901,
1909 and 10 3, 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
of q Rockford bank; same as TO treas
urer of Scion township, Kent county;
amend general law for incorporation
of villages; permitting commercial
fishermen to di pose of 10 per cent of
understood fish; to authorize the town
snip OF South Haven, Van Buren,
county, to borrow $50, 600 to build a
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
its fish; to amend the charter of Mar
quette; authorizing the township of
Paw Paw. Van buren, county, to Dor
row S., 900 to build a court house and
sail In lNaI l,a n1
there; authorizing school district No. l
of Marquette to borrow money for n
new school; to amend an act to estao-
lish county road system in Saginaw
county; TO constitute the president of
tue Homer, Calhoun county, an eX-
otficio mem Der of the board of super
visors; proposing an amendment to the
constitution to increase the pay of
members of the legislature to 81, 900
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 10 be
appointed by the governor. Salary So
d Y; correcting boundary lines of the
village of Wayland, Allegan county;
compelling all electric cars in Saginaw
county to be equipped with automatic
Of ha,
reapportioning So, 1913. - for the Indus
trial School for Girls at Adrian; Ieor-
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 yestig te claim of II. NJ
Kingsley, injured at Kalamazoo asylum
in 1867; proposing amendment to the
constitution relative to aboishing the
5O-day limit for the introduction of
bills in the legislature; anti-color oleo
bill; raising qualification of county
school examiners from third to second
grade certificates.
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 12th: Fixing of GER
certain Saginaw county officials; repeal
ing provision of an act relative to a
sinking fund for a S25, 900 issue of
Traverse City water bonds; amending
charter OF city OF a pena so as To pro-
vide for extension of water works Sys-
tenn and to require a 2O-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 S50,-
600 for new court house; authorizing
increase of $1,000 in the bonued in
debtedness of school district No. l of
the city IF Marquette, the people inter-
ested to first vote on the proposition;
authorizing city of Hastings to bond
itself for So, 900 to pay outstanding city
bonds; creating Office of assessor in city
of East Tawas; new charter for the
city of Flint.
The following bills were passed by
the house on the 18th: Authorizing the
board of supervisors of Tuscola county
to appropriate Sl,5O0 for building n
bridge across the Quanic lssee river, in
the township of Wlsper, Tuscola
county; TO provide for the publication
of lists of claims by the county board
of auditors in two weexlies 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 pershable property; pro-
v.ding for the protection of domestic
animals and amending the law so that
one of the members of the live stock
commission shall be a veterinary sur
geon.
Ex-Speaker Adams was invited TO
the house platform on the 18th, and
among other things, he said: IF there
is any curse resting on the people of
Michig its too much legislation. 1t
would be a wise legislature that would
carefully GO over cur statutes and