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

greater safety and comfort of passen-
gers on suburban lines, by requiring
ears TO be equipped with closets etc;
regulating the operation of electric
ears in Bay county: providing for con-
solidation OF street and electric rail-
ways whose lines form continuous
connecting me.
Relative to Taxation.
Authorizing Detroit common council
TO levy "A tax of | per cent. for GER
tain purposes; amending section l33 of
general tax law of 1898; amending
section of general tax law; amend
ing general tax law hv adding sections
100, 1876 and 157, ling for tax
on dogs; amend ". general tax law re-
lative to tax hoIIs stead lands: amend
ing section % OF the general tax law;
adding section 143 to general tax law;
the Lowry-iNard act eXempting real
estate mortgages from taxation;
amendin, i-he.u law so as 20 require
township lreaSurers 10 pay county
treasurers all state ana county taxes
and make statement of taxes within
one week Of date mentioned in war
rant; legaliZng special assessment for
sewers in Highland Park Village,
/ Wayne county; increasing membership
of state tax commission from three
to five: providing ad valorem tax for
railroad and union station and depot
companies, express companies, car
loaning, refrigerator car and fast
freight line companies.
Relative to Insurance.
Amending the act of 1881 relative
ID suits against insurance companies
| by providing that suits may be com
menced in any county where the com
pany has an agent and that the courts
| may award costs TO plaintiff even
though the Judgment is less than 500;
providing that insurance corporations
of foreign countries shall be COnsid-
cred corporations of the state in which
they make their general deposit in he
application of the retaliatory law; re-
curing all insurance agents in Michi-
gan To procure certificates of authority
from the insurance commissioner;
regulating the business of foreign
mutual fire insurance companies by
permitting them to deduct dividends
and return premiums i'm reporting
premiums for taxation; amending act
237, of 1881. so as TO requ re compan-
les doing an employers liability bust
ness To maintain a reserve, and also
insurance business in Michigan;
amending the fraternal beneficiary law
by providing how societies may amend
articles, and also 10y permitting minor
ity of trustees to bc non-reSidentS Of
| Michigan; requiring all societies or
/ ganiZed under fratcrnal beneficiary
law to have a lodge system, ritualistic
form of work and representative form
OF government: permitting life COM
| panieS To deposit bonds of certain
Michigan corporations with state
treasurer; permitting Michigan fire
companies 10 invest assets in certain
specified railroad bonds.
Amending section ! of the fratcrnal
beneficiary law by providing that all
societies organized hereunder shall
have lodge system with rltualistic
work and representative form of gov
eminent.
Game, fish and Fisheries
Prohibiting the catching of fish in
Clam lake and Grass river, Antrim
county, except from April l TO Dec
ember /, and then only with hook and
| line; providing for screening outlet
and inlet OF Tamarack lake, Mont
clam county, and 10 prohibit fishing
therein. except with hook and line; eX
| tending the open season for trout and
WhiteiiIh in lakes Huron andErie, Sagi-
nav and Green bays; permitting the use
of pound nets with meShes of not less
than two inches for taking perch, her
ring and other rough fish. and of gill
nets with mesheS of not less than 31s
inches for taking MenOmineeS In wat
erS Of Green bay; making il lawful to
take German carp, suckers and mullet
from Flint river, GeLeSec county;
prohibiting fishing in NH lake. Van
! Buren, county; regulating t. catching
of fish in inland lakes of Cass county;
amending law 1857 prohibiting fishing
with nets. except dip nets, IN any wat
erS Of MuSkcgOn county; regulating
taking black bass IN Indian and Magi-
clan lakes. CasS county prohibiting
spearing fish iu Isabella county; pro-
hibiting catching iSh. except with
hook and linz. IN Silver lake. Oceaua
| county; protecting ash in waters Of
South Arm OF Zine lake, CharlevOiX
county; protecting trout in Au Sable
river and its tributaries by limiting
the size of fish that may be taken to
eight inches and &c number by each
/ person to fifty; permitting fishing
through the ice with bob lines in Liv-
! luSSlOn county dlleuulUS INV GcIaIlNe
to catching bass i'm Bear lake. Charlie
| voiX county; permitting taking fish
with fixed lines i'm Kalamazoo county;
/ prohibiting fishing with seines, gill
nets, pound nets, trap, sweep or set
/ nets, etc, in Lake Superior and Huron
! and tributaries thereof; making it law
! full TO take suckers from Wall lake.
! Barry county; prescribing the form of
/ bond TO he given by the state fish and
game warden; making it lawful to
/ catch carp, suckers and redsidcs with
nets or spears in inland waters of
/ Wayne county; protecting fish in Sagi-
nav river and tributaries: regulating
fishing i'm oakland county waters;
prohibiting fishing with nets in any
waters connecting lakes Superior and
Huron and tributaries thereof; regu-
/ lating catching black bass in lakes of
/ Cass county; protecting fish in lakes
of Montclam county; amending act re-
lative to deer licenses; prohibiting
catching of black bass in inland wat
ers between April | and May 20.
Prohibiting fishing with nets in wa
tors tributary TO Saginaw river;
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